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Caption: "Dragons Mouth - Yellowstone Park," c. 1923. This hot spring originates deep underground. Rising gas and steam create pressure bubbles within the mud of the cavern. When they burst against the cave roof, they emit a growling, booming sound. Steam also drifts from the cavern entrance, creating the illusion of smoke from a dragon's mouth.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Yellowstone - Grand Canyon," c. 1923. Bird's eye view of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The Yellowstone River can be glimpsed at the bottom of the Canyon near the center of the photograph. The Canyon is approximately 24 miles long, and between 800 and 1,200 feet deep.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "San Francisco April 17, 1906. Center of Town." Bird's eye view of the center of San Francisco before the 1906 earthquake and fire. The Call Building (built in the 1890s to house the San Francisco Call newspaper) is the tallest building in the photograph, just to the right of center. See also 96-07-08-alb02-026.
Date: 4/17/1906
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Caption: "San Diego Fair Grounds." and "39-6, 3,400 Men, Naval Training Station, Balboa Park, San Diego Cal.," c. 1917. With the advent of World War I, the U.S. Navy needed additional training grounds for sailors. In 1917, the City of San Diego offered to lease the Navy a portion of Balboa Park as a temporary training site until a new, more permanent facility could be constructed. This postcard shows 3,400 sailors lined up to form a Navy flag while at the temporary training ground.
Date: 1917