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Caption: "Picnic at Fishcamp," c. 1908, shows William McCarthy (third from right) with unidentified people posing for a photograph at Fishcamp in Mariposa County.
Date: 1908
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No Caption: A statue of George Washington (Lorado Taft, artist) dominates this photograph of fair-goers at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Rickshaws and their drivers rest near the statue while waiting for their next fare. 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: "Stockton Asylum." Stockton, California, c. 1906. The Stockton Insane Asylum was established in 1851, completed in 1853, and was the first public mental health hospital in California. It remained a functioning state hospital until 1995.
Date: 1906
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No Caption: c. 1905. View of several ships in San Diego Harbor.
Date: 1905
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No caption, c. 1920. Scene along the Sacramento River, showing a small two-masted ship carrying freight.
Date: 1920