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Caption: "Victoria Glaciers at Lake Louise - Canada," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Hotel-Saint Francis," c. 1913. St. Francis Hotel at Union Square with partial north wing extension and the Dewey Monument in the foreground (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), which commemorated U.S. Admiral George Dewey's naval victory at the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War of 1898. The luxury hotel opened in 1904 and, fortunately, suffered little damage from the 1906 earthquake. It was expanded in 1913, and 1972, making it one of the largest hotels in the city.
Date: 1913
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Caption: "In Memory of Florida Confederates, Memorial Monument -- Pensacola Florida, June 21, 34." Photograph of the pillar and statue erected in Pensacola's Lee Square in 1891, memorializing "the Uncrowned Heroes of the Southern Confederacy" and Confederate leaders such as Jefferson Davis. Two low pyramids made up of cannon balls bracket the monument. As of the time of this writing (November 2017), controversy swirls around efforts to remove the memorial.
Date: 6/21/1934
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Caption: "Salome Arizona, Giant Cactus or Desert Sentinels - Arizona Desert. June 1, 1935."
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Conservatory Golden Gate Park," c. 1910. Built in 1879, the Conservatory is the oldest building in Golden Gate Park, and the oldest municipal wooden conservatory in the country.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Bridal Veil [sic] Falls," c. 1917. A road winds through trees while Bridalveil Fall cascades down the south wall of Yosemite Valley in the distance.
Date: 1917
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Caption: "Steam shovel removing snow slide from highway. Logan Pass Summit - Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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No Caption: In this 1935 photograph, the opening of the Wawona highway tunnel frames the Yosemite Valley with El Capitan (the Captain) on the left, Bridalveil Falls on the right, and Half Dome in the distance.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Vernal Falls [sic]," c. 1917. Vernal Fall is a 317-foot waterfall on the Merced River, downstream of Nevada Fall.
Date: 1917