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Argonaut Brand

Date: 1899

Little Mischief, Irma, Spring, True Love, etc.

Date: 1885

In addition to granting women the right to vote, the 1911 women’s suffrage amendment also paved the way for women to hold political office in California. In 1918, Esto B. Broughton, Elizabeth Hughes, Anna L. Saylor, and Grace S. Dorris became the first four women elected to the California State Assembly. Though fifteen states had already granted women full voting rights, a federal amendment was required to secure nationwide suffrage. To push for this national change, two almost identical resolutions were introduced on January 9, 1919 to urge the U.S. Congress to move forward with “the amendment to the National Constitution known as ‘The Federal Suffrage Amendment.’". On just her third day in office, newly elected Assemblywoman Grace S. Dorris introduced Assembly Joint Resolution No. 1. Simultaneously, Senate Joint Resolution No. 3 was introduced by Senator Burnett, a male colleague in the State Senate. While Dorris's historic Assembly bill ultimately died in committee, its twin Senate resolution successfully advanced, passing both chambers on January 17, 1919.

Date: January 1919

Ribbon Rock Oil

Date: 1889

Office Memorandum from Bessie Sheriff (by Edna H. Taylor) to Bertha S. Underhill regarding summary of review in San Bernardino County; Sections: Organization; Civilian War Assistance; Enemy Alien

Date: November 27, 1945

Caption: "Seaside Beach, Or.," undated. View of a rocky ocean beach, with hills in the distance across a small bay. Piles of driftwood appear at the right side of the photograph.

Date: Undated

No caption, c. 1910. Grace McCarthy posing with parasol in garden. See also 96-07-08-alb04-249 (these two photographs appear to be mirror images of each other).

Date: 1910

Caption: "Prof. C.F. Graber's Mandolin Club," c. 1905. Pictured is a large group of mandolin players entertaining an audience. William McCarthy can be seen seated in the second row (fifth from left, with mustache).

Date: 1905

Caption: "Gold Mining at Downieville, Calif. Scene on the Yuba River," c. 1920. Small town nestled at foot of mountain, with gravel piles in foreground. Downieville was settled in 1849 during the California Gold Rush.

Date: 1920

Caption: "Chapel - San Quentin. Sectional View Looking Northeast." Preliminary design by Alfred Eichler, with view encompassing lower and upper yards, March 19, 1935. The chapel was ultimately built in 1960, but not as depicted here. Project for Department of Corrections.

Date: 1935