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  1. Civil War Era Sewing Kit, c. 1861-1865 - Kit, Sewing

    Civil War Era Sewing Kit, c. 1861-1865. Tri-fold sewing kit, royal blue in color and possibly made of velvet, with white bead work done in a floral design and on the fringe. The edges of the kit are made of a white fabric to match the bead work. There is a red silk interior. The kit has been closed with a metal pin (unknown if that is how it closed originally).

    Record Type: Object

    Civil War Era Sewing Kit, c. 1861-1865
  2. Framed Black and White Poster, Sunset Magazine May 1898, c. 1898-2000 - Poster

    Framed Black and White Poster, Sunset Magazine May 1898, c. 1898-2000. Poster of original magazine cover art that was printed at a later date and displayed in the Sunset Magazine offices. Offset black and white lithograph on paper. The top half of the image shows a sun setting in a sky with dark clouds around the edges of the composition. The lower half shows the sun's light reflected in a body of water with light ripples on the surface. Landform...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Sunset Magazine Poster
  3. Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine December 1981, c. 1981-2000 - Poster

    Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine December 1981, c. 1981-2000. Poster of original magazine cover art that was printed at a later date and displayed in the Sunset Magazine offices. Offset lithograph of a color photograph on paper. The image shows a forest scene in winter with snow covering the ground, dusting the branches of pine trees, and visible at the bases of large redwood tree trunks. Five people are cross-country skiing at lower left. On...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Sunset Magazine Poster
  4. Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine February 1903, c. 1903-2000 - Poster

    Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine February 1903, c. 1903-2000. Poster of original magazine cover art that was printed at a later date and displayed in the Sunset Magazine offices. Offset lithograph in red, blue, white, and brown on paper. The image shows a Navajo man standing outdoors wrapped in a red blanket with blue and white geometric patterns. The man faces the viewer but looks off to his left. Short bushes and other vegetation are visibl...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Sunset Magazine Poster
  5. Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine January 1927, c. 1927-2000 - Poster

    Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine January 1927, c. 1927-2000. Poster of original magazine cover art that was printed at a later date and displayed in the Sunset Magazine offices. Offset color lithograph on paper. The image shows a man and a woman on a beach, and the image is surrounded by a wide border decorated with a scene of palm trees. The man wears a white bathing suit and is standing with one foot in front of the other and his arms outst...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Sunset Magazine Poster
  6. Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine July 1904, c. 1904-2000 - Poster

    Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine July 1904, c. 1904-2000. Poster of original magazine cover art that was printed at a later date and displayed in the Sunset Magazine offices. Offset color lithograph in red, blue, and white on paper. The image shows a man riding on horseback in a desert landscape. The man appears in profile sitting sideways on the back of the horse and facing the right side of the page. The horse appears in the foreground at l...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Sunset Magazine Poster
  7. Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine July 1969, c. 1969-2000 - Poster

    Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine July 1969, c. 1969-2000. Poster of original magazine cover art that was printed at a later date and displayed in the Sunset Magazine offices. Offset lithograph of a color photograph on paper. The image shows a mountain landscape (Arizona's Spider Rock) with a horse grazing in the foreground at bottom, just left of center. The horse is in shadow and seen in profile facing the right side of the page. The rock fo...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Sunset Magazine Poster
  8. Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine June 1904, c. 1904-2000 - Poster

    Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine June 1904, c. 1904-2000. Poster of original magazine cover art that was printed at a later date and displayed in the Sunset Magazine offices. Offset color lithograph on paper. The image shows a forest landscape with several small figures near bottom center among the trunks of large redwood trees. The image is executed mainly in tones of red and black. Small text across the top reads, "VOL.XIII JUNE 1904 NO. 2....

