california

The Rincon Coast Highway, Santa Barbara, California
c.1930

Unused postcard of an isolated coastal highway. Only a single distant car is driving down the road. The car might be of 1930s vintage. The highway follows the edge of the ocean and is bordered...

Postcard of the interior of a library in Pomona. Greek columns line the walls of one of the library's rooms. A Greek-style statue stands in the foreground. A few of the library's bookshelves...

1907

Postcard of a crowded beach at Long Beach. Most of the people on the beach are wearing street clothes. A horse-drawn carriage is passing through the middle of the crowd. In the background a...

2-May-10

Postcard of a street running through the middle of Hanford. A variety of shops line both sides of the street. Foremost among them on the proper left side of the street is "Wunder Beer" where...

1948

Sheet music has a gold colored cover, with the title and the composer printed in black, as well as a partial image of a wagon in the center. The innermost facing pages of the inside sheet are...

Sept. 18, 1909

Postcard showing a panorama of the San Luis Rey Valley. Near the center of the postcard is the Mission, its tower rising above the surroundings. Several smaller houses are also visible in the...

c.1910

Postcard of several Oakland houses. Dominating the scene are several elaborate rose gardens and flowerbeds in front of the houses. The houses themselves are all made of dark shingled wood. The...

1930

Sheet music is printed in black on white paper, with words by Marshall Stedman and music by Hugh J. Donnelly.

P. Mendelsohn 11/05

These lyrics reflect the patriotism of the U.S., and...

1854

The cover of this small publication is of textured brown leather, printed in metallic gold "Williams' Traveller's Guide through the United States and Canada"along with an architectural scene. The...

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....

1927

Sheet music is white paper, printed in black. Words and music are by John Tyler Williams, and music is published by John Tyler Williams Music Co., of Los Angeles. A: front and back page, B:...

1904

Sheet music is white paper, with the music printed in black. Printed in peach color and green, the front page shows a drawn image of a man walking along a dirt road in a valley. Behind him is a...

2003

No subrecords

A- Box. Front has logo depicting outline of California superimposed with "California Total Recall Playing Cards" and a bar with the recycle symbol. Three playing cards...

2003
1948

Postcard of a fountain in Montecito. The fountain is flanked by statues and surrounded by flower gardens. Rolling green hills dominate the background. Around the edges of the postcard is a blue...

1910

Postcard of the beach and a hotel at Capitola. The beach is crowded with spectators, most of them dressed in street clothes and hats. Several carry umbrellas to shade themselves. The hotel, a...

1950s

Unused postcard of a two-story restaurant called Fiori's. Signs on the restaurant proclaim that it serves "Italian Dinners." Several people are standing around the parking lot in front of the...

c.1925

Unused postcard of a rail line passing through the Sacramento Canyon. The track in the foreground runs along the side of a river, over a small rail bridge and around a corner into the forest. In...

1946

Sheet music is white paper, with the words and music printed in black. Words and music by Dale Fitzsimmons, published by Capitol Songs, Inc., of New York. The front cover is printed in yellow,...

1917

Stained white cover with black print and one leaf insert. Cover has photo of Joaquin Miller and Wells Drury. Song is dedicated to Wells Drury and sung by Goldie Hulin at the Greek Theatre.

1925

Sheet music is white paper, with the music printed in black. Printed in olive color and yellow, the front page has the title, composers, and publisher, and shows a cartoon image of the head and...

9-Sep-00

This gold colored pin, which is made to look like the California Sesquicentennial Stamp, was given as a bonus item to those who purchased stamps or first day of issue covers on Saturday, September...

2000

This poster (framed in a black metal frame, unglazed) is the image of the "Califonria Statehood Sesquicentennial Stamp, 1850-2000," issued September 9, 2000, Oakland, California 94612. The poster...

c. 1925

Unused postcard of a fountain in Pershing Square. Water is streaming down the fountain. In the background several people are walking around the park, and the roof of a tall building is barely...

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