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Caption: "Chief Manitou of Taos N. M. - Manitou Soda Springs," c. 1923. Grace McCarthy, wearing a Native American headdress and beaded blanket, stands next to a smiling Pedro Cajete in traditional dress. Mr. Cajete, better known to many as Chief Manitou, was a Native American of the Tewa tribe near Santa Fe, New Mexico, who was hired to promote tourism in the Manitou Springs/Colorado Springs area of Colorado. He often sold trinkets and posed for photographs with tourists near the mouth of Manitou Cave, resulting in his moniker Chief Manitou.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Street Car Strike," c. 1907. San Francisco's street car union workers called for a strike after their request to be paid three dollars per eight- hour work day was declined. At the start of the strike, two strikers were shot by strike breakers and many more causalities were reported. Hundreds of passengers were injured during the strike due to inexperienced operators, and twenty-five of those passengers died as a result. In total, the upheaval resulted in thirty-one causalities.
Date: 1907
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Caption: "Chicago Fair, Sept. 23, 1934." Three elephants performing in a circus ring at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition. The Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms."
Date: 9/23/1934
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Caption: "Garden at American Radiator Co. Exhibit. Chicago [sic] Fair. Sept. 18, 1934." William McCarthy stands in front of a series of pools cascading into one another, surrounded by manicured plants at the Century of Progress Exposition. The Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms."
Date: 9/18/1934
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Caption: "Kindergarten Unit. Section looking South." Color drawing of California School for the Deaf at Berkeley. Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler, 1944; built in 1946. Project for Department of Education.
Date: 1944
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Captions: "Northeast Elevation" and "Northwest Elev." Watercolor sketches by Alfred Eichler depicting elevations for preliminary design of dormitory, Folsom State Prison, c. 1933. From stamp on drawing: "Sketch, dormitory, Chinese & Negroe, Folsom State Prison." Project for Department of Corrections.
Date: 1933
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Caption: "Future Administration Bldg. - Terraces - Academic Dining Room & Primary School. Early Study." California School for the Deaf at Berkeley. Early study by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Education.
Date: 1930
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Drawing of main stairway, girls' dormitory, California School for the Deaf at Berkeley. Design and color drawing by Alfred Eichler. Built like this, 1932. Project for Department of Education.
Date: 1931
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Aerial view of Veterans Home, Yountville; pen and ink drawing by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Veterans Affairs.
Date: 1930