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Caption: "Avenue of Palaces - San Diego Exposition," 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Call Building," c. 1906. Completed in 1898 and designed by civic leader Claus Spreckels, the Call building on the corner of 3rd and Market streets was one of the first skyscrapers in San Francisco, built to house the San Francisco Call newspaper offices. While the structure withstood the 1906 earthquake, the interior caught fire and sustained considerable damage. After major renovations, the building is today known as The Central Tower.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Otme [sic] Indian School - these children are very scantily dressed. Their clothes are a product of the Maguey plant - Lagunilla, Mex."
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Statue of Energy" shows the Fountain of Energy (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor), within the main entrance of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Vendome San Jose," c. 1910, was a luxury hotel in San Jose that opened in 1889. It was purchased by a real estate syndicate in 1930 and subsequently demolished in order to subdivide the property into lots for residential housing.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Highway through the Mountains -- Nevada." Mountain scene, with highway snaking through trees in the distance.
Date: 1927