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Caption: "George Washington Bridge. New Jersey to New York. Aug 1, 1934." This suspension bridge, designed by Othmar Ammann, spans the Hudson River between Manhattan in New York City, and Fort Lee, New Jersey. Constructed between 1927 and 1931, the bridge included the longest main span in the world at the time, a record it held until construction of the Golden Gate Bridge was completed in 1937. It was originally built with only one deck, but a second deck opened in 1962. Still in active use today, it carried over 51 million vehicles in 2016.

Date: 8/1/1934

Hand-drawn sketch map of Cañada de los Osos y Pecho y Islae boundaries. Volume 2, page 143.

Date: 1843

Caption: "A Park Refugee Camp," c. 1906. After the earthquake and fire that destroyed much of San Francisco in April 1906, hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless. Many of these people established temporary refugee camps, using tents or debris from the destruction to cobble together shelters.

Date: 1906

No Caption: The Liberty Bell, on display in the Pennsylvania State Building at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, after its 3,000 mile journey from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. See also 96-07-08-alb01-071.

Date: 1915

Caption: "Mount Clements - Logan Pass - Glacier National Park, Mrs. McC.," c. 1935, shows Grace McCarthy in the foreground holding a snowball.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Training Ship. Bremerton," Washington, c. 1908 - 1912. See also 96-07-08-alb08-086. View of the USS Philadelphia (C-4). The fourth ship to bear the name, the Philadelphia first launched in September 1889. She sailed as part of the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Squadron until 1893. She then sailed into the Pacific Ocean, where she served until being decommissioned and docked in Puget Sound in 1902. In 1904, the Navy "housed over" the ship (adding the roofed quarters visible on the upper deck in the photograph) and designated her a receiving ship for new sailors not yet assigned to a crew. The Philadelphia served in this capacity until 1912. After a brief stint as a prison ship, the Philadelphia again became a receiving ship in 1916. The Navy sold her in 1927.

Date: 1908

Hand-drawn sketch map of Potrero de los Cerritos boundaries. Volume 2, page 50.

Date: 1840

No Caption: Grace McCarthy (left) and friend sitting in the Electric Motor Chair, also known as the Osborn Electriquette, with William McCarthy standing by, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

Date: 1915

Hand-drawn sketch map of Ojay, or Ojai boundaries. Volume 1, page 342.

Date: 1841

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Date: 1869