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Caption: "Ocean Beach -- San Francisco, May 14, 1934." View of San Francisco's Ocean Beach, with a crowded parking lot in the foreground and the Cliff House (the fourth iteration of this San Francisco landmark) visible just to the right of the photograph's center. The date on this photograph may not be accurate, as several of the vehicles shown appear to date from later in the 1930s.
Date: 5/14/1934
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Caption: "Glacier Point - Over Hanging Rock - Yosemite Falls In The Distance," c. 1935. A group of unidentified people looking out from Glacier Point. Both Upper and Lower Yosemite Fall are visible across the valley at the right side of the photograph. Glacier Point, on the south wall of the valley 3,200 feet above what is now known as Half Dome Village, provides panoramic views of the valley and many of its features. By the time this photograph was taken, safety railings had been installed at the Point to prevent visitors from tumbling over the cliff while trying to get the best views.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Grants Tomb. N.Y." The remains of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the U.S. and Commanding General of the Union Army during the last year of the Civil War, were laid to rest in this elaborate tomb, designed by architect John Duncan. Grant died in 1885, but construction on the granite and marble structure did not begin until 1891. Grant's remains were transferred to the tomb on April 27, 1897. The tomb is the largest mausoleum in North America. See also 96-07-08-alb11-209.
Date: 8/10/1934
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Caption: "George Washingtons [sic] Tomb, Mount Vernon, Virginia, July 22, 1934." The gated entrance to the tomb holding the remains of George Washington are seen in this photograph, overgrown by ivy. Two unidentified people stand at either side of the entry. The brick tomb was constructed after Washington's death in 1799.
Date: 7/22/1934
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Caption: "The Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida. July 8, 1934." The imposing resort hotel shown in this photograph was originally called the Palm Beach Inn when it opened in 1896. The original hotel burned down in 1903, reopened in 1904, and burned again in 1925. After the 1925 fire, the building's owners abandoned wood frame construction in favor of concrete. The new hotel building, as shown in this photograph, was reopened in December 1926.
Date: 7/8/1934
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Caption: "Oakland City Hall," c. 1906. Pictured is Oakland's old City Hall at 14th and Broadway. Upon the completion of the new and current city hall in 1914, the old city hall was demolished to make way for City Hall Plaza, now Frank H. Ogawa Plaza.
Date: 1906
