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Signs - Business Cards :

- Print, Photographic
- 1993-176-01
- Dipsea Lodge sign
- In this black and white photograph two women are standing in front of a sign saying 'Dipsea Lodge' with an arrow underneath pointing to the right. Underneath the arrow is written: BREAKFAST-LUNCH-DINNER
OR A LA CARTE
BAKERY DELICATESSEN.
Beneat... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1993-182-01
- Algar's Garage
- This black and white photograph shows three buildings with false fronts abutting a dirt road. The nearest building has a painted sign over the wide door reading Algar's Garage. There are also signs (illegible) painted on either side the door. The oth... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1993-349
- Willow Camp Entrance
- The photograph shows a road leading up to a gateway before a wood plank bridge. Over the gateway is a sign saying WILLOW CAMP and in smaller letters on the right Dipsea Lodge and on the left Furnished Cottages. At the left side of the photo is the... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1993-353-01
- McKinnon's Landing on Bolinas Lagoon
- A landing on a lagoon with a shingled side of a structure showing with the sign "BOATS". Cliffs show in the distance, and at the end of the landing to the left of the photo is the figure of a man. The foreground shows pebbles and rocks on the shor... View Full Record

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- 1993-458-01
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- The hills behind the beach dominate the photograph. They are partially wooded, rock outcropping and soft grassland. There appears to be an electric pole leading from the base of the hill leading to a structure near the middle of the photographic.... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1993-511-01
- Dipsea Highway Sign
- A color photographic print of a sign depicting a bust of an Indian in profile. His hair is black, his skin sepia and he is wearing a deep orange headband, feather and blanket. The feather has the words Dipsea Highway and the blanket says Tamal Chi... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1993-512-01
- Thad Welch Sign
- A color photograph of a sign in a frame reading 'Thad Welch Portrait and Landscape Painter'.
It is from the Mt. Tam art show.... View Full Record

- Negative, Film
- 1993-695-01
- Mt Tam History Project Signboard
- Xerox copy of an original metal signboard cut out in shape of Indian and film negatives of it. The captions surround a rectangular center illustration; top of sign reads, "Facts & Fancies"; left side reads "Spring 1992"; right side reads "NUMBER 33"... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1993-865
- Signs and sign boards
- Photo shows a wooden sign embedded in a dirt with a few rocks and dry weeds. Sign reads: "FIRE ROAD PAST DEER PARK TO FRANK VALLEY, MILL VALLEY, MEETS DIPSEA TRAIL."... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1998-109-01
- Stinson Beach State Park sign
- B&W phot shows the main road intersection in Stinson Beach (Highway One or Shoreline Highway sign is visible) looking south. In the foreground on the right is a dark wooden sign that reads STINSON BEACH STATE PARK. Beyond it is parked an old model... View Full Record

- Postcard
- 2000-207-01
- Gateway to Stinson Beach
- Color postcard of downtown Stinson Beach in the summer. View is looking south from the intersection of Shoreline Highway and Calle del Mar, at which stands a wooden sign with yellow lettering and an arrow pointing to Stinson Beach State Park. The r... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 2007-111-01
- Sea Downs resort sign
- Black and white photographic print of the Sea Downs sign. On the back of the photo is written: From Dennis Mayfield Jan 07 Photo taken circa 1955 of Highway 1 sign leading to Sea Downs Resort. Sign painted by Jim Benn. The sign reads: SEA DOWNS on... View Full Record

- sign
- 2009OB-100-01
- Dipsea Highway sign
- On masonite board painted red is an Indian in profile - shoulder length hair held in place with red bandana, yellow blanket with red and black stripe near top and red and blue dash and diamond shaped border on bottom covers his shoulder. Printed on t... View Full Record

- Sign
- 2009OB-101-01
- Stinson Beach Library Sign
- Rectangular plywood sign with a painted background on the top half meant to resemble the sky, ocean and beach over which is written Stinson Beach Library in blue and white lettering. The bottom half is a sand color and displays a square with crabs i... View Full Record

