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Caption: "Vernal Falls [sic]," c. 1917. The Merced River tumbles over and around large chunks of rock in this photograph, with Vernal Fall visible in the distance.
Date: 1917
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Caption: "Yuba River Scene.," c. 1920. Mountain scene with graveled road at left and river at right.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Robert E, Lee Statue - New Orleans," c. 1925. The Robert E. Lee Memorial in New Orleans was dedicated in 1884. Architect John Ray designed the base and pedestal, while sculptor Alexander Doyle was responsible for the statue itself. The monument commemorated the memory of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, until its removal in 2017.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Niagara River Tourist Camp. Niagara, New York. Sept. 10, 1934." William McCarthy standing next to an automobile in an early auto camp near Niagara Falls.
Date: 9/10/1934
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No caption. Caption in photograph album (172.0): "City Hall Tower Before and after the Quake." 1906. A view of San Francisco City Hall before the April 18, 1906 earthquake.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Stow Lake, G.G. Park," c.1910. Stow Lake is a man-made lake in Golden Gate Park dating back to 1893. Visitors still enjoy Stow Lake today, engaging in activities such as boating and picnicking by the lake.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "State & Madison St. Chicago," c. 1923. A busy street scene at the intersection of State and Madison Streets in Chicago.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Government Headquarters," c. 1923. Bird's eye view of the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel (the large, flat-roofed building in the center of the photograph) and surrounding complex of buildings in Yellowstone National Park.
Date: 1923
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No caption, c. 1906. Unidentified girl sitting on rocking horse or hobby horse, in a park or garden.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Interior Utah State Capitol," c. 1923. This photograph shows part of the main corridor of Utah's State Capitol Building, featuring an equestrian statue of Chief Washakie, leader of the eastern Shoshone (artist unknown). Visible above the entrance to the chambers of the House of Representatives is a mural painted by Gerard Hale and Gilbert White entitled Reclaiming the Desert for Irrigation.
Date: 1923
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No caption. Unidentified woman and boy sitting in a small go-cart in front of the John Shields residence in the Daybreak Estate area of Long Island.
Date: 1934
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No Caption: Palace of Horticulture, Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Mississippi River Ferry -- New Orleans, June 14, 34." A ferry owned by the Bisso family carrying automobiles and their owners across the Mississippi River near New Orleans. Ferries were extremely important to commerce and other activities along the Mississippi River before the construction of bridges capable of carrying automobile traffic.
Date: 6/14/1934
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Caption: "Art Museum - Los Angeles," c. 1915. Located in Exposition Park, the Beaux Arts building, opened in 1913, was originally known as the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science, and Art. In 1963, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art moved to its current location on Wilshire Blvd. The Exposition Park facility became the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. After two years of renovation and restoration, it was reopened in 2009. See also 96-07-08-alb01-148.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Coronado Hotel," c. 1915, shows the luxury seaside resort in San Diego County, founded by Elisha Babcock and H.L. Story, and built in 1888. The hotel was designated a California Historical Landmark in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark in 1977. See also 96-07-08-alb01-150.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Agua Caliente Swimming Pool -- Mexico -- May 20, 34." View of the swimming pool, with bathers and people socializing around the water, at Agua Caliente Casino and Resort. Designed by Wayne McAllister, the resort opened in Tijuana in 1928. It closed only a few years later, in 1935, when Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas outlawed gambling.
Date: 5/20/1934
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Caption: "Monterey Shore. - View from Highlands Inn, Calif.," c. 1935.
Date: 1935