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Caption: "Nudist Colony - San Diego Exposition," c. 1935. The Zoro Garden Nudist Colony, named for the Persian mystic, Zoroaster, was an unusual and controversial attraction that featured partially nude men and women performing as nudists. Exposition visitors were charged twenty-five cents to watch the "nudists" perform ceremonies and other activities. Today, the sunken Zoro Garden in Balboa Park is a butterfly garden.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "U.S. Battle Ship California. May 28, 1937." The USS California, a Tennessee-class dreadnaught battleship, was the fifth U.S. ship named after the Golden State. Launched in 1915, the California served as the Pacific Fleet's flagship for twenty years. The California was docked at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked in 1941. Two bombs struck and eventually sunk her, killing ninety-eight of her crew and wounding sixty-one more. The California was subsequently refloated, with repairs done first at Pearl Harbor and then at Puget Sound Navy Yard. She then sailed to assist numerous campaigns in the Pacific Theater of the war, earning seven battle stars for this service. The California was decommissioned in 1947, and sold for scrapping in 1959.
Date: 5/28/1937
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Caption: "C.P.R.R. Depot. Montreal," c. 1920. Street scene dominated by Canadian Pacific Railway depot building, built in 1889. The tower was added in 1916.
Date: 1920
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No Caption: shows night scenes at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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No caption, c. 1914. Grace McCarthy in a rowboat on the Russian River near Healdsburg.
Date: 1914
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Caption: "A.Y.P.E. Seattle California Bldg." View of California Building, part of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Held in Seattle to celebrate the development of the Pacific Northwest, the fair attracted 3.7 million visitors over the course of its run from June to October 1909. Although most of the fair's buildings have since been destroyed, several of them now serve as part of the University of Washington campus. See also 96-07-08-alb08-128.
Date: 1909
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No Caption. A view of a train crossing over trestle at an unidentified location, c. 1910.
Date: 1910