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  • Old Series Trademark No. 0445

    Pure Java Coffee

    Date: 1878

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 023

    Caption: "Alcatraz," c. 1906. View of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. The building on the highest part of the island, just to the left of center in the photograph, is the Alcatraz Citadel (also known as Fort Alcatraz). Built in 1859 by the U.S. Army for coastal defense purposes, the Citadel began serving as a prison in 1861. It ceased function as a defense fortification and became the Pacific Branch of the U.S. Military Prison in 1907. The Citadel was demolished in 1909. Over the next two decades the facilities on the island were modified and modernized, becoming a federal penitentiary in 1934.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 01, Photograph 106

    Caption: "The Arescope [sic] P.P.I.E." at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, was designed by Joseph Strauss, who later was the chief engineer for San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.

    Date: 1915

  • Key Positions

    Map of San Francisco Bay indicating positions of key locations in the vicinity' Prepared by San Francisco District U. S. Coast Guard

    Date: Undated

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 041

    No Caption: c. 1910. Unidentified young girl posing with chicken, likely somewhere in Washington.

    Date: 1910

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 153

    Caption: "State capitol building - Helena, Montana. Helena, Population 12,000," c. 1935.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 081

    No Caption: Fountain of the Earth, (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-064.

    Date: 1915

  • Corral de Tierra Rancho

    Hand-drawn sketch map of Corral de Tierra boundaries. Volume 1, page 128.

    Date: 1833

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 202

    Caption: "Tent City Coronado," c. 1910-1913. View of rows of tents and sheds thatched in palm fronds along the coast near Coronado Hotel, with people strolling along the roadways. Established in 1900 for travelers who could not afford to stay in the resort hotel, the Coronado Tent City consisted of a grid of streets lined with furnished tents, near the sea shore. It also featured restaurants, a library, soda fountain, theater, bandstand, and other recreational facilities. See also 96-07-08-alb08-210, and 263.

    Date: 1910

  • Report on Tule Lake Investigation

    Report on investigation by Owen M. Kessel on the desire for the Army to remain in control of the Tule Lake Camp

    Date: November 10, 1943