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Caption: "San Jose City Hall," c. 1905, (Theodore Lenzen, Architect), was built in 1889 with a budget of $150,000. The brick and terracotta structure was demolished and replaced in 1958.

Date: 1905

Caption: "Benicia Arsenal Entrance," c. 1915. View of the gateway to Benicia Arsenal, where William McCarthy worked (starting in 1903). Established in 1851, the Benicia Arsenal was the primary ordnance facility of the U.S. Army on the West Coast. The facility was deactivated in 1963, and closed completely the following year. The area now serves a vastly different function, providing work and retail space for artists and artisans.

Date: 1915

Alabama Brewing Co., A.B. Co. monogram, W. and B. monogram

Date: 1899

Caption: "Hotel Vendome. San Jose.," c. 1910. View of the Hotel Vendome, a resort hotel built in San Jose in 1889. The hotel was demolished in 1930, the land subdivided and sold as residential lots.

Date: 1910

Caption: "N.Y. Sky Line From Brooklyn Bridge." View of New York City's skyline, as seen from the Brooklyn Bridge. A portion of the bridge (designed by architect John Augustus Roebling and completed in 1883) can be seen in the right hand side of the photograph. See also 96-07-08-alb09-165.

Date: 8/7/1934

Crescent

Date: 1885

United States Bottling Works, U.S. Lager Beer, J.B. Cuneo

Date: 1899

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Date: undated

Perfection Baking Powder

Date: 1895

Liebig's Celery Beef and Iron

Date: 1884