- Sign
- 2009OB-102-01
- Stinson Beach Allied Arts Sales Room Sign
- STINSON BEACH ALLIED ARTS SALESROOM sign painted in block letters on board using green paint on neutral background. Sign is also outlined with an approx. 1-inch green border.... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 2010-107-01 to 09
- Village Green Construction Oct 1992
- 9 color photograph prints taken on October 1992 at the Village Green I site. Volunteers work clearing the site, tilling the site, and making sign board frame.
01 has Jim Schwering, the who had the first idea of making the park, stands on the cleared... View Full Record

- Postcard
- 1993-221-01
- Sea Downs
- A colored postcard of Sea Downs, a popular establishment on the beach. Photo was taken around 1950. Shows the beachfront side of Sea Downs (a long, low building with windows across the entire front) with many people going up to and out of the establi... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1995-643-01
- Stinson Beach Health Club
- This color photo is of the front of a one-story building housing several businesses. There are two signs on the roof of the building. The sign on the left says Chiropractic Care under which is Bob Jonssen DC. The sign on the right says Stinson Bea... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1995-644-01
- Healing Arts Center
- This color photo shows four wide steps leading up to a wide deck surrounding a small building with a slanted roof - high on the right side and lower on the left. There is a double hand rail going up the middle of the steps leading roughly to the doo... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1995-645-01
- Sea Flower
- This color photo shows an outdoor flower stand tucked in beside the shingled wall of a neighboring building. There is a green canvas sunshade at the back of the display with the word Seaflower in white on the front flap. Suspended below it is a woo... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 2000-110-01
- Stinson Beach Supply Co.
- The Stinson Beach Supply Co. building on Highway One in "downtown" Stinson Beach in the 1920s, which acted as Post Office and Rental business of cottages, rooms and tents. The small 2-story wooden building has a banner-type sign advertising its busi... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 2000-118-01
- Bruce Kranzler & motor scooter
- A tow-headed toddler (Bruce Kranzler) sits in a Salzberg Motor Scooter - an advertisement for Stinson Beach Mobil Service, a garage business owned by Al Kranzler (see written notation on bottom of photo). The scooter is a motorized affair similar to... View Full Record

- Ephemera
- 2005A-116-01
- Stinson Beach Chevron
- A postcard produced by Stinson Beach Chevron to be sent to Boxholders of Marin County, in this case 94970, Stinson Beach. It is a photographic collage made by and copyrighted by Mary Bates, the second wife of the owner of the Chevron Station at the t... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1996-125-01
- Tom Horton
- B&W photo of Tom Horton standing on the deck outside the Stinson Beach Grill. His wearing a dark open-neck shirt and sport coat with tan slacks. His left arm is resting casually on the wooden railing of the ramp/stairs leading up to the entrance of... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1996-123-01
- Dipsea Cottage
- B&W photo of Ginny Felch leaning against the open doorway of the Dipsea Cottage on Shoreline Highway. The doorway has three steps leading into the store an OPEN sign hanging above it. Ginnie, dressed in dark clothing, is wearing a wristwatch on her... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1998-235
- Sb Post Office Complex
- Post Office complex, straight-on view (see previous photo #1998-234). Parking lot is basically empty except for 2 cars. There are two barely discernable figures - one entering PO and one at the newspaper kiosk. On the right, there is a Stinson Bea... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1999-128-01
- Pelican's Nest & Breakers Cafe
- View of downtown buildings along Highway One. From R. to L. is The Breakers Cafe with an open deck. Two people are sitting on the railing looking toward the camera. A sign on the roof towards the rear says Cottage. Next is a white building with a... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 2007-105
- Parkside Cafe
- A black and white photographic print of the Parkside Cafe. It shows the cafe just before the front porch roof was added. The lumber is in front of the stone wall, the carpenter, John Perry and Matt Lewis is confering. The blue Cafe awning is above th... View Full Record

- Print, copy
- 2011-105-01
- Bungalow
- A photograph of the Bungalow grocery store and gasoline station was printed in Xerox and transfered into a digital photo by the staff. The original photograph can be found on the wall of the Breakers Restaurant in the Stinson Beach. The restaurant's... View Full Record

