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Self Raising Breakfast Cake Meal

Date: 1887

La Bella Senorita

Date: 1885

California Cigar Makers, For the Protection of Home Industry

Date: 1895

Office Memorandum from Gladys C. Johns (by Kathryn M. Larmore) to Margaret S. Watkins regarding resentment from Inyo County about the placement of Manzanar there

Date: March 23, 1942

Detrick's

Date: 1873

Cream of Tartar and Soda

Date: 1889

Prof. Auer's Tamarine

Date: 1892

Mercado and Seully's California Wine Bitters

Date: 1867

California Varnish Works

Date: 1881

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