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Caption: "Sugar Factory -- Chino Calif," c. 1915. Chino's sugar beet factory, shown in this photograph, was established in 1891 by Robert and Henry Oxnard. Henry later established a larger factory in the town that now bears his name (Oxnard, in Ventura County). The Chino factory operated for more than twenty-five years before closing in October 1917.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Paseo de La Reforma, the beautiful boulevard of Mexico City."
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Yellowstone Lake - Teton Mountains in the distance, Mount Sheridan," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Open Air Theater - Big Basin - California Redwood Park - Santa Cruz County." Design and original pencil drawing by Alfred Eichler. W. A. Foster, Chief of Division of Parks, was consulted on the design, but the Park Commission sought a more "rustic" appearance. Project for Department of Natural Resources - Beaches and Parks. See also print of drawing, eichler_f3274_368a.
Date: 1932
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Caption: "Preliminary Sketch Superintendent's Residence - Pacific Colony." The residence was built to a later design. Project for Department of Mental Hygiene - Hospitals. The hospital was initially named Pacific Colony (1927-1953), followed by Pacific State Hospital (1953-1979); Frank D. Lanterman State Hospital and Developmental Center; and finally Lanterman Developmental Center, which closed in 2015.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Yoho National Park - British Columbia, Canada. Switchback in the highway. 200 ft. climb in 1/3 mile," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Salt Air - Great Salt Lake," c.1923. Grace McCarthy poses in front of the Saltair resort complex on Utah's Great Salt Lake. Constructed in 1893 and designed by Richard K.A. Kletting, the Saltair set out to be the Western counterpart of Coney Island. 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: 1923
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Caption: "Battery Kinzie firing 'Trial Shots' Aug 1, 1912" and "No 10 Near Pt. Townsend, WA." Battery Kinzie was a coastal defense battery designed to include two 12-inch disappearing guns, installed at Fort Worden. Construction began in 1908. It was turned over to the U.S. Army's Coast Artillery Corps in 1912 for use in defending the entrance to Puget Sound. This postcard shows one of the 12-inch guns firing, with several unidentified men standing nearby holding their hands to their ears.
Date: 8/1/1912
