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Caption: "Presidio Main Avenue," c. 1906, shows a tree lined dirt road in the Presidio. 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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Caption: "City Hall Monument S.F.," c. 1917, shows a monument at City Hall in San Francisco, topped with a statue of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare, and United States Army and Marines recruitment posters on easels nearby.
Date: 1917
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Caption: "Bonneville Dam under construction - Columbia River, Oregon," c. 1935. Construction on the dam and first powerhouse began in 1934.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "A Santa Cruz Big Tree," c. 1905, General Grant, located in Santa Cruz Big Tree Grove.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Reservoir -- Fallon Nevada.," c. 1915-1920. View of Lahontan Dam on the Carson River, between Fallon and Carson City, Nevada.
Date: 1915