Photograph of a wall with attached deteriorated stairs, with a sign that says "Any person found scraping the walls will be arrested." A typed note on the back of the photo says "From the Mission Curio Store. San Gabriel, Cal."

Photograph of the San Gabriel Mission in San Gabriel, California, showing its front facade with several bells mounted in arched spaces in the wall.

Portrait of Lloyd Nelson in his sailor's uniform.

Portrait of Lieutenant Edward Wilkins, Jr. in his military uniform. The text on the photograph says: "Lt. Edward Wilkins, Jr. Born Dec 8th, 1918 Deming, New Mex. Killed Nov. 5th, 1943 Santa Maria, California."

Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas ship party at the Lakewood Country Club in Long Beach, California in 1945. Two officers are seated next to a civilian woman front and center of the group.

Photograph of a dance for the U.S.S. Texas. The photograph says that this is the "annual ball held in Long Beach, California." This dance took place at the Masonic Temple in Long Beach. Many of the men are wearing funny hats on their heads.

Photograph of three major U.S. Navy officers in San Francisco, California. The photo says that these men are gathered together for a "presentation of Distinguished Service Medal to Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz." Nimitz is standing with (left to right) "Mrs. Nimitz, Admiral King, Admiral Halsey, and Mary Nimitz." Nimitz is seen shaking hands with Admiral King.

Photograph of aircraft flying over the U.S.S. Texas. According to the identification card "more than 180 service airplanes passed in review Aug. 14," honoring Admiral Jehu V. Chase who was about to retire from the United States battle fleet. The aircraft are flying in perfect triangular formation over the ship while in the harbor at San Diego, California. Admiral Chase was standing on the deck while this flyover occurred. Includes an information card.

Photograph of the Commander-in-Chief presenting award belts to the All-Navy Champions at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California. The officers are wearing their white naval uniforms, and the athletes behind them are either not wearing a shirt or are wearing dirty sweatshirts.

Photograph of the U.S.S. Texas' race-boat crew in 1920. This crew is divided into three rows for this picture, the bottom two rows are seated on the ground while the top row is standing against a pile of lumber. The photo says that this picture was taken in California, 1920.

Photograph of a sailor standing with his clarinet in his arms on the U.S.S. Texas while in San Pedro, California.

Photograph of a U.S.S. Texas ship party taking place at Lakewood Country Club in Long Beach California on October 23, 1945. One of the higher ranking officers is seated front and center with his wife to the right; people in the front few rows are mostly seated.

Photograph of George and Mary Pierce's living room, looking into the dining room. In the corner is their radio, and their couch is situated on the wall.

Photograph of the living room in George and Mary Pierce's first home in Marin County, California. Their arrangement has a desk in the far left corner, a couch against the wall on the right and a corner chair against the wall on the left, and a radio in the far right corner.

Aerial photograph of the city of San Francisco, California partly covered by fog. There are a number of ships traveling through the water by the docks and ports along the coast.

Aerial photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco mostly covered by fog. This photo was taken during a flight over the bay.

Photograph from the top of Mount Tamalpais, near San Francisco, California, looking to westward to the landscape filled with rolling mountains.

Photograph of two women hiking up Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California.

Photograph of a bomb exploding in the Mojave Desert at Muroc Lake. The bomb has exploded in the center of the photograph as you can see by the puff of smoke and dust in the background.

Photograph of a maneuver camp set up in the Mojave Desert at Rogers Dry Lake in southern California. There are numerous tents set up in rows with men hanging out and talking to each other.

Photograph of some petrified trees in a forest located north of Santa Rosa, California.

Photograph of Joe Moore standing in uniform outside of a tent at the camp on Muroc Lake. This lake is also known as Rogers Dry Lake, and it is located in the Mojave Desert; Moore's tent does not extend all the way to the ground, instead it stops around three feet from the ground.

Photograph of Mary Dorothy Pierce wearing a dress and standing by the front door to her home on Christmas, 1935.

Photograph of George and Mary Pierce's second home located near Hamilton Field in Marin County, California. This house has a garage built into the bottom of the home on the left.