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Sir Robert Cowan, Prince of California Bookmen, and the Genesis of the UCLA Californiana Collection. He also served as the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library’s first librarian. In 1914 Cowan’s monumental A Bibliography of California and the Pacific West became the first monograph published by the Book Club of California. Kurutz presents an overview of Cowan’s illustrious career, the writing of his bibliography, his work at the Clark Library, and the heroic effort of UCLA to secure Cowan’s Californiana collection. Robert Ernest Cowan was born in Toronto, Canada in 1862. Robert Ernest Cowan collected a wide-array of materials on early California history that would later form the nucleus of the UCLA Department of Special Collections’s holdings in Californiana. Robert Cowan married Marie Margaret Fleissner in 1894 and they had one child, Robert Granniss Cowan. Robert Ernest Cowan died in Los Angeles in May 1942.

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Original Joe’s Menu Taylor St San Francisco California Joe’s Special 1940’s. A 4 page menu from the Original Joe’s on Taylor Street in San Francisco California. Measures about 7″ x 11″ when closed. This menu is circa the late 1930’s. Has wine list and beverages on the back cover. Due to the size limitations of my scanner, the entire menu may not show in some of the scans. From Doordash THE HISTORY OF ORIGINAL JOE’S The name “Joe’s” was a generic name that dates back to the Barbary Coast in San Francisco. During the 1920’s, a group of entrepreneurs decided to open a new restaurant on Broadway Street in San Francisco. The name “Joe’s” had gone dormant for a while and they determined that “New Joe’s” would be a good name. “New Joe’s” became the first restaurant in San Francisco to do exhibition cooking where food was prepared in full view of the customers. It was also the restaurant where the “Joe’s Special” was created. Folklore has it that a customer ordered a spinach omelet very late one night. The customer asked the chef if he had anything else available to cook. The chef replied he had some hamburger left. The customer asked him to throw some of the hamburger into his omelet. The dish became so popular that they eventually put it on the menu. In 1937 the partner’s at “New Joe’s” had a falling out. One of the partner’s teamed up with Louis J. Rocca and Ante Rodin and started a restaurant at 144 Taylor Street in San Francisco. He insisted he was “The Original” so they called the new restaurant Original Joe’s. The restaurant became extremely popular. On May 24, 1956 Louis J. (Babe), Arthur Tortore (Otto) and Anthony Caramagno (Nino) opened “Original Joe’s” in San Jose. The four partners wanted to bring an authentic San Francisco restaurant to the South Bay. They were convinced that if they could keep it authentic, they could serve the community by producing their traditional home-style Italian American Cuisine. Their desire was so great that they actually transported San Francisco French Bread via Greyhound Bus everyday for the first two years of operation. In the early 1970’s downtown San Jose started to flounder. Businesses were relocating to the outskirts of town. Original Joe’s became one of the cornerstones for an ever changing downtown. As the genres of food have changed over the years, Original Joe’s maintains its traditional roots. Still owned and operated by the Rocca Family, Original Joe’s continues to strive to replicate the dining experience that people have enjoyed for over half of a century. In very good condition with cover discoloration. Ckages may be 8 to 18. Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Paper\Menus”. The seller is “herwoldallas” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Canada, Australia.

• This Collectible: An Original Vintage Menu

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Original Joe’s Menu Taylor St San Francisco California Joe’s Special 1940’s. A 4 page menu from the Original Joe’s on Taylor Street in San Francisco California. Measures about 7″ x 11″ when closed. This menu is circa the late 1930’s. Has wine list and beverages on the back cover. Due to the size limitations of my scanner, the entire menu may not show in some of the scans. From Doordash THE HISTORY OF ORIGINAL JOE’S The name “Joe’s” was a generic name that dates back to the Barbary Coast in San Francisco. During the 1920’s, a group of entrepreneurs decided to open a new restaurant on Broadway Street in San Francisco. The name “Joe’s” had gone dormant for a while and they determined that “New Joe’s” would be a good name. “New Joe’s” became the first restaurant in San Francisco to do exhibition cooking where food was prepared in full view of the customers. It was also the restaurant where the “Joe’s Special” was created. Folklore has it that a customer ordered a spinach omelet very late one night. The customer asked the chef if he had anything else available to cook. The chef replied he had some hamburger left. The customer asked him to throw some of the hamburger into his omelet. The dish became so popular that they eventually put it on the menu. In 1937 the partner’s at “New Joe’s” had a falling out. One of the partner’s teamed up with Louis J. Rocca and Ante Rodin and started a restaurant at 144 Taylor Street in San Francisco. He insisted he was “The Original” so they called the new restaurant Original Joe’s. The restaurant became extremely popular. On May 24, 1956 Louis J. (Babe), Arthur Tortore (Otto) and Anthony Caramagno (Nino) opened “Original Joe’s” in San Jose. The four partners wanted to bring an authentic San Francisco restaurant to the South Bay. They were convinced that if they could keep it authentic, they could serve the community by producing their traditional home-style Italian American Cuisine. Their desire was so great that they actually transported San Francisco French Bread via Greyhound Bus everyday for the first two years of operation. In the early 1970’s downtown San Jose started to flounder. Businesses were relocating to the outskirts of town. Original Joe’s became one of the cornerstones for an ever changing downtown. As the genres of food have changed over the years, Original Joe’s maintains its traditional roots. Still owned and operated by the Rocca Family, Original Joe’s continues to strive to replicate the dining experience that people have enjoyed for over half of a century. In very good condition with cover discoloration. Ckages may be 8 to 18. Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Paper\Menus”. The seller is “herwoldallas” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Canada, Australia.

