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Caption: "Niagara Falls, Canada, Sept. 10, 1934." View of a portion of the iconic Niagara Falls straddling the border between Ontario, Canada, and the State of New York.
Date: 9/10/1934
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Caption: "Pajaro River at Chittenden Trestle," c. 1906. A view of the Pajaro River, with the Chittenden Trestle seen in the distance.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Wall Street, New York. Aug 8 1934." Street scene on Wall Street, New York City. Bustling crowds fill the sidewalks while tall buildings loom on each side of the street.
Date: 8/8/1934
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Caption: "Pine Trees Yielding Turpentine, Rosin [sic], Etc. Florida, July 13, 1934." A group of pine trees with bark removed in a "V"-shaped, or "catface" pattern to encourage production of resin, from which turpentine is made. Small buckets hang at the end of each "V" to catch the resin. This turpentine farm may actually be in Georgia, rather than Florida.
Date: 7/13/1934
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Caption: "Tenaya Lake." Lake with surrounding mountains. Named after Chief Tenaya of Yosemite Valley's Ahwahnechee People, Tenaya Lake is located between Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows within Yosemite National Park. The surface elevation of the alpine lake is 8,150 feet.
Date: 1927
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Caption: "Santa Barbara Court House," c. 1935, shows a view of the courthouse's landscaped grounds.
Date: 1935
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King of the Forest, Bear Leaf , Young Hyson, The Bamboo Grove
Date: 1885
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Caption: "Reflections on Lagoon," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Seven Falls -- Colorado Springs," c. 1920. One of a series of seven waterfalls on South Cheyenne Creek near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Brigham Youngs [sic] Bee Hive House. Brigham Young had 19 Wives and 52 Children. Oct. 3, 1934." Street scene in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brigham Young, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints built the so-called "Beehive House" in 1854 to house himself and several of his wives (Young practiced polygamy). The Beehive House is visible in the photograph at the far right, with a widow's walk featured on its roofline. Designed by Salt Lake Temple architect Truman O. Angell, the Beehive House has since been used as a residence for several dignitaries of the Mormon Church, as well as a boarding home for young Mormon women. The house was restored in the late 1950s and is now a museum. See also 96-07-08-alb11-301.
Date: 10/3/1934
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Caption: "Market Street, San Francisco, May 21, 1935," shows the busy thoroughfare with the San Francisco Chronicle building on the right.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Tower Falls - Yellowstone Park, " c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "South Gardens," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-084.
Date: 1915
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A series of short notations about hospital patients under the supervision of Dr. Reid. Volumes one through four in this series run chronologically, starting in 1852 and ending in 1856. The entries include details such as patient name, nationality, and age, as well as mental disposition. A researcher with an interest in a particular hospital patient may find Reidà¿s journals useful. Dr. Robert K. Reid's medical journals do not include private thoughts about the medical profession or details about Reid's role as a physician at Stockton State Hospital. The fifth volume in the series contains Dr. Reid's Meteorological Observations. Beginning in 1850, Reid recorded daily meteorological observations, including three daily temperature recordings, taken at 8 a.m., 2 p.m., and 8 p.m.. He also recorded cloud, wind, and rain observations, and in 1853, began recording daily barometric pressures. Dr. Robert K. Reid's Meteorological Observations journal continues through 1856.
Date: 1850-1856
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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-183, with caption: "San Francisco April 18, 1906. Center of Town. The Awful Fire after the Shake." Fire engulfing buildings in San Francisco's city center after the 1906 earthquake. Great plumes of smoke dominate the photograph.
Date: 1906
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No caption, c. 1915-1920. Two unidentified women swimming in what is likely Lake Tahoe
Date: 1920
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No Caption: c. 1910. Grace McCarthy seated on a rock with crashing surf in the background, at the Vue de L'eau in Santa Cruz. See also 96-07-08-alb07-198.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Boston State House. Sept. 5, 1934." The Massachusetts State House has been the seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since its completion in 1798. Designed by Charles Bullfinch, its prominent feature is its gold-leafed dome. The building, a significant example of Federal architecture in a civic structure, has been declared a National Historic Landmark.
Date: 9/5/1934
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