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Caption: "Tower of Jewels," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. The Panama Pacific International Exposition was held to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, as well as inventive technologies and new industries from around the world. It was also a chance for San Francisco to show the world how the great city had rebuilt and thrived after the devastation of the 1906 earthquake and fire.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Chapel - San Quentin. Sectional View Looking Northeast." Preliminary design by Alfred Eichler, with view encompassing lower and upper yards, March 19, 1935. The chapel was ultimately built in 1960, but not as depicted here. Project for Department of Corrections.
Date: 1935
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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: "The Woolworth Towering Above All Others," c. 1925. Constructed between 1910 and 1920 and designed by architect Cass Gilbert, the Neo-Gothic building was once the tallest in the world at 792 feet. It appears at the left side of this photograph.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "New Cell Block - Folsom State Prison. Division of Architecture, Sacramento." Preliminary drawing of Cell Block #3, Folsom State Prison; design by Alfred Eichler, April 5, 1934. Contains annotations. Project for Department of Corrections.
Date: 1934
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Caption: "Home Economics Bldg. Santa Barbara. Built." Design and drawing of Home Economics Building, Riviera Campus, Santa Barbara State College, by Alfred Eichler. Built in 1929. Project for Department of Education.
Date: 1927-1928