Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard showing the Plaza de Armas and Santa Lucia Hill in Santiago, Chile.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Looking across the Plaza des Armes we here see part of the Hotel de France and also the cathedral, while in the distant we see one of the principal features of Santiago which is San Lucia Hill, this hill rises to a height of 500 ft from the heart of the city. On this hill in 1540 Pedro Valdavia established his stronghold and made it a fort and around the base of this hill he founded the present city, laying it out in squares as it still remains about 1800 this fort was converted into a park and improved as such and it now is one of the most beautiful and remarkable places of the kind in existence. The whole hill presents one mass, almost bewildering”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard showing Plaza Vicuña Mackenna and Santa Lucia Hill in Santiago, Chile. Charles C. Myers gives information about Santa Lucia Hill, the park, and the surrounding area.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “…of grottoes, terraces, stairways, stucco work of all kinds planted with luxuriant growth of semi-tropical vegitation through with…”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard with a colored picture of Ziunisorc Tsunohatsu Tokyo, Japan.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A view in one of the Japanese Parks near Tokyo.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard including a colored photograph of two Japanese women in a tea garden.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Meyers’s own words, “Another view in a tea garden and two of the pretty maidens there.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard with a colored photograph of the entrance of Hibiya Park in Tokyo, Japan.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Entrance to Hybia park where many banquets and entertainments were held while the American sailors were there.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard with a black and white photograph of American naval soldiers and Japanese people at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan. Charles C. Myers writes of the hospitality of Japanese people towards foreign visitors on the reverse side of the postcard.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Entrance to Ueno Park where was also held mant banquets to entertain the men of the American Fleet. Everything was free. I also visited several of the noted Japanese Temples. One Temple that was built over 300 yrs ago is yet in perfect shape and finished inside in gold and the aechitectural designs would even puzzle the artizan of today. The Japanese are noted for their cleanliness and when visiting any of their churches as well as many other buildings you are required to leave your shoes at the entrance and you will find everything within as clean as a dining room table.

Even some of the larger department stores have waiters at the door to place moccasins over your shoes so that no dirt may get in the store and that you may not scratch the smooth floor, with your shoes.”

Postcard featuring a colored photograph of the Custom House in Yokohama, Japan. On the reverse side of the postcard, Charles C. Myers states the Custom House is located near the railroad station.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This is the custom house at Yokohama.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard featuring a colored photograph of Isesaki Cho Street in Yokohama, Japan. On the reverse side of the postcard, Charles C. Myers writes this is one of many narrow streets in the city.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Showing one of the streets in the city on ordinary occasions.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard featuring a black and white photograph of Benten Bridge in Yokohama, Japan. Charles C. Myers writes on the reverse side of the decoration of the bridge.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Showing some of the decorated streets during the visit of the fleet to Japan. The word welcome was everywhere displayed and every little one as well as all grown up Japs at that time knew and could speak the word “Welcome” and we were hailed by that word everywhere we turned and if a Jap could not talk any more he would salute us with the word welcome.”

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Charles C. Myers Collection

A map of the world, showing the route of the “Great White Fleet” around the world in red, with accompanying dates and distances between the points.

A box printed on the map identifies this as having belonged to Charles C. Myers, a Navy electrician aboard the U.S.S. Kentucky.

A certificate to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows certifying that Charles C. Myers paid his dues.

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1913-05-03

Honorable discharge certificate from the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for Charles C. Myers.

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1913-05-03

City of Pasadena employee identification card for Charles C. Myers in the light department. Features a photograph of Myers, his signature, and his fingerprint.

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

An emergency identification card for Charles C. Myers from the City of Pasadena. Myers, an employee in the department of “light power,” is required to report to Pearl Street in the case of an emergency.

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1931

City of Pasadena employee identification card for Charles C. Myers in the light department. Features a photograph of Myers, his signature, his address, his fingerprint, and other identifying physical factors.

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1936

Charles C. Myers sits facing the camera, dressed in his sailor’s uniform.

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1911-09-27

Photograph of a parade float decorated with flowers. A crowd watches the parade, most likely the Rose

Bowl Parade as it moves down the street.

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Photograph of a Kiwanis parade float in a parade, most likely the Rose Bowl Parade. A costumed man walks alongside the float in the street.

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Photograph of a white horse pulling a decorated cart in a parade, most likely the Rose Bowl Parade. Two young children, one dressed in a navy outfit, can be seen sitting amongst the plants on the cart. Crowds of people can be seen watching the parade in the background.

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Photograph of a parade, most likely the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena. Crowds of people, some on roofs of businesses, can be seen watching a parade float decorated with American flags travel down the road.

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Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

Unknown