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  1. 2006 poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival - Mill Valley Film Festival Collection

    Poster from the 2006 Mill Valley Film Festival, featuring a bright orange background with a collection of yellow objects forming a shape in the center. Large white text over the yellow objects reads, "mvff" with "29" in superscript, referencing the 29th anniversary of the festival.

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    2006 Poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival
  2. 2007 poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival - Mill Valley Film Festival Collection

    Poster from the 2007 Mill Valley Film Festival. A large number 30 in red stands out against a black background, with a partially obscured yellow number 29 above it, resembling camera film from a movie and referencing the 30th anniversary of the festival. Text reads, "Mill Valley FIlm Festival - Turning 30." The logo of the festival is in the bottom left corner.

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    2007 Poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival
  3. 2008 poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival - Mill Valley Film Festival Collection

    Poster from the 2008 Mill Valley Film Festival. A large, centered photograph shows a toy man running toward the camera, away from a plane in the background on a dirt road under a large blue sky. Text reads, "There's No Mistaking Great Film." The logo of the festival is in the top center of the poster, along with information about dates and tickets. Location information is on the bottom, along with the logo from the California Film Institute (CFI)...

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    2008 Poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival
  4. 2009 poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival - Mill Valley Film Festival Collection

    Poster from the 2009 Mill Valley Film Festival, featuring title text which reads, "Mill Valley 32 Film Festival - October 8-18." Below the text is an illustration of a large eye with a tear coming out of it. A dark human figure stands below the eye. Text on the bottom reads, "2009 tickets: MVFF.com."

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    2009 Poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival
  5. 2010 poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival - Mill Valley Film Festival Collection

    Poster from the 2010 Mill Valley Film Festival, featuring an illustrated face in dark blue with geometric features. The facial expression conveys surprise or excitement, with a round mouth and raised eyebrows. Text at the top gives information regarding tickets and dates of the festival, as well as "No33," to represent the 33rd anniversary of the festival.

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    2010 Poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival
  6. 2011 poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival - Mill Valley Film Festival Collection

    Poster from the 2011 Mill Valley Film Festival. Against an orange and black background is an illustrated sillouette of a man with a hat, whose face is obscured by a large red orb. Text in a digital style at the top reads, "Mill Valley Film Festival 34," and gives ticket and date information.

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    2011 Poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival
  7. 2012 poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival - Mill Valley Film Festival Collection

    Poster from the 2012 Mill Valley Film Festival, featuring a yellow, red, and blue background with two red narrow rectangles arranged in an X. An illustrated eye is at the top of each rectangle, along with the number "35," representing the 35th anniversary of the festival. Text at the top reads, "California Film Institute presents October 4-14 2012" and at the bottom, "Mill Valley Film Festival."

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    2012 Poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival
  8. 2013 poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival - Mill Valley Film Festival Collection

    Poster from the 2013 Mill Valley Film Festival. At the top, text reads, "California Film Institute presents - Mill Valley Film Festival." Against a dark red background is a yellow design of a heart with a face, accompanied by the inverse of that design below it. The number "36" is in the middle, representing the 36th year of the festival, along with an illustrated eye above and below the number.

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    2013 Poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival
  9. 2014 poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival - Mill Valley Film Festival Collection

    Poster from the 2014 Mill Valley Film Festival, shaped like a ticket stub to a movie. The ticket stub is light blue, and features a large red number "37," representing the 37th anniversary of the festival. Text over the number reads, "California Film Institute presents - Mill Valley Film Festival."

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    2014 Poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival
  10. 2015 poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival - Mill Valley Film Festival Collection

    Poster from the 2015 Mill Valley Film Festival, shaped like a ticket stub to a movie. A large blue number "38" centers the poster in front of a bright yellow background. Above the number is a geometrical design of stripes in a herringbone pattern, resembling the logo of the festival. Red text reads, "Film Festival" at the top, and "Mill Valley" at the bottom, as if the ticket stub had cut off the text.

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    2015 Poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival
  11. 2016 poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival - Mill Valley Film Festival Collection

    Poster from the 2016 Mill Valley Film Festival, on a white background with large, partially obscured yellow and pink numbers "3" and "9," representing the 39th anniversary of the festival. The bottom strip of the "9" has holes, resembling 35mm film. A much smaller "39" in yellow fills some white space, covered by text that reads, "Mill Valley Film Festival." Text on the left reads, "October 06-16, 2016 - presented by the California Film Institute...

