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Caption: "State Capitol, Sacramento, Calif. Oct. 8, 1934." Construction began on the neoclassical California State Capitol Building, the dome of which is seen here (the rest of the building is largely obscured by trees), in 1860. Completed in 1874, the building still houses the state's legislature and the offices of the Governor.
Date: 10/8/1934
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Caption: "Shasta Springs," resort in Siskiyou County, c. 1906.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Festival Hall Night Scene," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-115, with caption: "Festival Hall - Night Reflections."
Date: 1915
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Caption: "The Arescope [sic] P.P.I.E." at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, was designed by Joseph Strauss, who later was the chief engineer for San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Alcatraz," c. 1906. View of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. The building on the highest part of the island, just to the left of center in the photograph, is the Alcatraz Citadel (also known as Fort Alcatraz). Built in 1859 by the U.S. Army for coastal defense purposes, the Citadel began serving as a prison in 1861. It ceased function as a defense fortification and became the Pacific Branch of the U.S. Military Prison in 1907. The Citadel was demolished in 1909. Over the next two decades the facilities on the island were modified and modernized, becoming a federal penitentiary in 1934.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "San Francisco Fire." Photograph of the front page of the Seattle Daily Times, April 20, 1906, in regard to the earthquake and fire that destroyed much of San Francisco on April 18, 1906. The primary headline reads "CITY WIPED OUT! Fire Still Raging!" See also 96-07-08-alb08-186.
Date: 1906-04-20