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Caption: "Port Townsend Bicycle Path.," c. 1910. Image of a rural path or road, surrounded by trees and vegetation, with a hill in the distance. The bicycle made its first appearance in the Puget Sound area in the late 1870s. Within twenty years, thousands of enthusiasts had adapted the new mode of transportation. Such enthusiasts often formed clubs, such as the Queen City Good Roads Club, based in Seattle (south of Port Townsend). These clubs advocated, constructed, and helped to maintain pathways dedicated specifically to bicycle traffic. Ironically, the efforts made by the bicyclists to generally improve roadways contributed to the rise of another new mode of transportation -- the automobile.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Sea Beach Hotel," c. 1910. The Sea Beach Hotel, located on Beach Hill in Santa Cruz, was built in the 1870s by S.A. Hall. Originally called the Ocean View House, it was sold in the 1880s. Its new owner dubbed the building the Sea Beach Hotel. The resort hotel operated until burning down in 1912, never to be reconstructed.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Butte, Montana. In miner's suits after a 3,000 foot descent in the cage of Leonard Mine - Anaconda Copper Mining Co.," c. 1935, shows William and Grace McCarthy in miner's suits and helmets.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Tomb of President Gomez, Havana. July 4th 1934." José Miguel Gómez y Gómez was instrumental in the Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898), and also served as Cuba's President from 1909-1913. Although he died in New York, his remains were interred in the Colon Cemetery in Havana.
Date: 7/4/1934
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Caption: "Washington Arch - Washington Square. N.Y," c. 1925. The marble Washington Square Arch (Stanford White, architect) was built between 1890 and 1892 to replace the original wooden arch, which had been erected in 1889 to honor the centennial of President George Washington's inauguration.
Date: 1925
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No Caption: A Canadian Pacific Banff Springs Hotel sticker, from the McCarthy's' trip to western Canada, 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Grand Canyon of Arizona," c. 1925. Bird's eye view of part of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, on the Colorado River.
Date: 1925