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1. #13 Streetcar of the San Francisco and San Mateo Railway Company - Photograph, Black-and-White

   #13 Streetcar of the San Francisco and San Mateo Railway Company, c. 1900. Black and white copy print shows an image taken c. 1900 of the number 13 streetcar on San Jose Avenue near Mission Street. Two conductors stand in front of the streetcar while a third sits in the rear. A well-dressed man and woman sit in the front of the car at left in the image.

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Aerial of United Airlines Maintenance Facility at San Francisco International Airport, 1964 - Negative

   Aerial of United Airlines Maintenance Facility at San Francisco International Airport, 1964. Black and white negative shows an aerial view looking east toward the United Airlines maintenance facility at the San Francisco International Airport. Three aircraft are parked in a row on a rectangular painted section of tarmac at center. Two additional aircraft appear opposite them next to a large rectangular building with a sign along the roof that rea...

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Automobile Jack, November 18, 1909 - Jack, Automotive

   Automobile Jack, November 18, 1909. Metal rectangular base with four ribs leading to metal rectangular shaft with a metal upturned crescent at top. Rectangular shaft widens at top of length containing jack mechanisms. Cylindrical metal handle used as lever protrudes from side of widened rectangular shaft, for jack mechanism. Metal triangular crescent piece protrudes from opposite side, for lifting. Embossed text on rectangular shaft.

   Record Type: Object

   
4. Beautiful Burlingame - Film, Motion Picture

   Beautiful Burlingame, 1937. Color silent film promotes the city of Burlingame as, "An ideal community where 20,000 people enjoy the pleasures of a suburban life in a perfect climate glorified by beautiful homes, gardens and healthful recreation." Scenes include: residential homes, apartments, and estates; flower gardens; parks; sports facilities; downtown shops; government buildings; transportation facilities; views of the landscape. Recorded on ...

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Belmont Train Station, 1962 - Negative

   Belmont Train Station, 1962. Black and white negative shows the Belmont Train Station as a Southern Pacific northbound train arrives at the depot. The train appears in the distance at lower right heading toward the depot building in the foreground at lower left. A sign for the Station House Antiques store is visible on the side of the depot building facing the camera. About a dozen people stand on the train platform at bottom center and a man ho...

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Boy Scout Hike along Crystal Springs Road in San Mateo, April 1963 - Negative

   Boy Scout Hike along Crystal Springs Road in San Mateo, April 1963. Black and white negative shows eight Boy Scouts and a Scout Leader hiking along Crystal Springs Road in San Mateo, California. The boys and the Scout Leader walk in single file toward the camera along the road's guardrail. The boy at the front of the line carries a flagpole. A 1963 Chevrolet Biscayne appears in the foreground at left driving up the road toward the scouts at cente...

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Brougham, 1898 - Brougham

   Brougham, 1898. Serial #22256 is listed as a Med(ium) Sq. (uare) Arch Brougham. The arch is the cut under section behind the coachman's seat and in front of the body under which the front wheels pass. Brewster often named their vehicle "round arch" or "square arch" depending on the shape. The notes on the specification sheet indicate it was sold to R. Spreckles April 7, 1899. The detail of the monogram indicates the piece is in original condi...

   Record Type: Object

   
8. Brougham, 1903 - Brougham

   Brougham, 1903. This example has a square arch panel and a comparatively small body. It has a hand brake at the coachman’s seat and square lamps. The interior is tufted leather with leather covered drop handles and pockets at the sides. There is a plate attached to the door that covers the step to the interior. When the door is open, any dirt or mud accumulated while the vehicle was in motion is on the cover plate. The interior features a pebble ...

   Record Type: Object

   
9. Buggy, c. 1900 - Buggy

   Buggy, c. 1900. This example is a typical American Buggy with a folding top. Its body is the piano box type, with low front and a boot in the rear. It’s suspended on elliptic end springs. This example has been restored at a later date than the time of manufacture. It was used by the donor’s grandfather in San Bruno. Maker: Unknown, American. Part of the San Mateo County Historical Association's carriage collection.

   Record Type: Object

   
10. Burlingame Greyhound Ticket Agent Marian Nunes at Burlingame Greyhound Station, March 12, 1965 - Negative

    Burlingame Greyhound Ticket Agent Marian Nunes at Burlingame Greyhound Station, March 12, 1965. Black and white photo negative of Burlingame Greyhound ticket agent Marian Nunes at Burlingame Greyhound receiving award from Greyhound. Part of a series. ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. California Gold Rush: Diary of Charles H. Harvey- February 12-November 12, 1852, 1983 - Ball, Edmund F.

    California Gold Rush: Diary of Charles H. Harvey- February 12-November 12, 1852 by Edmund F. Ball, 1983. This book is the "journey of Charles H. Harvey from Ohio to New York and around the Horn by clipper ship and on to the gold fields in 1852". [Foreward page]. Includes: illustrations, maps, foreword, preface, introductions, epilogue, and appendices.

    Record Type: Library

    
12. Carriage Lap Robe, n.d. - Robe, Lap

    Carriage Lap Robe, n.d. Lap Robe is 4 1/2' x 6', green and multi, has a crushed velour finish on both sides possibly of natural fiber. Backing is solid brown in color. Top has a stripe motif there are two sections just inside either end consisting of alternating red, blue, brown, creme, brown, creme, brown, green, red, brown, red, creme, red, brown, red, green, brown, creme, brown, tan, brown, blue, red. Ends and are creme in color with olive col...

