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No Caption: This postcard shows a view of the Government Building and the Cascades (a terraced fountain leading up to the building), part of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Held in Seattle to celebrate the development of the Pacific Northwest, the fair attracted 3.7 million visitors over the course of its run from June to October 1909. Although most of the fair's buildings have since been destroyed, several of them now serve as part of the University of Washington campus. See also 96-07-08-alb05-212.

Date: 1909

Caption: "Tahoe Tavern." Grace McCarthy standing in front of the tavern.

Date: 1927

Caption: "Little Bryce Canyon, Utah," c. 1935.

Date: 1935

No caption, c. 1906. Unidentified man in suit posing in front of trees.

Date: 1906

No Caption: Pink ribbon commemorating Agricultural Days at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (September 28 and 29, 1905). Held in Portland, Oregon, from June 1st to October 15th, 1905, the international exposition 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: 9/28/1905

No Caption: A page from a tourist brochure detailing how to travel from Laredo to Monterrey, Mexico.

Date: 1938

Caption: "Touring De Luxe -- Bed Made Up with Tent Rolled Back. Oct. 10, 1934." William and Grace McCarthy posing with the automobile they traveled across the U.S. with, showing it set up for sleeping with a canvas across the top for privacy. The vehicle appears to be a Studebaker sedan, possibly dating from the mid-1920s.

Date: 10/10/1934

Caption: "Chicago Fair Grounds, View of Lagoon from Sky Ride. No 1 Agricultural Building. No2 Government Building. Sept. 17, 1934." Bird's eye view of a portion of the fair grounds for Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition. Two of the fair's structures have been labeled in this photograph, including the Agriculture Building, a long low structure, and the Federal Building, featuring three towers representing the three branches of the federal government. The Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms." None of the buildings constructed for the fair are still extant today, having been built as temporary facilities.

Date: 9/17/1934

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

Date: 1938

Caption: "Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. Salt Lake City population 145, 500," c. 1935. The Salt Lake City Mormon Temple was opened in 1893 and is the largest temple (253,015 square feet) built by the Church of the Latter-day Saints.

Date: 1935