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Caption: "Mount Rainier - Rainier National Park," c. 1935, shows glaciers on the 14,410 foot mountain. An iconic landmark on the Washington landscape, Mt. Rainier is an active volcano.
Date: 1935
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No Caption: A bird's eye view of the Presidio at San Francisco, California, c. 1906. See also 96-07-08-alb08-178.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Park Lake in Havana -- Cuba -- July 4, 1934." A calm lake surrounded by trees and other vegetation.
Date: 7/4/1934
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Caption: "Fort Stevens, Or.," c. 1910. View of buildings at Fort Stevens, part of the Three Fort Harbor Defense System protecting the mouth of the Columbia River from enemy incursion or attack (the other forts being Fort Columbia and Fort Canby, both in Washington). Built during the Civil War, the fort remained active until after World War II. In June 1942, Fort Stevens gained the dubious distinction of being the only military installation in the continental United States to come under enemy fire when a Japanese submarine surfaced off the coast and fired seventeen missiles at the fort. The missiles destroyed the backstop to the fort's baseball field, but otherwise did little harm. Fort Stevens was decommissioned in 1947. It was later turned over to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, and currently is the site of an Oregon State Park.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Main Street, Watsonville," c. 1906. A view of a sparsely populated Main Street, with buggies and people in the distance.
Date: 1906
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The frontispiece of this photograph album reads "Fotos [sic] in Canada, Washington, Oregon, California & Mexico. By Wm. McCarthy."
Date: Undated
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Caption: "Railroad Yards -- Seattle.," c. 1905-1909. View of busy rail yard in Seattle, with a series of trains loaded with what appears to be gravel or rubble, as well as sheds, a water tower, and several other outbuildings.
Date: 1905