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  1. Aetna Mineral Water Clear Bottle, n.d. - Bottle, Water

    Aetna Mineral Water Clear Bottle, n.d. Clear glass bottle that is cylindrical in shape. Two seams extend length of bottle to neck. Body tapers to narrow neck that tapers to a bulbous raised mouth. Sides of bottle have embossed text reading, "AETNA / MINERAL WATER". Metal clasp attached to neck of bottle. Several air bubbles throughout glass. Bottle is empty.

    Record Type: Object

    Aetna Mineral Water Bottle
  2. Cascade Cheese Factory and Residence of R.E. Steele of Pescadero, 1878 - Lithograph

    Cascade Cheese Factory and Residence of R.E. Steele of Pescadero, 1878. Moore & Depue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown. Black and white framed lithograph depicting the Cascade Cheese Factory and Residence of R.E. Steele of Pescadero. Image shows an overview of the property, which sits at the bottom of a hill range. In the center are two large fenced-in areas, one an orchard of some sort, and the other a space for horses to run. To the left of...

    Record Type: Object

    Cascade Cheese Factory and Residence of R.E. Steele of Pescadero
  3. Crystal Springs 37 inches Water Falls - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Crystal Springs 37 inches Water Falls by Gabriel Moulin, February 1911. Black and white photograph shows water cascading over Crystal Springs Dam. A person is just visible at the top of the dam at upper right. An inscription on the back reads, "Crystal Springs 37 inches Water Falls 1911 / Richard Boener in picture."

    Record Type: Photo

    Crystal Springs Dam, 1911
  4. Crystal Springs Watershed Archive - Archive

    Crystal Springs Watershed Archive, 1964-1977. A collection compiled by Sidney Liebes, Jr., a longtime activist with the Sierra Club, of environmentalist activities regarding the establishment of Highway 280 (the Junipero Serra Freeway) through the Crystal Springs Watershed. The collection also documents the conversion of FILOLI to public access during the period. The collection consists of letters, clippings, notes, maps, and documents.

    Record Type: Archive

    Crystal Springs Watershed Archive, 1964-1977
  5. Gordon's Chute & Ranch of A. Gordon, San Gregorio, 1878 - Lithograph

    Gordon's Chute & Ranch of A. Gordon, San Gregorio, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown. Black and white framed lithograph depicting the Residence of A. Gordon of Redwood City, his ranch in San Gregorio, and Gordon's Chute in San Mateo County. Image shows two separate large square images with a small oval image inset over the two at the top. The left image depicts Gordon's Chute, located at the edge of a rocky cliff looking ov...

    Record Type: Object

    Gordon's Chute & Ranch of A. Gordon
  6. Half Moon Bay Soda Water Bottle - Bottle, Soda

    Half Moon Bay Soda Water Bottle, pre-1969. Clear glass bottle that is cylindrical in shape. Two seams extend length of bottle to neck. Body tapers to narrow neck that tapers to a raised bulbous mouth with a raised lip. Side of bottle has embossed text reading, "HALF MOON BAY / SODA WATER CO. / HALF MOON BAY / CAL.". Several air bubbles throughout glass. Bottle is empty.

    Record Type: Object

    Half Moon Bay Soda Water Bottle
  7. Hazlewood Farm, Property of S.L. Jones Near Woodside, 1878 - Lithograph

    Hazlewood Farm, Property of S.L. Jones Near Woodside, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting "Hazlewood Farm", Property of S.L.Jones near Woodside. Image depicts forest and farmland on the hills in the background with a farm in front inside a fenced, landscaped yard with trees and a creek. On the dirt road in front of the farm is a covered...

    Record Type: Object

    Hazlewood Farm, Property of S.L. Jones Near Woodside
  8. Hetch Hetchy Water System - Map

    Hetch Hetchy Water System, 1995. Color pictorial map shows the San Francisco water system in the Bay Area. Map illustrated by Phil Frank. Educational information and graphics are printed in black and white on the back. 24" x 35.75"

    Record Type: Archive

    Hetch Hetchy Water System, 1995
  9. History 315: Notes on San Mateo County - Textbook

    History 315: Notes on San Mateo County, 1977. Booklet used in Alan Hynding's History 315 class at the College of San Mateo. The front and back cover are yellow paper with a black plastic strip binding. Topics include: San Mateo County: An Overview San Mateo County: The Physical Setting The First San Mateans San Mateo Logging Railroads and Trolleys The Watershed: Spring Valley Lakes Earthquake Country The Airport Redwood City San Mateo ...

