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No Caption: undated. Photograph shows what appears to be part of the carriage of a heavy coastal artillery gun.
Date: Undated
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Caption: "Powell Street Power House Ruins," shows a view of the Powell Street power house in complete disarray after the 1906 earthquake.
Date: 1906
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No caption, c. 1915. Twelve-inch disappearing coastal defense gun, showing the breech of the barrel where shells are loaded and ejected. Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Half Dome," c. 1917. The iconic granite Half Dome rises above the Yosemite Valley in this photograph, taken from a neighboring peak.
Date: 1917
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Caption: "Soldier Life," c. 1910. A view of soldiers on horseback, pulling heavy artillery up an embankment, at an unidentified location.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Park Music Stand, "c. 1908. A view of the bandstand at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
Date: 1908
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Caption: "City Park -- Port Townsend," c. 1906. Park scene, possibly in autumn or winter, with a stream cascading down into a small pond or lake.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Yoho National Park - British Columbia, Canada. Switchback in the highway. 200 ft. climb in 1/3 mile," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Livingston Mountains - Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
Date: 1935