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Hand-drawn sketch map of San Emidio boundaries. Volume 1, page 750.
Date: 1842
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Caption: "Yosemite Falls," c.1917. Both the Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls, on Yosemite Creek, are visible in this photograph, taken from the valley floor. The highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Falls is made up of two successive cascades falling a total of 2,425 feet from the top of the Upper Fall to the base of the Lower Fall. The Upper Fall alone is 1,430 feet high, and is one of the top twenty highest waterfalls in the world.
Date: 1917
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Caption: "Australia," shows the Australian Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-137.
Date: 1915
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No caption, c. 1935. Unidentified man standing in front of an Indian abode in the Yosemite Valley,
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Walterboro Negroes and Their Shack. If the Window Wont [sic] Stay Closed, Put a Stick Up to It, You Wont [sic] Break the Glass. House Foundation Gone But They Live Merrily On. July 17, 1934." Unidentified family posing in front of a dilapidated home in Walterboro.
Date: 7/17/1934
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Correspondence from Martha A. Chickering to J. P. Hofman regarding rumors of efforts to disenfranchise Japanese-Americans; see Correspondence on Exclusionary Actions (F3729_50_001b)
Date: May 29, 1942
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No caption, c. 1920. Unidentified men and dog with large caliber long gun.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Ancient Mission Bells, San Diego.," c. 1905. In this photograph, William McCarthy stands before “Ancient Mission Bells” at Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá (Mission San Diego). Dated 1802, the bells were forged by order of the Spanish King. During the heyday of the missions, the bells were extremely important for signifying when it was time to eat, pray, work, or rest.
Date: 1905