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No Caption: Pale green ribbon with red circle at the top, commemorating the participation of Japan in the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. The exposition was held in Portland, Oregon from June 1st to October 15th, 1905. It celebrated the one-hundred year anniversary of the exploratory expedition of the Louisiana Purchase and what became the northwestern part of the United States, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Some 1.6 million people visited the fair, viewing exhibits from twenty-one countries.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "San Diego Mission," c. 1915-1916. William and Grace McCarthy standing in front of ruins of Mission San Diego de Alcalá, founded in 1769.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Tannery Ruins, Benicia," c. 1905, shows the destroyed building of the Benicia Tannery.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Fort Flagler Beach," c. 1908-1912. This photograph features a dirt track in the foreground, with various buildings in the middle distance and a headlands and body of water, possibly Puget Sound, in the far distance.
Date: 1908
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Caption: "San Francisco April 17, 1906. Center of Town." A bird's eye view of the city the day before the earthquake and fires.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Beezle Bill," c. 1935. This is possibly a postcard that shows a comical creature made with parts of pine cones, acorns, feathers, and nuts.
Date: 1935