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Caption: "On the Shasta Route, Cal.," c. 1910. Photograph likely taken from an observation car, showing a train running along a creek or river in a mountainous area. Given the caption, this is likely in the Siskiyou Mountains, Trinity Mountains, or the Cascade Range, but the specific location is unidentified.

Date: 1910

Caption: "Tamalpais Tavern," c. 1907. The Tamalpais Tavern opened in 1896 on top of Mount Tamalpais and quickly became a popular destination for Bay Area residents who rode the Muir Woods Railway up and down the mountain. A fire destroyed the tavern in 1923 and a smaller, more modest building was erected in 1924 but closed at the start of World War II.

Date: 1907

Caption: "Feeding the Pigeons," shows a man in a hat and overcoat feeding pigeons near what appears to be the columns of the Palace of Fine Arts at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

Date: 1915

No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-208 with caption: "Palm Garden, San Diego," A group of people standing around a fountain with William McCarthy at far right, c. 1906.

Date: 1906

Caption: "Negro Hut Near Orlando -- Florida -- June 25 1934." An unidentified man and woman stand on the front porch of a small home with wood siding and a corrugated metal roof.

Date: 6/25/1934

No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-261 with caption: "Hagerman Avenue, Eddy, N.M." New Mexico, c. 1905. A view of an unidentified woman standing on the side of a dirt road.

Date: 1905

Caption: "No. 9 Firing 12 inch Rifle, Fort near Pt. Townsend, Washington." Photographer and date unknown, likely c. 1910. This postcard shows a 12-inch coastal defense gun firing from a barbette.

Date: 1910

Caption: "Grand Canyon Camp - Yellowstone," c. 1923. Grace McCarthy stands to one side of a large group of unidentified people under an outdoor pavilion in a camp ground near the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

Date: 1923

Caption: "S.P. & S. Tunnel on the Columbia River.," c. 1908-1910. Shows a tunnel through a hillside along the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway line near the Columbia River and John Day River.

Date: 1908

Caption: "San Diego Fair Grounds." and "39-9, U.S. Naval Training Station, Balboa Park, San Diego," c. 1917. With the advent of World War I, the U.S. Navy needed additional training grounds for sailors. In 1917, the City of San Diego offered to lease the Navy a portion of Balboa Park as a temporary training site until a new, more permanent facility could be constructed. This postcard shows groups of sailors drilling in formation while a small crowd watches.

Date: 1917