Cable cars (Streetcars)

David Starr Jordan thinks that if Americanism is the true motto of the country, then Japanese immigrants who meet all the qualifications should be naturalized as citizens. President Roosevelt and his administration have been successful in preventing the creation of a “Jim Crow” class while also protecting America’s dignity in interacting with Japan. Even in interfering in local matters, it has only been limited to when there are possible constitutional violations at stake, like when the local school board in San Francisco made their ruling about the Japanese school-aged children. There are definite economic advantages to maintaining trade with Asia, but an influx of immigration to the United States does raise some valid concerns along economic and social lines.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-03

Postcard showing a panoramic view of a street and buildings in Algiers, Algeria. Charles C. Myers notes that most of the buildings are made from white stone, which makes for a beautiful view when framed against the blue Mediterranean Sea.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This is a closer view of part of the city, showing one of the principal boulevards of the city. They also have an excellent electric car system.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard showing a panoramic view of a street and buildings in Algiers, Algeria. Charles C. Myers notes that the first building on the right is the city’s leading theater and directly faces a little park.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Showing one of the most attractive spots in the city. On the right you see the Municipal Theater Bldg and across the St from here is the”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Postcard showing a streetcar with buildings visible on the left side. Charles C. Myers notes that it is a street in Valparaiso, Chile.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “All street car conductors in Chile are ladies. Now at this time Valparaiso was partly under quarantine and many cases of smallpox were in the city. So we were not over anxious to linger long in the city and the next thing was to take a trip to Santiago which is about 100 miles inland when you go by rail through the Andes Mts. but it is only 50 miles from Valparaiso if you could go as the crow flies.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Stereograph showing the area in front of the Agricultural Building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1904

Various forms of graft, fraud, and bribery were committed by San Francisco mayor Eugene Schmitz and members of the Board of Supervisors. Following trials of many offenders, a report is published on the causes of the corruption and recommendations made on how to prevent municipal corruption in the future.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-01-05

A collection of editorials by Alfred H. Holman in The Argonaut covers politics and industrial topics in the San Francisco Bay area. Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz is on trial and control of mayoral power lies in the balance. Strikes affecting streetcar and telephone service are losing steam, with employers claiming that the unions are acting in bad faith. The involvement of Rudolph Spreckels and Patrick Calhoun in the prosecution of Schmitz is examined. Holman has little faith in the industrial conciliation meeting to be held in San Francisco. Holman also makes recommendations regarding fire safety and railroad management.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-29

On an extremely hot day in New York City, a man decides to go to Coney Island to cool off. Vignettes show that first, he has to ride on a stuffy streetcar through Brooklyn, then he stands in a long line for the bathhouse, next there is a thunderstorm, after that is a sweltering ride on the subway, and finally he arrives at the comfortable confines of home. Caption: The combination of a hot day, a sizzling mortal and the Isle of Coney.

comments and context

Comments and Context

This center-spread cartoon is a typical Puck midsummer topic — and a respite from the incessant political news of candidates’ machinations and the two nominating conventions in 1908 — by the typically clever L. M. Glackens, who was assuming an increasing workload in the weekly.