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    2016 Poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival
  12. 2017 poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival - Mill Valley Film Festival Collection

    Poster from the 2017 Mill Valley Film Festival, featuring a large, intricately illustrated, multicolored design of a human figure with a film camera head. The illustration stands against a red, orange, and yellow background. Text at the bottom reads, "40th Mill Valley Film Festival - October 5-15, 2017."

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    2017 Poster from the Mill Valley Film Festival
  13. 2085 A View of Portion of the Town of Mill Valley, California - Postcards

    One postcard, with message written on back, stamped, postmarked, and mailed to Worcester, Massachussettes. The front shows a colorized photograph of Mill Valley, looking south down Miller Avenue from above the center of town. There are two postmarks, one from May 16, 1910 and one from May 21, 1910. There is a message on the back from Mabel to Mary.

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    A view of Portion of the Town of Mill Valley
  14. 2109 - In the Redwoods, Mt. Tamalpais Railway, California - Postcards

    Front of postcard depicts image of Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway railroad tracks running along a creek. Above the creek is a wooden bridge. The front of the postcard contains the printed text, "2109 - In the Redwoods, Mt. Tamalpais Railway, California." The back of the postcard lists publisher information as, "Made in America by Edw. H,. Mitchell at San Francisco." There is a handwritten message on the back addressed to a Miss Mabel Sharp...

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    2109 - In the redwoods Mt. Tamalpais Railway, California
  15. 217 Foot High California Redwood - Postcards

    Postcard shows a photo of a 217 feet tall California redwood tree, with a man hanging out in the roots.

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    217 Foot High California Redwood
  16. 3. Tower W2, April 24, 1934 - Postcards

    Postcard shows a photo of the first steel tower, at the end of Pier 24, San Francisco, with the SS President Harrison of the Dollar Lines, now APL, below it. On the right, the Matson liner Mariposa is at the dock. There are a few tar paper shacks on the left of Rincon Hill. Photo was taken near the site of the present Union Oil Co. building at First & Harrison. This postcard was made to commemorate the 50 year anniversiary of the bridge, started ...

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    3. Tower W2, April 24, 1934
  17. 4. Bridge Builders on Tower W3 - Postcards

    Postcard shows a photo of two workers on Tower W3, in 1934. Behind it, nthe Russ Bldg, Shell and Cheveron buildings are visible as well as the Ferry building and the produce district. This postcard was made to commemorate the 50 year anniversiary of the bridge, started in 1933 and finished in 1936. Number 4 of a 10 postcard limited edition set.

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    4. Bridge Builders on Tower W3
  18. 5 Dollar Throckmorton - Archives

    Song with lyrics written by Julie Herrera's third-grade class at Park School, music by Jerome Rossen, and arranged by music teacher Lori Adessa. The song was the result of a Kiddo mini-grant project to write three pieces of music about Mill Valley History. This song is about the Rancho period and mentions Samuel Throckmorton, John Reed and William Richardson. A recording of the song, performed by Jerome Rossen, and lyric sheet are attached.

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    5 Dollar Throckmorton
  19. 5. Fleets in, May 1, 1935 - Postcards

    Postcard shows a photo of twelve battleships, including the Arizona, 18 destroyers, and two aircraft carriers in the middle of the bay. The Saratoga is at the far left. Photo was taken by workers on the West Bay Towers. This postcard was made to commemorate the 50 year anniversiary of the bridge, started in 1933 and finished in 1936. Number 5 of a 10 postcard limited edition set.

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    5. Fleets in, May 1, 1935
  20. 538. Presidio, San Francisco, Cal. - Postcards

    Drawn landscape with Presidio in the foreground and mountains in the background On Back: Where we camped about 2 months when we come back from the Philippines Islands, 1919, August, we were about 1 1/2 miles in from the Golden Gate.

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    538. Presidio, San Francisco, Cal.
  21. 6. Cable Spinning, 1935 - Postcards

    Postcard shows a photo of spinning the cables, each containing 17, 464 wires compressed to a diameter of 28 inches, between the four towers of the West Bay Crossing (San Francisco and Yerba Buena Island). This process was started on July 6, 1935. This postcard was made to commemorate the 50 year anniversiary of the bridge, started in 1933 and finished in 1936. Number 6 of a 10 postcard limited edition set.

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    6. Cable Spinning, 1935
  22. 610. Richmond-San Rafael Auto Ferry - Postcards

    Postcard shows photo of the Richmond-San Rafael Auto Ferry, the shortest route from Oakland, California to the Redwood Highway. Capacity 65 cars.

