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  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 296

    Caption: "El Capitan," c. 1917. El Capitan is a vertical granite rock formation in Yosemite Valley. It's sheer cliff face, rising almost 3,000 feet above the Valley, is a favorite rock climbing location.

    Date: 1917

  • Special Agent's Report on Tule Lake

    Special Agent's Report regarding investigation of unrest at Tule Lake Camp by J. H. McClelland, E. F. Dilts, and Owen Kessel; For more reports on statements from individuals, see file

    Date: November 9, 1943

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 118

    Caption: "Sutter [sic] Fort. Sacramento.," c. 1920. Image of the main building of Sutter's Fort. John Sutter established the fort in 1839, calling it New Helvetia. After the discovery of gold at one of Sutter's mills (at Coloma, on the American River), almost all of the fort's inhabitants left for the gold fields in the foothills. The fort deteriorated until being restored from 1891-1893. The fort is now the site of a State Historic Park. See also 96-07-08-alb05-117.

    Date: 1920

  • Memo on Japanese with Radios

    Memorandum from Tom Coakley to G. W. Griffin regarding radios owned by Japanese; While document is dated January 6, 1941, content and placement within the files suggests that date was actually January 6, 1942

    Date: January 6, 1941

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 264

    Caption: "Notre Dame College. South Bend, Indiana. Sept. 14, 1734 [sic], Sept. 14, 1934." Founded in 1842 and officially chartered in 1844, the University of Notre Dame is a Catholic research university famous world-wide for the quality of the education it provides. This photograph shows the Main Building's domed tower, (just to the right of center), and the steeple of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart (center), the university's on-site Catholic Church.

    Date: 9/14/1934

  • Memo on Plan for Care of People Incarcerated at Manzanar

    Office Memorandum from Elizabeth Parmley to Lucile Kennedy summarizing a visit to Manzanar by the Field Representative and the Social Security board

    Date: February 20, 1945

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 038

    Caption: "San Jacinto Battle Ground -- Tex, June 11 34." View of the gated entry to the San Jacinto Battleground. The site was the location of the Battle of San Jacinto, in which the Texan Army (led by Sam Houston) defeated the Mexican army (led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna), paving the way for the formation of the Republic of Texas. A Texas Historic Site, the battleground was also declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.

    Date: 6/11/1934

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 074a

    Caption: "The California," (Richard. Outcault, illustrator). A photograph of a drawing of a dog and a turkey by American cartoonist Richard F. Outcault. The drawing is captioned "The California," is mounted next to the photograph of the USS California (96-07-08-alb06-073), and is likely meant to refernce that ship in some fashion.

    Date: Undated

  • eichler_f3274_251

    Watercolor perspective of New Governor's Mansion. Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler. Not built. The design, made during the tenure of Governor James Rolph, is an adaptation of early California mission style. The painting is made with water color mixed with a small amount of Chinese white; the sky is blown on with a brush. Project for Office of the Governor.

    Date: 1931

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 092

    Caption: "Boulder Canyon - Showing Power Houses and Tramway Below the Dam," c. 1935. Boulder Canyon, on the Colorado River, is located above Boulder/Hoover Dam and is now flooded by Lake Mead.

    Date: 1935