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cup Chalice shaped ceramic cup with blue glaze. Used in California/Mexico border communion services conducted by donor, John Fanestil for people crossing the border. "John Fanestil," written on bottom...	box Mexico \| California/Mexico border \| Maquiladora 2009 Cardboard box that beer bong (2009.75.2A) was enclosed in when sent to the museum by CaliBaja Manufacturing Services. Contains a description of the products it contains: "Bottle bang assy...
necklace Necklace made of stone white beads, with blue glass beads and red glass beads. It also has three silver round beads. Collected in Clearlake area.	hat Davy Crockett fur hat with tail (coonskin, racoon fur). The inside of the hat is lined with a light brown material crisscrossed with white thread. In the center of this material on the inside of...
necklace Beaded necklace made of white stone beads, insterspersed with red glass beads; there are two blue beads near the center. The necklace is finished in the neck with two gold color round beads and a...	diploma 6/16/49 A: Graduation diploma from the University of California, Berkeley, from the School of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science, given to Richard Edgard Brown in June 16, 1949. Printed in heavy...
glass Clear hi-ball glass with Union Pacific Railroad shield etched on it.	Caution c.2008 Highway sign with word "Caution" on top and a depiction of a family (man, woman and child) holding hands and running. The sign warn drivers of border-crossing immigrants running...
radio Zenith 1954-1958 Portable radio made by Zenith, c. 1950s. It is composed of a rectangular body made of red plastic, with a brass grid front, and two round dials, of black pastic with brass plate fronts. It has a...	box game W.H. Schaper Mfg. Co. Inc. Cootie Game by W. H. Schaper Mfg. Co. in Minneapolis, Min., "An exciting educational game for all ages." The point of the game is to assemble a "cootie" or an insect by rolling the die to win...
typewriter Royal Typewriter Company Portable typewriter made by Royal, a product of Royal McBee Corporation. a: typewriter; b: case: c: key. A: The typewriter is pink with white plastic letter keys. It says: "Royal" in...	towel Pullman 1935 Utility towel, made for the Pullman Company train lines. The towel is white and has a horizontal band in the center, where woven in lighter blue, it says: "Property of the Pullman Company 1935."...
The Sheriff's Baby OH, Otis Lithograph Company ~ Cleveland 1913 Poster for film "The Sheriff's Baby" starring Harry Carey, made by Aywon Film Co. The poster is produced by Otis Lithograph Company in Cleveland, OH. It shows several cowboys on horses, guns drawn...	insulator Hemingray Glass Company Green glass insulator for use on telegraph posts, made of blue molded glass by Hemingray, number 42. It has in raised letters: "Hemingray" and "Made in U.S.A.," and it is known as Hemingray 42....
duck decoy Mike Williams ~ artist \| Northern Paiute 3-Jan Duck Decoy, made by Nothern Paiute artist Mike Williams, based on traditional Modoc and Northern Paiute hunting technology and strategy. The prototype for this object were ancient tule decoys...	box toy Hasbro \| Hassenfeld Bros. Inc. "Katie the Carrot with her friend Mr. Potato Head" toy with box and set of 31 assorted plastic and felt pieces. Made by Hasbro and manufactured by Hassenfeld Bros., Inc., Pawtucket, R.I., U.S.A....
The Big Book of Space Grosset & Dunlap, Inc. 1953 Book, titled: "The Big Book of Space," by Earl Oliver Hurst, 1953, Grosset & Dunlap publishers, New York. Scientific detail approved by Willy Ley, lithographed in the U.S.A. A children's book...	We are all Sacred Frank LaPena ~ artist 2001 Print by Frank La Pena, titled "We are all Sacred," signed and dated 2001. Image shows two figures, on the right is a man with a bow and arrow, on the right is a figure with a big headdress....
hat ~ conductor Carlson & Company ~ tailor ~ uniform Conductor's hat, made by Carlson & Company, 325 W. Jackson, Chicago, ILL, for Santa Fe Railroad Company. It is black, with a front visor; it has the letters "conductor," made of metal with a...	highway sign Caltrans Highway sign, made for Caltrans: "Welcome to California". It is rectangular, made of aluminum, with a printed layer in front which is laminated in plastic; the sign is dark blue with a white...
ashtray Ashtray Specialty Company ~ Northbrook, Il Ceramic ashtray, made for train use for Union Pacific Railroad Company, by Ashtray Specialty Company of Northbrook, ILL. It is round, white, with three cut outs for resting cigarettes and a thin...	(Portriat of June Knight) unknown c. 1933 June Knight (1913-1987) was a starlet of the 1930s, who appeared in a dozen or so movies such as "Madame Satan" and "Gift of Gab." The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) says, "A vivacious blonde from...
stirrer Stirrer or "Swizzle Stick," red molded plastic drink stirrerer. It has the head and headdress of a Plains Indian in the top and a round tip. In the center, printed in gold color letters it says...	matchbook cover Diamond Match Co. \| San Francisco Matchbook cover for Southern Pacific Railroad; The cover is yellow, with "Southern Pacific Streamlined Daylights" printed on it in red and black. On the back is a streamlined drawing of a train...