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Caption: "Pima Indian Children and Their Hut, Made from Bush Branches, Sacaton Indian Reservation, Sacaton, Arizona. May 24, 1934." Several children of the Akimel O'odham (Pima) tribe in front of a hut made with tree branches and wood beams, its walls and roof thatched in brush. Located south of Phoenix and including the town of Sacaton, the Gila River Indian Reservation is home to members of the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and the Pee-Posh (Maricopa) tribes. The reservation was established in 1859. Eighty years later, in 1939, Congress provided for the self-governance of the reservation via the Gila River Indian Community.

Date: 5/24/1934

No caption, c. 1912-1915. Unidentified toddler standing in field holding teddy bear and ball, with buildings in distance. See also 96-07-08-alb05-083, 085, and 086.

Date: 1915

Caption: "Crater Lake, Oregon - cloud reflections," c. 1935.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Santa Monica," c. 1935, shows the Santa Monica pier with Auto Park, Overlook Hotel and Apartments, and various shops, restaurants, and amusements.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Lower Falls - Yellowstone," c. 1923. This photograph features the massive Lower Yellowstone Falls, as seen from the falls' base. A group of unidentified people standing to one side provides some sense of scale. As the Yellowstone River flows north from Yellowstone Lake it passes over two waterfalls (Upper and Lower Yellowstone Falls) before reaching the Yellowstone Grand Canyon. The 308-foot Lower Yellowstone Falls carries more water volume than any other waterfall in the Rocky Mountains.

Date: 1923

Caption: "MC Foto - Mage of Presidio." The caption suggests that the dog shown here, possibly a Boston Terrier or Pug, lived in San Francisco's Presidio.

Date: 1905

Caption: "Utah State Capitol. Salt Lake City." c. 1923. View of Utah's State Capitol Building, designed by Richard K.A. Kletting and built between 1912 and 1916.

Date: 1923

Caption: "Turpentine Still, Darien, Georgia. July 13, 1934." Two unidentified men standing in front of a large barn or shed, with numerous barrels surrounding them, presumably for turpentine and other resin products. After being harvested from pine trees, resin is then subjected to steam distillation to evaporate off the turpentine.

Date: 7/13/1934

Caption: "Going to the Sun Chalet - Glacier National Park," c. 1935.

Date: 1935

Caption: Eureka Court House, CAL. Eureka Population 1500," c. 1935. The Eureka County Courthouse was completed in 1889 (Curtis and Bennett, architects) in the Italianate style. The building survived several fires and earthquakes with some damage. It was condemned in 1956 and subsequently demolished to build a new, more modern facility.

Date: 1935