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  1. Aerial View of Downtown San Mateo, 1982 - Negative

    Aerial View of Downtown San Mateo, 1982. Color negative shows an aerial view of downtown San Mateo looking southwest. The Benjamin Franklin Hotel is visible at center in the image and several office buildings can be seen at upper left. Central Park Plaza appears at center left with the baseball field of San Mateo Central Park on its far side. One block of 2nd Avenue is visible at lower right, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th Avenues running parallel to eac...

    Record Type: Photo

    Aerial View of Downtown San Mateo, 1982
  2. Allied Arts in Menlo Park, 1966 - Negative

    Allied Arts in Menlo Park, 1966. Black and white negative of Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park. The image shows a tiled courtyard full of potted plants and trees. At the center of the image is an arched passageway that runs underneath a building. In the passageway three women walk towards the courtyard. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    Allied Arts in Menlo Park, 1966
  3. Bortoli Shoe Store, South San Francisco, 1910 - Print, Photographic

    Bortoli Shoe Store, South San Francisco, 1910. Black-and-white photograph shows a shoe store interior, with two men posing in front of walls stocked with shoe boxes. The man on the left, store owner Giovanni Bortoli, has a large mustache and wears an apron and bowler hat. The unidentified man on the right is younger and also wears an apron. Tables and various small tools stand between them and in the photo's foreground.

    Record Type: Photo

    Bortoli Shoe Store, South San Francisco, 1910
  4. Camphorized Oil from Gilcrest's Pharmacy in Half Moon Bay, c. 1940-1950. - Bottle, Medicine

    Camphorized Oil from Gilcrest's Pharmacy in Half Moon Bay, c. 1940-1950. This oil is in a clear glass bottle with a black plastic top. The oil is yellowish. There appears to be a plastic white round oval object siphoning inside the yellowish oil. There is a faded brown paper wrapped around the front of the bottle with some text that says "NET CONTENTS____FLUID OUNCES / CAMPHORIZED OIL / FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY". The text "NET CONTENTS____FLUID ...

    Record Type: Object

    Camphorized Oil from Gilcrest's Pharmacy in Half Moon Bay,  c. 1940-1950
  5. Cavali Bros. Dealers and General Store Blank Receipt, c. 1903-1920 - Receipt

    Receipt, c. 1903-1920. Cavalli Bros. Store blank receipt paper. Lined paper, front and back. Heading on top of paper, text reads, 'Bought of Cavalli Bros. Dealers and General Merchandise". 14" x 8 5/8".

    Record Type: Archive

    Cavalli Bros. Store Receipt Form
  6. E.A. Husing Grocery Store, 1878 - Lithograph

    E.A. Husing Grocery Store, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting E.A. Husing grocery store. The image shows a square white building with columns along the outside, a red roof and an "E.A. HUSING." sign on each side at top of building. There are men and women standing on the porches of the store. A two-horse-drawn wagon is on the left side...

    Record Type: Object

    E.A. Husing Grocery Store
  7. E.A. Husing Grocery Store, 1878 - Lithograph

    E.A. Husing Grocery Store, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the E.A. Husing grocery store. Image shows a large white square building with columns surrounding it and an "E.A. HUSING" sign on each side near the roof. Several figures stand on its porches. On the left side, a man is loading a box onto a two-horse drawn wagon filled with boxes. On the right side, a woman sits in a sing...

    Record Type: Object

    E.A. Husing Grocery Store
  8. Guidi's "The Hub" South San Francisco, 1945 - Print, Photographic

    Guidi's "The Hub" South San Francisco, 1945. Black-and-white photograph shows a long, narrow aisle in a store's interior. On the left side of the aisle is a tall shelf with various clothing articles hanging on it. On the right side is a long counter, stacked with more clothing, fabric, and various other indeterminate articles. Behind the counter and a ways down from the photographer stand two people, an older man, Charles Guidi, and his adult dau...

    Record Type: Photo

    Guidi's The Hub South San Francisco
  9. Jefferson Market Italian Grocery Interior, Daly City, c. 1930-1960 - Print, Photographic

    Jefferson Market Italian Grocery Interior, Daly City, c. 1930-1960. Black-and-white photograph of a store interior, with a long black counter. Front of counter and walls behind it are well-stocked with a variety of canned goods; about a dozen unknown white things hang suspended over the counter as well. An older man and dark-haired woman sit behind the counter, while two younger men stand in the corner near the right side of the photo. All three ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Jefferson Market Italian Grocery Interior, Daly City
  10. Mission Street in Daly City, 1961 - Negative

    Mission Street in Daly City, 1961. Black and white negative of Mission Street in Daly City, California. There are at least two banners stretching across the street advertising the 50th Anniversary of Daly City. There are several cars driving and parked on Mission Street. Across the street are several businesses, including a garage, a drugstore, a U.S. Air Force Recruitment office, an optometrist, and a sign advertising a motel. Part of a series...

    Record Type: Photo

    Mission Street in Daly City, 1961
  11. Office of Price Administration Poster, 1943. - Poster

    Office of Price Administration Poster, 1943. Poster with a white background on top and bottom with two pencil engravings of two women at a store buying cans of rations from a mustached man at a counter. The first one has the one woman, with a firm angry look, buying all the cans of rations from the man at the counter and the other woman with an angry look at the man who points to the woman who bought all the rations. In the first engraving, on to...