    Record Type: Archive

    History 315: Notes on San Mateo County, 1977
  10. J.N. Gerdes S.F. Mineral Water Bottle, n.d. - Bottle, Water

    J.N. Gerdes S.F. Mineral Water Bottle, n.d. Clear glass bottle with a blue tint. Cylindrical in shape with octagonal ribbing. Top tapers to a raised smooth rim. Bottle is empty. Two ridges at the corners of the octagon extend up the neck that are the seams. Embossed text on side of bottle, "MINERAL / WATER" and on the other side "J.N. GERDES / S.F.". Several air bubbles throughout glass and one large air bubble in glass on bottom.

    Record Type: Object

    Mineral Water Bottle
  11. Lake Ranch, the Residence of R.T. Ray of La Honda, 1878 - Lithograph

    Lake Ranch, the Residence of R.T. Ray of La Honda, 1878. Moore & DePue lithography by Grafton Tyler Brown hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting "Lake Ranch," the residence of R.T. Ray of La Honda. Image shows an overview of the property including a large white house with a red roof, two red stables and a hay field. A dirt road runs between multiple fenced-in sections of the property. A man ...

    Record Type: Object

    Lake Ranch, the Residence of R.T. Ray of La Honda
  12. Map of Survey of Waterworks of Mr. R. I Knapp - Map

    Map of Survey of Waterworks of Mr. R. I Knapp, c. 1910s. Black and white photocopied map of a water reservoir and pipeline on R. I. Knapp’s property in Half Moon Bay. The map shows land between Diggs Road at East and the Demartini property line at west; the Diggs property line at north and Half Moon Bay and San Mateo Road at south. Paper attached to bottom of map notes it is a copy of an original map filed in Volume 82, San Mateo County Deeds Rec...

    Record Type: Archive

    Map of Survey of Waterworks of Mr. R. I Knapp
  13. "Mountain Home Ranch" Property of E.W. Burr of Searsville, 1878 - Lithograph

    "Mountain Home Ranch" Property of E.W. Burr of Searsville, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown. Black and white framed lithograph depicting the "Mountain Home Ranch" Property of E.W. Burr of Searsville. Image shows a landscape view of the property, which has a water fountain at the center of a circular patch of grass. A dirt path surrounds the grass, with five separate paths branching from there. The far left path leads to a ...

    Record Type: Object

    "Mountain Home Ranch" Property of E.W. Burr of Searsville
  14. "Mountain Home Ranch" Property of E.W. Burr of Searsville, 1878 - Lithograph

    "Mountain Home Ranch" Property of E.W. Burr of Searsville, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown. Black and white framed lithograph depicting the "Mountain Home Ranch" Property of E.W. Burr of Searsville. Image shows a landscape view of the property, which has a water fountain at the center of a circular patch of grass. A dirt path surrounds the grass, with five separate paths branching from there. The far left path leads to a ...

    Record Type: Object

    "Mountain Home Ranch" Property of E.W. Burr of Searsville
  15. "Ocean View Ranch", the Residence of Jacob Downing of San Gregorio, 1878 - Lithograph

    "Ocean View Ranch", the Residence of Jacob Downing of San Gregorio, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting two images: an overview and front view of "Ocean View Ranch," the residence of Jacob Downing of San Gregorio. Top image is a landscape of a ranch divided into sections that include multiple red barns, small white buildings and fields, ...

    Record Type: Object

    "Ocean View Ranch", the Residence of Jacob Downing of San Gregorio
  16. Ranch and Residence of Michael Casey in Canada Ramonda, 1878 - Lithograph

    Ranch and Residence of Michael Casey in Canada Ramonda, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the ranch and residence of Michael Casey in Canada Ramonda. Image depicts a white house facing a red barn with cattle roaming within its fences. There is a figure standing on the front porch of the white house and a man on horseback rounding the ...

