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Caption: "Tomb of President Gomez, Havana. July 4th 1934." José Miguel Gómez y Gómez was instrumental in the Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898), and also served as Cuba's President from 1909-1913. Although he died in New York, his remains were interred in the Colon Cemetery in Havana.
Date: 7/4/1934
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Caption: "6" Disappearing Battery," c. 1905-1909. A 6" disappearing gun in a barbette (gun emplacement). Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Court of Palms," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-059 with caption: "Palm Avenue."
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Fountain of Energy," (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor), at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-015.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: c. 1908-1912. Group of men posing around a 12-inch disappearing gun. Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire. Such guns were often used in coastal fortifications.
Date: 1908
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Caption: "Ashland Armory," c. 1915-1920. View of the National Guard Armory built in Ashland, Oregon. Designed by Oregon's first State Architect William C. Knighton, the armory has also been used as a community hall since its construction in 1912-1913.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Central St. Phoenix, Arizona. May 24, 1934." View from street-level of Phoenix's Central Street.
Date: 5/24/1934
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Caption: "State & Madison St. Chicago," c. 1923. A busy street scene at the intersection of State and Madison Streets in Chicago.
Date: 1923
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Corral de Piedra boundaries. Volume 1, page 640.
Date: 1839
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No Caption: A group photograph of William and Grace McCarthy with friends and family at the Riverside Villa resort in Healdsburg, c. 1915.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "A Park Refugee Camp," c. 1906. After the earthquake and fire that destroyed much of San Francisco in April 1906, hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless. Many of these people established temporary refugee camps, using tents or debris from the destruction to cobble together shelters.
Date: 1906