    Record Type: Archive

    Office of Price Administration Poster, 1943
  12. Stage Road / Pescadero - Painting

    Unframed pen and ink drawing entitled "Stage Road / Pescadero" by James W. Crawford (American, 1920-2005). Ink on paper. 1/1/75. 14 x 20 inches. Image depicts two store fronts. One store has an overhead sign the reads "Williamson's Country Store / since 1885. Below the sign the store-front windows slant down and inward. To the right of the store is a tall palm tree. To the left of the store is a telephone pole and another smaller bui...

    Record Type: Object

    "Stage Road  /  Pescadero" by James W. Crawford
  13. Store and Cottages of M.J. Doyle & Co. in Menlo Park, 1878 - Lithograph

    Store and Cottages of M.J. Doyle & Co. in Menlo Park, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the store and cottages of M.J. Doyle & Co. in Menlo Park. Image shows a white building on a corner lot with a sign above a red awning that says, "M.J. DOYLE & CO. / ORIGINAL MENLO PARK / MERCHANDISE EMPORIUM" at top and also advertises, "Wines &...

    Record Type: Object

    Store and Cottages of M.J. Doyle & Co. in Menlo Park
  14. Store and Residence of John D. Husing at Colma Station, 1878 - Lithograph

    Store and Residence of John D. Husing at Colma Station, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the store and residence of John D. Husing at Colma Station. The image shows a white building with a red roof and a "GENERAL GROCERIES JOHN D. HUSING. WINES & LIQUORS" sign at top of building. There are four kegs and two figures on the front porch...

    Record Type: Object

    Store and Residence of John D. Husing at Colma Station
  15. Town of Purissima, 1878 - Lithograph

    Town of Purissima, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the town of Purissima. Image shows an overview of the town, including a large white house with tree-lined driveways and a fountain in the front yard. Behind the house is a field, upon which two men are working, and a body of water. In front of the yard is a dirt road, upon which a four-horse drawn carriage, a man on horseback, and...

    Record Type: Object

    Town of Purissima
  16. Untitled [Portrait photograph of Pat Boyce], Septmeber 12, 1974 - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Portrait photograph of Pat Boyce], September 12, 1974. Black and white head and shoulder portrait photograph of Pat Boyce in a suit and a tie, and a white collared shirt.

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Portrait photograph of Pat Boyce], September 12, 1974
  17. Untitled [Portrait photograph of Richard Bortolin], May 19, 1986 - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Portrait photograph of Richard Bortolin], May 19, 1986. Black and white head and shoulder portrait photograph of Richard Bortolin smiling wearing a long sleeve shirt and a tie. He has a watch on his right wrist which is crossed in front of him. In the background is a coat rack full of coats and two signs: one on the wall that reads "HAGGAR" and another off to the left in the background that reads "DIFFERENT[?] / LIKE CASH / ... 2[5]"

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Portrait photograph of Richard Bortolin], May 19, 1986
  18. Untitled [Shirley Temple Black signing dolls at Macy's at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, CA], October 26, 1957 - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Shirley Temple Black signing dolls at Macy's at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, CA], October 26, 1957. Black and white photograph of Shirley Temple Black smiling and signing autographs on a piece of paper on top of three packages of Shirley Temple dolls behind a counter. Several kids in the background are standing waiting for autographs.

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Shirley Temple Black signing dolls at Macy's at Hillsdale Shoppin
  19. Visitacion Avenue in Downtown Brisbane, 1962 - Negative

    Visitacion Avenue in Downtown Brisbane, 1962. Black and white negative of downtown Brisbane, California looking West down Visitacion Avenue. San Bruno Mountain appears in the background. Along the street are several stores including a drug store, hardware store, a cafe, and a bar. There are cars parked along both sides of the street. There is a sign at center right of the image proclaiming, "Welcome to Brisbane" with what is likely a map of the t...

    Record Type: Photo

    Visitacion Avenue in Downtown Brisbane, 1962
  20. Woodside Store - Painting

    Unframed watercolor painting entitled "Woodside Store" by James W. Crawford (American,1920-2005). Watercolor on paper. 06/20/1971 15 x 22 inches. Image depicts a red two-story framed building with a covered porch. The roof is grey and the door is yellow and green. To the left of the building is a tall brown tree with no leaves.

    Record Type: Object

    "Woodside Store" by James W. Crawford
  21. Woodside Store by Edith Ford, 1986 - Painting

    1986 Woodside Store Watercolor by Edith Ford. Watercolor on paper is mounted under glass and a white mat with a green inner border inside a gray metal frame. Image depicts the Woodside Store as viewed from the corner. There is a tree in front and awnings on either side of the building. To artists are depicted left painting or drawing. Gold-colored plaque mounted to bottom center front of glass reads, "FRED GELLERT FOUNDATION / COLLECTION O...

    Record Type: Object

    1986 Woodside Store Watercolor by Edith Ford
  22. Wrapping Paper, c. 1903-1920 - Paper, Wrapping

    Wrapping Paper, c. 1903-1920. Cavalli Bros. Wrapping Paper used at the La Honda store. Tan rectangular paper sheet. Heading on top of paper, text reads, 'Cavalli Bros. General Merchandise La Honda, California". 18 1/2" x 19 3/4".

    Record Type: Object

    Cavalli Bros. Store Wrapping Paper

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