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Sunset Magazine Poster
  9. Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine March 1933, c. 1933-2000 - Poster

    Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine March 1933, c. 1933-2000. Poster of original magazine cover art that was printed at a later date and displayed in the Sunset Magazine offices. Offset color lithograph on paper. The image shows figures of a woman, man, and boy painting household objects against a black background. The woman stands facing the viewer at left wearing a blue and white checked dress and a white apron. She holds a blue chair with her...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Sunset Magazine Poster
  10. Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine March 1969, c. 1969-2000 - Poster

    Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine March 1969, c. 1969-2000. Poster of original magazine cover art that was printed at a later date and displayed in the Sunset Magazine offices. Offset lithograph of a color photograph on paper. The image shows a large flower with yellow petals and a bee on the flower's greenish-gray center. The flower is visible near center on the page with petals from similar flowers visible around the sides of the composition...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Sunset Magazine Poster
  11. Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine May 1929, c. 1929-2000 - Poster

    Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine May 1929, c. 1929-2000. Poster of original magazine cover art that was printed at a later date and displayed in the Sunset Magazine offices. Offset color lithograph on paper shows an image of a woman walking a large dog on a pier by a deep blue body of water. The woman and dog appear in profile facing the left side of the image. The woman wears a white dress, gloves, hat, stockings, and shoes along with a red ...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Sunset Magazine Poster
  12. Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine May 1931, c. 1931-2000 - Poster

    Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine May 1931, c. 1931-2000. Poster of original magazine cover art that was printed at a later date and displayed in the Sunset Magazine offices. Offset color lithograph on paper. The image shows a landscape with a large pale green flowering saguaro cactus in the foreground at left. A group of red and white buildings are visible the distance at lower right. A mountain range painted in blues and purples fills the ma...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Sunset Magazine Poster
  13. Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine October 1934, c. 1934-2000 - Poster

    Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine October 1934, c. 1934-2000. Poster of original magazine cover art that was printed at a later date and displayed in the Sunset Magazine offices. Offset color lithograph on paper. The image shows a California rancho outdoor setting with a white building, red roof, and attached loggia under a blue sky with white clouds. The image is composed as if the viewer is standing under the loggia, looking out toward a cou...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Sunset Magazine Poster
  14. Framed Color Poster, "Sunset the Pacific Monthly," July, 1912, c. 1929-2000 - Poster

    Framed Color Poster, "Sunset the Pacific Monthly," July, 1912, c. 1929-2000. Poster of original magazine cover art that was printed at a later date and displayed in the Sunset Magazine offices. Offset color lithograph on paper shows an image of five people driving in a red car down a road in a forest landscape. A mountain, Mt. Rainier, with snow on the peak is visible in the background. The car appears in the foreground at bottom center driving...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Sunset Magazine Poster
  15. Framed Sunset Magazine Poster - Poster

    Framed Color Poster, Sunset Magazine November 1957, c. 1957-2000. Poster of original magazine cover art that was printed at a later date and displayed in the Sunset Magazine offices. Offset lithograph on paper of a color photograph shows a large ship docked in San Francisco harbor with Coit tower and many buildings visible in the distance. Many flags fly from the ship masts including the American flag. The sides of the ship are painted with a red...

    Record Type: Object

    Framed Sunset Magazine Poster
  16. Inside the Passenger Terminal at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 1961 - Negative

    Inside the Passenger Terminal at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 1961. Black and white negative of the passenger terminal at San Francisco Internatinal Airport (SFO). The photograph was taken from above and looks out over the ticket counters of SFO. On the left side of the image is a row of ticket counters with ticket agents helping passengers waiting in line. On the right side of the image is another row of ticket counters for: Unit...

    Record Type: Photo

    Inside the Passenger Terminal at San Francisco International Airport (SFO),
  17. Is Your Trip Necessary? Needless Travel Interferes with the War Effort - Poster

    Is Your Trip Necessary? Needless Travel Interferes with the War Effort, 1943. Office of Defense Transportation poster shows a yellow and black image of a crowd of people inside a train car. "IS YOUR / TRIP NECESSARY?" appears at the top in large white font with the word "YOUR" underlined in red. A solid red band appears below the image with large white text, "NEEDLESS TRAVEL / interferes with the War effort". Small black text below reads, "O...

