california

Unused postcard depicting the Hotel El Paso De Robles, a long three story building. An American flag flies from the center tower of the building. Large gardens surround the hotel.

Unused postcard of a garden in Miramar. The garden is covered with a variety of colorful flowerbeds, as well as a few other plants. A small one-story house in the background overlooks the garden...

c. 1915-25

Unused postcard of the Bernheimer Home. The home, which appears to have been built to somewhat resemble a Japanese pavilion, looks out over Hollywood. The garage and front gate are also done in...

1909

Postcard of a lakeside park in Los Angeles. Several swans are floating on the lake in the foreground. In the background are forests and a small building. A family stands on a bridge over the...

c. 1915

Unused postcard of the ballroom at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. The ballroom is ornately decorated and massive in size, as the tiny size of the chairs along the background wall indicates....

c.1910-1920

Unused postcard of the Bernheimer Home. The house is designed to somewhat resemble a Japanese pavilion. Perched on a hill, it faces outward overlooking Hollywood. Forests surround the house on...

c. 1915-25

Unused postcard of the Bernheimer Home in Hollywood. The residence is built in a Japanese style and somewhat resembles a pavilion. It sits on top of a hill, surrounded by gardens, with a long...

c. 1925

Unused postcard of the Black Butte mountain near Dunsmuir. In the foreground is a peaceful natural scene of cows grazing at the side of the water. A single rowboat is out in the middle of the...

c. 1930s

Unused postcard of an isolated sugar beet refinery. The main refinery complex, a tall building and its neighboring smokestacks, are visible in the distance. Several smaller buildings and storage...

1950s

Unused black and white postcard of Nace's Hot Springs. The hot springs are housed in a long two-story mission style building. Next to it is a smaller, single story building with a sign that says...

1914

Postcard overview of the wide main street through Turlock. All the buildings seem to be of similar construction. In the near foreground is the Carolyn Hotel, although its first story seems to be...

2002

On April 20 2002, approximately 20,000 people participated in a peace march in San Francisco. The demonstration began at Dolores Park and ended at the city hall. Many causes were featured on...

c.1921

Unused postcard showing dozens of people bask in the sun on a beach. Many of them wear hats and are dressed in street clothes. Most families carry blankets and umbrellas to shield themselves...

July 18-21, 1901

There is a metal pin, hodling the ribbon, which is attached to a wooden emblem. In the metal pin, there is a frame that part of the ribbon shows through, which reads "California" with 1901...

1998

This quilt block was entered in the "School Quilt Block Competition, 1998, co-sponsored by P & B Textiles and the Oakland Museum of California. Students had to incorporate into their quilt...

USA
9-Sep-00

This first day cover is postmarked "Califonria Statehood Sesquicentennial Station 1850-2000, September 9, 2000, Oakland, California 94612." The envelope is white and is printed in color with four...

2003

Bumper sticker, white text on teal background, reading "Bob McClain for Governor, www.bobmcclain.com." Image of state of California on left.

2003

Bumper sticker, white text on teal background, reading "Bob McClain for Governor, www.bobmcclain.com." Image of state of California on left.

2003

White business card with teal print reading "Bob McClain For Governor 2003, www.bobmcclain.com, Thank you for your support."...

2003

Leaflet shaped like California. Front is blue with stars. Text on front lists four points against the recall and for Paul Mariano. Back is white, includes picture of Mariano, and has more in-...

c.1939

Unused postcard of a tranquil coastal scene labeled "Cabrillo Beach and U.S. warships inside the breakwater. San Pedro, California." A number of cars are parked along both sides of a road...

c.1935

White paper map of San Diego County set in a tan folder, with blue printing: "Thomas Bros. Map, Los Angeles...San Francisco...Seattle...Oakland, 361 17th Street, GLencourt 6756." White paper tag...

17-Aug-15

Letter sent to Jack Irwin (J. F. Irwin, Esq.) from "The First Aviation Corps., The District Center, Eastern Civision, Provisional Federal Volunteers (Instituted by the Aero-Military War College of...

1941

Map is white paper, printed in black and orange color. Map shows the entire West Coast from San Diego to Vancouver, B.C., with the Redwood Empire shaded in orange, and an arrow pointing to Eureka...

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