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Caption: "Government Building. Chicago Fair. Sept. 18, 1934." View of the Federal Building at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition, as seen from across the harbor. The three tall towers represent the three branches of the federal government. This building, towering over the Exposition, was featured on a commemorative US Postage Stamp issued in honor of the Exposition. A world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, the Expo celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms."
Date: 9/18/1934
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Caption: "Vernal Falls [sic]," c. 1917. The Merced River tumbles over boulders downstream of the 317-foot tall cascade of Vernal Fall.
Date: 1917
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No caption. A large group of unidentified people posing for a group photograph on what appears to be a stage, at an unidentified location, c. 1908.
Date: 1908
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No Caption: shows the Tower of Jewels with the Fountain of Energy (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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No caption: Grace McCarthy seated at a desk reading a book, in the guest room of a residence in the Daybreak Estate area of Long Island. See also 96-07-08-alb11-222.
Date: 8/21/1934
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Caption: "Santa Rosa Parade," c. 1907. A view of drummers in band attire leading a parade down a dirt street in Santa Rosa.
Date: 1907