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Lanomac Underwear

Date: 1900

Office Memorandum from Lois Craig to Martha A. Chickering, et al. regarding travel

Date: April 6, 1942

Monte Cristo

Date: 1895

Correspondence from C. J. Carey to R. I. French regarding licenses and Japanese in California

Date: January 28, 1942

Crown Soap

Date: 1880

Caption: "Glacier Point - Over Hanging Rock - Yosemite Falls In The Distance," c. 1935. A group of unidentified people looking out from Glacier Point. Both Upper and Lower Yosemite Fall are visible across the valley at the right side of the photograph. Glacier Point, on the south wall of the valley 3,200 feet above what is now known as Half Dome Village, provides panoramic views of the valley and many of its features. By the time this photograph was taken, safety railings had been installed at the Point to prevent visitors from tumbling over the cliff while trying to get the best views.

Date: 1935

Xyloret Underwear

Date: 1900

Emancipator, D. D. Monogram

Date: 1893

Planet Mills

Date: 1892

J. B. Sanford was a California State Senator representing the 4th Senate District and served as Chairman of the Democratic Caucus during the 1911 legislative session. He was one of the most prominent legislative opponents of women's suffrage in California. Sanford authored the official ballot argument against Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 8 (Proposition 4). In it, Sanford argues that women should not be granted the right to vote because suffrage is a privilege rather than an inherent right. He asserts that political involvement would distract women from their primary domestic duties, disrupt traditional gender roles, and ultimately harm the family structure. Furthermore, he claims that men already adequately protected women's interests in government and that granting women the vote would lead to increased social instability.

Date: June 24, 1911