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Caption: "Sutro Baths Interior," c. 1906. Designed by Adolph Sutro in 1894, the bathhouses at one time covered three oceanfront acres just north of Ocean Beach and the Cliff House. Eventually, the Sutro Baths fell into disrepair and what was left of them burned down in 1966. Since 1973, the concrete ruins have been part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Date: 1906
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No Caption: View of the Forestry Building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Grace McCarthy is seated on a bench in front of the building, in a light-colored dress and hat. Made out of unpeeled logs, the Forestry Building was demolished in the 1930s. Held in Seattle to celebrate the development of the Pacific Northwest, the fair attracted 3.7 million visitors over the course of its run from June to October 1909. Although most of the fair's buildings have since been destroyed, several of them now serve as part of the University of Washington campus.
Date: 1909
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Caption: "Court House -- Lake Port -- Lake Co.," c. 1920. Shows the second of three courthouses that have served Lake County, in Lakeport, California. The building in this image, constructed in 1871, served as the county courthouse until it was replaced in 1968.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Nevada Falls [sic]," c. 1917. Nevada Fall is a 594-foot high waterfall upstream of Vernal Fall on the Merced River, in the Little Yosemite Valley.
Date: 1917