San Bruno local history photograph collection
San Bruno Public Library staff
San Bruno Public Library
© 2006
701 Angus Avenue West
San Bruno, CA 94066
Phone: (650) 616-7078
Email: sbpl@plsinfo.org
URL: http://www.sanbrunolibrary.org
San Bruno Public Library
Title: San Bruno local history photograph collection
Dates: 1850-1977
Bulk Dates: Circa 1910-1950
Collection number: Consult repository
Collector:
San Bruno Public Library
Collection Size:
159 items
159 online items
Repository:
San Bruno Public Library
San Bruno, CA 94066
Abstract: 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.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the San Bruno Public Library. The creators of the records and their heirs generally retain literary
rights, For permission to publish or to reproduce, please contact the San Bruno Public Library.
San Bruno local history photograph collection. San Bruno Public Library, San Bruno, California.
Consult repository.
These photographs were assembled from the collections in the San Bruno Public Library and digitized as part of a one-year
project from September 2005 through June 2006 in order to provide a single access point to primary graphic resources documenting
the history of San Bruno. It was supported by the U.S. Institude of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the
the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the California State Library, in cooperation with
the California Digital Library.
Scope and Content of 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.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Beltramo, Fred
Staggs, Dick
San Bruno Park Elementary School District (Calif.)
Tanforan Race Track (San Bruno, Calif.)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (San Bruno, Calif.)
San Francisco International Airport (Calif.)
San Bruno (Calif.)
Schools--California--San Bruno
Airports--California--San Bruno
Streets--California--San Bruno
Business Districts--California--San Bruno
Photographs
Brochures
Letters (correspondence)