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Caption: "115 Co., Fort Rosecrans.," c. 1905. View of the 115th Company of the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, standing in formation. The 115th was formed at the San Diego Barracks in 1901 and subsequently moved to Fort Rosecrans on Point Loma near San Diego. They remained at the fort until 1924 when the company was moved to Puget Sound in Washington.

Date: 1905

Caption: "Congressional Library," c. 1925. Several groups of unidentified people outside the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, on a rainy day. The building, originally called the Library of Congress Building, opened to the public in 1897. It's name was changed in 1980 to honor Thomas Jefferson, Founding Father and third President of the U.S.

Date: 1925

Caption: "Seven Falls - Colorado Springs," c. 1923. View from the top of a narrow wooden staircase, looking back down onto a resort building and a small creek. The stairs lead to a series of seven cascading waterfalls of South Cheyenne Creek. The area has been a privately-owned tourist attraction since the 1880s.

Date: 1923

Caption: "Bakersfield-Los Angeles Ridge Route. Note the winding road. (X) marks the road in the distance." c. 1920. Mountain scene showing road winding around hills and ridges, with a few scattered automobiles also present. First opened in 1915, the Ridge Route was the first paved highway connecting Los Angeles with the San Joaquin Valley.

Date: 1920

Caption: "Congressional Library, Washington, D.C. July 25, 1934. Taken from Washington Capitol Dome." A view of the Library of Congress. The Beaux Arts-style building was constructed between 1888 and 1894. It serves as the national library of the U.S., as well as the research library for the U.S. Congress.

Date: 7/25/1934

Caption: "Salt Lake City Street Scene.," c. 1916. Street scene in Salt Lake City, Utah. Flags and buntings suggest that the city was holding some kind of celebration at the time of the photograph. Several bicyclists appear at the photograph's right side.

Date: 1916

Caption: "Forbidden Garden -- Santa Barbara Mission," c. 1910. View of the gardens associated with Santa Barbara Mission. The gardens initially served as the location for instructing neophytes (Native American converts living at the mission) in trades and skills deemed necessary to life in European civilization. Later, the garden was used for meditation. The garden was often dubbed "forbidden" because it was closed to female visitors, as were many enclosures in active missions.

Date: 1910

No Caption: View of a portion of the fairgrounds of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, showing elegantly attired fairgoers strolling pathways and resting on benches. Held in Seattle to celebrate the development of the Pacific Northwest, the fair attracted 3.7 million visitors over the course of its run from June to October 1909. Although most of the fair's buildings have since been destroyed, several of them now serve as part of the University of Washington campus.

Date: 1909

Caption: "USS Connecticut, Admiral Evans," c. 1908. View of the USS Connecticut, with an inset circular photograph of Admiral Evans. The USS Connecticut was commissioned on September 29, 1906 as the most advanced ship in the U.S. Navy. Because the provisions of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 stipulated that older battleships would be disposed of, the Connecticut was decommissioned and sold for scrap in 1923.

Date: 1908

Caption: "Coronado Tent City.," c. 1910. Beach scene near the Coronado Hotel, showing groups of people enjoying a day at the sea shore. Established in 1900 for travelers who could not afford to stay in the resort hotel, the Coronado Tent City consisted of a grid of streets lined with furnished tents, near the sea shore. It also featured restaurants, a library, soda fountain, theater, bandstand, and other recreational facilities.

Date: 1910