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Caption: "Long Beach," c. 1915-1916. Ocean beach scene dominated by the Jack Rabbit Racer, a wood roller coaster. Founded in 1902, the amusement area called the Long Beach Pike featured penny arcades, restaurants, shops, and rides.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "6th. St. At Pine - St. Louis," c. 1923. A bustling street scene on 6th Street in St. Louis, at its intersection with Pine.
Date: 1923
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Providencia boundaries. Volume 2, page 112.
Date: 1842
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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: "Yacht Harbor," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "La Laguna Espejada." Reflecting pool at the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Shasta Springs," resort in Siskiyou County, c. 1906.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Festival Hall Night Scene," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-115, with caption: "Festival Hall - Night Reflections."
Date: 1915
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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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Correspondence from Earl Warren (by Sherrill Halbert) to A. H. Brazil regarding use of Alien Land Law maps for general defense work
Date: March 20, 1942
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Haverly Club-Champions of California [Baseball team]
Date: 1887
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Caption: "St. Francis Hotel," c. 1905. St. Francis Hotel at Union Square and the Dewey Monument in the foreground (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), which commemorated U.S. Admiral George Dewey's naval victory at the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War of 1898. The luxury hotel opened in 1904 and fortunately suffered little damage from the 1906 earthquake. It was expanded in 1913, and 1972, making it one of the largest hotels in the city.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Hole in the Wall; La Conner, Wash.," c. 1905. This postcard shows a view of the "Hole in the Wall," a narrow gap between Puget Sound's Swinomish Channel and Skagit Bay, near La Conner, Washington.
Date: 1905