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Bernstein's Fish Grotto Universal Match Corporation c. 1939-1948 The front of the matchbook features the architectural front of "Bernstein's Fish Grotto" which look like the bow of a ship (jutting out over the sidewalk). "123 Powell St....	Chop Suey The Ohio Match Co. \| San Francisco c. 1937-1942 The exterior of this matchbook is red paper, printed in metallic gold. On the back is an illustration of a Chinese American couple, seated at a rtable, eating from several different bowls....
Lucca Restaurant Ohio Match Co. \| San Francisco c. 1936-1943 This matchbook is printed in a horizontal format "Lucca World Famous Restaurant" across a pink rectangle, with a green globe of the world in the center. "European Frozen Desserts...	A. Sabella, Sea Food Ohio Match Co. \| San Francisco c. 1938-1943 The outside of this matchbook is blue, printed in metallic gold. On the front, under the portrait of a large fish: "A. Sabella, Sea Foods, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco." One...
City of Paris Inc. \| San Francisco, Lion Match Company 1939 This red, white and blue matchbook features the "City of Paris" on the front (with the store's crest). On the top: Paul Verdier, Pres." On the back is the Tower of the Sun (...	Golden Pheasant Inc. \| San Francisco, Lion Match Company c. 1947-1956 The cover of this matchbook is aqua color, with a black ring in which is printed, in metallic gold, "The Golden Pheasant." A pheasant is illustrated, standing on the ring, just above...
Grison's Steak & Chop House Inc. \| San Francisco, Lion Match Company c. 1940 The front of the matchbook has white lettering on a blue background: " Grison's Steak & Chop House." The top reads: "Kansas City corn-fed beef used exclusively." The...	Trader Vic's Inc. \| San Francisco, Lion Match Company c. 1945-1954 This matchbook as a slightly glossy exterior printed mostly in yellow, blue and green. The front reads: "Trader Vic's" Tropical Drinks (the last three words are printed in red)....
Hollywood Canteen Inc. \| Los Angeles, Lion Match Company 1942-1945 This gray cardboard matchbook is printed in red, white and blue. On the front, printed in blue across a red and white striped banner is "HC" (standing for Hollywood Canteen). In white...	Zombie Village Diamond Match Co. \| New York c. 1945-1952 The outside of this matchbook is design with a horizontal format, so the words "Zombie Village" and the beach scene of "tropical type" buildings and the palm trees run from...
Forbidden City Butte Co., Diamond Match Co. \| Chico c. 1942-1950 This white matchbook is printed in black. On the front is a photo image of a Chinese American man "Darn Clever These Chinese." On the top: "363 Sutter Street, San Francisco....	Earl Carroll Theatre Restaurant Butte Co., Diamond Match Co. \| Chico
The Palomar Crown Match Company \| Los Angeles c. 1938-1942 The outside of this matchbook features two light blues as background. On the front: "The Palomar Cocktail Lounge, Dance to the music of nationally known orchestras, Vermont Ave. at 3rd...	photograph Oakland Tribune 1937 A typed caption is glued underneath the photo which says "Paul Mantz, Amelia Earhart, Harry Manning and Fred Noonan at the Oakland Airport in 1937. Several months later Miss Earhart and navigator...
photograph c. 1900 Photograph of Cliff House. Description: photo affixed to cardboard mounting. Description of occasion printed on reverse. Made at night. Cliff House, San Francisco. A Japanese boy,...	poster 1969-1969 Poster advertising a tardeana at Sweets Ball Room at 1414 Franklin St. in downtown Oakland; presented by Guadalupe Carlos, featuring Antonio Badu, Trio Del Puerto, Sunday, May 4, year not given...
Brown Democrat for Governor Los Angeles \| Democratic Party 1975 Donor was collector of California political materials and has donated and loaned political materials to us previously. This poster is most likely from Jerry Brown's first gubernatorial...	Easy Edges Rocking Chair Frank Gehry 1972 This is a corrugated cardboard and Masonite rocking chair designed by Frank Gehry for his Easy Edges furniture series manufactured by Easy Edges, Inc.
Joe the Potter Fred Martin 1964 This is a collage on paper that incorporates watercolor, acrylic, and graphite text on various rectangular pieces of paper.	untitled (Used box of Kodak Professional TRI-X 320 Film) Eastman Kodak Company early 21st century This is an empty box of black and white Kodak Professional TRI-X 320 Film used by Judy Dater. a) orange box top with green and white label, 5.75" x 4.5625" x 1.25" b) black...
Untitled Germany Collapsible stereoviewer (A) made of black painted metal (tin?) with two round glass viewing lenses. Base is made to rest on flat surface with sides, attached via wire spring hinges, folding up...	The Sea Charles Reiffel 1939 This is a wax crayon drawing of a sea scape with coastline
King Gellete William T. Wiley 1978 Mixed media sculpture that includes a wood table (A), wood knife with text handwritten in pencil (B), paintbrush (C), green Gillette Blue Blades box (D), black wire with a 1977 $5 dollar bill (E...	Letter to a friend Fred Ball 1973 White cardboard box (inner portion of an acrylic box frame?) with a green glazed folded copper rectangle, in the shape of an envelope, mounted to the top center. Fred Ball has signed beneath the...

