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- Thode Ranch, 1880s [electronic resource].
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.; El Sobrante (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Portraits, Group -- California -- El Sobrante -- History -- Photographs.;
- Thode ranch, 1880s. H.N. Thode was a German immigrant who built this home at what is now the corner of Valley View Road and Olinda Road. House is still standing and is the oldest standing home in El Sobrante. Thode and wife Elsabe are probably...
- Art and Artifacts from Contra Costa
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- Lantern [realia].
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Lafayette (Calif.) -- History.; Brown, Elam.;
- This lantern was brought from Missouri to California in 1840 in a covered wagon train by Elam Brown, the founder of Lafayette. In 1847, he brought the lantern to the Lafayette area when he purchased the 3,328 acres of the Acalanes Rancho and built...
- Art and Artifacts from Contra Costa
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- Slate writing as exemplified under boss rule by a Republican County Convention [text].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Political conventions -- Contra Costa County -- History.
- 1 clipping (two pieces) ; 58 x 7 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- Juan Castro and Victor Castro vs. the United States : El Sobrante [cartographic material]/
- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- History -- Maps. ; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.). ; Alameda County (Calif.) -- History -- Maps.
- 1 map : blueline ; 83 x 91 cm.
- The Library's Historic Map Collection
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- [Letter] 1886 Oct 13th, Oakland, Alameda Co, Cali [to] Mr Brown [manuscript].
- Judges -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History.; Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).;
- 1 leaf ; 18 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- [Letter] 1856 April 10, Rabbit Creek, "Sierra County" [to] Mr. Mills [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Lawyers -- California.;
- 1 leaf ; 26 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- [Letter] 1882 Sept. 27 San Francisco, Cal. [to] Hon. T. A. Brown [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Judges -- California -- Contra Costa County.;
- 1 leaf ; 28 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- Hunting party [electronic resource].
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.; El Sobrante (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Outdoor life -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History -- 19th century.
- Hunting party in El Sobrante, late 1870s. Man on the right is Patricio Castro, son of Victor Castro and grandson of don Francisco Castro, grantee of the Rancho San Pablo. Patricio established a beef ranch on what is now Castro Ranch Road which...
- Art and Artifacts from Contra Costa
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- El Cerrito Library [electronic resource].
- El Cerrito (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- El Cerrito (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
- El Cerrito Library Chronology: Rust Branch Library opens in Rust (now El Cerrito) post office (October 31, 1913). Library moves to the home of Dr. Joseph T. Breneman (1915). Rust Branch Library changes name to El Cerrito Branch Library...
- Your Library - the First Hundred Years and Beyond
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- Ed's Tavern, El Sobrante, circa 1940 [electronic resource].
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.; El Sobrante (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Bars (Drinking establishments) -- California -- El Sobrante -- History -- Photographs.;
- Ed’s Tavern, corner of San Pablo Dam Road and Castro Road (now Valley View) around 1940. There are many bars in El Sobrante, but Ed’s is the oldest, having once been a road house when the San Pablo Dam Road was known as the San Pablo Creek Road....
- Art and Artifacts from Contra Costa
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- Alice Campbell [electronic resource].
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.; El Sobrante (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Kaiser Shipyards (Richmond, Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.;
- Alice Campbell, standing across the channel from Richmond Kaiser Shipyard No. 1, c. 1943. Alice was a “Rosie,” though she worked in an office in the shipyards. The Campbell family moved to El Sobrante in 1934 and built a home which still stands,...
- Art and Artifacts from Contra Costa
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- Foster's Freeze menu [realia].
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Restaurants -- California -- Contra Costa County.; Restaurants -- Menus.;
- "Foster's Freeze Menu, 3850 San Pablo Dam Road, El Sobrante. This was the 2nd Foster's Freeze to operate in the town. Undated but probably from around 1970. Business now gone but building still exists" -- Provided by the El Sobrante Historical...
- Art and Artifacts from Contra Costa
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- 1964 official map of El Sobrante California [realia].
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).;
- 1964 map of El Sobrante, Thomas Bros., with image of original Mechanics Bank on the front. This bank was replaced with a larger structure just to the west in 1976. The building now houses the Pedaler Bicycle shop. -- Provided by El Sobrante...
- Art and Artifacts from Contra Costa
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- Map of the town of Todos Santos [cartographic material] / Surveyed for the proprietors by L. Castro.
- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Maps. ; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.). ; Concord (Calif.) -- History -- Maps.;
- 1 map : b&w ; 38 x 41 cm.
- The Library's Historic Map Collection
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- Martinez & Amador Valley R. R. Co. [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Railroads -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History.;
- 6 leaves ; 36 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- All right, Sparkle, we know you're out there
- Extinct cities.; Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).;
- 1 p.; 35 x 21 cm.
- The Lost Towns of Contra Costa
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- The town of Giant is long gone, except in memories
- Explosions.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Pinole (Calif.) -- History.; Relocation (Housing).; Richmond (Calif.) -- History.;
- 1 p.; 11 x 33 cm.
- The Lost Towns of Contra Costa
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- Memories of life in an explosive town
- Explosions.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Pinole (Calif.) -- History.; Relocation (Housing).; Richmond (Calif.) -- History.;
- 1 p.: photos ; 36 x 22 cm.
- The Lost Towns of Contra Costa
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- Sparkle's found, but was it lost?
- Extinct cities.; Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Railroads -- California.;
- 1 p.: photos; 35 x 21 cm.
- The Lost Towns of Contra Costa
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- Selby's smelter had the smokestack with the mostest
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; American Smelting and Refining Company -- History.; American Smelting and Refining Company.; Asarco Inc.; Asarco Inc. -- History.; Smelting.;
- 1 p.: photos; 22 x 35 cm.
