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Caption: "Old Spanish Fort -- Petaluma," c. 1920. Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo began construction on the Petaluma Adobe in 1836, as a ranch house and defensive structure. It is now the centerpiece of Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park, having been reconstructed after deterioration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It is the largest existing, privately-built adobe in the state.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Russian River," c. 1925. View of a locomotive traversing the Healdsburg Railroad Bridge over the Russian River. The bottom portion of the Healdsburg Memorial Bridge, built in 1921, can be seen downstream of the Railroad Bridge.
Date: 1925
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No caption, c. 1910. Image of parlor or dining room decorated for a celebration. Strings of beads or bells hang around the entry to the room.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Crater Lake, Oregon - View from Watchman Point," c. 1935. Located in the Crater Lake National Park, Crater Lake is a caldera lake formed about 7,700 years ago by the collapse of the volcano, Mount Mazama. Its 1,949 foot depth makes it the deepest lake in the United States.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Ferry Boat Contra Costa," c. 1920. Built in 1914, the Contra Costa ferried locomotives and train cars across the Carquinez Strait between Benicia and Port Costa. The largest rail ferry ever built, the Contra Costa operated until the Benicia-Martinez Railroad Bridge opened in 1930. She made the crossing as many as 52 times in 24 hours.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Bijou Inn -- Lake Tahoe.," c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy standing next to automobile near Bijou Inn and store in the Lake Tahoe area.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Saanich Inlet- View from Malahat Drive, near Victoria," c. 1935.
Date: 1935