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Woman in a Coin Costume
Theatrical Threads

Theatrical Threads

Painting of cats on the roof of the Burlingame Train Station
The Kohl Mansion Kaper: The Art of k.k. johnson

The Kohl Mansion Kaper: The Art of k.k. johnson

These Hands Have 2023 photograph by Keith Uyeda
Reflections of the Great Migration: A Journey Through Art

Reflections of the Great Migration: A Journey Through Art

Cars and trucks on El Camino in Millbrae in 1947
El Camino Real in 1947

El Camino Real in 1947

View of the entryway of Peninsula Innovators Changing the World
Peninsula Innovators Changing the World

Peninsula Innovators Changing the World

Loggers in the 1860s pose by a tree that they are cutting
A Look at Local Logging

A Look at Local Logging

Students build a wall with faux stones
San Mateo County Parks Celebrate

San Mateo County Parks Celebrate

Two women in masks standing in front of an early ambulance
Essential Workers of the Past

Essential Workers of the Past

Exterior view of the Cow Palace with many cars parked in front circa 1950s
The Extraordinary Cow Palace

The Extraordinary Cow Palace

San Mateo County Through the Eyes of Grafton Tyler Brown

San Mateo County Through the Eyes of Grafton Tyler Brown

Four men participate in physical exercise with wood weights in the 1950s
Menlo Park VA

Menlo Park VA

Overview of the College of San Mateo exhibit showing pictures and exhibit cases
College of San Mateo: 100 Years of Making Dreams Come Through

College of San Mateo: 100 Years of Making Dreams Come Through

Five participants in the College Readiness Program
College of San Mateo: The Photographs of Isago Isao Tanaka

College of San Mateo: The Photographs of Isago Isao Tanaka

Artist rendering of the proposed Sequoia Hospital in the 1940s
Sequoia Healthcare District: Then and Now

Sequoia Healthcare District: Then and Now

Japanese American Internment at Tanforan

Japanese American Internment at Tanforan

Foster Family with map of Foster City in 1961
Foster City Through the Years

Foster City Through the Years

Group photo of Gladys Norton Daycare on Humboldt Street in the 1950s
San Mateo County’s African American History

San Mateo County’s African American History

Detail of mural from Land of Opportunity exhibit at the San Mateo County History Museum
Land of Opportunity

Land of Opportunity

A display of a El Dorado and vintage auto memorabilia at the Journey to Work exhibit at the San Mateo County History Museum
Journey to Work

Journey to Work

Mural of native Ohlone village
Nature’s Bounty

Nature’s Bounty

Detail of the San Carlos model ship at the Ships of the World exhibit at San Mateo County History Museum
Charles Parsons’ Ships of the World

Charles Parsons’ Ships of the World

Walter Moore police badge collection at the San Mateo County History Museum
Politics, Crime and Law Enforcement in San Mateo County

Politics, Crime and Law Enforcement in San Mateo County

Courtroom A at the San Mateo County History Museum
Courtroom A

Courtroom A

Herber Boyer and Robert Swanson of Genentech
San Mateo County Entrepreneurs

San Mateo County Entrepreneurs

Stereoscope display for Living the California Dream at the San Mateo County History Museum
Living the California Dream

Living the California Dream

Grant Washburn surfing a huge wave at Mavericks in California
Maverick’s

Maverick’s

Exhibit wall of photographs from Sports Hall of Fame at the San Mateo County History Museum
Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame

Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame

Archival photo of Central Pacific Railroad
After Promontory

After Promontory

Women gathered in front of club building in 1911
Women Changed America and Won the Vote

Women Changed America and Won the Vote

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