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No Caption: The Tower of Jewels at night at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

Date: 1915

Caption: "Niagara Falls," c. 1925. View of Horseshoe Falls, largest of the three waterfalls that make up the iconic Niagara Falls straddling the border between Ontario, Canada, and the State of New York. At the right side of the photograph is a parking area with groups of tourists taking in the view.

Date: 1925

Caption: "Washington Monument," c.1925. The obelisk of the Washington Monument rises above the Reflecting Pool on National Mall in Washington, D.C. Built between 1848 and 1888 to commemorate George Washington (former Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and first President of the United States), the obelisk is the world's tallest stone structure at a height of 555 feet.

Date: 1925

Caption: "July 4th Healdsburg," c. 1921. View of river bank along the Russian River near Healdsburg. People are gathered along the shore, watching the beginning of a swimming contest. A line of swimmers is in the process of leaping into the river, in the middle right portion of the photograph.

Date: 1921

Caption: "San Francisco April 17, 1906. Center of Town," shows a view of the center of San Francisco from a high vantage point, taken on April 17, 1906, the day before the 1906 earthquake and fires devastated the city.

Date: 1906

Caption: "Niagara Falls, Sept. 10, 1934." View of Horseshoe Falls, largest of the three waterfalls that make up the iconic Niagara Falls straddling the border between Ontario, Canada, and the State of New York.

Date: 9/10/1934

Caption: "Independence Hall - Philadelphia," c. 1925. Pedestrians outside of Philadelphia's Independence Hall, completed in 1753. The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both debated and adopted within the walls of this red brick state house.

Date: 1925

Caption: "Byron Springs," c. 1915-1920. Grounds and entrance to the Byron Hot Springs resort hotel, built in 1913 (the third hotel on the site). See also 96-07-08-alb04-155.

Date: 1920

Caption: "Coney Island, Sunday Crowd. New York. Aug. 19, 1934." Very crowded beach scene on New York's Coney Island. The construction of several resort hotels on the island in the 1870s and 1880s encouraged construction of amusement parks to provide tourist destinations. Coney Island has hosted several large amusement parks over the years, including one of the world's first roller coasters (built in 1884). Numerous smaller attractions were available as well. The island's popularity peaked in the World War II era, but despite some decline is still a world-renowned recreation area.

Date: 8/19/1934

Caption: "Cuba," shows the Cuban Pavilion at the Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-136.

Date: 1915