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No Caption: Yellow ribbon commemorating "San Francisco Day" at 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.

Date: 9/4/1909

Caption: "Union Depot - Kansas City," c. 1923. This Beaux Arts-style rail station opened in 1914, replacing a small depot from 1871. Decreasing rail passenger traffic after World War II resulted in the closure of the depot in 1985. However, the restored depot later reopened in 1999, containing museums and other attractions. In 2002, it was again put to service as a rail depot when Amtrak again brought passenger trains to the area.

Date: 1923

Caption: "Street Scene -- New Orleans, June 15, 34." Street scene with two lines of railroad tracks in the center of the photograph, running into the distance. Automobile traffic can be seen on the roads to either side of the tracks.

Date: 6/15/1934

Caption: "Mountain Pack Burros," c. 1920. String of burros loaded with packs, with fields and trees in background. One young, unburdened burro stands off to the left of the main group.

Date: 1920

Caption: "U.S. 10-inch Gun, Loading Position." A close-up view of a large gun in a loading position at what appears to be a battery for coastal defense.

Date: Undated

Caption: "My Trip in an Aeroplane -- Camp Lewis, Wash.," c. 1917-1920. William McCarthy in the rear seat of a biplane, either getting ready to take off or having just landed.

Date: 1917

Caption: "SPORTS," c. 1917. Image of a pole vaulter attempting to clear a jump, with rows of men clad in military uniforms observing. The uniforms and the surrounding vegetation suggest that this may have taken place at Camp Lewis, Washington.

Date: 1917

Caption: "Target Practice," c. 1908. This postcard shows a plume of seawater thrown up by a mortar shell during target practice at Fort Point. The facilities at Fort Point were part of an effort by the U.S. government to protect the Golden Gate, entrance to the San Francisco Bay. Built between 1853-1861, the fort included emplacements for 141 guns but never fired a weapon in defense of the Bay. Its name was officially changed in 1882 to Fort Winfield Scott, but in 1886 the fort was officially downgraded to a sub-post of the San Francisco Presidio and the name discontinued. It was resurrected in 1912, with the establishment of a coastal artillery fortification at the Presidio, called, once again, Fort Winfield Scott. See also 96-07-08-alb05-322.

Date: 1908

Caption: "Frances [sic] Tavern, New York. Where Washington Took Leave of Offices and Disbanded the Troops at Conclusion of the Revolutionary [sic] War. Aug. 5, 1934." Built as a family home for Etienne "Stephen" DeLancey in 1719, this building was converted to use as a tavern in 1762. It served many important functions before, during, and after the Revolutionary War, but several fires in the nineteenth century erased the building's original appearance. The Sons of the Revolution purchased the property in 1904 and embarked upon extensive restoration plans in 1907, supervised by William Mersereau. The building is now used as a museum and art gallery.

Date: 8/5/1934

No Caption: Shows a group of adult African lions in a enclosed area of Gay's Lion Farm in El Monte, Los Angeles. Charles and Muriel Gay opened the farm in 1925 and operated it until 1942 as a popular tourist attraction where lions were selectively bred and trained for the Hollywood film industry. It was closed during WWII due to wartime meat shortages, and the lions were loaned to zoos around the country, c. 1935.

Date: 1935