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Caption: "The Bennington Funeral." Shows several wagons loaded with caskets covered with American flags. This was the funeral procession for the victims of the USS Bennington's boiler explosion, which killed 66 of her crew on July 21, 1905. Solemn citizens line the roadway.
Date: 1905
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No Caption: An unidentified California Indian woman standing in front of a wigwam covered in tree bark at Yosemite National Park, c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Correspondence from Martha A. Chickering to Richard M. Neustadt regarding children's institutions
Date: April 7, 1942
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Caption: "Florida Orange Groves -- Orlando, Florida, June 26, 1934." Orange groves line a road near Orlando in this photograph.
Date: 6/26/1934
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Caption: "Rose Carnival -- Portland." Features a parade float shaped as a swan, with roses, an American flag, and a sign reading "peace." The Portland Rose Festival began in 1907 as the Rose Carnival. It is now an annual festival featuring three parades, including the Grand Floral Parade, the second-largest all-floral parade in the nation (the largest being the Tournament of Roses held each New Year in Pasadena, California).
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Pleasant Beach, Wash.," c. 1908-1912. View from across a bay in Puget Sound, looking toward the Pleasant Beach Hotel. Built before the turn of the twentieth century, this resort hotel featured forty rooms, a bowling alley, billiards room, swimming pool, and a pavilion. The resort came to be known as the "Coney Island" of Puget Sound.
Date: 1908
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Correspondence from Annie Clo Watson to Martha A. Chickering outlining problems faced by minority groups
Date: January 30, 1942
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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb01-066, with caption: "Fountain of the Earth Views," (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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