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Caption: "High School -- San Diego," c. 1910. By 1902 San Diego's schools had become overcrowded enough to warrant the construction of a new high school building. Completed in 1907 and designed by F.S. Allen, the new building was quickly nicknamed the "Grey Castle on the Hill" in reference to its castle-like parapets and towers. The Grey Castle was torn down in 1975 to make way for a facility in compliance with new earthquake safety laws.
Date: 1910
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No caption. A large group of unidentified people posing for a group photograph on what appears to be a stage, at an unidentified location, c. 1908.
Date: 1908
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Caption: "Bakers [sic] Beach," c. 1906. Baker Beach begins just south of Golden Gate Point and extends approximately one half-mile southward to Seacliff Peninsula.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "West Point," c. 1925. The United States Military Academy, commonly referred to as West Point, as viewed from across the Hudson River.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Sign for California State Parks." Blueline of drawing by Alfred Eichler of sign for hacienda of Governor Pio Pico, California State Parks, after design by Colonel Wing, Chief Division of Parks. Includes handwritten note attached to drawing and additional annotations. Project for Department of Natural Resources - Beaches and Parks.
Date: 1929
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No caption, c. 1905. Two unidentified young boys posing in front of what appears to be a photography studio backdrop.
Date: 1905
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No Caption: A Canadian Pacific Banff Springs Hotel sticker, from the McCarthy's' trip to western Canada, 1935.
Date: 1935
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No Caption: undated. Photograph shows what appears to be a 12" disappearing coastal artillery gun, mounted on a rotating carriage.
Date: Undated
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Caption: "An Abandoned Hydraulic Mine near Camptonville Calif.," c. 1920. Hillside ravaged by hydraulic mining, in which a pressurized jet of water washes sediment and gravel into a series of sluices, allowing the heavier gold and gold-carrying sediment to sink to the bottom for removal. California banned this environmentally destructive practice in 1884.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "New Westminster Bridge.," c. 1908-1912. View of the New Westminster Bridge (also known as the New Westminster Rail Bridge or the Fraser River Swing Bridge), which opened to traffic in 1904. The lower deck carried trains, while the upper deck (which was removed in 1937) was accessible to both foot and vehicle traffic.
Date: 1908
