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Caption: "Government exhibits of clothing, Government Building." This exhibit demonstrates a variety of military uniforms, displayed on mannequins. It was located in the Government Building of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, held in Portland, Oregon from June 1st to October 15th, 1905. It celebrated the one-hundred year anniversary of the exploratory expedition of the Louisiana Purchase and what became the northwestern part of the United States, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Some 1.6 million people visited the fair, viewing exhibits from twenty-one countries.

Date: 1905

Caption: "Agua Caliente Mexico, May 20, 34." View of an elaborate large arch over a roadway, pointing the way to Hotel Agua Caliente in Tijuana. The Agua Caliente Casino and Resort Hotel, designed by Wayne McAllister, opened in Tijuana in 1928. The resort closed only a few years later, in 1935, when Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas outlawed gambling.

Date: 5/20/1934

No Caption: c. 1910. Unidentified young woman standing on a porch with a pet lamb on a leash.

Date: 1910

Samuel's Napa A. Soda Spring, natural mineral water A and B

Date: 1887

Caption: "Stret [sic] Leading to Fords and Edisons Winter Homes, Fort Meyers -- Florida June 28, 1934." Paved street lined by palms and lush vegetation. This road is likely McGregor Boulevard in Fort Meyers. Thomas Edison and Henry Ford purchased adjacent properties in Fort Meyers and built vacation or winter homes that were opened to the public for tours in 1947 and 1990, respectively. The two properties are now known collectively as the Edison and Ford Winter Estates.

Date: 6/28/1934

Mis Dos Medallas Habana J. V., Primera La Oda De J. V. Habana, etc.

Date: 1865

Correspondence from James Purcell to Peter Linzer regarding case of Mitsuye Endo

Date: June 11, 1975

Caption: "Office buildings and stores at the Zocalo - Mexico City."

Date: 1938

Caption: "Touring De Luxe. Dinner is Served. Oct. 10, 1934." William McCarthy serves part of a meal out of a metal box, with other boxes cooking more food on the engine of his Studebaker sedan. Grace McCarthy is seated to the right at a small folding table awaiting dinner.

Date: 10/10/1934

Summary for community responsibility during resettlement; Sections: Opportunities Required by Resettlers; How Communities Can Cooperate; National Agency Cooperation; Attachment: National Voluntary Agencies Cooperating with the War Relocation Authority

Date: Undated