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Caption: "Mexican Custom House and Officer.," c. 1905. William McCarthy (far right) standing in front of a customs house in Mexico, with two other unidentified men. One of the men appears to be of Hispanic ethnicity, and is likely the "Officer" mentioned in the caption.
Date: 1905
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No Caption: c. 1910. View of the Desdemona Lighthouse, constructed in 1901 or 1902 on wood pilings over a group of shoals at the mouth of the Columbia River. The shoals carry the same name as the lighthouse, both of which are named for the bark Desdemona which ran aground and was destroyed by the shoals in 1857. The lighthouse was automated in 1934, and its light eventually removed in 1965.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Saltair -- Salt Lake." View of the first Saltair resort pavilion and surrounding buildings. Constructed in 1893 and designed by Richard K.A. Kletting, the pavilion hovered above the Great Salt Lake on more than 2,000 posts and pilings. The resort was a popular spot for Mormon families, only fifteen miles from Salt Lake City and overseen by Church leaders. The Church sold the building in 1906. It was later destroyed by fire in 1925, but a second pavilion was quickly built.
Date: 1916
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Caption: "Sept. 21, 1934, Baltimore and Ohio R.R. Exhibit. Chicago Fair." Shows a replica of the Tom Thumb, an early steam locomotive built by Peter Cooper in 1830 for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. This replica was displayed at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago, a world's fair celebrating the city's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. This photograph was loose in the box with Album 11.
Date: 9/21/1934
