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Welcome to the San Francisco Peninsula as it was almost a hundred years ago. Take a trip back the early years of the twentieth century and see what photographer A.G.C. Hahn described as "the San Mateo of Beautiful Homes, of Smiling Gardens, of fruits and flowers, of schools and playgrounds." These pictures were taken from a collection of hand tinted lantern slides originally created by Mr. Hahn as part of the San Mateo county exhibit at the Panama Pacific International Exposition of 1915 in San Francisco.
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Tour the Peninsula
A clickable map guides you on a tour of San Mateo County from South San Francisco to the Ano Nuevo Lighthouse |
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The Class Of 1915
The schools and students of San Mateo, Redwood City, Burlingame, Colma, Woodside, Daly City and other Peninsula Cities in 1915 |
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Homes of the Rich and Famous
Many rich and powerful turn-of-the-century Californians built elegant country estates in San Mateo County. Visit the homes of the T. Crocker, James Flood, D.O. Mills, J.A. Folger and others. |
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The Factories
Visit the Pacific Coast Steel Co., the Stieger Terra Cotta Co., the Pacific Coast Rail and Equipment Co., the W.P. Fuller Paint Co., the Leslie Salt Works, the Redwood City waterfront and other historic industrial sites. |
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