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Caption: "Independence Day Parade -- Benicia," c. 1905-1906. Parade float possibly with a Native American theme (stylized teepees can be seen at the back of the float) pulled by a team of horses bedecked in garlands, with a single person on horseback riding alongside.
Date: 1906
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Preliminary design study of Tower Bridge concrete towers by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Public Works - Highways - Bridge Department.
Date: 1934
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Caption: "Administration Building - State Agricultural Park, Sacramento. State Department of Public Works, Division of Architecture, Geo. B. McDougall State Architect." Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler of Art Building, State Fair, Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento. Project for Department of Finance - Fairs and Expositions.
Date: 1937
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No Caption: View of the California Building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Held in Seattle to celebrate the development of the Pacific Northwest, the fair attracted 3.7 million visitors over the course of its run from June to October 1909. Although most of the fair's buildings have since been destroyed, several of them now serve as part of the University of Washington campus. See also 96-07-08-alb05-214.
Date: 1909
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Caption: "Museum -- Golden Gate Park," c. 1922. The Memorial Museum in Golden Gate Park, designed by Louis Christian Mulgardt in the Spanish-Plateresque style, was built in 1919. Michael H. de Young, co-founder of the San Francisco Chronicle, added the central tower in 1921. The museum's name was later changed to honor de Young, becoming the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (now commonly known as the de Young Museum). This building has since been replaced with a more modern facility.
Date: 1922
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Caption: "The Alameda of Presidio," c. 1906. View of a dirt or graveled drive, lined by cannonballs, leading to a small roundabout. The Alameda served as the principle gateway into the Presidio of San Francisco from the 1860s to 1895.
Date: 1906
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Ojay, or Ojai boundaries. Volume 1, page 342.
Date: 1841
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Caption: "State Street, Chicago, Ill. Sept. 15, 1934." Busy street scene in Chicago, with dozens of pedestrians, automobiles, and a street car or trolley.
Date: 9/15/1934
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History of the evacuation and incarceration of Japanese-Americans and the agencies involved
Date: Undated
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Caption: "Antlers Hotel - Colorado Springs," c. 1923. A busy street scene in Colorado Springs, with the Antlers Hotel rising in the background. Built in 1901 to replace a previous building lost in a fire, this Italian Renaissance structure was torn down in 1967 and replaced with a fourteen-floor hotel, which still stands today.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Hangar Administration & Shops Unit, Calif. National Guard - Los Angeles." Rendering in color by Alfred Eichler. Project for California Military Department.
Date: 1941
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Caption: "Historic North Church, Boston. Where Signal was Hung for Paul Revere, Sept. 5, 1934." View of the clock tower and steeple of the Old North Church, built in 1723. The church is said to be the site where Paul Revere, after his famous midnight ride, caused two lanterns to be hung as the signal that British troops were advancing into the area by sea rather than by land.
Date: 9/5/1934
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Caption: "Department of Motor Vehicles, Highway Patrol - Marysville." Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler. Built. Project for California Highway Patrol.
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Street Scene -- San Diego.," c. 1910. Street-level view of street in San Diego. The U.S. Grant Hotel rises above the surrounding buildings in the center of the photograph.
Date: 1910
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No Caption. Mountain scene at Yosemite National Park, c. 1917.
Date: 1917
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Cañada de los Osos y Pecho y Islae boundaries. Volume 2, page 183.
Date: 1843
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Caption: "George Washingions [sic] Home, Rear View, Mt. Vernon, Va. July 22, 1934." Rear view of Mount Vernon, the plantation home of George and Martha Washington. Built between 1758 and 1778, the Palladian-style mansion is now owned in trust by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and open to the public.
Date: 7/22/1934
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Corral de Tierra, or San Pedro, or San Mateo boundaries. Volume 1, page 4.
Date: 1834
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Preliminary design and drawing of Public Works Building, Sacramento, by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Public Works - Administration.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Industrial Education Building, Santa Barbara State College. View Looking East. " Rendering of contrast design by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Education.
Date: undated
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Cañada de Secuan or Mesa del Arroya or Valle de las Viejas boundaries. Volume 2, page 171.
Date: 1846