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Caption: "Eagle Gate -- Salt Lake City," c. 1916. View of the Eagle Gate, a monument in the shape of an arch topped by an eagle with outstretched wings. The monument was originally erected in 1859 to commemorate the entrance to Brigham Young's property. The monument has been remodeled several times over the years, including a change from a carved wooden eagle to a 4,000-pound bronze eagle with twenty-foot wingspan.
Date: 1916
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No Caption: c. 1915. Shows a view of Broadway in Los Angeles. On the right side of the street is Woodley Theatre, a vaudeville theater that opened in 1913.
Date: 1915
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Caption:" Arch - Court of the Universe-Western," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "View of the Avenida Paseo de la Reforma with a portion of Mexico City on the left. Photo taken from the Columna de Independencia."
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Independence column, on the Avenida Paseo de la Reforma." Unofficially known as El Angel (The Angel), and officially as Monumento a la Indenpendencia (Monument to Independence), located in Mexico City.
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Cypress Forest, Society Hill, South Carolina. July 16, 1934." A grove of cypress trees near the town of Society Hill.
Date: 7/15/1934
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Caption: "Winding highway in the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains - Zimipan, Mexico."
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Court of Palms," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Highway - Cloverdale to Ukiah," c. 1915, shows a view of foothills and valley from an unidentified highway (likely U.S. 101) in Sonoma County.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "6" Disappearing Gun." Two unidentified men sit on a 6" disappearing gun at an unidentified location. The disappearing guns were coastal artillery pieces installed to defend major American seaports, primarily during the first half of the twentieth century.
Date: Undated
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No Caption: The Fountain of Energy (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor), with surrounding statuary at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Manufacturers and Varied Industries Building, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-120.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Washington Monument - Fairmount Park - Philadelphia," c. 1925. Philadelphia's Washington Monument Fountain (Rudolf Siemering, sculptor) features a bronze and granite statute of George Washington on horseback. Dedicated at Fairmount Park in 1897, it was moved to Philadelphia's Eakins Oval in 1928.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Niagara Falls," c. 1925. View of the three waterfalls that make up the iconic Niagara Falls straddling the border between Ontario, Canada, and the State of New York. From near distance to far distance, the falls are called American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls (the smallest of the three), and Horseshoe Falls.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "South Gardens," with the Palace of Horticulture in the background, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: A Joshua tree in bloom in the Arizona desert, c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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No Caption: Bug Gun, next to mortar Carriage damaged in test, Honolulu, Hawaii, c. 1906.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Saw Mill -- Astoria Oregon," c. 1905-1909. Saw mill on the Columbia River, near Astoria.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Band Concourse," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-144.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Mission Dolores. The old landmark stood," 1906. Mission Delores, the oldest intact building still standing in San Francisco today, suffered little damage from the 1906 earthquake. The parish church next to it was greatly damaged and rebuilt as the Mission Dolores Basilica, opened in 1918.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Central Street, Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix Population 51,000," c. 1935 shows a busy street scene in Phoenix, Arizona.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "The Netherlands," shows the Netherlands Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-142.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. July 24, 1934." View of the Lincoln Memorial's façade. The memorial's outer structure, styled after a Greek Doric temple, was designed by architect Henry Bacon, while the statue of Abraham Lincoln within was designed by Daniel Chester French. The memorial was dedicated in 1922.
Date: 7/24/1934
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Caption: "Oil Wells, Venice Beach, Los Angeles," c. 1935, shows numerous oil wells along the shoreline of Venice Beach in Los Angeles.
Date: 1935