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1. Transporting Pipes to Ditch near Belmont Calaveras Line, late 19th century - Album, Photograph

   Transporting Pipes to Ditch near Belmont Calaveras Line, late 19th century. Sepia photograph shows a wooden barge on San Francisco Bay or a connected waterway. Barge has a low white building near its bow and a smaller structure at its stern; "PORT COSTA" is written on the smaller structure. Two workers stand at the stern and one stands at the bow. The barge is loaded with lengths of metal pipe, lying horizontally. In the foreground, on land, is a...

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Untitled [Team of Mules on El Camino Real], late 19th century - Album, Photograph

   Untitled [Team of Mules on El Camino Real], late 19th century. Sepia photograph shows a team of twelve mules harnessed together beside a ditch. Behind them, at least two men work on either digging or filling in the ditch. In the background is a cluster of trees. Caption in blue pen at the top of the photo reads "EL CAMINO REAL NEAR SAN MATEO AT 19TH AVE."

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3. Digging Pipe Ditch, c. 1890 - Album, Photograph

   Digging Pipe Ditch, c. 1890. Sepia photograph shows several small teams of horses and men along the side of an empty road. The horses are harnessed to plows, and mounds of upturned earth line the side of the road. Blue pen caption above photo reads "FROM WHAT IS NOW HILLSDALE LOOKING TOWARD SAN MATEO 1890+/-"; black pen caption below photo reads "Digging Pipe Ditch."

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4. Untitled [Laying 44" Water Main], 1888 - Album, Photograph

   Untitled [Laying 44" Water Main], 1888. Sepia photograph shows large metal pipes being laid into a ditch. One segment of the pipe is already in; another segment is in the process of being lowered. Several workers stand on either side of the ditch. On the right side are trees and a fence. Pink pen caption above photo reads "LAYING 44" WATER MAIN 1888 / EL CAMINO REAL SAN MATEO."

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5. View of Camp, late 19th century - Album, Photograph

   View of Camp, late 19th century. Sepia photograph shows a line of about ten white canvas tents, and about a dozen workers standing in front of them, on the photo's right side. The ground is empty dirt and in the distance are trees. Black pen caption at the bottom reads "View of Camp. San Mateo. Cal. P. Line."

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6. View of Submarine Pipe 20' Length, late 19th century - Album, Photograph

   View of Submarine Pipe 20' Length, late 19th century. Sepia photograph shows a segment of pipe from a submarine, one end of the next segment visible at the left edge of the photo. Pipe rests on bricks or blocks of wood above a cobblestone street. A white sheet or tarp is spread out behind it as a clean background. Black pen caption at the bottom reads "View of Submarine Pipe 20' length."

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam Construction], late 19th century - Album, Photograph

   Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam Construction], late 19th century. Sepia photograph shows the Crystal Springs dam in progress, with a wooden trestle visible in the background that extends across the photograph. Behind the trestle one can see the water of the Crystal Springs Reservoir. To the right of the trestle on a hillside is a large building. Several houses and trees appear in the foregound. The number "50" appears left of center in the bottom o...

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam Construction], late 19th century - Album, Photograph

   Untitled [Crystal Springs Dam Construction], late 19th century. Sepia photograph shows the Crystal Springs Dam construction in progress. A wooden framework for the dam appears at center with a shallow pool visible at its base. A wooden trestle appears in the distance at upper right, which leads to a building on a hill. The number "54" appears left of center in the bottom of the image.

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Untitled [Gate Valve of Crystal Springs Dam] - Album, Photograph

   Untitled [Gate Valve of Crystal Springs Dam], 1888. Sepia photograph shows construction of the Crystal Springs Dam at the base of a hillside. A large metal pipe extends out from the side of a hill at center into the foreground at lower right with a large rectangular gate valve. About ten workers stand near the pipe at mid-ground in the image surrounded by materials and equipment. Part of a wooden building can be seen at center right and a large t...

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Untitled [Concrete Blocks in Crystal Springs Dam], 1888 - Album, Photograph

    Untitled [Concrete Blocks in Crystal Springs Dam], 1888. Sepia photograph shows a group of workers preparing concrete blocks for the construction of the Crystal Springs Dam. The workers stand in a structure with an open beam roof surrounded by large slabs. One worker sprays the ground with a water hose and the others hold brooms or pickaxes. Through the open roof, a building can be seen on the side of a hill at upper left and the top of a trestle...

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Hand Excavation on Crystal Springs Dam, 1888 - Album, Photograph

    Hand Excavation on Crystal Springs Dam, 1888. Sepia-toned photograph shows several workers, two on the ground and the rest on wooden scaffolding about ten feet above. They stand in a hallway of sorts that has been carved into the side of a hill. Pink pen caption above photo reads "CRYSTAL SPRINGS DAM 1888 / HAND EXCAVATION TO KEY DAM INTO CANYON WALLS."

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Untitled [photo of Santa Cruz Water Works], late 19th century - Album, Photograph

    Untitled photo of Santa Cruz Water Works, late 19th century. Sepia-toned photograph shows a reservoir surrounded by low, barren brown hills. On the far shore of the reservoir is a small water tower, with a handful of people standing around it. On the right shore, about a third of the way down the length of the reservoir, is a man touching the water with a pole.

