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Caption: "Battery covered with snow, Fort Worden, Wash.," c. 1908-1912. Shows the three batteries at Fort Worden covered in a blanket of snow, with the ocean or Puget Sound in the distance. Construction began on the fort in 1898, and by 1902 it was serving as an active U.S. Army base. Fort Worden was part of the "triangle of fire," three coastal defense fortifications (Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler) guarding the entrance to Puget Sound. The U.S. sold the property to the state of Washington in 1957. In 1973, the fort and surrounding area opened as Fort Worden State Park.

Date: 1908

Caption: "Olvera St. Mexican Section of Los Angeles, May 18, 1934." View of the Olvera Street Market in Los Angeles. In 1926, Christine Sterling began efforts to preserve the buildings on and around Olvera Street (one of the oldest parts of Los Angeles). After several years of struggle and fundraising, Olvera Street was closed to automobile traffic in 1929, and opened as the Paseo de Los Angeles in 1930. The street and its market quickly became popular tourist sites, promoters touting the area as "A Mexican Street of Yesterday in a City of Today."

Date: 5/18/1934

Caption: "Waiting Shelter - Pacific Colony." Design and drawing of waiting shelter, Pacific State Hospital, by Alfred Eichler. 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: 1941

Color rendering of Chico State College Administration Building by Alfred Eichler. Design by H. S. Hazen. Drawing was made in 1928, before building was built. The dome shows the influence of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 13th and N Streets, Sacramento, which had just been completed. Framed picture. Project for Department of Education.

Date: 1928

Caption: "Tea Garden -- Golden Gate Park," c. 1910. View of the five-acre Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Established in 1894 by George Turner Marsh for the Midwinter Exposition of that year, it is the oldest public Japanese Tea Garden in the U.S.

Date: 1910

Caption: "Agricultural Building, Washington, D.C. July 24, 1934." The Administration Building for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, also called the Jamie L. Whitten Building, sprawls across this photograph. The enormous Beaux-Arts style building, designed by Rankin, Kellogg, and Crane, was constructed between 1903 and 1930.

Date: 7/24/1934

Caption: "Boston State House. Sept. 5, 1934." The Massachusetts State House has been the seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since its completion in 1798. Designed by Charles Bullfinch, its prominent feature is its gold-leafed dome. The building, a significant example of Federal architecture in a civic structure, has been declared a National Historic Landmark.

Date: 9/5/1934

Caption: "Tea Garden Golden Gate Park," c. 1912-1915. View of the five-acre Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Established in 1894 by George Turner Marsh for the Midwinter Exposition of that year, it is the oldest public Japanese Tea Garden in the U.S.

Date: 1915

Watercolor perspective of New Governor's Mansion. Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler. Not built. The design, made during the tenure of Governor James Rolph, is an adaptation of early California mission style. The painting is made with water color mixed with a small amount of Chinese white; the sky is blown on with a brush. Project for Office of the Governor.

Date: 1931

No caption. Commemorative U.S. Postage stamp issued in 1933 for Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition, celebrating the one-hundred year anniversary of Chicago's incorporation. This stamp features the Exposition's Federal Building. Its three tall columns represent each branch of the federal government.

Date: 1933