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Caption: "Washington Monument," c.1925. The obelisk of the Washington Monument rises above the Reflecting Pool on National Mall in Washington, D.C. Built between 1848 and 1888 to commemorate George Washington (former Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and first President of the United States), the obelisk is the world's tallest stone structure at a height of 555 feet.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Central Park. View from Radio City Blg. New York. Aug. 14, 1934." Bird's eye view of New York City's 843-acre Central Park. Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead and architect Calvert Vaux designed the park, the first portion of which opened to the public in 1858. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962.
Date: 8/14/1934
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Caption: "First National Bank Bldg. - Detroit," c. 1925. When this building, designed by architect Albert Kahn in the Neoclassical style, was completed in 1922, it was Detroit's tallest structure. This photograph was taken before construction in 1926-27 of a twenty-five story addition adjacent to the building in this photograph.
Date: 1925
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Image of Census of 1852, page 5 from Placer County Schedule II Volume I.
Date: 1852
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Narrative of boundaries of Military Areas #1 and #2
Date: Undated
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Caption: "George Washingtons [sic] Home, Mt. Vernon, Virginia. July 22, 1934." View of Mount Vernon, the plantation home of George and Martha Washington. Built between 1758 and 1778, the Palladian-style mansion is now owned in trust by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and open to the public.
Date: 7/22/1934
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Caption: " Parliament Building Victoria B.C." c. 1909. Constructed in the Neo-baroque, Renaissance Revival and Romanesque Revival architectural style (Francis Rattenbury, architect), the British Columbia Parliament Buildings were completed in 1897, and are home to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
Date: 1909
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Caption: "Mission Street After the Quake," 1906. A view of the severe damage to Mission Street after the earthquake. Considered one of the worst natural disasters in the country's history, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and resulting fires killed an estimated 3,000 people and destroyed over 500 city blocks, leaving approximately 200,000 residents homeless.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Old Sea Beach Hotel - Santa Cruz," c. 1910. The Sea Beach Hotel, located on Beach Hill in Santa Cruz, was built in the 1870s by S.A. Hall. Originally called the Ocean View House, it was sold in the 1880s. Its new owner dubbed the building the Sea Beach Hotel. The resort hotel operated until burning down in 1912, never to be reconstructed.
Date: 1910