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    610. Richmond-San Rafael Auto Ferry
  23. 612. Post Exchange and Cafeteria Building - Postcards

    Postcard shows photo of the Post Exchange and Cafeteria Building, on Hamilton Air Force Base, California.

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    612. Post Exchange and Cafeteria Building
  24. 613. Main Gate, Hamilton - Postcards

    Postcard shows a photo of the facade of the Main Gate of Hamilton Air Force Base, California.

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    613. Main Gate, Hamilton
  25. 614. Hamilton Air Force Base - Postcards

    Postcard shows a general photo of Hamilton Air Force Base, taken from the top of a hill.

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    614. Hamilton Air Force Base
  26. 615. Hamilton Air Force Base Headquarters Building - Postcards

    Postcard shows a photo of the Headquarters building on Hamilton Air Force Base, California.

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    615. Hamilton Air Force Base Headquarters Building
  27. 616. Base Chapel - Postcards

    Postcard shows a photo of the chapel on Hamilton Air Force Base.

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    616. Base Chapel
  28. 617. Enlisted Men's Barracks - Postcards

    Postcard shows a photo of the englisted Men's Barracks and Squadron Mess, Hamilton Air Force Base, California.

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    617. Enlisted Men's Barracks
  29. 7 architectural drawings of 15 Eldridge Avenue - House files

    Seven architectural drawings of a cottage at 15 Eldridge Avenue, which was demolished. Included with this donation was a paragraph describing the cottage: The tiny cottage at 15 Eldridge was built in 1904 for Mrs. Anha Bendix Martino. Originally designated as "13" Edlridge, Mrs. Martino insisted on the change of number for reasons of superstition. She traveled to Mill Valley by train, riding in the box car in which she brought her horse, all ...

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  30. 8. Closing the Cantilever - Postcards

    Postcard shows a photo of "closing the cantilever" of the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge. The Bay Bridge is a cantilever bridge, which means that only end of the bridge is anchored, with the other end projected horizonatally into space. The Chief Engineer, C.H. Purcell, once wrote that the closing of the 1400 foot cantilever was probably the most ticklish job he faced. It was the longest and heaviest cantilver built at the time. Traveling derri...

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    8. Closing the Cantilever
  31. 9. Lifting Deck Steel - Postcards

    Postcard shows a photo of the steel deck of the bridge being lifted from barges in the bay and hoisted to the suspending cables, on January 5, 1936. The decking was completed to Yerba Buena Island three months later. Its two levels enclosed an area 58 feet wide and 76 feet high. This postcard was made to commemorate the 50 year anniversiary of the bridge, started in 1933 and finished in 1936. Number 9 of a 10 postcard limited edition set.

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    9. Lifting Deck Steel
  32. A Group of Redwoods, growing out from root of an immense Redwood - Postcards

    A group of redwood trees in Mill Valley, California. Title partially transcribed from front of postcard, which reads: "No. 422, A group of Redwoods, growing out from root of an immense Redwood, Mill Valley, Marin County, California". Back of postcard is printed with the following: "Chas. Weidner, San Francisco, Calif. Made in Germany." Correspondence to a Miss Grace Sterrett on back. Postcard is stamped and postmarked 1909.

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    A Group of Redwoods, growing out from root of an immense Redwood
  33. A Pair of Herons - Postcards

    Two great blue herons on their nest in Schwarz Grove, in Stinson Beach

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    A Pair of Herons
  34. A Rustic Scene - Postcards

    Postcard shows a photo of a pathway and bridge surrounded by ferns and redwood trees. Photo taken in Muir Woods National Monument.

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    A Rustic Scene
  35. A Statement of Principles Marin County - Ephemera

    Small pamphlet describing "ten principles for decision making in Marin County." According to donor, it was written by "movers and shakers" in Mill Valley sometime in the 1960s or 1970s, by a group of people knows as participants in Marin Conversations.

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    A Statement of Principles, date unknown
  36. A View Across Bolinas Lagoon - Postcards

    Color photo across the Bolinas Lagoon

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    A View Across Bolinas Lagoon
  37. A View From Mount Tamalpais - Postcards

    Postcard shows photo taken from the top of Mount Tamalpais, with Mill Valley and then San Francisco in the distance,

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    A View From Mount Tamalpais
  38. A View From the Summit of Mt. Tamalpais - Postcards

    Aerial image of landscape looking down from Mount Tamalpais, with a focus on the double bow knot on Scenic Railway

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    A View From the Summit of Mt. Tamalpais
  39. A color post card of Throckmorton Ave. in downtown Mill Valley, 1940-1955 - Postcards

    A color post card of Throckmorton Ave. in downtown Mill Valley.

