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No caption, c. 1925. View of the RMS Franconia, an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line. She launched in October 1922, operating on the route between Liverpool and New York in the summers, and as a world cruise ship in the winters. The Franconia was requisitioned as a troop ship during World War II, then returned to the Cunard Line until being retired in 1956.
Date: 1925
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Rancho de Armijo boundaries. Volume 1, page 522.
Date: 1840
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Caption: "6" Howitzer," c. 1906. A piece of artillery characterized by a relatively short barrel, used for firing shells on high trajectories at low velocities.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Retracting 6 inch Gun.," c. 1909. View of crew installing coastal defense weaponry. Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire.
Date: 1909
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Tennent's Well Park Pale Ale, Tennent's XXX Well Park Brewery Stout
Date: 1887