Walnut Creek (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Walnut Creek (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Ygnacio Valley Library Chronology:
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors accepts gift of 1.15-acre site from Nellie G. Casey (November 25, 1969).
County Board of Supervisors with consent of Cities of Concord and Walnut Creek forms County Service...
El Sobrante (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- El Sobrante (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
El Sobrante Library Chronology:
County Library establishes a station in the home of Mrs. Blanche Burg (December 1938).
Station closes when Mrs. Burg takes a war job (September 1943).
El Sobrante Garden Club sponsors new station in a small building...
Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Land tenure -- California -- Concord -- History.; Land tenure -- California -- Pleasant Hill -- History.;
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.;
Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; American Smelting and Refining Company -- History.; American Smelting and Refining Company.; Asarco Inc.; Asarco Inc. -- History.; Smelting.;
Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Pittsburg (Calif.) -- History.; Historic sites.; Historic mines.; Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve (Calif.).;
Advertising.; Branding (Marketing).; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Martinez (Calif.).; Swett, John, 1830-1913.;
Fruit box picture from John Swett’s ranch. Rectangular advertising image of a young woman surrounded by green grape vine leaves and red grapes with the caption “Swett’s grape juice made from mountain grapes -- refreshingly tart and high flavored....
Pleasant Hill (Calif.).; Public libraries -- Pleasant Hill (Calif.) -- History.; Library buildings -- History -- Pleasant Hill (Calif.).; Library buildings -- United States -- Design and construction.;Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).;
Photographs showing various stages of construction of the Pleasant Hill Library in 1960. The bottom image includes former County Librarian Bertha Hellums on the left.
Pleasant Hill (Calif.).; Public libraries -- Pleasant Hill (Calif.) -- History.; Library buildings -- History -- Pleasant Hill (Calif.).;Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).;
Photograph of the Pleasant Hill Library in its pre-1961 location.
Pleasant Hill (Calif.).; Public libraries -- Pleasant Hill (Calif.) -- History.; Library buildings -- History -- Pleasant Hill (Calif.).; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).;
Concord (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Concord (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Concord Library Chronology:
Concord citizens organize to establish a public library and reading room in the Concord Fire Hall (1906).
Library moves into new quarters next door to the Levenson Building (1913).
Concord Library joins the Contra Costa...
Moraga (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Moraga (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Moraga Library Chronology:
County Library opens Moraga Branch in grocery store (January –August 1918).
County Library provides library service in a room located at the back of Moraga post office (1936-1944).
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph offers...
Oakley (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- Oakley (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
Oakley Library Chronology:
County Library establishes Oakley Branch Library (November 1913).
Library moves to Oakley Woman’s Club (1916).
Oakley Library moves to a new space in the former Oakley School building on East Ruby Street (1975).
Governor...
San Ramon (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs.; Library buildings -- History -- San Ramon (Calif.) -- Photographs.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.) -- Photographs.;
San Ramon Library Chronology:
County Librarian, Clarence Walters, outlines need for expanded library service in the San Ramon Valley in a memorandum to County Administrator, J. P. McBrien (November 1973).
Pacific Rim Development Co. announces that...
Brown, Thomas A., 1823-1889.; Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.).; Lawyers -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History.; Credit -- Contra Costa County -- History.
