cardstock

1967

Polical protest plaque, made of rectangular printed stock, depicting a large arrow pointing to the right side of the card, with the words: "The Great Society" and on the right side a bomb, a...

1967

Political protest plaque with the message"Draft Beer not Students" written over a drawing. "Draft Beer" is written in black over a wooden beer keg, and "not students" is written in red on the...

1967

Political protest plaque, made of cardstock, rectangular, with a printed drawing depicting a green "alien," a cannon spouting smoke, a sword, a bomb, and a machine gun; behind there is a large...

1967

Political protest plaque made of rectangular cardstock, printed, with a painting depicting an atomic "mushroom" cloud and two flying books, with a large legend that reads: "In the Event of Atomic...

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...

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...

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...

Educational Clock Dial; Square cardboard sign, with printed numbers like a clock and two moveable metal "hands." Used to teach children how to read a clock. Used in Mira Vista Elementary School,...

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...

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....

1996

Box of cards used by high school students to insert in the invitations they send out to family and friends announcing their commencement exercises. In this case, the student was Alisha Jourdenais...

1956

All-American Book Digest book with two stories: "Whikle You Slept" by John T. Flynn and "Education or Indoctrination" by Mary L. Allen, published by America's Future Inc., New Rochelle, N.Y. It is...

1949-1958

This is a boxed quiz game. A: Lid of box features a large red robot with "Robot Sam the Answer Man"..."educational, interesting, fascinating," "the playway to knowledge," "156 questions about the...

1976

A soft cover book titled "Children of Vietnam; A Story Book for Children" published by Indochina Resource Center, in Berkeley, California; second printing, 1976. Prepred by Tran-Khanh-Tuyet. The...

1963

Board Game, titled "Combat!, The Fighting Infantry Game," made by Ideal Toy Corporation. Based on a 1963 ABC television program, starring Vic Morrow and Rick Jason, about World War II. The show is...

2003

Home made doble sided sign, attached to a wood slat (wood molding). On one side, over painted cardboard is handwritten in red and black: ""Calling Homeland Security...There's is a Terrorist Cell...

2003

Double sided sign made of cardstock, attached to a wood strip. On one side, handwritten in red and black it reads: "Stop the "Coalition" of the Killing." On the other side, attached with black...

1990-2007

Packet of 8 envelopes and 8 cards to be used as invtiations to a Beatnik-theme party. Illustrates beatniks drinking coffee, playing bongo drums, and smoking.

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...

c. 1930s

This unused postcard has a full color image of "Scene on Sacramento River, California." Large tree is on the proper right of the image; one small boat (perhaps a canoe is pulled to shore, a...

1968

Book, "Five Articles by Chairman Mao Tse Tung", published by Foreing Languages Press, Peking, China in 1968. The book's cover is made of red plastic, printed in gold letters.Inside there is a...

27-Oct-47

This single sheet menu is for the Nugget Grill in Oakland. The food side of the menu is printed in black and includes "Cocktails," "Salads," "Vegetables," "Potatoes," "Soups," "Today's Lunch...

c.1950-1955

Single fold menu of card stock; the front is printed with a wine colored background, gray lettering "New Lucky's, 2230 Telegraph, Oakland" with an image of a chef, also in gray. The corners are...

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