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Caption: "Memorial -- Cemetry [sic] of Arlington," c. 1935. Shows an exterior view of Arlington Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery, dedicated in 1920. The Tomb of the Unknowns, also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, on the amphitheater's east steps, can be seen at the far left.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Aimee McPherson's Angeles Temple- Los Angeles," c. 1935. Aimee Semple McPherson, also known as Sister Aimee was a Canadian-American Pentecostal evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s, famous for her theatrical sermons and claims of healing the sick, and for founding the Foursquare Church.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "On Grinnell Glacier. The solid mountain of ice and snow - Glacier Park," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy standing on Grinnell Glacier.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Crooked River Canyon, 26 Miles from Bend, Oregon," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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No caption. An unidentified man poses in the drivers seat of an automobile while two unidentified boys sit on the car's running boards.
Date: Undated
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Caption: "Orange Hot Spring - Yellowstone, " c. 1923. View of Yellowstone's Orange Spring Mound, part of the complex of thermal features at the Mammoth Hot Springs.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Sugar Factory -- Chino," c. 1915. View of Chino's sugar beet factory, established in 1891 by Robert and Henry Oxnard. Henry later established a larger factory in the town that now bears his name (Oxnard, in Ventura County). The factory operated for more than twenty-five years before closing in October 1917.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Benicia Arsenal Harem," c. 1918, shows a group of unidentified women wearing face masks at the Benicia Arsenal.
Date: 1918
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Caption: "Examiner Cartoon" (Robert Caster, Cartoonist) c. 1906. A rendering of a giant and fierce grizzly bear labeled with "San Francisco" on its side, standing on a hillside, with three arrows in its hide, tagged with the words: "Earthquake," "Fire," and "Famine.," with the word "Undaunted!" above.
Date: 1906
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No Caption: White ribbon commemorating Seattle Day at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. 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. Several buildings constructed for the exposition now serve as part of the University of Washington campus.
Date: 9/6/1909
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Caption: "Vancouver, B.C. Left, Vancouver Hotel, center, Canadian National Hotel," c. 1935.
Date: 1935