Includes a photograph of the construction of the Detention Home for Santa Clara county at St. James and Market Streets, San Jose; Purity Stores Ltd., Palo Alto, Don A. Younger, General Contractor, H.M. Engle, Structural Engineer, Harry Weese, Architect. Also includes four photographs possibly of the destruction in San Jose after the 1906 earthquake.

Includes photographs of the construction of the Citrus Fair Pavilion, Cloverdale.

Includes photographs of the construction of Salyer Bridge, Trinity Forest.

Collection contains photographs and some paper materials documenting commercial and residential construction projects completed by Golden Gate Iron Works (GGIW) between 1925 and 1951. GGIW was a structural steel manufacturer located in San Francisco, California with fabrication and construction projects completed in the Bay Area and Central California.

Includes a small amount of correspondence and advertising related to Golden Gate Iron Works.