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Date: 1892

Caption: "The Fairmont," c. 1906. View of the Fairmont Hotel, a luxury hotel in San Francisco. Although construction was mostly finished in 1906, the advent of the San Francisco earthquake and fire of that year damaged the hotel's interior and delayed opening until 1907. It was the first hotel in what is now the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts chain. In 1945, the San Francisco hotel was host to an international conference that culminated in the formation of the United Nations.

Date: 1906

Caption: "Florida Orange Groves -- Orlando, Florida, June 26, 1934." Orange groves line a road near Orlando in this photograph.

Date: 6/26/1934

Diamond Package Dyes

Date: 1898

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

Aux Villes de France, French Cities

Date: 1893

Caption: "The Massachusetts," c. 1910, was a large ship designed for coastal defense.

Date: 1910

Correspondence from Earl Warren to J. Edgar Hoover regarding an update on evacuation and public sentiment

Date: March 30, 1942

No Caption. An unidentified newspaper article detailing a brief history of the Cliff House the day after it was destroyed by fire in 1907.

Date: 1907

Rheumatic Cure

Date: 1890