    Record Type: Archive

    Office of Defense Transportation Poster, 1943
  18. Japan: An Illustrated Travel Guide- Where to Go, What to Do, What to See - Lane Book Company

    Japan: An Illustrated Travel Guide- Where to Go, What to Do, What to See by Lane Book Co.,1964. This book is a comprehensive travel guide on Japan, its culture, customs, sightings, things to do, and events to take part in. Includes: a foreword page, contents, information on Japan, the people, its customs, garedns, Tokyo, areas outside of Tokyo, Kyoto, areas outside of Kyoto, Hiroshima, other islands, a calender of events, and an index.

    Record Type: Library

    Japan: An Illustrated Travel Guide- Where to Go, What to Do, What to See
  19. Japanese Things: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan - Chamberlain, Basil Hall

    Japanese Things: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan by Basil Hall Chamberlain, 1971. This book is a reference book regarding Japan, their culture, their history, and other subjects.

    Record Type: Library

    Japanese Things: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan
  20. Postcard of the San Mateo Motor Inn and Restaurant - Postcard, Picture

    Postcard of the San Mateo Motor Inn and Restaurant, postmarked August 11, 1941. The front of the postcard shows black and white images of the San Mateo Motor Inn including the roadway sign, the front of the building with landscaping, and the interior of the restaurant. An inset at bottom right reads, "SAN MATEO / THE BEAUTY SPOT OF THE PENINSULA." The back of the postcard contains a short printed description of the motor inn at top left. Handwr...

    Record Type: Archive

    Postcard of the San Mateo Motor Inn and Restaurant, 1941
  21. Sketch by Alvin Page Colby, 1918 - Sketch

    Sketch by Alvin Page Colby, 1918. Pencil on lined off-white paper sketch depicts a uniformed man sitting on a train windowsill. His feet dangle out of the window and one hand rests along the window's side. The train's wall looks to be made of wooden panels. The caption reads "U.S.A. 1st Class Enroute To Belgium."

    Record Type: Object

    Sketch by Alvin Page Colby, c. 1917-1918
  22. The Traveler - Johnstone, E. McD. (Editor)

    The Traveler, an Illustrated Monthly Journal of Travel and Recreation, 1893, 1895, 1896. Published by E. McD. Johnstone and Wm. V. Bryan, San Francisco. Periodical printed with black ink on white paper with articles, multiple graphics, and advertisements. Between 30 and 40 pages per issue. Incomplete series; issues include: January 1893, Vol 1 No 1 February 1893, Vol 1 No 2 April 1893, Vol 1 No 4 May 1893, Vol 1 No 5 June 1893, Vol 1 No 6 ...

    Record Type: Library

    The Traveler
  23. Trans World Airlines Passengers Using Seat Selection Service, 1964 - Negative

    Trans World Airlines Passengers Using Seat Selection Service, 1964. Black and white negative shows passengers using the new Trans World Airlines (TWA) seat selection service. The image shows a man and a woman looking at a large chart at right that reads, "TWA / SEATING CHART / FLIGHT / GOLDEN BANNER / COACH SERVICE." The woman points with her right hand at the chart at center. The woman wears a coat, suede gloves, and holds a large handba...

    Record Type: Photo

    Trans World Airlines Passengers Using Seat Selection Service, 1964
  24. Trans World Airlines Passenger Terminal at San Francisco International Airport, 1963 - Negative

    Trans World Airlines Passenger Terminal at San Francisco International Airport, 1963. Black and white negative shows the Trans World Airlines (TWA) Passenger Terminal at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The image shows a man riding down an escalator at center right. The view of the escalator is partially obscured by a marble half-wall in the foreground along the bottom of the image. The TWA and American Airlines ticket counters are vis...

    Record Type: Photo

    Trans World Airlines Passenger Terminal at San Francisco International Airp

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