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  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 274

    Caption: "Crowd Watching Chrysler Automobile Maneuvers. Chicago Fair. Sept. 17, 1934." Fairgoers pack the stands at a demonstration of the capabilities of Chrysler automobiles on a track created as part of the Chrysler complex built for the 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: 9/17/1934

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 333

    Caption: "U.S. Battle Ship California. May 28, 1937." The USS California, a Tennessee-class dreadnaught battleship, was the fifth U.S. ship named after the Golden State. Launched in 1915, the California served as the Pacific Fleet's flagship for twenty years. The California was docked at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked in 1941. Two bombs struck and eventually sunk her, killing ninety-eight of her crew and wounding sixty-one more. The California was subsequently refloated, with repairs done first at Pearl Harbor and then at Puget Sound Navy Yard. She then sailed to assist numerous campaigns in the Pacific Theater of the war, earning seven battle stars for this service. The California was decommissioned in 1947, and sold for scrapping in 1959.

    Date: 5/28/1937

  • Old Series Trademark No. 0295

    Watson's Arabian Remedy

    Date: 1875

  • Old Series Trademark No. 2334

    Mission Brand

    Date: 1893

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 318

    Caption: "A Tank from the Liberty Bond Train." Shows a Renault FT Tank, a small French tank with caterpillar-style propulsion used during World War I. This tank was displayed as part of the fifth Liberty Bond Drive, held in 1919. During World War I, the U.S. government raised funds for the war by issuing "liberty bonds." Liberty Bond Trains crisscrossed the country to encourage purchase of the bonds. Citizens who purchased the bonds could later redeem them for the purchase price plus interest.

    Date: 1919

  • Correspondence on Closure of Manzanar Children's Village

    Correspondence from Charles M. Wollenberg to T. G. Ishimaru regarding possible reopening of the Japanese Children's Home of Southern California after the closure of the Children's Village at Manzanar

    Date: August 10, 1945

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1955

    Gigantic Brand

    Date: 1891

  • Correspondence on Resettlement Aid

    Correspondence from Beulah L. Lewis to Charles M. Wollenberg regarding resettlement assistance; Attachment: General Relief Basic Budget Table No. 33

    Date: March 11, 1946

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1961

    K and M

    Date: 1891

  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 221

    Caption: "Point Firmin [sic] Lighthouse," c. 1915, shows the Point Fermin lighthouse, built in 1874 in San Pedro Bay, which was the first navigational light into the bay. It served as a federally-operated lighthouse until 1927, when its operations were turned over to the City of Los Angeles. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, the west coast was blacked out for fear of being an easy target to enemy forces. It was never lit again, but during WWII it served the U.S. Navy as a lookout tower and signaling station for ships coming into the San Pedro Bay. In 2003, the lighthouse was opened after being restored, retrofitted, and rehabilitated for public use. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and managed by the Department of Recreation and Parks of the City of Los Angeles.

    Date: 1915