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Untitled [photograph of a covered pipe], late 19th century - Album, Photograph

    Untitled photograph of a covered pipe, late 19th century. Sepia-toned photograph shows a long triangular wooden structure, presumably with a pipe inside, running along a natural ledge on a steep hill. Around the pipe, coming out of the hill, are small trees and bushes.

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. Untitled [photograph of a trolley car house], c. 1890-1910 - Album, Photograph

    Untitled photograph of a trolley car house, c. 1890-1910. Sepia-toned photograph shows a building with a large, square face. Over-exposure of the photograph makes the large, light-colored plaque on the building's face illegible. An open doorway is in the center of the building with "OFFICE" written above it. About thirty people stand in front of the building, with an additional man on horseback on the photo's left side. Behind and to the left of ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Untitled [photograph of a barge laying pipes], 1887 - Album, Photograph

    Untitled photograph of a barge laying pipes, 1887. Sepia-toned photograph shows a barge floating on the waters of the San Francisco Bay, trailing a line of submarine pipes on wooden rafts behind it. Barge is flat-bottomed with several poles and triangular structures rising up from it. It is in the background of the photo. The line of pipes trails behind it to the photo's right edge, then turns around and trails closer to the camera and across to ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. Photograph collection - Chrysanthemum Industry - Photograph, Black-and-White

    A collection of black and white photographs showing the chrysanthemum industry in San Mateo County. 1996.100.001 - [Packing Chrysanthemums, Boodell and Newsom Wholesale Florists] by Gabriel Moulin, October 13, 1937. 1996.100.002 - Chrysanthemums Field by Gabriel Moulin, October 7, 1935. The background shows a line of trees growing in the distance. 1996.100.003 - Chrysanthemums Field by Gabriel Moulin, October 7, 1935. A dense line of trees fil...

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Races at San Carlos Speedway Easter Sunday, April 16, 1922 - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Races at San Carlos Speedway Easter Sunday, April 16, 1922. Black and white photograph shows a view of the Golden Gate Motor Derby at the Greater San Francisco Speedway in San Carlos. The photograph was taken by a spectator in the stands looking down on the track. An inscription on the back reads, "Races at San Carlos Speedway Easter Sunday, Apr 16, ’22. Hartz winner in lead. [J?iccil] Murphy second."

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. Untitled [Granada - Old Bathhouse and Dante Dianda] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Granada - Old Bathhouse and Dante Dianda], 1920s. Black and white copy print shows a group portrait with 9 men standing in an artichoke field. The men stand in a row with two buildings visible in the background. Identification is written on a piece of paper taped to the back of the photograph: "1 Dante Dianda / 2 [blank] / 3 Frank Benedetti / 4 [Arcangelo Toschi] / 5 Dante pieri / 6 Ulesse Mearini, father of Gino [M.] Cook /...

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. Untitled [Earl B. Whitmore and Walter H. Moore pose next to a Sheriff’s Patrol Car] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Earl B. Whitmore and Walter H. Moore Pose Next to a Sheriff’s Patrol Car], c. 1950s-1970s. Black and white photograph shows two men posing outdoors next to a patrol car. Earl B. Whitmore, San Mateo County Sheriff, stands near the vehicle’s partially opened door. A second man, Deputy Sheriff Walter H. Moore, squats next to him. Both men wear suits and point toward a seven-pointed star on the car door. Text on the star reads, "PATROL / ...

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20. Untitled [San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Group Portrait] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Group Portrait], c. mid 20th century. Black and white photograph shows a group photograph of men and women taken outdoors on the steps of a building. People stand in five rows, with men at right and left wearing officer uniforms with a badge affixed to their jackets. Women appear in the center of the group, and a number of men wearing suits and ties appear in the first row.

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21. Untitled [Mickey Collins] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Mickey Collins], 1923. Black and white photograph shows Mickey Collins, the first Police Chief of Redwood City, standing outside on a sidewalk in front of a parked car. Collins wears a dark suit with a hat and faces the camera at a slight angle. A group of tall trees and several buildings can be seen in the background at upper left. A note stored with the photograph indicates that the location of the image is Wilson Street in Redwood Ci...

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22. Untitled [Group Photograph of Sheriff Officers] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Group Photograph of Sheriff Officers], c. late 20th century – early 21st century. Black and white photograph shows a group of 15 men and women in officer uniforms standing together in a courtyard. The group looks upward toward the camera at a slight angle. Benches and greenery appear in the background.

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23. Untitled [Musicians Performing on Stage] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Musicians Performing on Stage], c. mid 20th century. Black and white photograph shows five men performing on stage in a wooden building. Three men at center stand near a microphone and appear to be singing. The man on the left of this group also holds a trombone in his hand. A fourth man sits behind them playing guitar at left, and a fifth man plays drums at far right. Trees can be seen through a window behind the drummer.

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24. Untitled [Pete Bolith, Bill Moran] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Pete Bolith, Bill Moran], c. mid to late 20th century. Black and white photograph shows a man wearing boxing gear being escorted through a crowd by two men in officer's uniforms. A note with the photograph identifies the individual as, "Pete Bolith / Bill Moran."

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25. Untitled [Lyndon B. Johnston] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Lyndon B. Johnston], c. 1960s-1973. Black and white photograph shows Lyndon B. Johnson standing outside in front of a car with open doors. Around four other men are visible nearby. A helicopter blade is visible at top left in the image.

    Record Type: Photo