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Caption: "Netherlands" Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Washington Monument," c.1925. The obelisk of the Washington Monument rises above the Reflecting Pool on National Mall in Washington, D.C. Built between 1848 and 1888 to commemorate George Washington (former Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and first President of the United States), the obelisk is the world's tallest stone structure at a height of 555 feet.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "A DAY ON THE GORGE, Victoria, B. C.," c. 1906. William McCarthy (center, with moustache) posing with four unidentified men and two horse-and-buggies. The Gorge is a narrow tidal inlet in Victoria running from Selkirk Trestle to the Craigflower Bridge. The inlet became a popular recreation destination for the area's residents as Victoria grew.
Date: 1906
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Valle de San Jose boundaries. Volume 1, page 380.
Date: 1834
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Caption: "East Lake [sic] Park, Los Angeles," c. 1906. Eastlake Park in Los Angeles was originally created by the city in 1881 under the name "East Los Angeles Park." Renamed Eastlake Park in 1901, it gained its current name, Lincoln Park, in 1917. This photograph shows the park's elaborate bandstand and portions of the lake for which the park is named.
Date: 1906