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Caption: "Cordelia Crossing." Architectural form and drawing of Cordelia Overpass by Alfred Eichler. Built. Handwritten notes on drawing: "State highway railroad overcrossing." Project for Department of Public Works - Highways - Bridge Department.
Date: 1933
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Caption: "San Francisco April 18, 1906. Center of Town. The Awful Fire after the Shake." Shows much smoke with buildings on fire in the center of the city, after the earthquake. Considered one of the worst natural disasters in the country's history, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and resulting fires killed an estimated 3,000 people and destroyed over 500 city blocks, leaving approximately 200,000 residents homeless.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "U.S. 10-inch Gun Dismounted." A close-up view of a large gun that has been partially dismounted, at an unidentified coastal defense battery.
Date: Undated