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Caption: "Union Square & Dewey Monument," c. 1908. St. Francis Hotel at Union Square, with the Dewey Monument in the foreground (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), which commemorated U.S. Admiral George Dewey's naval victory at the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War of 1898. The luxury hotel opened in 1904, and, fortunately, suffered little damage from the 1906 earthquake. It was expanded in 1913, and 1972, making it one of the largest hotels in the city.

Date: 1908

New Parisian Dyeing and Cleaning Works

Date: 1896

Mercado and Seully's California Wine Bitters

Date: 1867

Caption: "Lake Tahoe," c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy posing for a photograph with an unidentified young woman, on a steep hillside in front of pine trees.

Date: 1920

Caption: "Bear & Cub - In Yellowstone," c. 1923. A bear and her cub cross a road or trail in Yellowstone National Park.

Date: 1923

Leege and Mills, Crown Brand, Double Superfine

Date: 1891

Rock and Rye

Date: 1879

Osborn Hardware and Tool Co.

Date: 1894

K. R. and Co.

Date: 1883

Whiting's Extract of Vanilla, Whiting's Extract of Lemon

Date: 1892