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Caption: "Fort Flagler before Barracks were Built.," c. 1899-1906. The coastal artillery fortification Fort Flagler was established in 1897 and activated in 1899. Most of the fort's buildings and batteries had been completed by 1907. Fort Flagler was part of the "triangle of fire," three coastal defense fortifications (Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler) guarding the entrance to Puget Sound. Fort Flagler was decommissioned in 1953, and purchased by the State of Washington in 1955 for use as a state park.
Date: 1899
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Caption: "Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch - Prospect Park - Brooklyn," c. 1925. (John H. Duncan, architect) The Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch was built between 1889 and 1892, and dedicated on October 21st, 1892 to honor the "Defenders of the Union, 1861-1865."
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Mirror Lane - Camp Curry," c. 1917. William and Grace McCarthy pose in front of their tent at what was then called Camp Curry. Yosemite's Half Dome Village, established by David and Jennie Curry in 1899, was originally called Camp Curry, and then later Curry Village. It was designed to provide cheaper accommodations for Yosemite tourists than the resort hotels. The couple rented out furnished tents and provided amenities such as a dining tent. As time progressed, the amenities increased, and some hard-sided cabins created.
Date: 1917
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No caption. Unidentified machinery at the Crockett Sugar Mill, c. 1906.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Half Dome," c. 1917. The iconic granite Half Dome rises above the Yosemite Valley. This photograph appears to have been taken from across the Valley.
Date: 1917
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Cañada del Rincon en el Rio San Lorenzo de Santa Cruz boundaries. Volume 2, page 170.
Date: 1843
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Caption: "State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia. July 21, 1934." Virginia's State Capitol is visible in the left side of this photograph, while the Virginia Washington Monument can be seen at the right. The Capitol, designed largely by Thomas Jefferson and French architect Charles-Louis Clérisseau, was sufficiently complete by October 1792 for the Virginia General Assembly to meet within its walls. The building served as the capitol of the Confederacy during the Civil War. The Virginia Washington Monument, completed in 1869, features a 21-foot-tall statue of George Washington, mounted on a horse.
Date: 7/21/1934
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No Caption: Palace of Fine Arts seen through arch at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
