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Caption: "Quarters for Chief of Staff, Ninth Corps Area - 1, East Cantonment - Presidio S. F." Preliminary design and drawing by Alfred Eichler. Project for California Military Department.
Date: 1939
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Caption: "State Capitol Building. Des Moines, Iowa. Sept. 26, 1934." Construction began on Iowa's State Capitol Building, designed by John C. Cochrane and Alfred H. Piquenard, in 1871, but was not completed until 1886. Mifflin E. Bell, an assistant to Piquenard, redesigned the central dome after Piquenard's death in 1876. Damage to the building's exterior over the years prompted a massive renovation project, begun in 1983 and completed in 2001.
Date: 9/26/1934
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Caption: "Tea Kettle - Yellowstone," c. 1923. Teakettle Spring is a thermally active site in Yellowstone National Park's Upper Geyser Basin.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Conservatory, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, May 14, 1934." View of one wing of the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. A planting bed in front of the wing has been planted with flowers in such a way as to portray the California flag and the letters "California Diamond Jubilee, 1850-1925." The date on this photograph may not be accurate, given the dates included in the flower bed. The Conservatory of Flowers is the oldest building in Golden Gate Park, dating to 1879. The Victorian-style building has housed rare and exotic plants since its completion.
Date: 5/14/1934
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No caption. An unidentified woman seated on a horse saddled in English tack at the John Shields house in the Daybreak Estates area of Long Island.
Date: 1934
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Caption: "In The Red Bug." Two unidentified boys pose in a small go-cart near the carport in front of the John Shields residence, in the Daybreak Estate area of Long Island.
Date: 1934
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No Caption: Grace McCarthy at Lake Tahoe, c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Portland Fair Exhibits," Portland, Oregon, 1905. The Lewis and Clark Exposition was held in Portland, Oregon, from June 1st to October 15th, 1905. It celebrated the one-hundred year anniversary of the exploratory expedition of the Louisiana Purchase and what became the northwestern part of the United States, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Some 1.6 million people visited the fair, viewing exhibits from twenty-one countries.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Addition to State Capitol - Geo. B. McDougall State Architect." Sketch design and pencil rendering by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of General Services.
Date: 1936
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The Census of 1852 collection includes enumerations of California's 32 counties, arranged into 126 volumes. Schedule I enumerated the county's inhabitants, while schedule II enurmerated economic production. Many pages of this volume are damaged.
Date: 1852
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Design study and drawing by Alfred Eichler for Historic Landmark sign for Bear Flag Monument. Project for Department of Natural Resources - Beaches and Parks.
Date: 1947
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Land at Buenaventura boundaries. Volume 2, page 134.
Date: 1845
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Caption: "Huntington Art Gallery- Los Angeles," c. 1935, shows Grace McCarthy standing before the Huntington Art Gallery building in San Marino, Los Angeles County.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "The Ghetto. Where People Almost Live on the Street, New York City, Aug. 12, 1934." Crowded street scene in New York City, with numerous open-air stalls and storefronts hawking wares.
Date: 8/12/1934
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Design and drawing of branch office building, Department of Motor Vehicles, by Alfred Eichler. Not built. Project for Department of Motor Vehicles.
Date: 1936