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Caption: "Bakersfield-Los Angeles Ridge Route. Note the winding road. (X) marks the road in the distance." c. 1920. Mountain scene showing road winding around hills and ridges, with a few scattered automobiles also present. First opened in 1915, the Ridge Route was the first paved highway connecting Los Angeles with the San Joaquin Valley.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "St. Francis Hotel - S.F. Cal," c. 1913. St. Francis Hotel at Union Square with partial north wing extension and the Dewey Monument in the foreground (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), which commemorated U.S. Admiral George Dewey's naval victory at the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War of 1898. The luxury hotel opened in 1904 and, fortunately, suffered little damage from the 1906 earthquake. It was expanded in 1913, and 1972, making it one of the largest hotels in the city. See also 96-07-08-alb01-002.
Date: 1913
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No caption, c. 1920. Waterfall with lush vegetation along the Columbia River in Oregon.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Armory - California National Guard - Long Beach." Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler. Built. Project for California Military Department.
Date: 1930
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Caption: "Cathedral San Sebastian y Santa Prisca. Taxco, Mexico," constructed between 1751 and 1758.
Date: 1938
