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Pamphlet on Attorney General Earl Warren's leadership in war preparation before the events at Pearl Harbor in comparison to Culbert Olson

Date: Undated

Hub Punch

Date: 1881

Lea and Perrin's Worcestershire Sauce

Date: 1884

O. K., A No. 1, Old Rye

Date: 1881

Mis Dos Medallas Habana J. V., Primera La Oda De J. V. Habana, etc.

Date: 1865

Summary by D. S. Myer of considerations for resettlement; Sections; Realignment of Responsibility for Financial Assistance, General Considerations, Determination of Eligibility and Amount of Grants, Approval or Disapproval of Applications, Payment of Grants, Assistance to Dependent Families, Services from Local Public Agencies

Date: May 30, 1945

Gogings' Ague Pills, Syrup of Hoarhound, Rheumatic Cure, Iron Tonic, Liver Pills, Healing Oil

Date: 1890

Memorandum from Laurence I. Hewes, Jr. to All District Officers and Field Agents regarding the Wartime Farm Adjustment Program

Date: March 15, 1942

Caption: "Old Landmark, Seaside, Or.," c. 1910. Shows a picket fence erected around what a sign calls "Remains of Cairn where Lewis & Clark made salt from the ocean water Jan. & Feb. 1806." When the famous expedition led by Merriweather Lewis and William Clark reached the Pacific Ocean in late 1805, their supplies had run dangerously low, including their salt supply. Salt, used not only to flavor meat but also to preserve it, was extremely important to the health of the expedition. Three of Lewis and Clark's men traveled to a site on the coast near present-day Seaside, Oregon to set up a small salt-works, boiling ocean water in a series of large kettles and then scraping the resulting salt crust off of the sides. In this manner, the men eventually collected about twenty gallons of salt before Lewis and Clark decided the supply was sufficient for the return journey. In 1910, the property containing the remains of the cairns was deeded to the Oregon Historical Society. In 1955, replica salt cairns were built at the site by the Lions Club to commemorate the expedition's activities.

Date: 1910

The trademark is one of many from the Trademark Series within the Secretary of State’s Records at the California State Archives. California created the nation’s first trademark law in 1861. According to the law, companies had to apply to trademark their brands through the California Secretary of State’s Office. This trademark for “Equality Brand Tea” depicts a drawing of a ribbon with “Votes for Women” emblazoned on it, surrounding a teacup labeled “Equality.” Packed for the Woman’s Suffrage Party of California, the trademark was a marketing tactic used by the organization to promote and raise money for their cause. George W. Caswell, the tea’s distributor and a well-known coffee and tea merchant in San Francisco, officially filed the trademark on June 22, 1911. However, in keeping with the practice of actively using trademarks in commerce prior to filing, Caswell began distributing the tea in support of the Women’s Suffrage Party beginning in 1910. The proceeds from the sale of Caswell’s tea provided crucial funding during the 1911 campaign for women’s suffrage in California.

Date: June 22, 1911