- The Lost Towns of Contra Costa
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- Smelter work hard, but employees were treated well
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Selby, Prentiss.; Richards, Charles.; Smelting.; Smelting furnaces.; Quality of work life.; Labor.; Work.;
- 1 p.: photos; 22 x 33 cm.
- The Lost Towns of Contra Costa
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- An historic house returns home
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Pittsburg (Calif.) -- History.; Historic buildings.; Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve (Calif.).; Historic sites.;
- 1 clipping: photograph; 19 x 16 cm.
- The Lost Towns of Contra Costa
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- Museum seeks to unearth funds
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Pittsburg (Calif.) -- History.; Coal mines and mining.; Historic mines.;
- 1 clipping: 36 x 22 cm.
- The Lost Towns of Contra Costa
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- As described
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Pittsburg (Calif.) -- History.; Extinct cities.; Ghost towns.;
- 1 clipping ; 14 x 8 cm.
- The Lost Towns of Contra Costa
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- Rites for woman mining pioneer
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Pittsburg (Calif.) -- History.; Coal trade.;
- 1 clipping; 9.5 x 10 cm.
- The Lost Towns of Contra Costa
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- Black Diamond Mine
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Pittsburg (Calif.) -- History.; Coal trade.; Coal mines and mining.; Historic mines.;
- 1 clipping; 20 x 8 cm.
- The Lost Towns of Contra Costa
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- Somerville research
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Pittsburg (Calif.) -- History.; Cities and towns.; Coal trade.; Coal mining.; Coal mines and mining.; Ghost towns.; Extinct cities.;
- 1 clipping; 19 x 8 cm.
- The Lost Towns of Contra Costa
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- Neglected pioneer cemetery
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Pittsburg (Calif.) -- History.; Cemeteries.;
- 1 clipping; 18 x 8 cm.
- The Lost Towns of Contra Costa
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- Somersville cemetery
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Pittsburg (Calif.) -- History.; Cemeteries.;
- 1 clipping; 17 x 7.5 cm.
- The Lost Towns of Contra Costa
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- Historic Cemetery
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Pittsburg (Calif.) -- History.; Cemeteries.;
- 1 clipping; 11 x 16 cm.
- The Lost Towns of Contra Costa
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- Contra Costa Co. Cal. [cartographic material].
- Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Maps.; Carquinez Strait (Calif.) -- Maps.
- 1 map in 2 sheets : col. ; 60 x 96 cm.
- The Library's Historic Map Collection
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- Speech of Hon. Thos. A. Brown, of Contra Costa, on the bills prescribing rules for the government of the State Library delivered in the Assembly of California
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; California State Library -- History.
- 10 p. ; 22 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- [Letter] 1856 March 6, Castle Crick [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Judges -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History.;
- 1 leaf ; 76 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- [Letter] 1872 March 4th, Martinez [to] H. K. Hunsaker, Esq. [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Colt revolver.;
- 1 leaf ; 32 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- [Letter] 1883 Aug. 4th, City [San Francisco] [to] Father [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).;
- 1 leaf (folded) ; 21 cm. + 1 envelope ; 9 x 16 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- [Letter] [18]66 Jan[uar]y 22, San Francisco [to] Hon. Horace Hanes [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).;
- 1 leaf, folded ; 21 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- [Receipt] Received of Thomas A. Brown [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).;
- 1 leaf ; 31 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- [Letter] 1883 Sept 18, San Francisco [to] Judge Brown, Superior Court, Contra Costa Co. [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Judges -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History.;
- 1 leaf ; 27 cm. + 1 postcard ; 8 x 13 cm. + 1 envelope ; 9 x 15 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- [Letter] 1872 March 4th [to] H. K. Hunsaker Esqr. [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Colt revolver.;
- 1 leaf ; 32 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- T. C. Gilman vs. Contra Costa Co., Appellant : Appellant's points [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Lawyers -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History.;
- 1 leaf (folded) ; 32 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- [Letter] 1866 Oct. 18. San Jose [to] T. A. Brown Esq, Martinez [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Land grants -- California -- Santa Clara County -- History.;
- 1 leaf ; 21 x 26 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- Mortgage from C. W. Lander to Josiah Sturgis [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Real property -- California -- Martinez -- History.;
- 2 leaves ; 44 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- Affidavit of Leon Urbino [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Translating services -- English-Spanish -- Contra Costa County -- History.
- 1 leaf ; 34 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- Thomas B. Prince, and others, plaintiffs, vs. Robert Simson, and others, defendants [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Land tenure -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History.;
- 1 leaf ; 32 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- Rancho la Boca de la Cañada del Pinole [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Land tenure -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History.;
- 17 leaves ; 33 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- Copy complaint. Desiderio Briones & wife vs. Mariano G. Vallejo, et al. [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Land tenure -- California -- Martinez -- History.;
- 10 leaves ; 32 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- Copy. Protest to J. W. Mandeville, U. S. Sur[veyor] General of California against the survey of the Rancho Cañada del Hambre [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Real property -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History.;
- 4 leaves ; 32 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- Agreement Pacheco heirs [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Land tenure -- California -- Concord -- History.; Land tenure -- California -- Pleasant Hill -- History.;
- 4 leaves ; 32 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- John Tormey and others, plaintiffs vs. Andrew Allen and others, defendants : summons and complaint in partition of Rancho el Pinole [manuscript].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Land tenure -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History.;
- 6 leaves ; 33 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder
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- The public lands of Alameda & Contra Costa counties : survey of Rancho del Sobrante [text].
- Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Real property -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History.; Land tenure -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History.;
- 8 p. : map ; 23 cm.
- The Legacy of Thomas Brown, the County's First Clerk-Recorder

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