- Postcard
- 1993-180-01
- Post Office/Algar Bldg
- This black and white photo postcard is of a two story building. It has two large picture windows stretching across the lower part with a corner entrance. There is a false front on the upper story with two windows. There is a sign projecting above th... View Full Record

- Postcard
- 2004-113-01
- Downtown SB 1930s
- A black and white post card sent by Mary Jones to her mother, Mrs Clay Chapman, dated 1931. The photo shows the downtown looking up the hill. On the lower left in white, it says Stinson Beach California; on right it says, SBC35. The buildings include... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1998-253-01
- Art Gallery
- This black and white photo is of a low building with a fence to the left and a parking lot in front. The building has a flat roof with four artistic painted panels of varying shapes (square, triangular and oval) mounted on sticks like popsicles. Un... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1993-185-01
- Dipsea Race
- In this black and white photograph we see a crowd of people gathered in a clearing at the foot of a large white building with the words HOTEL AIREY on the roof. Three cars are parked among the people and the top of a motorcycle is visible in the fore... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1993-158-01
- Olympic club Members on the steps of the Dipsea Inn
- Black and white photograph. Planning Dipsea Race, 15 members of the Olympic Club, S.F. on the steps of the Dipsea Inn. 3 other people on the porch, one of them being possibly a woman. "Dipsea Inn"sign above the porch, 2 American flags with 42 stars d... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 1993-348-01
- Dipsea Inn
- The photo shows the long low structure known as the Dipsea Inn with a horse drawn carriage (4 horses) on the sand in front of the building. There appear to be 4 people in the carriage and 2 people on the veranda of the inn.... View Full Record

- Card, Calling
- 2010-103-05-01
- Calling Card Sellmer Aeroplane Factory
- A calling card for Sellmer's Sport Planes & Gliders. It reads: GLIDERS, $400 UP PLANES, $1000 UP (next line) SELLMER'S SPORT PLANES & GLIDERS (next line) The wings fold or swing and lay parallel on top of fusilage for garage or street travel (next l... View Full Record

- Ephemera
- 2005A-119-01
- Christmas Card from Oceanic Realty
- A colored greeting card sent for the 2004 Holiday. It shows an acrylic painting done by Sarah Butler, one of the employees, depicting the blue Oceanic Realty building with Christmas decorations next to the yellow building which housed Meristem flower... View Full Record

- Card, Trade
- 2012A-108-01
- Coastal Range Service
- A colored calling card made for Coastal Range Services whose propriator, Charles Lenhoff, has lived in Stinson Beach since the 1970s. He is active in community matters. This calling card states "Whatever The Adventure!" as the description of his busi... View Full Record

- Card, Trade
- 2012A-108-02
- The Redwoods Hous
- This is a calling card made for Redwoods Haus Bed and Breakfast. To go with its German name the card is subtitled in German, Zimmer Mit Fruhstuck. It states the address and telephone numbers and website address.... View Full Record

- Card, Trade
- 2012A-109-10
- Katie Beacock
- A calling card for Katie Beacock, owner of Seadrift Co. Realtors, with the embossed sea lion logo of the company.... View Full Record

- Advertisement
- 2007A-121-01
- Stinson Beach Automotive
- The center fold advertisement in the Bolinas Yellow Page of Stinson Beach Automotive. It existed in the concrete block building (Originally 7-11 store, now the SB Library) for about a year after the Chevron Gas Station was demolished. It was operate... View Full Record

- Card, Calling
- 1993-311-01
- N.L.Fitzhenry, Willow Camp
- Photographic copy of a business card of N.L. Fitzhenry, the proprietor of Willow Camp. The front reads: (upper right) Phone Stinson Beach No. 1; (center) N. L. Fitzhenry; (lower left) Willow Camp Furnished Cottages Stinson Beach Townsite; (lowe... View Full Record

- Print, Photographic
- 2015-118-08
- New Stinson Beach Library
- Panoramic view of the new Stinson Beach Library prior to opening. A bit of free advertising for Shakespeare at Stinson and the Parkside Cafe whose sign holds centerstage. A wooden Stinson Beach Library sign is posted in front of the courtyard fence... View Full Record