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Caption: "Battery Kinzie firing 'Trial Shots' Aug 1, 1912" and "No 10 Near Pt. Townsend, WA." Battery Kinzie was a coastal defense battery designed to include two 12-inch disappearing guns, installed at Fort Worden. Construction began in 1908. It was turned over to the U.S. Army's Coast Artillery Corps in 1912 for use in defending the entrance to Puget Sound. This postcard shows one of the 12-inch guns firing, with several unidentified men standing nearby holding their hands to their ears.
Date: 8/1/1912
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Caption: "Stret [sic] Leading to Fords and Edisons Winter Homes, Fort Meyers -- Florida June 28, 1934." Paved street lined by palms and lush vegetation. This road is likely McGregor Boulevard in Fort Meyers. Thomas Edison and Henry Ford purchased adjacent properties in Fort Meyers and built vacation or winter homes that were opened to the public for tours in 1947 and 1990, respectively. The two properties are now known collectively as the Edison and Ford Winter Estates.
Date: 6/28/1934
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Design for unidentified bridge by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Public Works - Highways - Bridge Department.
Date: undated