    Record Type: Object

    
13. Chinese Shoulder Yoke - Yoke, Human

    Chinese Shoulder Yoke. Yoke made of medium- to dark-colored unfinished wood. Yoke is flat on the front and back and the top and bottom sides are curved like a very elongated football, widest in the center and tapering to points at the ends. At each end is a hole drilled through the wood, to attach loads. In the center at the bottom is a half-circle cutout, to fit around the back of the user's neck.

    Record Type: Object

    
14. Construction of Highway 92 Overpass in San Mateo, October 1962 - Negative

    Construction of Highway 92 Overpass in San Mateo, October 1962. Black and white negative shows construction of the Highway 92 overpass at El Camino Real in San Mateo, California. The image shows several cars driving along El Camino Real with construction of the overpass visible on either side of the road. A crane appears at center left lifting a large beam. Several construction workers can be seen on the scaffolding around the structure at right ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Construction of New San Mateo-Hayward Bridge, 1963 - Negative

    Construction of New San Mateo-Hayward Bridge, 1963. Black and white negative shows an image of the partially constructed San Mateo-Hayward Bridge with six people working on the pier supports. Two men remove wood planks from a palette in the foreground. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. Construction of the San Francisco Bay Toll Bridge, 1963 - Negative

    Construction of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge, 1963. Black and white negative shows construction on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge. Six people stand on the bridge at center, posing for a photograph. There are overhead power lines above and behind them, and the East Bay hills are visible on the other side of the bay. On the right side of the image, six construction workers perform various tasks. One looks through a surveying instrument mounted on a t...

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Construction of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge - Negative

    Construction of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge, 1964. Black and white negative shows construction of the first pillar for the high rise section of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge. The photograph was taken looking east with construction workers, I-beams, scaffolding, and a crane in the foreground. The original 1929 San Mateo-Hayward Drawbridge appears in the background. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. Cypress Lawn Cemetery Funeral Car - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Cypress Lawn Cemetery Funeral Car, 1910. Black and white copy print shows an image taken in 1910 of the number 3 funeral car. The streetcar is stopped on the tracks of Cypress Lawn Cemetery. A tree trunk covered in vines and palm fronds flank the streetcar in the foreground, and a dense grove of trees fills the background.

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. Daly City Quarry, Top of the Hill - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Daly City Quarry, Top of the Hill, 1940. Black and white copy print shows an image taken in 1940 of an electric rail car outfitted with a tank. The rail car is parked at Daly City Quarry in front of a rocky hillside near the intersection of Mission Street and Hillside Boulevard. A multi-story building is visible in the background at center.

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. Downtown San Mateo Looking West, 1963 - Negative

    Downtown San Mateo Looking West, 1963. Black and white negative shows an aerial view of downtown San Mateo looking west. El Dorado Street runs across the bottom of the image with Delaware Street running parallel above El Dorado. The Santa Cruz mountain range appears in the background. Part of a series.

    Record Type: Photo

    
21. El Camino at 4th Avenue, San Mateo, 1964 - Negative

    El Camino at 4th Avenue, San Mateo, 1964. Black and white negative shows El Camino Real at 4th Avenue in San Mateo, California. Multiple cars drive along the roadway with one parked at mid-ground, center right. The photograph was taken looking north down El Camino Real toward a retail building with signs for "chandler’s Warp ’n Woof," "fine fabrics," "Sanfords," and "San Mateo Stationers." A J. C. Penney building is partially visible at right w...

    Record Type: Photo

    
22. El Cerrito Park - Hoag & Lansdale

    "El Cerrito Park," published by Hoag & Lansdale, 1904. Booklet advertises El Cerrito Park property, including a short history of the area, advantages of purchasing subdivisions, building property, and features of the surrounding community. Illustrated with prints after photographs by Noisat in San Mateo.

    Record Type: Library

    
23. Excursion Wagon, c. 1890 - Carriage

    Excursion Wagon, c. 1890. The Roof Seat Break vehicle has three seats on risers that are mounted on an elongated wagon body. The body is black. The inside of the seat risers, molding and oval bosses on the sides of the risers are vermillion. The undercarriage is vermillion with black striping. It has a wide square arch panel and is suspended on elliptic end springs (front) and double elliptic springs (back). It has brackets for lamps, a hand bra...

    Record Type: Object

    
24. Executive Commuter in San Mateo County, March 1963 - Negative

    Executive Commuter in San Mateo County, March 1963. Black and white negative of commuters traveling south on Highway 101. The image shows the back of a man's head and shoulders as he drives on the highway. The driver wears a suit, and his face can be partially seen through the rear view mirror at upper right in the image. The car's steering wheel has a Chevrolet logo in the center. Through the windshield at center in the distance is a billboard f...

    Record Type: Photo

    
25. Express and Stagecoach Days in California - Winther, Oscar Osburn

    Express and Stagecoach Days in California by Oscar O. Winter, 1936. Second printing 1938. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA. This book is about transportation in California, mainly stagecoach and express transportation from 1835-1860. Includes illustrations and two fold-out maps. 197 pages

    Record Type: Library