    Record Type: Object

    Ranch and Residence of Michael Casey in Canada Ramonda
  17. "Ravenswood Rancho" Residence of L.P. Cooley of Menlo Park, 1878 - Lithograph

    "Ravenswood Rancho" Residence of L.P. Cooley of Menlo Park, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Britton & Rey. Black and white framed lithograph depicting the "Ravenswood Rancho" Residence of L.P. Cooley of Menlo Park. Image shows an overview of the property, which includes a large tree and fence-lined field in the center, where three horses graze. To the left of the field is a white house flanked by two large trees and two figures standing in th...

    Record Type: Object

    "Ravenswood Rancho" Residence of L.P. Cooley of Menlo Park
  18. Redwood City District School Houses, 1878 - Lithograph

    Redwood City District School Houses, 1878. Moore & Depue lithograph by Britton & Rey hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the Redwood City District School Houses. Image shows a gray brick high school with a red door and a red building to its left. A wooden pathway upon which two women walk and two children are playing leads to the building. In the foreground is a small body of water like a...

    Record Type: Object

    Redwood City District School Houses
  19. Residence and Mills of B. Hayward in Pescadero, 1878 - Lithograph

    Residence and Mills of B. Hayward in Pescadero, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the residence and mills of B. Hayward in Pescadero. Image depicts a white house with a blue roof on a fenced-in field at the base of hills. There is an orchard to the left of the house and a dirt road in front of the house leading to a wood mill with num...

    Record Type: Object

    Residence and Mills of B. Hayward in Pescadero
  20. Residence of Alfred Fay of Redwood Township, 1878 - Lithograph

    Residence of Alfred Fay of Redwood Township, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the residence of Alfred Fay of Redwood Township. Image depicts a white house and white barn at the base of a hillside with an orchard to the right of the house. Behind the house and hillside is a large body of water with four boats. In front of the house i...

    Record Type: Object

    Residence of Alfred Fay of Redwood Township
  21. Residence of A.M. Tilton of San Mateo, 1878 - Lithograph

    Residence of A.M. Tilton of San Mateo, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Britton & Rey. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the residence of Mrs. A.M. Tilton of San Mateo. Image shows a large white house in a tree-covered yard with dirt pathways throughout. In the foreground is a white fence with a dirt road leading to the house. To the back left is a train passing by. The back right has a body of water upon which a sailboat is traveling...

    Record Type: Object

    Residence of A.M. Tilton of San Mateo
  22. Residence of C. Hanson in Redwood City, 1878 - Lithograph

    Residence of C. Hanson in Redwood City, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Britton & Rey hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the residence of C.Hanson in Redwood City. Image shows a white house with a water tower and a stable with a horse in front in a fenced-in yard landscaped with vegetation. There is a field and hills in the background with water in between, upon which are three boats. ...

    Record Type: Object

    Residence of C. Hanson in Redwood City
  23. Residence of C. Hanson of Redwood City, 1878 - Lithograph

    Residence of C. Hanson of Redwood City, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Britton & Rey. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the residence of C. Hanson of Redwood City. Image shows a large white house with a red roof with a smaller white house to its right. A large fence surrounds both houses with a smaller fence dividing the two properties. A weather vane sits between both houses. A small white building sits in front of the larger house...

    Record Type: Object

    Residence of C. Hanson of Redwood City
  24. Residence of George F. Keiffer, San Gregorio, 1878 - Lithograph

    Residence of George F. Keiffer, San Gregorio, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown hand-colored by Herbert Dengler of Portola Valley. Framed lithograph depicting the residence of George F. Keiffer in San Gregorio. The image depicts a small white house with a red roof and a fenced yard sitting next to a body of water in a field at the base of hills. The field is full of piles of hay and a two-horse wagon being loaded with hay by ...

    Record Type: Object

    Residence of George F. Keiffer, San Gregorio
  25. Residence of James Byrnes of San Mateo, 1878 - Lithograph

    Residence of James Byrnes of San Mateo, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the residence of James Byrnes of San Mateo. Image shows a large white house with a red roof in a large yard with pathways and vegetation throughout. The house sits in front of a large body of water upon which a sail boat and a steamboat are traveling. In the background are a mountain and hills. To the right o...

    Record Type: Object

    Residence of James Byrnes of San Mateo

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