palm tree

c. 1920

Unused postcard of the Mission San Gabriel. The mission is a Spanish-style, multi-storied building with a cross on top and a side garden. The road in front of the mission is lined with palm...

c. 1910

Unused postcard of a mission near San Diego. The mission is a long, low building done in Spanish style. It appears to be quite isolated, as no other buildings are visible. A few palm trees...

1923

Postcard. Description: Color tinted photograph of "A Typical Bungalow in California," a craftsman home with flowers and palm trees. Message on back. Dimensions: 3-3/8" x 5-3/8". Condition:...

Label. Description: produce lug label: La Reina, Rialto, Orange Co. Rialto, Calif. Full color litho of Senorita, Western Litho Co., L.A.

Cigar sign, "Flyer." $2.50.

a. Orange label, "Air Ship." $1.00 Exhibited: Pioneer Aviation in Calif.", Breuner Gallery June/July 1978.

b. Orange label, "Glider." $1.00 as above....

1928|1928

Booklet with stylized illustration of "California" scene on the cover, showing the sweep of a bay, missionesque architecture, umbrellas at a beach, people riding horseback, people sailing and...

c. 1925

Postcard of Gloria Swanson and her house in Beverly Hills. Swanson is standing in front of her residence's entryway and is flanked by her dog. Much of the visible portion of her home is covered...

1941-1945

wallpaper album. Description: Wallpaper album containing pencil drawings, watercolors, prints, etc., done by service men at Hospitality House in Oakland, 1941-1945. Most of the items are pencil...

(On back of photo) "Sen. Luckins - Jackson - b. ca. 1874, photo ca. 1930's"; two copy negatives also; (on negative envelope) "Jackson St., Oakland - built 1874 - photo ca. 1930's - Sen. Luckins"...

c.1941

Unused postcard of a sun deck at the Miramar Hotel in Santa Barbara. Several chairs are laid out on a high deck facing the ocean. There are a few tables, umbrellas, and palm trees. In the...

8-Jun-32

This menu has a metallic silver foil cover, printed in pink "Aloha Dinner, The Oceanic Steamship Co." Inside is a sheet of orange color paper, with a smaller sheet of cream colored paper over it...

4-Jul-32

This menu has a metallic green foil cover, embossed with flowers. Inside is a sheet of peach color paper, with a smaller sheet of cream colored paper over it, upon which the menu is printed in...

c. 1930

Unused thick, fold-out booklet of postcards depicting Palm Springs and its surroundings. The back of the booklet depicts "Mt. San Jacinto from Seven Palms, near Palm Springs". Inside are nine...

1930's

This quilt is very unusual in that it is pieced (crazy quilt) front and back. Several of the the fabrics are repeated. A navy blue fabric printed in pinks shows a landscape scene, and this is...

15-May-37

This party souvenir is made to look like a menu from a voyage on a steamship. It is a single fold, heavy cream colored paper; printed on the front in metallic silver, tan and yellow is an...

8-Mar-08

Postcard sent by Sarah, 929 Adeline Street to Mr. Geo. Goulburn of Rahway, NJ

c. 2000

Poster is full color, printed on white paper, and made by Lost Coast Brewery of Eureka, CA, to advertise their 'Great White' beer. Poster was designed by Duane Flatmo, and features a cartoon...

c. 1915

Unused postcard of the Supper and Palm Rooms at the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel. The rooms are elaborately decorated and enormous in scale. Chandeliers hang from the high, golden ceilings....

2003

This white knit 100% cotton T-shirt was purchased as a gift for the museum at the 2003 Stanford/Cal "Big Game," which was won by the University of California, Berkeley. The shirt has short...

c.1930s-1950s

Paper bound book used by sisters Bette and Peggy Chinn when they were students at the Chinese School in Oakland. The school was located at 9th and Harrison in the first free public Chinese...

c.1930s-1950s

Paper bound book used by sisters Bette and Peggy Chinn when they were students at the Chinese School in Oakland. The school was located at 9th and Harrison in the first free public Chinese...

c.1930s-1950s

Paper bound book used by sisters Bette and Peggy Chinn when they were students at the Chinese School in Oakland. The school was located at 9th and Harrison in the first free public Chinese...

c.1930s-1950s

Paper bound book used by sisters Bette and Peggy Chinn when they were students at the Chinese School in Oakland. The school was located at 9th and Harrison in the first free public Chinese...

c.1930s-1950s

Paper bound book used by sisters Bette and Peggy Chinn when they were students at the Chinese School in Oakland. The school was located at 9th and Harrison in the first free public Chinese...

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