agriculture
1915
Fruit Crate Label. Description: "Diving Girl brand California Apples" Full color lithograph. Scene of girl in red bathing suit diving into lake, men and women in bathing suits oin pier, blue sky... |
Stereoscopic views. Scenes of Modoc War neighborhood. Acc. # 26.102 is a negative |
1872
Pictures, stereoscopic views. Scenes of Modoc War neighborhood. |
1917
Fruit Crate Label. Description: Polychrome lithograph on paper "Pacific Brand" Lemons. Yellow lemon on map of the Pacific ocean with shipping lines drawn to ports, Hawaii is the center... |
1878
Label. Description: Full color litho: very elaborate: red background, multicolored graphic devices making frame for naturalistically rendered group of vegetables on left side. Right side... |
1920
Sheep Shears. Description: Rolled steel, folded and forged. Triangular blades, handles are convex at outside edge, flatten to single circular spring at end. Blade is die stamped "Oak Leaf, made... |
c. 1930's
Sign, painted metal/wooden frame. Description: "Pacific Coast Headquarters Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Affiliated with A.F. of L. C.I.O." painted white letters on deep aqua.... |
1900-20
Olive Oil label. Pharmacy product labels. Description: California Olive Oil, Klinkners Drugstore, 5902 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. Green and red print on white, lithograph cuvilinear design.... |
1888
Invoice/Statement. Description: White paper with pink ledger lined columns, black printing - "Bought of Miller & Lux" of Oakland and San Francisco, invoice for sale of sheep, dated Dec. 26,... |
ca. 1900
Grape crusher. Description: Sheet metal "A" braced frame, painted black, handles of hollow pipe, cast steel gears, grinders and flywheel. Wood triangular shaped trough braced with galvanized... |
Glass jars. Description: six small domed glass jars at $5.00 each, = $30.00. Remarks: the above items were called for by the Oakland Museum on October 25. From the History Information Station:... |
Glass jars. Description: two tall domed glass jars at $6.50 each, = $13.00. Remarks: the above items were called for by the Oakland Museum on October 25. From the History Information Station:... |
c. 1972-3
Knife. Description: Harvesting knife used for sugar-beets. The harvester uses hook at end of knife to dig up beet from ground; and the blade part is used to cut off tops. Description: Such knives... |
c. 1950
Tool. Description: short-handled hoe (cortito); metal hoe-head, wooden handle. Used to weed and thin sugar-beet plants in Sacramento, San Joaquin, Salinas and Imperial Valleys in California during... |
1920's
Pamphlet. Description: "A Few Words About 'Old Mission' Brand California Olives and Olive Oil." Undated. |
ca. 1905
Incubator. Description: Chicken egg incubator: "Victor Incubator Co." Decoto, CA. Wood cabinet, on turned legs, wooden slat top. Has 2 slide-out trays, one with screening, 1 with grooves to... |
c. 1900
Passenger/Freight wagon. Description: 4 seat, Concord-type under carriage. History: Used for transportation between Starr Ranch and Mission San Jose and for occasional trips to Oakland.... |
c. 1900
Seed box. Description: top opens on hinges and sits straight. Lithograph of assorted vegatables in full color pasted across box top. In decorative printing: "Cox's California Seeds... |
1929
Label. Description: product label. "AK Brand Grizzley Island Long Green Asparagus". Alexander and Kellogg, Suisun, Ca. Orange trapezoidal shaped with red and black print and graphic of a... |
1922
Fruit Crate Label. Description: "Rayo Fancy Emperor Grapes" Full Color Lithograph on paper. Blue background with realistic bunch of red grapes on right side, scene of vineyard at sunrise' in... |
Shears. Description: blacksmith-made shears with flat head rivet, blunt ends and open curved handles stamped with Chinese characters. |
Bow. Said to be one used by Capt. Jack's Indians in Modoc War. |
1930's
Produce Crate Label. Description: Glazed paper, trapezoid shape, with full color lithograph: Pride of the River Green Asparagus...grown and packed by G.W. Locke & Son, Locke, California.... |
1920's
Milking Machine. Description: Portable dual electric and vacuum milking machine. Brown painted tricycle base with two wheels in back and small steel wheel in front, small electric motor mounted... |