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Caption: "Science Building No 2 - San Jose State College." Rendering by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Education.
Date: 1962
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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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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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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
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No Caption: c. 1909. View of the steamship Minnesota II, built in 1903. She was said to be the largest U.S. merchant ship afloat at the time. Operated by the Great Northern Steamship Company, she sailed between the U.S. and markets in Asia until 1915 when she was sold. In 1917 the Minnesota II began operating in the Atlantic between the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The U.S. Navy commissioned her as a troop ship in 1919, changing her name to Troy. She brought over 14,000 U.S. troops home from war-torn Europe. She never resumed active service after this, being scrapped in 1923.
Date: 1909
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No caption, c. 1920. Unidentified men and dog with large caliber long gun.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Addition to Science Bldg. - S. F. T. C." Downtown Campus, San Francisco State College. Design by Alfred Eichler. Not built like this. Project for Department of Education.
Date: 1931
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Caption: "Temporary Firehouse - Pacific Colony." Design and drawing of firehouse, Pacific State Hospital, by Alfred Eichler. Built. Project for Department of Mental Hygiene - Hospitals. The hospital was initially named Pacific Colony (1927-1953), followed by Pacific State Hospital (1953-1979); Frank D. Lanterman State Hospital and Developmental Center; and finally Lanterman Developmental Center, which closed in 2015.
Date: 1942
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Caption: "South Portal Golden Gate Tunnel. Marin County approach to Golden Gate Bridge." Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler. Built. Project for Department of Public Works - Highways - Bridge Department.
Date: 1938
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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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