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Caption: "Beaver Dam - Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Lake Louise - view from Chateau - Alberta, Canada," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Statue of Liberty, New York." View of the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island (now called Liberty Island). Designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the now-iconic statue was a gift from the people of France to the U.S. Built in segments in France by Gustave Eiffel (also famous for building the Eiffel Tower in Paris), the pieces were shipped from Paris to New York in 1885 and assembled. The Statue of Liberty was subsequently dedicated on October 28, 1886.
Date: 1934
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Caption: "Old Geary Street Line -- Last Days Work of our Old Faithful Friend." Photograph of a horse-drawn cable car, on the last day of operation of the Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railway. One of the first railways established in San Francisco, the line operated from 1880 until May 1912 when it was taken over by the city and converted to an electric streetcar line.
Date: 1912-05