1908 Ad Burlingame California R. J. Rodgers Real Estate - ORIGINAL OWE1 PNR3 Photographs courtesy of Starrett Brothers

Photographs courtesy of Starrett Brothers

This is an original 1911 black and white print ad for the Standard Vacuum Gas Machine from the Standard Gillette Light Co

This is an original 1895 halftone print of the Japan Giant Chestnut tree

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1908 Ad Burlingame California R. J. Rodgers Real Estate - ORIGINAL OWE1 PNR3 Photographs courtesy of Starrett BrothersThis is an original 1908 black and white print ad encouraging travel, tourism and residency in San Mateo County's Burlingame, California. The town of Burlingame was named after former U. S. Minister to China Anson Burlingame, who visited the area in 1866. After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, many people were seeking out a safer and more stable area to establish residency; thus, many came to settle in Burlingame. By 1908, the town was officially