1946 May Fete

Description: Color silent film shows various scenes from San Mateo County. The film opens with a view of flags atop the San Mateo County Courthouse Fiscal Building. Additional scenes show old and new housing, a view of Crystal Springs Dam from Skyline Boulevard, highway construction, various businesses, San Mateo County Juvenile Home, Coastside beach scenes, and children swimming and playing outdoors. Businesses identified in the film include: Erie Manufacturing Company; Callan Realty Company; Western Crown Core and Seal Corporation; Nerli’s Place. Planning Movie (handwritten on can at top center; "121659" (handwritten in black ink on adhesive label near top); "DENT IN CAN - FILM STUCK IN CAN" (handwritten in graphite on stickey note at center); "San Mateo County Planning Commission / #1 [handwritten in graphite] / DONOR: San Mateo County Planning Commission" (typewritten on adhesive label); "401'" (handwritten in black ink on adhesive label, center left).