travel

Horn's? Overland Guide to California. items belonged to donor's great grand parents; Grandfather's name: James Simpson; came overland to California in 1853 or 1854 from Illinois. Settled in...

Sept 5-11, 1943

Railroad. Description: A SP Commuter tickets, Burlingame- SF

History: Material from collections of Louis Stein.....

Train Commuter Passes. Description: Heavy paper rectangles,...

1973

This is a 26 page periodical, "Disneyland, Vacationland" Fall/Winter 1973, in full color. It is full of advertisements for various attractions at Disneyland, including the gift shop, and a...

This is a guide book published by the railroad in 1921 describing places to stay and eat and visit. 160 pages, with map and photos.

c.1960

A folded tourist pamphlet titled "Discover Vietnam" written in English language. It is a one page pamphlet, folded in half and printed as four pages, each enclosed in a red box with decorations...

Nov. 22, 1967

This is a poem written by Rafael Jes�s Gonz�lez, printed in black on white paper. The poem is entitled "Inter-View" written in Williamsport, Penn., Npvember 22, 1967 (first published in...

19-May-47

Letter from Alexander Colthirst to Edward Harris, the business manager of the Larks, asking Harris to contact Pan American Airways to get the ticket process going for Colthirst and the two other...

18-Mar-47

Letter written by Alexander C. Colthirst in Colon, Panama to Edward Harris, the business manager for the Oakland Larks. Colthrist is trying to make arrangements to come to the United States from...

1940

White paper brochure, printed in red and black, for the "17-Mile Drive Cottage Court" which featured cottages as well as being a trailer park. The brochure suggests many activities and sites to...

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...

copyright 1939

Recipe booklet and advice to the newlywed woman. Table of contents lists sections on Beauty and Charm, Budget and Finance, Diets, Homes and Furnishings, Hygiene and First Aid, Menu Planning and...

8-May-47

Letter from Gerald Thorne in the Canal Zone to the Larks offering himself to come to the U.S. to try out for the Larks. Says that he is a good ball player and can benefit the team.

15-May-31
1900-1930

One "Travelogue," a trunk with a projector and all the equipment to project a slide show with slides of famous sights from around the world, artfifacts are labeled 2010.26.1.1-2010.26.1.256.

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c. 1965

A label across the bottom of the photo, "Soldiers separated from the army at the transfer point located at Oakland Army Base for many years. Until the mid-1960s, soldiers could purchase rail...

c. 1885-1900|c. 1854-1915

Scrap book. Description: Scrapbook, ornate book cardboard cover with design paper cut-outs on surface of cover. Large assortment of business cards, greeting cards and postcards, relating to the...

1963
2004

This is a group of prints made by 10 artists: Sherry Smith Bell ("Eureka," media:drypoint/collograph using high impact plastic as a matrix) , Judith K. Brodsky ("Zipporah and the Birds," media:tal...

1971

This is a ceramic Trompe l'Oeil sculpture of a light brown leather bag with dark leather trim, a zipper closure, and two handles.

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