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Caption: "El Portal," c. 1917. Grace McCarthy poses with two unidentified people in front of the Hotel del Portal (or Del Portal Hotel) in El Portal, California. The resort hotel was constructed in 1908 by the Yosemite Terminal Company, a subsidiary of the Yosemite Valley Railroad Company, to provide accommodations for visitors to the park who arrived by train. The hotel burned to the ground in late October of 1917.
Date: 1917
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Samuel's Napa A. Soda Spring, natural mineral water A and B
Date: 1887
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Caption: "Temple Drive to Cave of the Winds," c. 1923. Bird's eye view of a road at the bottom of a canyon, on a drive to Cave of the Winds. Two brothers discovered the entrance to the large cave system in 1880, in Williams Canyon just outside of Manitou Springs. Further exploration resulted in opening more caverns within the system, and the site became a tourist attraction, with guided tours having been on offer since 1881.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Daybreak. Front View, Long Island, New York. Aug. 20, 1934." Residence of John Shields, on Long Island in the Daybreak Estate area. See also 96-07-08-alb09-159.
Date: 8/20/1934