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  • McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 318

    Caption: "Glacier Point - Overhanging Rock," c. 1935. Grace McCarthy poses for a photograph at Glacier Point's iconic overhanging rock. Glacier Point, on the south wall of the valley 3,200 feet above what is now known as Half Dome Village, provides panoramic views of the valley and many of its features. By the time this photograph was taken, safety railings had been installed at the Point to prevent visitors from tumbling over the cliff while trying to get the best views.

    Date: 1935

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 009

    Caption: "Fort Point and Golden Gate," c. 1906. Fort Point in the foreground, with ships in the bay. Fort Point was part of an effort by the U.S. government to protect the Golden Gate, entrance to the San Francisco Bay. Built between 1853-1861 of brick and mortar, the fort included emplacements for 141 guns but never fired a weapon in defense of the Bay.

    Date: 1906

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 038

    Caption: "San Jacinto Battle Ground -- Tex, June 11 34." View of the gated entry to the San Jacinto Battleground. The site was the location of the Battle of San Jacinto, in which the Texan Army (led by Sam Houston) defeated the Mexican army (led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna), paving the way for the formation of the Republic of Texas. A Texas Historic Site, the battleground was also declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.

    Date: 6/11/1934

  • eichler_f3274_302_6

    Caption: "Explanatory Detail. Kitchen & Dining Room - Pac Colony State Narcotic Hosp." Pacific State Hospital. Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler, 1940 (May and June). Built. Project for Department of Mental Hygiene - Hospitals. The hospital was initially named Pacific Colony (1927-1953), followed by Pacific State Hospital (1953-1979); Frank D. Lanterman State Hospital and Developmental Center; and finally Lanterman Developmental Center, which closed in 2015.

    Date: 1940

  • McCarthy Album 03, Photograph 013

    No Caption: Court of the Universe at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915. The Panama Pacific International Exposition was held to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, as well as inventive technologies and new industries from around the world. It was also a chance for San Francisco to show the world how the great city had rebuilt and thrived after the devastation of the 1906 earthquake and fire.

    Date: 1915

  • McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 095

    Caption: "Millionaire Residences -- Los Angeles.," c. 1915-1916. Shows view from street of the "Magic Castle," a chateau-style residence built in 1909 by Rollin B. Lane. The building is now used as a night club and performance venue for magicians, and houses the Academy of Magical Arts. A mansion built by brothers Adolph and Eugene Bernheimer in 1914 can be seen on a hill above, displaying Asian influences in its architecture.

    Date: 1915

  • Old Series Trademark No. 1026

    [Picture of S. F. Cable Car]

    Date: 1883

  • Old Series Trademark No. 2412

    Safe's Iron Tonic

    Date: 1894

  • Old Series Trademark No. 0287

    Zaba's Method of Studying Universal History with Chronological Chart

    Date: 1875

  • Old Series Trademark No. 0547

    Solace

    Date: 1879