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Our Mother's Mush, Our Mother's Hot Cake Meal

Date: 1896

California's Mid-Winter Fair Illustrated

Date: 1893

Keane's Bell Carpet Brown

Date: 1898

Feather River Brand

Date: 1899

Deringer Pistol

Date: 1863

Charles W. Bell’s argument for Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 8 was the official argument in favor of the women's suffrage amendment that appeared in California's voter information pamphlet before the October 10, 1911 special election. Its purpose was to persuade California's male voters to approve Proposition 4, which would amend the California Constitution to grant women the right to vote. Senator Charles W. Bell was an ardent supporter of women’s suffrage who had spent years campaigning for the cause. In the 15-page argument, Bell explains that women deserve the right to vote because they are educated, civic-minded citizens whose participation will strengthen government. He urges voters to approve the amendment, asserting that equal suffrage would make California's democracy more representative and effective.

Date: August 2, 1911

Text of statute for reparations for employees of Japanese descent who were dismissed during WWII

Date: Undated

Morning Glory

Date: 1880

Pride of the West

Date: 1885

California Root Bitters

Date: 1879