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Caption: "Portals of the Past," c. 1915-1920. A monument in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, on the shores of Lloyd Lake, consisting of a white marble archway and columns. The archway was originally part of the Nob Hill mansion belonging to railroad tycoon Alban Towne. The mansion was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, but the entryway still stood. It was moved to the shore of Lloyd Lake in 1909, as a memorial to the pre-1906 city.
Date: 1920
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No Caption: The colonnades at the Palace of the Fine Arts at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Selling enchiladas - street delicatessen, Mexico City." William and Grace McCarthy (wearing hats on right side of photograph) with a group of unidentified people, some of whom are selling enchiladas.
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Hardeeville, July 16, 1934." Four unidentified white children posing with an unidentified African-American woman, possibly their nanny given the manner of dress of all parties.
Date: 7/16/1934
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Caption: "Coronado Hotel Grounds.," c. 1910. View of the Coronado Hotel, with landscaped grounds in the foreground. At the time it opened in 1888, this hotel was the largest beach resort in the world. The Ballroom Tower, the highest point of the building, is 120 feet tall.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Motoring in Solano Co. Calif.," c. 1915. William (driver's seat) and Grace (rear seat, at right) McCarthy posing in an automobile with an unidentified woman.
Date: 1915