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Caption: "Field Artillery Target Practice. Gigling, Cal.," c. 1915, shows men in military gear firing a large cannon at the Gigling Field Artillery Range in Monterey, California, which, along with the surrounding area, was redesignated Fort Ord in 1940.
Date: 1915
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Final design drawing of transverse and longitudinal elevations for tower, M Street Bridge, by Alfred Eichler. The Tower Bridge replaced the M Street Bridge, which was removed in 1935. Project for Department of Public Works - Highways - Bridge Department.
Date: 1934
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Design drawing of M Street Bridge by Alfred Eichler depicting upper part of lamp standard, April 2, 1934. The Tower Bridge replaced the M Street Bridge, which was removed in 1935. Project for Department of Public Works - Highways - Bridge Department.
Date: 1934
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Caption: "Ocean Beach, San Francisco," c. 1925. Panorama of Ocean Beach, showing crowds not only at the beach but also at San Francisco's Playland, a series of seaside attractions and rides including a carousel, Fun House, and the Big Dipper rollercoaster. Entrepreneurs began erecting concessions and "thrill" rides at the location in the late nineteenth century. By 1913 the area was known as Chutes at the Beach. In 1923, brothers George and Leo Whitney began to purchase the attractions, eventually coming to own the entirety of what became known as Playland. The amusement park was torn down in 1972.
Date: 1925
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Drawing of Wells Fargo Building restoration, Columbia Historic State Park, by Paul Johnson, under direction of Alfred Eichler. Built. The drawing, combined with a cutaway photograph, was made in order to show restoration work done. Project for Department of Natural Resources - Beaches and Parks.
Date: 1954
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Caption: "Hotel-Saint Francis," c. 1913. St. Francis Hotel at Union Square with partial north wing extension and the Dewey Monument in the foreground (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), which commemorated U.S. Admiral George Dewey's naval victory at the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War of 1898. The luxury hotel opened in 1904 and, fortunately, suffered little damage from the 1906 earthquake. It was expanded in 1913, and 1972, making it one of the largest hotels in the city.
Date: 1913