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  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 129

    Caption: "Steamer Damara. On Rocks at Fort Point." On October 8, 1910, the British steam ship Damara, loaded with a cargo of barley bound for England, ran onto the rocks below Fort Point at the entrance to the San Francisco Bay. It took eleven days to refloat the ship.

    Date: 1910

  • eichler_f3274_407_13

    Caption: "Tower Design No. 11. Adapted from No. 9." Design drawing of M Street Bridge tower 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

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 141

    Caption: "Where Automobile Races are Held on Hard Sandy Beach, Daytona Beach, Florida. July 9, 1934." This photograph illustrates the wide, hard-packed sands of the beach at Daytona Beach, used by early motorists as a race track and testing ground for new vehicles. Bathers enjoy the surf to the left, while many automobiles are visible in the rest of the photograph.

    Date: 7/9/1934

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 061

    Caption: "French 75 Millimeter Gun In Action," c. 1912-1915. Commonly called the French 75, or simply the 75, this heavy, rapid-fire artillery gun was developed in 1897. During World War I it was adapted to fire shells full of toxic gas, and was also modified for mounting on an armored vehicle. See also 96-07-08-alb05-060.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 027

    Caption: "Oakland City Hall," c. 1906. Pictured is Oakland's old City Hall at 14th and Broadway. Upon the completion of the new and current city hall in 1914, the old city hall was demolished to make way for City Hall Plaza, now Frank H. Ogawa Plaza.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 013

    Image withheld due to copyright considerations. For more information, please contact the California State Archives Reference Desk at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246. Caption: "Forty miles per hour on Lake Tahoe with Mr. E.D.N. Lehe." This postcard shows a speedboat with two occupants, crossing in front of a larger vessel, on Lake Tahoe.

    Date: 1927

  • Old Series Trademark No. 0043

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

    Date: 1865

  • Old Series Trademark No. 2805

    Lomitas Vineyard

    Date: 1896

  • Democratic National Convention Official Program

    This item has no description.

    Date: 1964

  • Old Series Trademark No. 2962

    Star "P"

    Date: 1897