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Caption: "Fort Townsend," c. 1906. Park-like scene, with buildings in the distance and a flag pole at the right. The U.S. Army established Fort Townsend in 1856. Abandoned after a fire destroyed the barracks buildings in 1895, it was reactivated during World War II to serve as a munitions defusing station. It was turned over to the State of Washington in 1953, and is now in use as Fort Townsend State Park.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Aeroplane -- Monte Rio,, Calif.," c. 1915. Biplane parked in a field, with an unidentified man on crutches nearby.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Tiajuana [sic] on a Winters Day," c. 1915-1916. Rainy street scene in Tijuana, showing Miguel Gonzalez Big Curio Store and Tijuana Bar and Casino.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: Fountain of the Earth (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), in the Court of Abundance, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "U.S. Mint unhurt," c. 1906. Pictured is the U.S. Mint building in San Francisco, which opened in 1874, after the original 1854 building was outgrown, which had been established to serve the gold mines during the California Gold Rush. The building suffered little damage after the 1906 earthquake. The facility served as the San Francisco U.S. Mint until 1937, when workers moved to a larger and more modern building. In 1961, the old U.S. Mint, known as the "Granite Lady," was designated a National Historic Landmark.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Old Sea Beach Hotel - Santa Cruz," 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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Hand-drawn sketch map of San Clemente or Tamalpais boundaries. Volume 2, page 123.
Date: 1845
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Caption: "Fort Flagler Beach.," c. 1908-1912. Shows a rocky beach with a small cliff in the distance.
Date: 1908
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Caption: "6" Battery," c. 1906. Unidentified location, could be Baker Beach, San Francisco.
Date: 1906
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Miil site near Mission San Jose boundaries. Volume 1, page 584.
Date: 1840
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Caption: "U. S. S. Bennington (Exploded Boiler)" and "on July 21, boiler B exploded, being forced aft against the bulkhead between the fore and aft compartments." View of the exploded boiler of the USS Bennington. On July 21, 1905, while in San Diego Harbor, the Bennington's boiler exploded, killing sixty-six men and injuring many more.
Date: 1905
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Pontrero Vieja or Rinon de las Salinas y Potrero Vieja boundaries. Volume 1, page 472.
Date: 1839
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Caption: "Fair Grounds in 1904, Portland, Or." Bird's eye view of the fair grounds in Portland, Oregon.
Date: 1904
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No caption, c. 1910. Four large-caliber mortars with associated gun crews at target practice. See also 96-07-08-alb05-106 and 107.
Date: 1910