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Caption: "Obelisk - Central Park," c. 1925. The obelisk in this photograph was erected in Central Park on February 22nd, 1881. It is an authentic Ancient Egyptian artifact, having been created during the rule of Thusmose III in the 18th Dynasty (despite the nickname, the obelisk has no known connection to Cleopatra). It was acquired in 1877 as a gift from the Egyptian Khedive.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Pajaro River, Watsonville," with railroad trestle in the background, c. 1910.
Date: 1910
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No Caption: A section of an informational tourist brochure describing the Palace of Fine Arts, or National Theater in Mexico City.
Date: 1938
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No Caption: c. 1915. Shows a view of Broadway in Los Angeles. On the right side of the street is Woodley Theatre, a vaudeville theater that opened in 1913.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Mt Tallac." A mountain peak southwest of Lake Tahoe.
Date: 1927
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Caption: "In the Sierras," shows a train traveling in the Sierra Nevada, c. 1915.
Date: 1915
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No caption, c. 1906. William McCarthy in a swim suit on a beach, with surf and waves in the background.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Central Street, Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix Population 51,000," c. 1935 shows a busy street scene in Phoenix, Arizona.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Court Cottages - Montreal," c. 1925. View of several connected, multi-story apartments in Montreal.
Date: 1925