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Caption: "Old Geary Street Line -- Last Days Work of our Old Faithful Friend." Photograph of a horse-drawn cable car, on the last day of operation of the Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railway. One of the first railways established in San Francisco, the line operated from 1880 until May 1912 when it was taken over by the city and converted to an electric streetcar line.
Date: 1912-05
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Caption: "Indian Wigwam," c. 1935. William and Grace McCarthy pose at the entrance to what William labeled a "wigwam," a dwelling of the Ahwahnechee people. The Ahwahnechee (a Native American tribe who traditionally occupied the Yosemite Valley) called the dwellings o-chum. Pine branches were arranged in a tee-pee-like shape and then covered with layered slabs of cedar bark.
Date: 1935
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No Caption: An unidentified California Indian man standing in front of a wigwam covered in tree bark, and wearing a headdress, feather skirt and shawl, beads, and moccasins, and holding a small drum decorated with arrows, c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Sacramento River." Pictured is a schooner with a load of hay on the Sacramento River, c. 1910.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "U. S. 12" Mortars." View of three 12-inch mortars in firing position behind an earth and concrete embankment. Caps cover the barrel openings.
Date: Undated
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No caption. A close-up view of a piece of heavy artillery, with a black and white cat standing on it, at an unidentified location.
Date: Undated
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No Caption: View of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition at dusk, with pathways defined by globe lights. The Government Building can be seen in the center of the photograph. Held in Seattle to celebrate the development of the Pacific Northwest, the fair attracted 3.7 million visitors over the course of its run from June to October 1909. Although most of the fair's buildings have since been destroyed, several of them now serve as part of the University of Washington campus.
Date: 1909
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Caption: "Beauty Camp - Laytonville, Calif. Isn't it ducky? Flock of wild ducks being fed," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy feeding a flock of wild ducks.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Grand Canyon of Arizona," c. 1925. Bird's eye view of part of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, on the Colorado River.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Mitchell Point Tunnel - Columbia River Drive, Oregon," c. 1935.
Date: 1935