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  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 238

    Caption: "Fort Point -- Interior," c. 1910. Postcard showing a view of an interior hall or walkway featuring several arches at Fort Point. The facilities at Fort Point were part of an effort by the U.S. government to protect the Golden Gate, entrance to the San Francisco Bay. Built between 1853-1861, the fort included emplacements for 141 guns but never fired a weapon in defense of the Bay. Its name was officially changed in 1882 to Fort Winfield Scott, but in 1886 the fort was officially downgraded to a sub-post of the San Francisco Presidio and the name discontinued. It was resurrected in 1912, with the establishment of a coastal artillery fortification at the Presidio, called, once again, Fort Winfield Scott.

    Date: 1910

  • McCarthy Album 08, Photograph 043

    Caption: "Fort Worden Beach.," c. 1908-1912. Ocean shore scene at Fort Worden, near Port Townsend. Construction began on the fort in 1898, and by 1902 it was serving as an active U.S. Army base. Fort Worden was part of the "triangle of fire," three coastal defense fortifications (Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler) guarding the entrance to Puget Sound. The U.S. sold the property to the state of Washington in 1957. In 1973, the fort and surrounding area opened as Fort Worden State Park.

    Date: 1908

  • eichler_f3274_449_7d

    Caption: "Location Plan. Gymnasium, Whittier State School." Blueprint, Fred C. Nelles School for Boys; design and drawing by Alfred Eichler. Built. Project for California Youth Authority - Institutions.

    Date: 1934

  • eichler_f3274_449_7b

    Caption: "Side Elevation. Gymnasium, Whittier State School." Blueprint, Fred C. Nelles School for Boys; design and drawing by Alfred Eichler. Built. Project for California Youth Authority - Institutions.

    Date: 1934