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1. Autographed Bing Crosby Vinyl Pillow, n.d. - Souvenir

   Autographed Bing Crosby Vinyl Pillow, n.d. Rectangular pillow has a black and white photograph of Bing Crosby printed on vinyl fabric on the front side with glossy vinyl fabric on the back and sides. The black fabric has a pattern of creases running through it. The sides of the pillow are an inch and a half deep. The photograph on the front shows Bing Crosby in three quarter profile with his face turned toward the camera. He is wearing a plaid ja...

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2. Bay Meadows Money Clip - Clip, Money

   Bay Meadows Money Clip. Small metal, gold colored clip with embossed Bay Meadows logo on front. The logo shows an elongated horse with a jockey riding it; the is presumably racing because all four limbs are extended outwards. Below the image of the horse and rider is embossed "BAY MEADOWS." The logo is housed in a metal, gold rectangle with raised edges, which rests on top of the money clip . The clip has fine etchings all over and add a textured...

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3. Benjamin Franklin Hotel Ashtray, c. 1927-1960 - Ashtray

   Benjamin Franklin Hotel Ashtray, c. 1927-1960. Small glass ashtray, circular with vertical sides and three rounded points extending outward from the circle, each with a little trough in them to hold a cigarette. The sides have two raised ridges running around the circumference, interrupted by each of the cigarette-holding protrusions. Painted on the bottom and visible through the inside is a brown circle with scalloped edges; inside in red is pri...

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4. Benjamin Franklin Hotel Dish, c. 1927-1960 - Ashtray

   Benjamin Franklin Hotel Dish, c. 1927-1960. Small, circular clear glass bowl, likely an ashtray. The sides of the bowl have three ridges running around the circumference. Painted in white on the bottom, in reverse so it is seen the correct way looking down at the inside of the bowl, is "Benjamin Franklin Hotel / San Mateo / California" and a portrait sketch of Benjamin Franklin.

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5. Bronzed Baby Shoe, c. 1940s - Shoe

   Bronzed Baby Shoe, c. 1940s. The shoe (right foot) and shoelaces is covered in a metallic bronze layer. The laces are curled around the side the shoe. On the front, top of the show there is a series of indents in an arch pattern, these appear to be intentional. The bronze layering on the underside of the shoe has worn off, exposing the layers which covered the shoe during the bronzing process.

   Record Type: Object

   
6. Celebrity Autograph Book - Album, Autograph

   Autograph Book. Autograph book belonging to Carole and Mike Bancroft. Used when the couple would drive celebrities to and from the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos.

   Record Type: Archive

   
7. College of San Mateo Mug - Mug

   College of San Mateo Mug. Dark indigo ceramic mug with "COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO" printed in white around the mug near the bottom, and a cartoon of the bulldog mascot wearing a spiked collar and "CSM" cap printed in white above the text, once on each side of the mug.

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8. College of San Mateo Stuffed Bulldog Mascot - Toy, Stuffed

   College of San Mateo Stuffed Bulldog Mascot. Polyester stuffed animal toy of a bulldog, with a white belly and tawny brown head, limbs, and back. It sits up, its pose and legs resembling a standard teddy bear rather than a dog, though its face has a bulldog's customary wrinkles and jowls. It wears a dark blue shirt with "SAN MATEO BULLDOGS" and a bulldog in a "CSM" football jersey printed on the front in white. A small tag near its right leg incl...

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9. Congress Keychain, c. 1970-1975 - Chain, Key

   Congress Keychain, c. 1970-1975. Circular keychain (A) with a dark bronze metal US Congress seal in the center and a gold border surrounding it. The border is textured in a diamond pattern. The text and eagle on the seal are raised, in relief, and the seal is set into the border, but still extends slightly above it. The back is gold and lightly textured in a square pattern. Six gold chain links attach the keychain to a very secure circular gold c...

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10. Congress Paperweight, c. 1970-1975 - Paperweight

    Congress Paperweight, c. 1970-1975. Circular paperweight with a dark bronze metal US Congress seal in the center and a gold border surrounding it. The border is gently ridged and resembles a sunburst when light reflects off of it. The text and eagle on the seal are raised, in relief, and the seal is set into the paperweight so the border is raised around it. It is set somewhat unevenly, so the top right part of the seal is deeper below the border...

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11. D.C. Year 2000 Celebration Pin, 2000 - Pin, Insignia

    D.C. Year 2000 Celebration Pin, 2000. Gold metal pin with multicolored picture on the front. Pin is in the shape of a circle with a rounded rectangle attached at the bottom. The circle depicts the US Capitol Building, and obelisk, and red and gold fireworks exploding in a black sky. In the foreground of the circle, at the bottom, are blue and gold waves. The attached rectangle at the bottom has gold text on a dark blue background commemorating th...

    Record Type: Object

    
12. Desk Thermometer, 1970 - Thermometer

    Desk Thermometer, 1970. Black plastic base in the shape of a rectangular prism with part of its corner cut off, so its base is at an irregular angle to the rest of it. The front face is clear plastic; behind it on the left is a thermometer. The thermometer is silver on a black background, shaped like a clock with 50 degrees at the 10 o'clock position, 60 at 11 o'clock, 70 at 12 o'clock, 80 at 1 o'clock, and 90 at 2 o'clock. The numbers are writte...

