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Caption: "Butte, Montana. In miner's suits after a 3,000 foot descent in the cage of Leonard Mine - Anaconda Copper Mining Co.," c. 1935, shows William and Grace McCarthy in miner's suits and helmets.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Summit -- Tioga Pass -- Elevation 9940 feet." Grace McCarthy standing beside automobile on an unpaved road, near a stone monument declaring the elevation of Tioga Pass and road signs providing directions and distances to other locales.
Date: 1927
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Caption: "Hs. Maj. Kong Christian X. i Flyvemaskine" and "100 Kobenhavn." This postcard shows Denmark's King Christian X in an early biplane. It was sent to William and Grace McCarthy on December 29, 1915.
Date: 1915
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No caption, c. 1920. Unidentified man and woman on horseback in front of trees and bushes, near picnic table, in the Searsville Lake area. See also 96-07-08-alb04-231.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Mary." Elderly woman with shawl and metal pail standing in front of fence.
Date: 1927
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Caption: "San Francisco April 22, 1906. Center of Town." Shows the city center in ruins after the earthquake and fires. Considered one of the worst natural disasters in the country's history, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and resulting fires killed an estimated 3,000 people and destroyed over 500 city blocks, leaving approximately 200,000 residents homeless.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Saltair -- Salt Lake." View of the first Saltair resort pavilion and surrounding buildings. Constructed in 1893 and designed by Richard K.A. Kletting, the pavilion hovered above the Great Salt Lake on more than 2,000 posts and pilings. The resort was a popular spot for Mormon families, only fifteen miles from Salt Lake City and overseen by Church leaders. The Church sold the building in 1906. It was later destroyed by fire in 1925, but a second pavilion was quickly built.
Date: 1916
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No Caption: An unidentified California Indian man standing in front of a wigwam covered in tree bark, and wearing a feather headdress, feather skirt, beads, and moccasins, c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Independence Hall - Philadelphia," c. 1925. Pedestrians outside of Philadelphia's Independence Hall, completed in 1753. The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both debated and adopted within the walls of this red brick state house.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Mountain Scene - Yosemite," c. 1917. Granite cliffs and evergreen trees dominate this photograph.
Date: 1917
