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Caption: "San Diego Courthouse.," c. 1905. View of the second courthouse built by San Diego County, completed in 1889. Designed by architectural firm Cornstock & Trotsche of San Francisco, this elaborate building featured a bell and clock tower, statues of four presidents, and 42 stained-glass windows honoring each state in the Union at the time of installation. The tower was removed in 1939. Twenty years later, the entire building was demolished in favor of a newer facility.
Date: 1905
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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-153 with caption: "Fort Canby Light House, Wash." c. 1910. View of the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse on a rocky point overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River. Cannons and cannon balls are stored on the lighthouse property. Built in the 1850s, the lighthouse was electrified in 1934 and automated in 1973. The lighthouse is now part of the Cape Disappointment State Park (formerly Fort Canby State Park).
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Long Beach," c. 1915-1916. Ocean beach scene dominated by the Jack Rabbit Racer, a wood roller coaster. Founded in 1902, the amusement area called the Long Beach Pike featured penny arcades, restaurants, shops, and rides.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Fort Casey Lake," Washington, c. 1908. Peaceful scene at Crockett Lake near Fort Casey, the water so still that the trees and surrounding hills are clearly reflected in the lake's waters.
Date: 1908
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Caption: "North Elev." Color drawing of postwar building, California School for the Deaf at Berkeley. Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler, 1944; built in 1946. Project for Department of Education.
Date: 1944
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Caption: "MC. Foto" and "Dutch Windmill," c. 1905. This postcard shows the Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park, built in 1903 to pump ground water within the park for irrigation purposes.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "West Elevation. Advanced Girls Dorm." Color drawing of postwar building, California School for the Deaf at Berkeley. Design and drawing by Alfred Eichler, 1944; built in 1946. Project for Department of Education.
Date: 1944
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Caption: "New Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. July 29, 1934." View of central, domed portion and wing of the National Museum of Natural History, one of ten Smithsonian Institute museums along National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museum opened in 1910.
Date: 7/29/1934
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No Caption: Mission Delores, the oldest intact building still standing in San Francisco today, suffered little damage from the 1906 earthquake. The parish church next to it was greatly damaged and rebuilt as the Mission Dolores Basilica, opened in 1918.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Big Basin," c. 1935. William and Grace McCarthy posing in front of large redwood tree in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz County. The tree is likely "Animal Tree," given the large burl growths.
Date: 1935
