fruit

c. 1910

Postcard with an image of a railroad cargo car with a giant (oversized) fruit, from a colorized photograph. Made By Edward H. Mitchell, of San Francisco, California. ON the top, printed: A Carload...

c. 1910

Postcard with an image of a railroad cargo car with two giant (oversized) oranges and a boy in overalls and hat in the center, from a colorized photograph. Made By Edward H. Mitchell, of San...

1922

The donor is Erwin Strohmaier, a long time history docent and history guild member. The collection includes artifacts and photographs relating to the Gernhardt-Strohmaier Co., a stove business...

1983

One periodical, "Good News: A Publication of The Laney College Faculty," $1, Volume 7/Spring 1983. The publication contains many poems, articles and illustrations; the cover (white, printed in...

1914-1915

24 page black and white publication "22nd International Irrigation Congress, The Great West, Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys Edition." Handsome cover illustration by E. M. Muse of Sacramento,...

c. 1970

Typical and early Holly Harp dress. Skirt is made of embroidered net (black, red, gold color, light olive green) with slight panniers at either side; the hemline is scalloped. Bodice is of...

1954

One hat. Description: Straw hat with brown cellophane binding, brown velvet hat band, brown belting band inside; front of hat decorated with brown velvet box, "fruits and vegetables" (...

c.1940's

This is a six-sided Chinese lantern, with large, vertical, handpainted side panels of glass showing women, a bird, butterfly, flowers and trees. Six smaller, handpainted glass panels lean out...

1969

White paper, single page letter from Jack Irwin of Bolinas to Bert Lane in Goleta/Santa Barbara, date August 29, 1969. Irwin thanks Lane for the supplies he has sent to him for the Meteorplane:...

2000

This quilt block was entered in the School Quilt Block Competition for students in grades K-12 in Alameda County; the deadline was March 17, 2000. This winning piece was exhibited in "Fabrications...

c. 1904

Image shows two women in dresses and hats picking oranges in an orchard.

c. 1904

Image shows two women in hats and bustled dresses, with a man in a suit and hat, standing in an orchard olding and picking oranges

Produce labels. Description: Calif. agricultural produce lug labels on cardboard backing. a): River Brand California Asparagus, S.F.; b): Tall Green Asparagus - Sacramento; c): So - Green...

16-Feb-70

Photo depicts: A window has been shattered and large pieces of glass have fallen onto a store's front window display alongside a basket of fake fruit and some fake flowers. There is a sign by the...

c.1930s

The cups and saucers in this collection come from Della's Tea Cup Cafe, 7309 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, which was established in February, 1967. The cafe is noted for, and decorated with, a...

c. 1835-1845

The cups and saucers in this collection come from Della's Tea Cup Cafe, 7309 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, which was established in February, 1967. The cafe is noted for, and decorated with, a...

c. 1873

A stereograph of the same bunch of pears, also by Watkins, is in the collection of the New York Public Library. It's caption reads: "From the ranch of Mr. Kercheval, Sacramento River, 203 pears,...

1918
1920
c.1960

This black on white print depicts a flower on a flat plane with fruit or other round objects and ink/water splatter. Attempted to match titles and descriptions from donor list but very...

1992|1999
Lady, Pet and Cat
mid 20th century

Figurative oil painting on canvas. A woman is visible at top right wearing a hat, a blue top with a yellow front and striped sleeves, and black bow around her neck. The woman looks out toward...

c. 1960

An oil painting on canvas depicts a still life composition of vegetables. A black table appears at center laden with a large pile of fruits and vegetables such as squash, beans, corn, tomatoes,...

1986
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