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The Progressive Movement transformed California politics in the early twentieth century by promoting government reform, greater public participation, and limits on the influence of powerful corporations and political machines. Women’s suffrage became part of this broader reform agenda. Governor Hiram Johnson (1866–1945) served as California’s 23rd governor from 1911 to 1917 and was a leading figure in the Progressive Movement. Johnson became tied to the suffrage cause through the 1910 California Republican platform, which endorsed women’s right to vote as part of a larger slate of progressive reforms. Motivated by Johnson’s promise to support their political rights, women in California quickly mobilized for him in his bid for governor, organizing grassroots efforts in support of his campaign in multiple counties. As the new governor, he insisted that the Legislature honor his pledge by submitting a women’s suffrage amendment before the Senate on January 6, 1911, only 3 days after he took office.
Date: 1912
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Caption: "Front Elevation - North." Design and drawing of Assembly Building, Governor's Hall, State Fair, Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, by Alfred Eichler. Built. The building was called Merriam Hall when Frank Merriam was governor (1934-1939). Project for Department of Finance - Fairs and Expositions.
Date: 1937
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Caption: "Yosemite Driveways," c. 1917. Grace McCarthy and two unidentified people pose next to a vehicle on a dirt road in Yosemite National Park.
Date: 1917
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Caption: "Transportation Busses [sic] - Boulder City to Boulder Dam," c. 1935, shows a line of double-decker buses used to transport workers from Boulder City to Boulder Dam.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "N.P. Ferry. Columbia River." See also 96-07-08-alb08-114 with caption: "Ferry Boat Tacoma on the Columbia River," Pacific Northwest, c. 1905. View of the railroad ferry Tacoma, with a train on board. The Tacoma operated from 1884 until 1908, when a railroad bridge was constructed across the Columbia connecting Portland, Oregon with points north of the river.
Date: 1905
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Digital photograph of 12 volumes of the Census of 1852 from Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Trinity, Tulare, and Tuolumne Counties shelved in California State Archives collections stacks.
Date: 2017
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Caption: "South Gardens," with Fountain of Energy (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor) on the left, and Festival Hall, center right, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Niagara Falls," c. 1920. View from southwestern edge of falls. The iconic Niagara Falls straddles the border between Ontario, Canada, and the State of New York.
Date: 1920
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Correspondence to Bureau of Marine Fisheries requesting list of Japanese holders of commercial fishing licenses
Date: March 2, 1942
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Caption: "Motoring in Solano Co. Calif.," c. 1915. William (driver's seat) and Grace (rear seat, at right) McCarthy posing in an automobile with an unidentified woman.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "At Desert View Tower Arizona Grand Canyon," c. 1935, shows Grace and William McCarthy at the top of the Desert View Watchtower.
Date: 1935
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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
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Correspondence from Earl Warren (by Warren Olney) to Harry B. Riley regarding resident nationals of enemy countries in respect to the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917
Date: January 8, 1942
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Correspondence from E. J. Clark to Lt. General Joseph H. Swing regarding records pertaining to Japanese examined in 1942
Date: October 9, 1951
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Correspondence from Charles M. Wollenberg (by Bertha S. Underhill) to Toyoji Inouye regarding public assistance
Date: July 12, 1945
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No Caption: A Glacier National Park decal, 1935, octagon-shaped, olive green and white, with an image of a mountain goat standing on a rocky cliff.
Date: 1935