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    A color post card of Throckmorton Ave. in downtown Mill Valley, 1940-1955
  40. A drive way in Mill Valley, Cal. - Postcards

    A tree-lined road in Mill Valley. Front of postcard is printed with the following text: "A drive way in Mill Valley, Cal." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard describes the scene as "Throckmorton at Olive beforee street was paved". Back of postcard is printed with: "M. Rieder, Publ., Los Angeles, Cal. No. 5114. Made in Germany."

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    A drive way in Mill Valley, Cal.
  41. A glimpse of Redwood Lodge, Mill Valley, Cal. - Postcards

    Postcard featuring a creek, bridge, and a glimpse of Redwood Lodge. "Redwood Lodge" was the name George and Maria Billings gave the Mill Valley home they began building in 1890. The home, at 160 Corte Madera Avenue, was originally intended as a summer home, but after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco, the Billings family made the Redwood Lodge their year-round residence. Title transcribed from front of postcard, which is printed with the follo...

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    A glimpse of Redwood Lodge, Mill Valley, Cal.
  42. A view from summit of Mt. Tamalpais showing double loop on Scenic Railway, Mt. Tamalpais - Postcards

    Front of postcard shows a view of the double-bowknot path winding along Mt. Tamalpais with Richardson Bay in the background. Title transcribed from the front of the postcard, which contains printed text, "192. A view from summit of Mt. Tamalpais showing double loop on Scenic Railway Mt Tamalpais, California." The back of the postcard contains a handwritten message. The back of the postcard is also printed with, "Charles Weidner, Photographer, San...

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    A view from summit of Mt. Tamalpais showing double loop on Scenic Railway
  43. A waterfall in Stinson Beach - Postcards

    The stream under the redwoods in Volunteer Canyon at Audubon Canyon Ranch north of Stinson Beach, California

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    A waterfall in Stinson Beach
  44. AAUW Archives scrapbook 1979 1980 - June 1985 v4 - American Association of University Women Mill Valley Branch

    1 Scrapbook, in red binder,from The American Association of Universtiy Women. Contains clippings, flyers, event programs, posters, photographs, and invitations. Includes photographs of John Gardiner and his 1915 British military plane.

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    AAUW Archives scrapbook 1979 1980 - June 1985 v4
  45. AAUW Archives scrapbook June 1985 to March Sept 1990 v.5 - American Association of University Women Mill Valley Branch

    1 scrapbook, in navy blue binder,from The American Association of Universtiy Women, Southern Marin County Branch. This volume contains mainly photographs of various AAUW events, including a book signing with Gloria Steinem. It also contains clippings, event programs, branch officer lists, correspondence and glossary of AAUW terms.

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    AAUW Archives scrapbook June 1985 to March Sept 1990 v.5
  46. AAUW Scrap Book Mill Valley Branch 1948-1960 v1 - American Association of University Women Mill Valley Branch

    1 Scrapbook, tied with yellow cord. Black leather binder containing mainly newspaper clipping and some newsletters, photographs and birth announcements.

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    AAUW Scrap Book Mill Valley Branch 1948-1960 v1
  47. AAUW archives 50th anniversary scrapbook April 1999 to 2005 v.8 - American Association of University Women Mill Valley Branch

    1 scrapbook, in green binder, from the American Association of University Women. Contains clippings, flyers, event programs, posters, photographs, rosters and invitations.

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    AAUW archives 50th anniversary scrapbook April 1999 to 2005 v.8
  48. AAUW archives scrapbook Jan. 1996 to March 1999 [v7] - American Association of University Women Mill Valley Branch

    1 scrapbook, in blue binder, from the American Association of University Women. Contains clippings, flyers, event programs, posters, photographs, rosters and invitations.

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    AAUW archives scrapbook Jan. 1996 to March 1999 [v7]
  49. AAUW archives scrapbook Sept 1990 - Dec 1995 v.6 - American Association of University Women Mill Valley Branch

    1 Scrapbook, in dark burgundy binder, from the American Association of University Women. Contains clippings, flyers, event programs, posters, photographs, rostersqa and invitations.

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    AAUW archives scrapbook Sept 1990 - Dec 1995 v.6
  50. AIDS benefit concert at Sweetwater - Jeanie Patterson Sweetwater Collection

    Poster for fundraiser at Sweetwater to benefit the Pediatric AIDS foundation. It contains drawings of the artists who were scheduled to perform: Alex Call, The Edlows, Solid Air, and Deborah Levoy.

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    AIDS benefit concert at Sweetwater

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