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Caption: "Many Glaciers Hotel on Swift Current Lake Shore, Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "The Chutes," c, 1907, were an attraction at an amusement park located on 10th and Fulton Streets in San Francisco from 1902 - 1907.
Date: 1907
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Caption: "Alhambra Springs," caption label only, refers to photographs 111 - 114 of album 6.
Date: Undated
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Caption: "General Motors Building, Chicago Fair. Sept. 17, 1934." Grace McCarthy stands at a railing with the General Motors Building in the background. The building was part of the Century of Progress Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms." None of the buildings constructed for the fair are still extant today, having been built as temporary facilities.
Date: 9/17/1934
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Caption: "Martinez Court House," c. 1905-1906. View of the Martinez Courthouse, built in 1901 and designed by William H. Toepke. In 1933, Martinez built a new Hall of Records, into which the courts subsequently moved. The 1901 courthouse became the Finance Building in 1966.
Date: 1906