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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: "Market St. Sept 9. 1910 S.F." Market Street in San Francisco, decked with bunting and flags for California's Admissions Day, the anniversary of the Golden State's entry as a state in the U.S. See also 96-07-08-alb07-008.
Date: 1910-09-09
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Caption: "Fort Stevens, OR," c. 1915. Panorama of Fort Stevens, built in the 1860s as part of the defensive fortifications guarding the mouth of the Columbia River. Located on the Oregon side of the river, the fort was decommissioned after World War II, its armaments and buildings removed and auctioned off. The site now serves as a state park complete with military museum.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Our Motor Tour to Mexico City March 26th to June 8th 1938. Total Mileage 5,500, Grace & Will McCarthy. Highway indicated by Blue Line," written on a map of Mexico, with a photograph of William and Grace McCarthy next to a large sign detailing their tour of Mexico as described above.
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Monte Rio.," c. 1906. Grace McCarthy standing on beach at Monte Rio, with parasol. Monte Rio, north of San Francisco in Sonoma County, became a resort area in the early twentieth century, after the sawmills providing the area's primary industry closed down.
Date: 1906
