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Caption: "El Mirado Hotel-Palm Springs, Calif. May 30, 1935." The Spanish Colonial-Revival style El Mirado Hotel at Palm Springs opened in 1927 and became one of the most fashionable resort destinations for powerful Hollywood studio heads and celebrities.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "A Tank from the Liberty Bond Train." Shows a Renault FT Tank, a small French tank with caterpillar-style propulsion used during World War I. This tank was displayed as part of the fifth Liberty Bond Drive, held in 1919. During World War I, the U.S. government raised funds for the war by issuing "liberty bonds." Liberty Bond Trains crisscrossed the country to encourage purchase of the bonds. Citizens who purchased the bonds could later redeem them for the purchase price plus interest.
Date: 1919
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Caption: "Camp Life.," c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy seated next to automobile at an unidentified campground for a meal. See also 96-07-08-alb04-175, 179, 180, 181, and 182.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Camp Life -- Chino Calif." William and Grace McCarthy laughing as they remove their shoes in preparation for getting into a bed situated under a tree in a yard or garden.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Street Scene -- Ogden," c. 1916. Street scene in Ogden, Utah, with mountains in the background. Tracks and lines for electric trolleys or streetcars can be seen, as well as automobiles and several local businesses.
Date: 1916
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Caption: "Point Firmin [sic] Lighthouse," c. 1915, shows the Point Fermin lighthouse, built in 1874 in San Pedro Bay, which was the first navigational light into the bay. It served as a federally-operated lighthouse until 1927, when its operations were turned over to the City of Los Angeles. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, the west coast was blacked out for fear of being an easy target to enemy forces. It was never lit again, but during WWII it served the U.S. Navy as a lookout tower and signaling station for ships coming into the San Pedro Bay. In 2003, the lighthouse was opened after being restored, retrofitted, and rehabilitated for public use. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and managed by the Department of Recreation and Parks of the City of Los Angeles.
Date: 1915
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No caption, c. 1935. Lucy Parker Telles, a Mono Lake Paiute, lived in the Yosemite Valley. She was part of a group of Native American women who became well-known for their intricate basket weaving.
Date: 1935