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No caption. Unidentified boy standing on a porch, at an unidentified location, c. 1905.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "College Lake, Watsonville," c. 1906, is an intermittent or seasonal lake, which was known at one time as Laguna Grande, and became known as College Lake sometime after 1869.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Sunset Lake - Yellowstone," c. 1923. Yellowstone National Park's Sunset Lake is a shallow thermal pool in the Black Sand Basin. Its name is derived from the yellow and orange bands of bacteria and algae at its edges.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Coronado Hotel, San Diego, Cal.," c. 1910-1913. View of the Coronado Hotel, with beach in the foreground. At the time it opened in 1888, this hotel was the largest beach resort in the world. The Ballroom Tower, the highest point of the building, is 120 feet tall. See also 96-07-08-alb05-201.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Mirror Lane - Camp Curry," c. 1917. William and Grace McCarthy pose in front of their tent at what was then called Camp Curry. Yosemite's Half Dome Village, established by David and Jennie Curry in 1899, was originally called Camp Curry, and then later Curry Village. It was designed to provide cheaper accommodations for Yosemite tourists than the resort hotels. The couple rented out furnished tents and provided amenities such as a dining tent. As time progressed, the amenities increased, and some hard-sided cabins created.
Date: 1917
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Caption: "City of Havana -- Cuba. July 4, 1934." View of Havana taken from across a harbor, or other stretch of ocean. The dome of El Capitolio (then Cuba's Capitol) can be seen just to the left of the photograph's center.
Date: 7/4/1934
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No Caption: Grace and William McCarthy sitting together at an unidentified location, c. 1906.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Embassy Club Royal Palm Garden -- Palm Beach, Fla. Designed by Adison [sic] Mizner of Benicia Calif. July 8, 1934." Grace McCarthy sitting on an ornamental fence in a garden, surrounded by palm trees. The Embassy Club was a popular Palm Beach club in the mid-twentieth century.
Date: 7/8/1934
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*Caption: "The White House." East Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C. The Neoclassical-style residence and work place of the United States President, designed by James Hoban, was constructed between 1792 and 1800. See also 96-07-08-alb09-222 and 96-07-08-alb11-183.
Date: 1934
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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