California?
1917-1918
Cap of plain weave white cotton (like cheese cloth) that is printed blue (leaving white stars) and red; the crown is white. It is lined with a stiffer, but equally inexpensive white cloth; the... |
1950s?
Large, white linen damask dinner napkin, with lettering reading "Southern Pacific" in a circle around the company logo of a sunset and railroad tracks. There are two borders, the larger one of... |
c.1930s
This croquet set was used first by Edward (Eddie) Luperni who was born and raised in Mt. Shasta. Later it came to his brother-in-law, Franklin R. Williams, who used the set from c. 1950's on in... |
c. 1890-1915
The vest has a shawl collar (broad at the bottom curve and stitched down), the style worn for dress or formal occasions. There's a small pocket on either side in the front. There are four... |
c. 1890-1910
This vest is made of a textured weave (appears to be brocaded and embossed, with textured horizontal ribs forming the "baclground"). The collar is shawl-like, but narrow at the bottom, and with "... |
c. 1890-1915
This textured, cream colored, fancy weave vest has a low shawl collar, the style worn for dress or formal occasions. There's a small pocket on either side in the front.There are four machine... |
World War II
White wool felt armband, silk screened with the logo for an Air Raid Warden--blue circle centered with an equalateral triangle contaning diagonal stripes of red and white. |
1935-1939
Blue and yellow felt rooter's cap from the University of California (when there was one campus with that title - Berkeley). One side of the cap is blue, the other yellow. Paul Broadhead, who... |
1950s?
A-B: Identical, large, white linen damask dinner napkins, with script style lettering reading "Santa Fe" at a diagonal in the center. The field of the napkin is scattered with individual ivy... |
1950s?
Large, white linen damask dinner napkin, with lettering reading "United States of America, Department of the Navy" in a circle around an eagle holding an anchor. Clusters of 13 stars (for the... |
1930s?
Large, white linen damask dinner napkin, with lettering reading "Fairmont, San Francisco" under an elaborate shield in the center of the napkin. A border of scrolls, and a narrow, machine... |
1930s?
Large, white linen damask dinner napkin, with lettering reading "The Biltmore, Los Angeles" under an elaborate initial "B" in the center of the napkin. Two borders of flowers, and a narrow,... |
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... |