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  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 257

    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

  • eichler_f3274_407_5

    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

  • eichler_f3274_407_11

    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

  • Old Series Trademark No. 2483

    The New Louvre

    Date: 1894

  • Old Series Trademark No. 2892

    The Good Old Log Cabin Candy

    Date: 1897

  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 006

    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

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1884

    The Good Samaritan's Offering to Suffering Humanity

    Date: 1890

  • Old Series Trademark No. 2186

    The Williams Chemical Co.

    Date: 1892

  • eichler_f3274_352

    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

  • McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 002

    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