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Caption: "The Zone" was an area of popular amusements and concession stands at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-146.
Date: 1915
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No caption: William (middle) and Grace (far left) McCarthy posing with four unidentified women in front of a small body of water, c. 1925.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Profile Rock Mt Tamalpais," c. 1907, shows a rock formation that resembles a human profile at Mount Tamalpais in Marin County.
Date: 1907
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Caption: "Government Building & Bridge of Nations, Portland Fair." Shows the Government Building, Guild's Lake, and the Bridge of Nations, a long pedestrian bridge over the lake. Some of the more than 100,000 light bulbs used to outline the exposition's buildings can be seen along the arches and decorative molding of the bridge. The Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition was held in Portland, Oregon from June 1st to October 15th, 1905. It celebrated the one-hundred year anniversary of the exploratory expedition of the Louisiana Purchase and what became the northwestern part of the United States, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Some 1.6 million people visited the fair, viewing exhibits from twenty-one countries. See also 96-07-08-alb05-206.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Grand Canyon of Arizona," c. 1925. Bird's eye view of part of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, on the Colorado River.
Date: 1925