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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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159 items found in this collection

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California "Grizzlies" training camp at Tanforan Racetrack, 1917
Cars parked at Mills Field Municipal Airport, ca. 1927
Chapman's Youth Fashion Shoppe, San Mateo Avenue, ca. 1950s
Children on porch of Cebalo Family residence, 332 Elm St., ca. 1917
Children's Parade, ca. 1924
Christmas Jinks, 1926
Class of 1915, Edgemont School
Class portrait taken on steps of "Old Tin Schoolhouse", ca. 1906-1908
Clay Fisher Motors, El Camino Real, 1940s
Convent of St. Roberts, ca. 1958
Crestmoor housing development, ca. 1960s
DeBenedetti Bros. Building with San Bruno Drug Company, ca. 1914
Dedication of St. Robert's Catholic Church, December 4, 1957
Demolition of Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1949
Dependable Typewriter and Sewing Machine Service, San Mateo Avenue, 1940s
Dinner and Supper Menu for Uncle Tom's Cabin
Edgemont Grammar School, 192-?
Edgemont Grammar School, ca. 1911
Edith and Harry Cook, 1977
El Camino Real at San Mateo Ave, looking south. Before 1914
Election campaign for Judge Aylett Cotton, 196-?
Ellingson's Sports Center, Lullaby Lane, and Cinderella Beauty Salon, San Mateo Avenue, …
Emelia [Mrs. Custodio] Silva, of Silva Ranch, San Bruno, 188-?
Exchange Club Dinner, 194-?
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