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Dipsea Race, Mill Valley, Calif.
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Dipsea Race, Mill Valley, Calif.

Image and text material relating to California's Dipsea Race. The race prides itself as the oldest cross-country trail running event in the United States, beginning in 1905, as well as one of the oldest foot races of its kind. The race runs 7.4 miles from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach, in the San Francisco Bay Area.

43 items
Dust Bowl Migration
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Dust Bowl Migration

Audiovisual and image material relating to topics about the Dust Bowl migration from 1931 to 1939. Content includes recorded oral histories and interviews with California residents who have first-hand knowledge of the Dust Bowl-era migration. Other material includes slide show images of the California environemt and terrain typical to that of the given era.

13 items
Economics
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Economics

Image and text material relating to California's local and state economic activity. Content includes digitized mining ledgers, store ledgers, and account books. Other material includes poltical protest graphics about U.S. tax dollars and public education.

126 items
Education
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Education

Image, text, and audiovisual material documenting over 100 years of California primary and secondary education. Content includes class photos from the turn of the century. Other material includes student drawings from Yuicaipa High School for a project titled, "The War Comes Home."

234 items
Environment: Earthquakes
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Environment: Earthquakes

Audiovisual material relating to prominent California earthquakes. A majority of the themed collection focuses on oral interviews and video about the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. 

56 items
Family Life
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Family Life

Image, text, and audiovisual material realting to family life in California from the 1880s to 1980s. Content includes home videos, images of outdoor events, and family portraits. 

613 items
Family portraits
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Family portraits

A themed collection of images and family portraits throughout California. A majority of the collection contains images from series such as the Shades of Humboldt, Shades of Sutter County, Shades of South San Francisco, and Shades of Riverside.

70 items
Flea Markets
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Flea Markets

Still image material relating to the Marin City Flea Market, circa 1990. The flea market operated for two decades and was one of the largest outdoor markets in the Bay Area. Operations shutdown in 1995 as the Marin City Community Development Corp. made way for the Gateway Shopping Center as part of the $72 million “Marin City USA” project.

36 items

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