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Caption: "Louisiana Negro Bungalows and Conveyance, June 14, 34." Three unidentified African-Americans drive a wagon pulled by a single horse in this photograph. The bungalows and family seen in Album 11, Photograph 043 are visible in the background.
Date: 6/14/1934
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Caption: "Illinois State Building," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Ponciana [sic] and Whitehall Hotels. Ponciana {sic] is the Largest Frame Bldg. Hotel in the World. Palm Beach, Florida. July 8, 1934." Both the Royal Poinciana Hotel (center) and the Whitehall Hotel (far right) can be seen in this photograph, taken from across Lake Worth. The Royal Poinciana, built by Henry Flagler as a resort retreat for wealthy guests, opened in 1894. Renovations eventually enlarged the hotel to a length of 1,800 feet, with over three miles of corridors and hallways, and rooms for over 1,000 guests. At one point, it was reputed to be the largest wood structure in the world. Attendance declined in the 1920s, however, as tourists were attracted to more modern facilities. Damage by a hurricane and the Great Depression combined to close the hotel in 1934. The building was razed a year later. The Whitehall Hotel started its existence as a mansion, also built by Flagler, as a present for his wife. After Flagler's death in 1913, the home was sold to a group of investors who erected an eleven-story tower and converted the entire complex to use as a resort hotel. In 1959, the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum purchased the building. It now serves as a museum.
Date: 7/8/1934
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No Caption: c. 1905. Military barracks with two rows of beds, several of which are occupied by unidentified men in uniforms. Other unidentified, uniformed men sit or stand around the beds.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Benicia Arsenal Office," c. 1915. William McCarthy began his career as an inspector of armaments for the U.S. War Department at the Benicia Arsenal in 1903. The arsenal was established in 1851 as the first Ordnance Supply Depot in the West, from which it supplied and supported U.S. troops from the Civil War through WWII and the Korean War. It was deactivated in 1963.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Educational Building," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-082.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: A map of the highway from Laredo to Mexico City.
Date: 1938
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Caption: "San Diego." View of Point Loma Light. First lit in 1891, this light replaced the "Old Point Loma Lighthouse" that had been constructed in 1855 (see 96-07-08-alb08-225). The old lighthouse was often obscured by fog, so a new lighthouse was built at a lower elevation much closer to sea level, as can be seen in this photograph. The light was automated in 1973. See also 96-07-08-alb05-226.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Guard Mount. Presidio," c. 1906, shows two groups of men in formation on the Presidio grounds. One group of men is playing musical instruments, while the other group is carrying firearms. Established in 1776 by Spanish explorers, the Presidio is a fortified location overlooking the Golden Gate, the entrance into San Francisco Bay. It was closed as a military structure in 1995, and is now a park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Eighth Avenue - Calgary - Alberta -Canada," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "New Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. July 29, 1934." View of central, domed portion and wing of the National Museum of Natural History, one of ten Smithsonian Institute museums along National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museum opened in 1910.
Date: 7/29/1934
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Caption: "Long Beach," c. 1910. Bathers enjoying the surf at Long Beach. Long Beach pier runs through the center of the photograph.
Date: 1910
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No Caption: Redwood trees in Yosemite National Park, c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Panama-California Exposition," held in Balboa Park, San Diego, California.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Feeding a Bear - Yellowstone," c. 1923. William McCarthy feeding a bear at Yellowstone National Park.
Date: 1923
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No caption, c. 1920. View of the Hotel el Paso de Robles. This resort hotel opened in 1891, featuring a variety of amenities including a mineral hot springs "plunge" bath. The hotel burned down in 1940, and was replaced by the building that is still in operation today as the Paso Robles Inn.
Date: 1920
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No Caption: An unidentified group of California Indian women and children standing in front of a wigwam covered in tree bark. A young child in front of the group is dressed in traditional clothing.
Date: 1935
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