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Caption: "Portola. King & Queen." Actors portraying explorer Gaspar de Portolà and Queen Vergilia in a parade, part of the San Francisco Portola Festival held October 19-23, 1909. The festival celebrated Portolà as the discoverer of San Francisco Bay. It was held annually until 1913. See also 96-07-08-alb06-162.
Date: 1909-10
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Caption: "A Wooded Garden -- Pasadena, Calif.," c. 1910. William and Grace McCarthy seated in chairs beneath a tree in a garden.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "El Capitan," c. 1917. El Capitan is a vertical granite rock formation in Yosemite Valley. It's sheer cliff face, rising almost 3,000 feet above the Valley, is a favorite rock climbing location.
Date: 1917
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Sierra de Cuyamaca boundaries. Volume 2, page 137.
Date: 1845
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No Caption: The San Francisco City Hall in ruins after the 1906 earthquake and resulting fires.
Date: 1906