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  • McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 416

    Caption: "State capitol or Palacio de Cortes, Cuernavaca, Mexico." Built in 1526 as a residence for Spanish conqueror, Hernan Cortes, the Palacio de Cortes is the oldest conserved colonial era civil structure in the continental Americas. It is now El Museo Cuauhnahuac, a regional museum, which features murals by Mexican artist, Diego Rivera.

    Date: 1938

  • Memo on residents of Japanese descent

    Memorandum from O. J. Jahnsen regarding various residents and domestic workers of Japanese descent in a San Francisco apartment

    Date: February 16, 1942

  • eichler_f3274_140

    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

  • Old Series Trademark No. 0692

    Pacific Mail

    Date: 1881

  • Old Series Trademark No. 0265
  • McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 192

    Caption: "George Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. July 29, 1934." The obelisk of the Washington Monument rises above the Reflecting Pool on National Mall in Washington, D.C. Built between 1848 and 1888 to commemorate George Washington (former Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and first President of the United States), the obelisk is the world's tallest stone structure at a height of 555 feet.

    Date: 7/29/1934