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Caption: "Bruin robbing the garbage cans," c. 1935, shows a bear raiding garbage cans at Yellowstone National Park.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Yellowstone Lake - Teton Mountains in the distance, Mount Sheridan," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Alcatraz," c. 1920. Image of lighthouse, main prison building (at top of hill), residences, and wharf facilities at Alcatraz Island prior to its designation as a federal penitentiary in 1934. Built in 1859 by the U.S. Army for coastal defense purposes, the fort at Alcatraz 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. Over the next two decades the facilities on the island were modified and modernized.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Battery Kinzie firing 'Trial Shots' Aug 1, 1912" and "No 10 Near Pt. Townsend, WA." Battery Kinzie was a coastal defense battery designed to include two 12-inch disappearing guns, installed at Fort Worden. Construction began in 1908. It was turned over to the U.S. Army's Coast Artillery Corps in 1912 for use in defending the entrance to Puget Sound. This postcard shows one of the 12-inch guns firing, with several unidentified men standing nearby holding their hands to their ears.
Date: 8/1/1912
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Caption: "Paseo de La Reforma, the beautiful boulevard of Mexico City."
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Typical Barracks Bldg." Color drawing of California Maritime Academy barracks by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Education.
Date: undated
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Early sketch of Grandstand, State Fair, Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Finance - Fairs and Expositions.
Date: 1925
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Pen and ink drawing of Administration Building, Santa Barbara State College, by Alfred Eichler. Built. Project for Department of Education.
Date: 1926
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Caption: "Physician Residences Agnews." Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler. Not built. Project for Department of Mental Hygiene - Hospitals.
Date: 1928