    Record Type: Object

    
13. Disneyland Driver's License, 1955 - License, Transportation

    Disneyland Driver's License, 1955. Business-card-sized rectangular paper with rounded corners. The background is yellow and the printed text, stating that the cardholder is licensed to drive in Disneyland's Richfield Autopia, is dark blue. On the front behind the text is a white castle. Jo Ann Semones's name is signed in pencil at the bottom. On the back, her age, height, weight, and eye and hair colors are also filled in in pencil, as though it ...

    Record Type: Archive

    
14. Flag Pin, c. 1970-1975 - Pin, Insignia

    Flag Pin, c. 1970-1975. Gold metal pin in the shape of a flag, wavering slightly as if in a breeze. On the left side of the pin is a gold flagpole; extending from it to the right is a US flag, colored in red white and blue, though the stars are gold. The back is textured in a ridged square pattern and has an earring-style pin and backing in the center.

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15. House of Representatives Ashtray, c. 1970-1975 - Ashtray

    House of Representatives Ashtray, c. 1970-1975. Rectangular clear glass ashtray, with a smooth interior and the outer sides shaped into a wave pattern, with the crests of the waves extending outward into points. The tops of the corners have trough-shaped hollows which are about half as deep as the ashtray itself. Centered on the bottom is the US House of Representatives seal, frosted in mirror-image into the outside so it looks correct when viewe...

    Record Type: Object

    
16. House of Representatives Plastic Token, c. 1970-1975 - Token, Commemorative

    House of Representatives Plastic Token, c. 1970-1975. Circular plastic token with the United States seal in the center and "UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" written around the outside of the circle. The text is in smooth gold on a lightly textured gold background, making it easier or more difficult to read depending on lighting. The seal in the center is gold on a dark blue background. A thin border is also dark blue. On the back is glued ...

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17. Liberty Pin, 1986 - Pin, Insignia

    Liberty Pin, 1986. Rectangular gold metal pin with multicolored picture on the front. Picture shows the head and shoulders of the Statue of Liberty, colored in light and dark green. Behind her is part of the US flag, with white stars on a blue square in the upper left corner and red and white stripes on the right. All of the outlines of the picture are in gold, and the pin has a thin gold border. At the bottom of the pin is the word "LIBERTY" and...

    Record Type: Object

    
18. Lock of Hair - Souvenir

    Lock of Hair. Small (approx. 1" long) lock of medium brown hair pressed onto a piece of clear tape. The natural curl of the hair is such that it rests in a shape like a near-complete outline of a circle. A few strands extend outside the main shape formed by most of the hair.

    Record Type: Object

    
19. Octoberfest Button - Button, Souvenir

    Oktoberfest Button, 1964. Circular metal and plastic button from the 1964 Sepulveda, California Oktoberfest. Button has a pink border and yellow circle in the center. Over this yellow circle is a drawing of a mustached man wearing a blue hat, blue lederhosen, pink socks, and black shoes, and carrying a sausage sandwich and stein of beer. He leans forward and toward the viewer.

    Record Type: Object

    
20. Pin-back Button with original Marine World Logo - Pin, Promotional

    Pin-back Button with original Marine World Logo, c. 1968. Circular metal button, with a thin, clear plastic coating, set on metal base with a pin clasp closure. The front of the button features a screenprint of the Marine World logo, a deep blue and turquoise horizontal wavelike pattern within a white border.

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21. Press Secretary Paperweight, 1970 - Paperweight

    Press Secretary Paperweight, 1970. White marble rectangular prism paperweight with gold metal details on the top face. Centered near the top of is a gold eagle with wings raised, clutching three arrows in its talons and facing left (viewer's perspective). The eagle's feathers and other features are textured so the image is 3D. Below the eagle is a flat gold plaque reading "JO ANN SEMONES / PRESS SECRETARY / U.S. CONGRESSMAN J.C. CORMAN". The ...

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22. Raychem Corporation Souvenir Magic Holetite Pencil, c. 1970s-1980s - Puzzle

    Raychem Corporation Souvenir Magic Holetite Pencil, c. 1970s-1980s. Promotional souvenir Magic Holetite pencil branded with the Raychem Corporation logo. The cylindrical pencil (A) is unsharpened with red text on a white background. A yellow loop of string is attached to one end of the pencil through a metal cap. An instruction sheet (B) with the pencil provides illustrated directions on how to perform a magic trick to attach the pencil to a shir...

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23. Raychem Golf Towel, c. 1957-1999 - Gear, Golf

    Raychem Golf Towel, c. 1957-1999. White terry cloth golf towel. Terry cloth is sewn from cotton and polyester yarn. Towel is rectangular. Its two shorter sides are fringed. The bottom right corner the word "Raychem" is printed ten times in red paint. It is done in two columns with five words printed in each column. Between the each word is a line printed in tan paint. On the top left corner is a round brass grommet. Looped through the grommet is ...

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24. Raychem/ Tyco Electronics Coaster, 2007 - Coaster

    Raychem / Tyco Electronics Coaster, 2007. Clear plastic coaster from the Raychem / Tyco Electronic's 50th Anniversary. The coaster is a square with slightly rounded sides and four molded "feet" on the bottom. On the front in the center, the plastic has an indented circle with a white, circular piece of paper between clear plastic on both sides. Both sides of the white circle have text in gray, blue, red, and orange ink. The coaster is sealed in a...

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25. San Mateo Blues Autographed Baseball, 1992 - Baseball

    San Mateo Blues Autographed Baseball, 1992. Baseball autographed by the San Mateo Blues at the "Old Timer's" game at Victorian Days in the Park put on in San Mateo the by the San Mateo County Historical Association.

    Record Type: Object