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Caption: "Bok Singing Tower, Lake Wales -- Florida, June 26, 34." William McCarthy stands in Bok Tower Gardens, a 250-acre contemplative garden and bird sanctuary dedicated in 1929. The centerpiece of the gardens appears behind William: the Bok Singing Tower. The 205-foot-tall tower, designed by architect Milton B. Medary, was completed by February 1929. It features Gothic revival and Art Deco detailing. A 60-bell carillon can be played by a clavier (keyboard) in the bell chamber.
Date: 6/24/1934
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Caption: "California School for Deaf, Berkeley. Alfred Eichler Early Study." Project for Department of Education.
Date: undated
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Design and drawing of unidentified building by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Mental Hygiene - Hospitals.
Date: 1927
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Caption: "Main Entrance Doors." Drawing of Student Activities Building, Fresno State College; design and drawing by Alfred Eichler, c. 1940. Project for Department of Education.
Date: 1940
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Design and color drawing of California School for the Blind at Berkeley by Alfred Eichler. Built. Project for Department of Education.
Date: 1930
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Caption: "East Elevation." 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
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caption: "In Victoria, B. C.," c. 1906. William McCarthy (standing in the center) and four unidentified men with horse-and-buggies in the Gorge. The Gorge is a narrow tidal inlet in Victoria running from Selkirk Trestle to the Craigflower Bridge. The inlet became a popular recreation destination for the area's residents as Victoria grew.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Ornament for Stair Halls - Primary Dormitories. Girls Dormitory." Design drawing of ornaments for girls' and boys' wings, of California School for the Deaf at Berkeley. Project for Department of Education.
Date: 1930
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Caption: "Mortar Carriage Damaged in Test - Honolulu," c. 1906.
Date: 1906
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Design and drawing of California State Building for Nevada Highways Exposition in Reno, Nevada, by Alfred Eichler, c. 1926; from packet of designs and plans by Eichler for the Transcontinental Highways Exposition of 1927. Built. Initial appropriation of $100,000 was reduced to $50,000, so only one half of the plan was built. The tower was eliminated.
Date: 1926
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Caption: "Mess Hall - Veterans Home. Dept. of Public Works Division of Architecture." Design study by Alfred Eichler for Mess Hall, Veterans Home, Yountville, c. 1940. Not built this way. Project for Department of Veterans Affairs.
Date: 1940
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Caption: "View of Portland Fair Grounds." This photograph shows a panoramic view of the fair grounds where the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition was held in Portland, Oregon, from June 1st to October 15th, 1905. The international exposition celebrated the one-hundred year anniversary of the exploratory expedition of the Louisiana Purchase and what became the northwestern part of the United States, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Some 1.6 million people visited the fair, viewing exhibits from twenty-one countries.
Date: 1905
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Early sketch of Grandstand, State Fair, Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Finance - Fairs and Expositions.
Date: 1925