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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-158 with caption: "Government Building and Bridge of Nations, Portland Fair," Portland, Oregon, 1905. Shows the Government Building, Guild's Lake, and the Bridge of Nations, a long pedestrian bridge over the lake. Some of the more than 100,000 light bulbs used to outline the exposition's buildings can be seen along the arches and decorative molding of the bridge. The Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition was held in Portland, Oregon from June 1st to October 15th, 1905. It celebrated the one-hundred year anniversary of the exploratory expedition of the Louisiana Purchase and what became the northwestern part of the United States, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Some 1.6 million people visited the fair, viewing exhibits from twenty-one countries.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Want to get down," c. 1906, shows a small black dog standing on a chair.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Old State Capitol-Benicia," c. 1918, shows the Benicia State Capitol building, built in 1852, the third location of the state capital from February 1853 to February 1854, before it was moved permanently to Sacramento. The historic building was listed as a California State Historic Landmark in 1935, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. Today the site is known as the Benicia Capitol State Historic Park.
Date: 1918
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No caption: Two unidentified women pose for a photograph on a bench at unidentified location, likely the Alhambra Springs of Alhambra Creek in Contra Costa County, c. 1906.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Clear Lake -- Lake Co.," c. 1920. Lake surrounded by mountains.
Date: 1920
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No Caption: Tower of Jewels, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Scene at Fort Canby, Wash.," c. 1909. View of jetty and wharf facilities jutting out from the shoreline near Fort Canby in the state of Washington. See also 96-07-08-alb05-171.
Date: 1909