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Caption: "Ostrich Farm, Los Angeles," c. 1935. View of several ostriches in a corral at the Cawston Ostrich Farm in Pasadena. Opened by Edward Cawston in 1886, this was the first ostrich farm in the U.S. It became a popular tourist stop along the Pasadena and Los Angeles Electric Railway in the early twentieth century, where visitors could ride an ostrich, or be pulled by one in a light card. They could also buy merchandise made out of ostrich feathers, such as hats and boas. The farm closed in the mid-1930s.
Date: 1935
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No caption. An unidentified woman seated on a horse saddled in English tack at the John Shields house in the Daybreak Estates area of Long Island.
Date: 1934
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Caption: "N.P. Ferry. Columbia River." See also 96-07-08-alb08-114 with caption: "Ferry Boat Tacoma on the Columbia River," Pacific Northwest, c. 1905. View of the railroad ferry Tacoma, with a train on board. The Tacoma operated from 1884 until 1908, when a railroad bridge was constructed across the Columbia connecting Portland, Oregon with points north of the river.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Mammoth Springs Resort. - Yellowstone," c. 1923. William and Grace McCarthy pose in front of the Mammoth Springs Resort with three unidentified people. Originally called the National Hotel, the building opened for business in 1883. It underwent significant alterations and renovations between 1911 and 1913, by which time the resort was known as the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel. The hotel was torn down in 1936 in favor of a more modern facility.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "The Lucky Pony," c. 1915, shows seven unidentified women posing with a pony at a campsite in Healdsburg.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: Scene of archways and reflecting pool at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Atlantic City Beach," c. 1925. Several unidentified people playing on the beach in Atlantic City.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Yellowstone Grand Canyon," c. 1923. One wall of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone can be seen in this photograph, viewed from the opposite rim of the Canyon. The Canyon is approximately 24 miles long, and between 800 and 1,200 feet deep.
Date: 1923