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No Caption: William McCarthy holding a fish at Lake Tahoe, California, c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Grand Canyon -- Yellowstone," c. 1920. Rock formations in the first large canyon along Yellowstone River below Yellowstone Falls, in Yellowstone National Park.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Hudson River Boat," c. 1925. The Washington Irving, a three-stack steamer ship, is shown in this photograph. The ship was in operation from 1913 to 1926, when it collided with an oil barge and sank.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Municipal Theatre - St. Louis," c. 1923. Built in 1917, the St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre was the first municipally-owned outdoor theatre in the United States. The amphitheater seats 11,000 people, and is still in use today.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "FAIR BUILDING, Victoria, B. C.," c. 1901-1907. View of an exhibition building with multiple turrets and flags, constructed in Oak Bay (near Victoria) circa 1891. Designed by Cornelius Soule, the building was destroyed by fire in 1907.
Date: 1901
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Caption: " South Gardens Looking East from Tower of Jewels," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Elevated R.R. View from Williamsburg Bridge. New York, Aug. 9, 1934." Bird's eye view of a portion of New York City, from the Williamsburg Bridge over the East River. An elevated railway dominates the center of the photograph.
Date: 8/9/1934
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Caption: "U. S. 12" Barbett [sic] Carriage & Gun at Fort Flagler.," c. 1908-1912. View of a 12" disappearing gun installed at Fort Flagler. The coastal artillery fortification Fort Flagler was established in 1897 and activated in 1899. Most of the fort's buildings and batteries had been completed by 1907. Fort Flagler was part of the "triangle of fire," three coastal defense fortifications (Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler) guarding the entrance to Puget Sound. Fort Flagler was decommissioned in 1953, and purchased by the State of Washington in 1955 for use as a state park.
Date: 1908
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Caption: "Blackstone Hotel - Michigan Ave. Chicago," c. 1923. Built in 1909 and designed by Benjamin Marshall, the twenty-one story Blackstone Hotel sits on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Balbo Drive in Chicago Illinois. It is the building closest to the left side of the photograph in this row of high-rises. See also 96-07-08-alb04-074.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Band of Sheep, Port Townsend.," c. 1908-1912. This photograph shows a herd of sheep grazing in a wooded area near Port Townsend, Washington.
Date: 1908
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No Caption: This postcard shows a view of the Government Building and the Cascades (a terraced fountain leading up to the building), part of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Held in Seattle to celebrate the development of the Pacific Northwest, the fair attracted 3.7 million visitors over the course of its run from June to October 1909. Although most of the fair's buildings have since been destroyed, several of them now serve as part of the University of Washington campus. See also 96-07-08-alb05-212.
Date: 1909
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Caption: "Ukiah," c. 1920. Street scene in Ukiah, with Ukiah Stables and The Richelieu at right.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Temple Drive to Cave of the Winds," c. 1923. Bird's eye view of a road at the bottom of a canyon, on a drive to Cave of the Winds. Two brothers discovered the entrance to the large cave system in 1880, in Williams Canyon just outside of Manitou Springs. Further exploration resulted in opening more caverns within the system, and the site became a tourist attraction, with guided tours having been on offer since 1881.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Butcharts Gardens, Victoria, B.C." c. 1935, shows Grace McCarthy standing in the gardens.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Boulder Dam. View Taken From Launch on Boulder Lake," c. 1935, shows Lake Mead, the largest man-made reservoir in the United States, providing water to the states of Arizona, California, and Nevada.
Date: 1935
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Caption: Snow Tunnel on Crater Lake Trail to Watchman Point," c. 1935, shows Grace McCarthy standing on the trail.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Portland Auto Camp - Portland, Oregon - Population 310,000." c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Daybreak. Front View, Long Island, New York. Aug. 20, 1934." Residence of John Shields, on Long Island in the Daybreak Estate area. See also 96-07-08-alb09-159.
Date: 8/20/1934