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Caption: "Feeding a Golden Mantled Squirrel Rainier National Park," c. 1935, shows William McCarthy feeding the wildlife at Mt. Rainier National Park.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Tomb of President Gomez, Havana. July 4th 1934." José Miguel Gómez y Gómez was instrumental in the Cuban War of Independence (1895-1898), and also served as Cuba's President from 1909-1913. Although he died in New York, his remains were interred in the Colon Cemetery in Havana.
Date: 7/4/1934
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Caption: "6" Disappearing Battery," c. 1905-1909. A 6" disappearing gun in a barbette (gun emplacement). Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Court of Palms," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-059 with caption: "Palm Avenue."
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Fountain of Energy," (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor), at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-015.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: c. 1908-1912. Group of men posing around a 12-inch disappearing gun. Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire. Such guns were often used in coastal fortifications.
Date: 1908
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Ojo de Caballo, or Posolmi Rancho and Posita de las Animas boundaries. Volume 2, page 108.
Date: 1843
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Caption: "Eagle River - D. & R. G. R. R," c. 1923. Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks run next to the Eagle River at the bottom of a canyon in this photograph, toward a tunnel with steam or smoke coming out of the entry. The Denver and Rio Grande (D&RG) primarily operated railroad lines between Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah, with other lines stretching into New Mexico.
Date: 1923