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  • McCarthy Album 07, Photograph 001

    Caption: "Fort Point." c. 1906. See also 96-07-08-alb06-009 with caption: "Fort Point and Golden Gate," and 96-07-08-alb03-118, San Francisco. 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 199

    Caption: "Statue of Liberty, New York. Aug 2, 1934." View of the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island (now called Liberty Island). Designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the now-iconic statue was a gift from the people of France to the U.S. Built in segments in France by Gustave Eiffel (also famous for building the Eiffel Tower in Paris), the pieces were shipped from Paris to New York in 1885 and assembled. The Statue of Liberty was subsequently dedicated on October 28, 1886.

    Date: 8/2/1934

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 065

    Caption: "Great Southern Hotel -- Gulfport -- Mississippi -- June 19, 34." The Great Southern Hotel, built in 1902-1903 by entrepreneur Joseph T. Jones (also the founder of Gulfport), offered luxurious amenities such as telephones in each room, baths, hot and cold running water, billiards, gardens, and a tennis court. The hotel was hit hard by the Great Depression in the 1930s, even closing briefly. After a short-lived revival in the 1940s, the hotel was demolished in 1951 to make way for U.S. Highway 90.

    Date: 6/19/1934

  • Memo on Conference with DeWitt

    Memorandum from Robert W. Kenny regarding conference with General DeWitt

    Date: January 22, 1943

  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 097

    Caption: "Miami Fla. Miami Beach in the Distance. Taken from City Hall Tower, June 30, 1934." Bird's eye view of Miami, with the ocean in the distance. This photograph was likely taken from atop the Miami-Dade Courthouse rather than City Hall.

    Date: 6/30/1934

  • Governor Hiram W. Johnson, 1911-1917, at work in Governor's Office

    The Progressive Movement transformed California politics in the early twentieth century by promoting government reform, greater public participation, and limits on the influence of powerful corporations and political machines. Women’s suffrage became part of this broader reform agenda. Governor Hiram Johnson (1866–1945) served as California’s 23rd governor from 1911 to 1917 and was a leading figure in the Progressive Movement. Johnson became tied to the suffrage cause through the 1910 California Republican platform, which endorsed women’s right to vote as part of a larger slate of progressive reforms. Motivated by Johnson’s promise to support their political rights, women in California quickly mobilized for him in his bid for governor, organizing grassroots efforts in support of his campaign in multiple counties. As the new governor, he insisted that the Legislature honor his pledge by submitting a women’s suffrage amendment before the Senate on January 6, 1911, only 3 days after he took office.

    Date: 1911/1917

  • eichler_f3274_320_5

    Caption: "Day Room Window." Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler. Built. Project for Department of Mental Hygiene - Hospitals.

    Date: 1937

  • eichler_f3274_196_011

    Caption: "Industrial Education Building, Santa Barbara State College." Drawing by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Education.

    Date: 1929

  • eichler_f3274_094

    Caption: "Typical Barracks Bldg." Color drawing of California Maritime Academy barracks by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Education.

    Date: undated

  • eichler_f3274_440_3

    Negative of pencil drawing of Veterans Home, Yountville, by Alfred Eichler, c. 1946. Project for Department of Veterans Affairs.

    Date: 1946