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Caption: "The Alameda of Presidio," c. 1906, shows the entryway to the Presidio, lined with cannonballs. Established in 1776 by Spanish explorers, the Presidio is a fortified location overlooking the Golden Gate, the entrance into San Francisco Bay. It was closed as a military structure in 1995, and is now a park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Berheimer [sic] Brothers Japanese Type Home, Los Angeles, May 18, 1934." View of the mansion built by brothers Adolph and Eugene Bernheimer in 1914, in the Hollywood Hills area. Designed by Franklin Small, the form of the mansion is based upon a Japanese villa. It is now home to the Yamashiro restaurant and hotel.
Date: 5/18/1934
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Caption: "Redwood Highway near Crescent City," c. 1935. U.S. Route 101, or the Redwood Highway as it is known in northern California, was established in 1926. It is also known as El Camino Real (The Royal Road) along the southern and central California Coast and approximates the old trail that linked the missions, pueblos, and presidios of the Spanish era.
Date: 1935
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Summary of Attorney General Robert W. Kenny's political beliefs, including the Japanese exclusion; Prepared by Dick Wylie
Date: May 15, 1943
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Office Memorandum from Honora Costigan to Elizabeth B. MacLatchie regarding discussion of the program during two meetings
Date: August 28, 1942
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Caption: "Venice," c. 1915, shows the site of Villa City Boating, where visitors to the resort seaside village of Venice could purchase gondola rides on the canals to visit the town. The seaside resort was founded by tobacco millionaire, Abbot Kinney in 1905, and designed to be like the namesake Italian city.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Old Cathedral, St. Augustine." View of the tower, columned entryway, and bells of Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine. The oldest church in Florida, the first building on the site was established in 1565. The cathedral seen in this photograph (which exists today) was constructed between 1793 and 1797. The cathedral was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970.
Date: 7/10/1934
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Caption: "Echo Park [sic] Los Angeles," c. 1910. William McCarthy standing on a bridge in Los Angeles' Echo Lake Park. The park opened in 1895. The lake was originally created in 1868 to support the operations of a mill. The mill, however, closed seven years later. The site was later selected for conversion to a city park.
Date: 1910
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No Caption: The Ahwahnee Hotel opened in 1927. The rustic design (Gilbert Stanley Underwood, architect) is often described as "parkitecture," meaning it is meant to match its surroundings, like many structures in National Parks built in that era. The hotel was renamed the Majestic Yosemite Hotel in 2016.
Date: 1935
