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Caption: "Vanderbilt Hotel N.Y," c. 1925. Wealthy businessman Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Sr. had the Vanderbilt Hotel constructed on the site of a former Vanderbilt residence in New York City, just six blocks from the new Grand Central Terminal. Designed by architects Warren & Wetmore, the hotel opened in 1912. The top two stories were constructed as a private residence for Vanderbilt's family. The hotel still stands today, although it has undergone some renovations.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Benicia Arsenal Entrance," c. 1915. View of the gateway to Benicia Arsenal, where William McCarthy worked (starting in 1903). Established in 1851, the Benicia Arsenal was the primary ordnance facility of the U.S. Army on the West Coast. The facility was deactivated in 1963, and closed completely the following year. The area now serves a vastly different function, providing work and retail space for artists and artisans.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "One of the Main Barracks, March Field, Calif.," c. 1935. Today known as March Air Reserve Base, March Field was one of several airfields established in April 1917, just after the United State's entry in World War 1. The airfield was named for Peyton C. March Jr., son of then Army Chief of Staff, Peyton C. March, who had been killed in an air crash just fifteen days after being commissioned.
Date: 1935
