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Caption: "The Alameda of Presidio," c. 1906, shows the entryway to the Presidio, lined with cannonballs. Established in 1776 by Spanish explorers, the Presidio is a fortified location overlooking the Golden Gate, the entrance into San Francisco Bay. It was closed as a military structure in 1995, and is now a park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Date: 1906
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No Caption: c. 1910. View of Mount Shasta, at the southern end of the Cascade Range, looking east. Mount Shasta has an elevation of 14,179 feet, making it the fifth-highest peak in California. It is also rated as a potential high-risk volcano by the U.S. Geological Survey, and is part of the eastern rim of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Filter Presses and Packing Room Gang," c. 1906, shows a group of unidentified men posing for a photograph in the packing room at the Crockett Sugar Mill.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Old Faithful Inn - Yellowstone," c. 1923. View of the massive Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park. Designed by Robert C. Reamer and completed in 1904, the hotel is one of the largest log buildings in the world.
Date: 1923
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caption: "In Victoria, B. C.," c. 1906. William McCarthy (standing in the center) and four unidentified men with horse-and-buggies in the Gorge. The Gorge is a narrow tidal inlet in Victoria running from Selkirk Trestle to the Craigflower Bridge. The inlet became a popular recreation destination for the area's residents as Victoria grew.
Date: 1906
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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-140 with caption: "Fort Columbia, Wash." c. 1910. Fort Columbia, built between 1896 and 1904, sits on Chinook Point overlooking the Columbia River. It is part of the Three Fort Harbor Defense System protecting the mouth of the river from enemy incursion or attack (the other forts being Oregon's Fort Stevens and Washington's Fort Canby). Fort Columbia was decomissioned after World War II, and is now the site of a Washington State Park.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Tower Falls [sic] - Yellowstone Park," c. 1923. Tower Fall is a 132' waterfall, located on Tower Creek in the northeastern region of Yellowstone National Park. Its name derives from several pinnacles of rock at the head of the fall.
Date: 1923