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San Bruno local history photograph collection

Owning Institution: San Bruno Public Library

About this Collection

The San Bruno Public Library's photograph collection includes images of historical interest of San Bruno and other areas of San Mateo County from the mid 1800s to the mid 1950s. Images document commercial, residential, and public buildings (notably Uncle Tom's Cabin, Mills Field Airport (later San Francisco Airport), Tanforan Park Racetrack, and Edgemont Grammar School); street scenes; neighborhoods; significant individuals; and annual events such as the Posy Parade. View collection guide.

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12 items found in this collection of 159 items

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Tanforan in ruins, August 1964
Grandstands at Tanforan Racetrack, ca. 1952
California "Grizzlies" training camp at Tanforan Racetrack, 1917
Approaching Tanforan Park on the Electric Railway, ca. 1904
Aerial view with Tanforan Park Race Track no. 2, San Bruno, 1932
Inaugural Meeting, Pacific Coast Jockey Club, Tanforan Race Course, 1923
Aerial view with Tanforan Park Race Track no. 1, San Bruno, 1932
Seabiscuit and Red Pollard, between 1936 and 1940
Louis Palhaun pilots first airplane flight in San Mateo County from Tanforan, …
Jockey Eddie Arcaro and Citation, December 11, 1948
Aerial view no. 3, San Bruno, early 1930s
San Bruno, Easton and Kains 1922
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