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No Caption: c. 1935. Pictured are vehicles driving through the famous Wawona Tunnel Tree, a giant sequoia that stood in Mariposa Grove of Yosemite National Park. The tree's tunnel was cut in 1881 as a tourist attraction. In 1969, the tree fell during a severe winter storm. Before it fell, the ancient tree measured 234 ft. high, twenty-six ft. in diameter, and was approximately 2,100 years old.

Date: 1935

Caption: "Bird's Eye View. Camp Lewis, Wash.," c. 1918. This postcard shows a bird's eye view of buildings at Camp Lewis. The Camp was established by the U.S. Army in 1917, as part of the U.S.'s preparations for eventual entry into World War I. Rapid construction had the camp ready to house 60,000 men within a few months. The site is still in use as a military facility, under the name Fort Lewis.

Date: 1918

Caption: "Colonnades of the Palace of Fine Arts," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-8-alb01-023.

Date: 1915

Caption: "U.S. 3 Inch Antiaircraft [sic] Gun. Chicago Fair. Sept, [sic] 19, 1934." View of a 3"/50 caliber anti-aircraft gun, a heavy artillery weapon used by the US Navy and Coast Guard. The weapon was part of a display at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition. The Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms."

Date: 9/19/1934

Caption: "Canada," shows exhibits inside the Canadian Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-139.

Date: 1915

Caption: "Santa Fe Trestle, Alhambra Valley," Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, c. 1906.

Date: 1906

Caption: "Fort Whitman, Wash," c. 1910. View of Goat Island in Puget Sound, Washington. Goat Island was the location of Fort Whitman, a small coastal defense fortification built in 1909. The fort consisted of a single battery and a mine field patrol and observation outpost. The buildings were torn down in 1945 at the conclusion of World War II.

Date: 1910

No Caption: The entrance to the Presidio Main Post, with cannon balls lining the drive, in San Francisco, c. 1910.

Date: 1910

Caption: "Public Service Bldg.- Portland," c. 1935.

Date: 1935

Caption: "The Lagoon," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-122.

Date: 1915