• This Collectible: An Original Vintage Menu

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Special Orders Western Department, San Francisco, California 1916. Title: Special Orders Western Department, San Francisco, California 1916 Publication: San Francisco. Three-quarter leather with splits at spine end joints and rubbed and bumped edges and corners. Marbled boards, edges, and endpapers, with first free endpaper missing. Light soil on top edge. Pages contain official stamps of the Adjutant General and others and many initials signing off on the documents, with some other marginalia and underlining. 113 pages Index to the Special Orders, 295 unpaginated Special Orders, 10 pages Index to General Orders and Bulletin, 17 General Orders, 50 Bulletins, and Roster of Troops Serving in the Western Area. Orders range from court martials to assignment to the School for Bakers and Cooks and aviation instruction. 7 1/4″ x 2 1/2″ x 5 1/4 Good. Back of Beyond Books. We operate an open shop and specialize in books of the southwest including guide books, environmental writing, natural history writing and out-of-print regional books of the 4-corners region. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) and adhere to the organization’s strict code of ethics. All books are guaranteed genuine as described, and are returnable for any reason during the 30 days after receipt. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to resolve the rare problem promptly. This listing was created by Bibliopolis. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “backofbeyondbooks” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Publisher: Unknown
• Binding: Hardcover

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Original Joe’s Menu Taylor St San Francisco California Joe’s Special 1940’s. A 4 page menu from the Original Joe’s on Taylor Street in San Francisco California. Measures about 7″ x 11″ when closed. This menu is circa the late 1930’s. Has wine list and beverages on the back cover. Due to the size limitations of my scanner, the entire menu may not show in some of the scans. From Doordash THE HISTORY OF ORIGINAL JOE’S The name “Joe’s” was a generic name that dates back to the Barbary Coast in San Francisco. During the 1920’s, a group of entrepreneurs decided to open a new restaurant on Broadway Street in San Francisco. The name “Joe’s” had gone dormant for a while and they determined that “New Joe’s” would be a good name. “New Joe’s” became the first restaurant in San Francisco to do exhibition cooking where food was prepared in full view of the customers. It was also the restaurant where the “Joe’s Special” was created. Folklore has it that a customer ordered a spinach omelet very late one night. The customer asked the chef if he had anything else available to cook. The chef replied he had some hamburger left. The customer asked him to throw some of the hamburger into his omelet. The dish became so popular that they eventually put it on the menu. In 1937 the partner’s at “New Joe’s” had a falling out. One of the partner’s teamed up with Louis J. Rocca and Ante Rodin and started a restaurant at 144 Taylor Street in San Francisco. He insisted he was “The Original” so they called the new restaurant Original Joe’s. The restaurant became extremely popular. On May 24, 1956 Louis J. (Babe), Arthur Tortore (Otto) and Anthony Caramagno (Nino) opened “Original Joe’s” in San Jose. The four partners wanted to bring an authentic San Francisco restaurant to the South Bay. They were convinced that if they could keep it authentic, they could serve the community by producing their traditional home-style Italian American Cuisine. Their desire was so great that they actually transported San Francisco French Bread via Greyhound Bus everyday for the first two years of operation. In the early 1970’s downtown San Jose started to flounder. Businesses were relocating to the outskirts of town. Original Joe’s became one of the cornerstones for an ever changing downtown. As the genres of food have changed over the years, Original Joe’s maintains its traditional roots. Still owned and operated by the Rocca Family, Original Joe’s continues to strive to replicate the dining experience that people have enjoyed for over half of a century. In very good condition with cover discoloration. Ckages may be 8 to 18. Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Paper\Menus”. The seller is “herwoldallas” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Canada.

• This Collectible: An Original Vintage Menu

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This is a outdoor 1938 Rainier Speical Export Genuine Lager Beer IRTP lo-profile cone top by Rainier Brewing Company of San Francisco, California in good condition. Dated 4-1-38 on botton lid. Has scratches, nicks, dings, and minor humidity throughout label but displays well. See photos for best description. The item “1938 RAINIER Special Export GENUINE Lager Beer IRTP CT San Francisco California” is in sale since Sunday, March 21, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Breweriana, Beer\Cans\ US\Cone Tops”. The seller is “keg-lined” and is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This item can be shipped to United States.

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