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Caption: "Carmen, Josefina and grandmother - Mexico City."
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Court of Flowers," William and Grace McCarthy standing in the Court of Flowers at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: Sculpture at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "New Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. July 29, 1934." View of central, domed portion and wing of the National Museum of Natural History, one of ten Smithsonian Institute museums along National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museum opened in 1910.
Date: 7/29/1934
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Caption: "Ferry Boat Tacoma on the Columbia River.," c. 1905. View of the railroad ferry Tacoma, with a train on board. The Tacoma operated from 1884 until 1908, when a railroad bridge was constructed across the Columbia connecting Portland, Oregon with points north of the river.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Sidestepping the Bull." In this photograph, a bull attempts to gore a matador holding a cape, observed by dozens of people in the surrounding stands.
Date: 1905
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The Census of 1852 collection includes enumerations of California's 32 counties, arranged into 126 volumes. Schedule I enumerated the county's inhabitants, while schedule II enurmerated economic production. Many pages of this volume are damaged.
Date: 1852
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Caption: "San Diego." View of Point Loma Light. First lit in 1891, this light replaced the "Old Point Loma Lighthouse" that had been constructed in 1855 (see 96-07-08-alb08-225). The old lighthouse was often obscured by fog, so a new lighthouse was built at a lower elevation much closer to sea level, as can be seen in this photograph. The light was automated in 1973. See also 96-07-08-alb05-226.
Date: 1905