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Caption: "Bell [sic] Isle Park - Detroit," c.1925. This photograph features the Belle Isle Casino, on the edge of Lake Tacoma on Belle Isle, in the Detroit River. The building is the second structure at the site, built in 1908 to replace a dilapidated wooden structure. The building is not a gambling facility, but is instead called a "casino" in the older sense of the word: a public building for meetings, dancing, reunions, and other recreation.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Kicking Horse River Highway - Yoho National Park. British Columbia, Canada," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Alligator Wrestler at the Alligator Farm -- Miami -- Flopida [sic] July, [sic] 1 1934." An unidentified man grasps an alligator by the snout in this photograph.
Date: 7/1/1934
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No Caption: shows the railroad tracks in the Feather River Canyon, c. 1915.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "State Capitol - Calif, " c. 1920. View of the California State Capitol Building. Much of the building is obscured by trees, but the dome is visible. Designed by M.F. Butler, California's State Capitol Building experienced significant delays while under construction. Crews broke ground on December 4, 1856, but the Legislature did not occupy the building until 1869, and the building was not fully completed until 1874.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Chetzemoka Park. Port Townsend." Washington, c. 1905.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "On Grinnell Glacier. The solid mountain of ice and snow - Glacier Park," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy standing on Grinnell Glacier.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Solider Life," c. 1910. A view of a group of soldiers, carrying long guns and supplies, and marching in formation at an unidentified location.
Date: 1910
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No Caption: c. 1915. Street scene showing Seattle's Second Avenue. Electric streetcars and the Smith Tower can be seen in the distance. See also 96-07-08-alb05-233.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Lake Tahoe." Scenic shot of Lake Tahoe and surrounding mountains.
Date: 1927
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No caption, c. 1935. William McCarthy standing with small child riding a donkey in campground at Yosemite National Park.
Date: 1935