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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb03-065 with caption: "Fort Casey Lighthouse, Washington," c. 1910. Fort Casey was part of the "triangle of fire," three coastal defense fortifications (Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler) guarding the entrance to Puget Sound. Construction began on the fort in 1897, and the U.S. Army used the facility until the 1950s, when the fort was decommissioned. The area is now a state park.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Thelma Todd's Tavern - Santa Monica," c. 1935. Built in 1928 for Hollywood actress Thelma Todd, the restaurant overlooked the Pacific Ocean at Malibu. Todd lived in the home above the tavern, where she was found dead in December 1935, under mysterious circumstances.
Date: 1935
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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-183, with caption: "San Francisco April 18, 1906. Center of Town. The Awful Fire after the Shake." Fire engulfing buildings in San Francisco's city center after the 1906 earthquake. Great plumes of smoke dominate the photograph.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Michigan Ave. - Chicago," c. 1923. A tree- lined Michigan Avenue filled with cars.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Mountain Scene -- Lake Tahoe." Mountains in background, lake in foreground.
Date: 1927
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Agua Puerca y Las Trancas boundaries. Volume 2, page 18.
Date: 1843
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Caption: "Blue Rock Springs - Solano Co." c. 1915. In the 1860s, White Sulphur Springs (in the vicinity of Vallejo) was developed for use as a mineral springs resort, featuring a hotel, several cottages, and an "amusement" building with a dance floor, bar, and billiard room. Manuel Madrid obtained the property around the turn of the twentieth century, and changed the name to Blue Rock Springs. The area is now managed by the Greater Vallejo Recreation District as Blue Rock Springs Park.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: A view of buildings and ferry at Grand Trunk Pacific pier along the Seattle waterfront, c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: 'Old Faithful Geyser erupts approximately every 65 minutes. Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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No Caption: Palace of Horticulture at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-086
Date: 1915