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Caption: "P. and O. R.R. Key West to Miami -- Florida. July 2, 1934." View of railroad tracks running over water to an island in the distance. This is likely part of the Overseas Railroad, an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, built to connect Key West with the Florida mainland.
Date: 7/2/1934
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Caption: "Fort Flagler before Barracks were Built.," c. 1899-1906. 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: 1899
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Caption: "Asleep NOT!" William and Grace McCarthy jokingly ensconced in a bed beneath a tree in a garden or yard.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Traymore Hotel - Atlantic City," c. 1925. View of the Traymore Hotel on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. The Art Deco-style Traymore began as a small boarding house, but a rebuild and enlargement after a storm in 1884 led to the building becoming Atlantic City's most popular hotel by the turn of the twentieth century. In 1906 the front tower was constructed, and the back, wood frame portion of the hotel was replaced with a concrete structure in 1914-1915. Patronage declined in the 1960s, and the Traymore Hotel was demolished in 1972.
Date: 1925
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No caption, c. 1935. Lucy Parker Telles, a Mono Lake Paiute, lived in the Yosemite Valley. She was part of a group of Native American women who became well-known for their intricate basket weaving.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Carquinez Bridge -- Crockett, Cal." This photograph shows the original Carquinez Bridge, built to span the Carquinez Strait and thereby contribute to a direct route between Sacramento and San Francisco. The steel cantilevered bridge, designed by Robinson & Steinman, was constructed in 1927. It is no longer extant, having been replaced by two parallel bridges constructed in 1958 and 2003. The structure of the original bridge was removed in 2007. See also 96-07-08-alb11-307 with caption: "Carquinez Bridge, Crockett, California. Oct. 9, 1934."
Date: 10/9/1934
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Caption: "Botanical Garden Building - San Diego Exposition," 1935, shows the Botanical Building and Conservatory with reflecting pool that featured lilies, begonias, fuchsias, and a variety of ferns at the California-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1935