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Correspondence from Azile H. Aaron to Charles M. Wollenberg regarding case reviews

Date: July 23, 1945

Caption: "#2 -- Record Oct 25, 09." This postcard shows plume of seawater thrown up by a mortar shell during target practice at Fort Point. The facilities at Fort Point were part of an effort by the U.S. government to protect the Golden Gate, entrance to the San Francisco Bay. Built between 1853-1861, the fort included emplacements for 141 guns but never fired a weapon in defense of the Bay. Its name was officially changed in 1882 to Fort Winfield Scott. This only lasted four years, however, for in 1886 the fort was officially downgraded to a sub-post of the San Francisco Presidio and the name discontinued. It was resurrected in 1912, however, with the establishment of a coastal artillery fortification at the Presidio, called, once again, Fort Winfield Scott.

Date: 1909-10-25

Caption: "San Diego Fair Grounds." and "39-9, U.S. Naval Training Station, Balboa Park, San Diego," c. 1917. With the advent of World War I, the U.S. Navy needed additional training grounds for sailors. In 1917, the City of San Diego offered to lease the Navy a portion of Balboa Park as a temporary training site until a new, more permanent facility could be constructed. This postcard shows groups of sailors drilling in formation while a small crowd watches.

Date: 1917

Hotel

Date: 1889

Sainsevain Extra Claret Wine, etc.

Date: 1868

Caption: "We stopped at Gandy Courts." A section of a tourist informational brochure describing the village of Tamazunchale, in "the heart of the Huastecan Indian country."

Date: 1938

Starlight Oil

Date: 1879

Orange, La Carita, Fascination, etc.

Date: 1879

Boot and Shoe Makers White Labor League

Date: 1882

Caption: "Western Arch," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-057.

Date: 1915