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No Caption: Fountain of Winter (Furio Piccirilli, sculptor), in the Court of the Four Seasons at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Call Building," c. 1906. The remains of the Call building after the 1906 earthquake and fire. Completed in 1898 and designed by civic leader Claus Spreckels, the Call building on the corner of 3rd and Market streets was one of the first skyscrapers in San Francisco, built to house the San Francisco Call newspaper offices. While the structure withstood the 1906 earthquake, the interior caught fire and sustained considerable damage. After major renovations, the building is today known as The Central Tower.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Paint Pots or Boiling Clay - Yellowstone," c. 1923. Several unidentified park-goers view bubbling pools of mud known as mudpots or "paint pots" at Yellowstone National Park.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Lake View Avenue Bridge, Palm Beach, Florida. July 8, 1934." View of the Royal Park Bridge, a bascule bridge constructed in the 1920s. This bridge has since been replaced with a more modern structure.
Date: 7/8/1934
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No caption: Two unidentified women pose for a photograph on a bench at unidentified location, likely the Alhambra Springs of Alhambra Creek in Contra Costa County, c. 1906.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Camp Life -- Chino Calif." William and Grace McCarthy laughing as they remove their shoes in preparation for getting into a bed situated under a tree in a yard or garden.
Date: 1915
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This clipping from an unidentified newspaper or newsletter features an article by Paul Harrison called "Rattlesnakes Used in Canapes." It discusses the use of rattlesnake meat in a New York restaurant.
Date: Undated
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Caption: "Florida Highway, June 21 34." A tree-lined, unidentified highway stretches into the distance in this photograph.
Date: 6/21/1934
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No caption: "Concord Calif.," c. 1915. Group of unidentified people posing in front of a residence in Concord, California.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb06-203 with caption: "Fillmore, the new Market Street," c. 1907. A view of a busy Fillmore Street indicating that much of the city's business has moved from Market Street during reconstruction after the earthquake.
Date: 1907
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Caption: "Havana Residence of Brewery and Tropical Garden Owner." Elaborate residence, possibly of a member of the Herrera family, founders of Cuba's first brewery, Cerveceria La Tropical.
Date: 7/4/1934
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Caption: "Grinnell Glacier - Glacier National Park. Method of observing one of the many deep crevasses on Grinnell Glacier. Your life depends on the man on the other end of the rope." c. 1935. William McCarthy tied to a rope and looking into a crevasse on Grinnell Glacier.
Date: 1935
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Rincon de los Esteros boundaries. Volume 1, page 252.
Date: 1834
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Caption: "Design No. 7." Pencil drawing of Tower Bridge concrete towers by Alfred Eichler. Note on drawing: "Tower subject to modification." Project for Department of Public Works - Highways - Bridge Department.
Date: 1934