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Caption: "Yosemite Falls - View From Glacier Point," c. 1917. Yosemite Falls in the distance, as seen from Glacier Point. The highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Falls is made up of two successive cascades falling a total of 2,425 feet from the top of the Upper Fall to the base of the Lower Fall. The Upper Fall alone is 1,430 feet high, and is one of the top twenty highest waterfalls in the world.

Date: 1917

Caption: "Puablo [sic] Indian Mother and Child, Arizona Grand Canyon," c. 1935, shows a Pueblo Indian mother with three children.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Miami Beach -- Florida, June 30." Crowded beach scene with palm trees at the right and the water in the distance to the left.

Date: 6/30/1934

Caption: "Field Piece in Action." Unidentified location, c. 1905-1915. Shows a crew of men operating a 3" field gun, a heavy artillery gun set onto a carriage for mobile use. The U.S. military used these guns between 1905 and 1919, gradually phasing them out of use during the 1920s in favor of more modern weapons.

Date: 1915

Caption: "View of the Avenida Paseo de la Reforma with a portion of Mexico City on the left. Photo taken from the Columna de Independencia."

Date: 1938

Caption: Art Museum - St. Louis," c. 1923. The Saint Louis Art Museum features elements of the Greek Revival style. It began life as the Palace of Fine Arts for the World's Fair held in St. Louis in 1904. The museum moved into the building after the fair's completion.

Date: 1923

No caption, c. 1935. Small child riding a donkey in campground at Yosemite National Park.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida. July 10, 1934." Walkway atop what appears to be the ramparts of the Castillo de San Marcos (Castle of Saint Mark). The core structures of this coastal defense fort were completed by Spanish forces in 1695. Numerous additions, renovations, and repairs have occurred since that time. When Spain ceded Florida to the U.S. in 1821, the Castillo was designated a U.S. Army base and renamed Fort Marion, in honor of Frances Marion (also known as the Swamp Fox, Marion was an American Revolutionary War hero known for his guerilla war tactics). The fort was deactivated in 1933, and turned over to the National Park Service.

Date: 7/10/1934

Caption: "City Hall, Return of American Forces from France," in San Francisco after the end of World War I, 1919.

Date: 1919

Caption: "House of Charm - San Diego Exposition," 1935.

Date: 1935