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• REDWOOD CITY

  Veronico, Nick, 1961-

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  Located midway on the San Francisco Peninsula, Redwood City's outstanding weather begat the motto, "Climate Best by Government Test." Once a Mexican rancho, Redwood City became the port for exporting timber from the coastal mountains and later the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Redwood City

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  Redwood City's slogan, "Climate Best By Government Test," describes the fair weather at San Mateo County's seat, which was established in 1851 as the bayside terminus for the peninsula's lumber industry. Today Redwood City has come full circle with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 150 Faces of Our Community

  Redwood City

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  "The Faces of our Community 2.0 Photo Project, a portrait series that will highlight 150 community members who represent the incredible diversity of Redwood City.

• Daly City

  Growing Up in America

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  Featuring the people, the places, the times, and the history of Daly City. Overview of the history and dvelopment of Daly City, beginning with Native American's, moving on to the Spanish Rancheros, Gold Rush development, John Daly's acquisition and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daly City

  Gillespie, Bunny

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  A haven for refugees after San Francisco's devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, Daly City incorporated in 1911 with a population of 2,000. With more than 100,000 residents, it is now the largest city in San Mateo County.

• Colma

  Smookler, Michael

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  Colma, only 2.25 square miles, has 1,500 living residents but more than a thousand times that in its deceased population. Seventeen cemeteries cover 75 percent of Colma's land. There is, however, more to Colma--formerly named Lawndale--than its…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• South San Francisco

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  Locals call it "South City." The founding fathers always intended South San Francisco to be an industrial leader, clearly distinguishing it from its northern neighbor. Fuller Paints, Pacific Coast Steel, and Western Meats made an early impact on the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• San Bruno

  Fredricks, Darold

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  As members of the Portola Expedition of 1769 climbed to the top of Sweeney Ridge, they looked upon what is now San Bruno, and beyond it the unspoiled beauty of the San Francisco Bay. Since that time, San Bruno has grown into a major metropolitan…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• South San Francisco-- From Baden to Biotech

  a Centennial Celebration

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  A historic documentary commemorating the 100 year anniversary of South San Francisco, spanning from the Ohlone period through incorporation and industrialization, to the modern day birthplace of biotechnology.

• City of San Bruno

  100 Years of Progress

  San Bruno (Calif.)

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  Slideshow of historic photographs of San Bruno set to music. Created in celebration of San Bruno's centennial.

• Millbrae

  Millbrae Historical Society

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  Millbrae, a comfortable Bay Area suburb located just next to the San Francisco International Airport, is home to some 30,000 people and hundreds of businesses.

• San Mateo Through Time

  Zompolis, Gregory N., 1952-

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  San Mateo is situated on the San Francisco Peninsula, just 15 miles south from San Francisco. It was named by the De Anza exploration party when they set up camp along the banks of a small creek, now along Arroyo Court, in spring 1776.

• San Mateo

  Zompolis, Gregory N.

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  This book trains the spotlight on the unique peninsular city of San Mateo, and illustrates its development from sleepy, oak-studded ranchos to today's bustling city with its own college, three high schools, churches, hospitals, and a population…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A People's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area

  Brahinsky, Rachel, 1974-

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  This book seeks to simultaneously document and engage. We aim to make disappearing and long-gone landscapes more visible in social memory, and to combat the erasure of visual clues to the past.

• Redwood City

  a Hometown History

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• San Mateo County

  a Sesquicentennial History

  Postel, Mitchell

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  San Mateo County covers twenty cities in the peninsula region, including Redwood City.

• San Rafael Through Time, as Illustrated & Described in 1884

  Contemporary Photographs, Maps and Essays

  Kaufman, Michelle S.

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  From 2016 through 2017, Marin County historian and photographer Michelle Kaufman photographed the same views depicted in the 1884 lithographs and researched their history in collaboration with the staff at the Anne T. Kent California Room. Kaufman's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Menlo Park

  McGovern, Janet

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  Menlo Park is ideally situated on the center of the San Francisco peninsula, benefitting from the bayside's near-perfect weather. Today, Menlo Park is a suburban oasis of beautiful homes with a thriving business community that incorporates a number…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• South From San Francisco

  San Mateo County, California, Its History and Heritage

  Stanger, Frank M. (Frank Merriman)

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• Burlingame, California

  a Short Journey Into History, 1908-1958

  Stanger, Frank M. (Frank Merriman)

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