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  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 175

    Caption: "U.S. 10" Disappearing Gun and Carriage.," c. 1910. Side view of a coastal defense disappearing gun and its carriage. Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire.

    Date: 1910

  • McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 204

    Caption: "Camp Grounds -- Marysville, Calif," c. 1910-1913. Shows two rows of open-sided shelters, designed so that sheets could be mounted for walls if desired. Each shelter has an accompanying space for an automobile. Small auto camps like this sprang up across the U.S. as the automobile gained popularity as tourist transportation.

    Date: 1910

  • Corral de Tierra, or San Pedro, or San Mateo Rancho

    Hand-drawn sketch map of Corral de Tierra, or San Pedro, or San Mateo boundaries. Volume 1, page 4.

    Date: 1834

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 066

    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

  • eichler_f3274_088_021

    Caption: "Kindergarten. Transverse Section looking North." Scheme No. 7., color drawing of California School for the Deaf at Berkeley. Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler, 1944; built in 1946. Project for Department of Education.

    Date: 1944

  • eichler_f3274_088_025

    Caption: "Section Looking West." Color drawing of postwar building, California School for the Deaf at Berkeley. Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler, 1944; built in 1946. Project for Department of Education.

    Date: 1944

  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 026

    Caption: "Statue of Family Love, Forest Lawn Memorial Park. L.A.," c. 1935, shows Family Love (Ernesto Gazzeri, sculptor), on the grounds of Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Los Angeles.

    Date: 1935

  • eichler_f3274_371

    Caption: "Historic Landmark Sign, Division of Highways." Design by Alfred Eichler. These signs were created throughout the state of California. Project for Department of Natural Resources - Beaches and Parks.

    Date: 1947

  • eichler_f3274_384

    Design of office building for the Division of Highways, Los Angeles, by Anson Boyd and R. D. Murray. Built. Project for Department of Public Works - Highways - District VII - Los Angeles.

    Date: 1946

  • McCarthy Album 06, Photograph 091

    No caption, c. 1920. Scene of rocky sea cliffs and ocean, with trees bracketing the view. May be near Midway Point, near Pebble Beach. See also 96-07-08-alb04-217.

    Date: 1920