Bernstein's Fish Grotto Universal Match Corporation c. 1939-1948 The front of the matchbook features the architectural front of "Bernstein's Fish Grotto" which look like the bow of a ship (jutting out over the sidewalk). "123 Powell St....	Chop Suey The Ohio Match Co. \| San Francisco c. 1937-1942 The exterior of this matchbook is red paper, printed in metallic gold. On the back is an illustration of a Chinese American couple, seated at a rtable, eating from several different bowls....
Lucca Restaurant Ohio Match Co. \| San Francisco c. 1936-1943 This matchbook is printed in a horizontal format "Lucca World Famous Restaurant" across a pink rectangle, with a green globe of the world in the center. "European Frozen Desserts...	A. Sabella, Sea Food Ohio Match Co. \| San Francisco c. 1938-1943 The outside of this matchbook is blue, printed in metallic gold. On the front, under the portrait of a large fish: "A. Sabella, Sea Foods, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco." One...
City of Paris Inc. \| San Francisco, Lion Match Company 1939 This red, white and blue matchbook features the "City of Paris" on the front (with the store's crest). On the top: Paul Verdier, Pres." On the back is the Tower of the Sun (...	Golden Pheasant Inc. \| San Francisco, Lion Match Company c. 1947-1956 The cover of this matchbook is aqua color, with a black ring in which is printed, in metallic gold, "The Golden Pheasant." A pheasant is illustrated, standing on the ring, just above...
Grison's Steak & Chop House Inc. \| San Francisco, Lion Match Company c. 1940 The front of the matchbook has white lettering on a blue background: " Grison's Steak & Chop House." The top reads: "Kansas City corn-fed beef used exclusively." The...	Trader Vic's Inc. \| San Francisco, Lion Match Company c. 1945-1954 This matchbook as a slightly glossy exterior printed mostly in yellow, blue and green. The front reads: "Trader Vic's" Tropical Drinks (the last three words are printed in red)....
Hollywood Canteen Inc. \| Los Angeles, Lion Match Company 1942-1945 This gray cardboard matchbook is printed in red, white and blue. On the front, printed in blue across a red and white striped banner is "HC" (standing for Hollywood Canteen). In white...	Zombie Village Diamond Match Co. \| New York c. 1945-1952 The outside of this matchbook is design with a horizontal format, so the words "Zombie Village" and the beach scene of "tropical type" buildings and the palm trees run from...
Forbidden City Butte Co., Diamond Match Co. \| Chico c. 1942-1950 This white matchbook is printed in black. On the front is a photo image of a Chinese American man "Darn Clever These Chinese." On the top: "363 Sutter Street, San Francisco....	Earl Carroll Theatre Restaurant Butte Co., Diamond Match Co. \| Chico
The Palomar Crown Match Company \| Los Angeles c. 1938-1942 The outside of this matchbook features two light blues as background. On the front: "The Palomar Cocktail Lounge, Dance to the music of nationally known orchestras, Vermont Ave. at 3rd...	photograph Oakland Tribune 1937 A typed caption is glued underneath the photo which says "Paul Mantz, Amelia Earhart, Harry Manning and Fred Noonan at the Oakland Airport in 1937. Several months later Miss Earhart and navigator...
photograph c. 1900 Photograph of Cliff House. Description: photo affixed to cardboard mounting. Description of occasion printed on reverse. Made at night. Cliff House, San Francisco. A Japanese boy,...	poster 1969-1969 Poster advertising a tardeana at Sweets Ball Room at 1414 Franklin St. in downtown Oakland; presented by Guadalupe Carlos, featuring Antonio Badu, Trio Del Puerto, Sunday, May 4, year not given...
Brown Democrat for Governor Los Angeles \| Democratic Party 1975 Donor was collector of California political materials and has donated and loaned political materials to us previously. This poster is most likely from Jerry Brown's first gubernatorial...	Easy Edges Rocking Chair Frank Gehry 1972 This is a corrugated cardboard and Masonite rocking chair designed by Frank Gehry for his Easy Edges furniture series manufactured by Easy Edges, Inc.
Joe the Potter Fred Martin 1964 This is a collage on paper that incorporates watercolor, acrylic, and graphite text on various rectangular pieces of paper.	untitled (Used box of Kodak Professional TRI-X 320 Film) Eastman Kodak Company early 21st century This is an empty box of black and white Kodak Professional TRI-X 320 Film used by Judy Dater. a) orange box top with green and white label, 5.75" x 4.5625" x 1.25" b) black...
Untitled Germany Collapsible stereoviewer (A) made of black painted metal (tin?) with two round glass viewing lenses. Base is made to rest on flat surface with sides, attached via wire spring hinges, folding up...	The Sea Charles Reiffel 1939 This is a wax crayon drawing of a sea scape with coastline
King Gellete William T. Wiley 1978 Mixed media sculpture that includes a wood table (A), wood knife with text handwritten in pencil (B), paintbrush (C), green Gillette Blue Blades box (D), black wire with a 1977 $5 dollar bill (E...	Letter to a friend Fred Ball 1973 White cardboard box (inner portion of an acrylic box frame?) with a green glazed folded copper rectangle, in the shape of an envelope, mounted to the top center. Fred Ball has signed beneath the...