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Caption: "S.P. Hospital, S.F.," c. 1910. Constructed in 1908 and designed by architect Daniel J. Patterson, the hospital treated Southern Pacific Railroad workers from across the American West, as well as passengers injured while riding. As the twentieth century progressed and automobiles supplanted trains as the premier method of transportation for people and goods, the hospital entered a period of decline, closing in 1974. It has since been renovated and now serves as a senior housing complex.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "San Francisco -- 1906." Overview of San Francisco before the earthquake and fire of April 1906.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "The Pioneer Mother" (Charles Grafly, sculptor), in the Fine Arts Colonnade at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Crockett Park," c. 1905-1906. Scene in a park in Crockett, California, showing a landscaped hill with flowers or rocks arranged to depict the California State Flag.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Tea Garden Golden Gate Park," c. 1912-1915. View of the five-acre Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Established in 1894 by George Turner Marsh for the Midwinter Exposition of that year, it is the oldest public Japanese Tea Garden in the U.S.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: Fountain of Winter (Furio Piccirilli, sculptor), in the Court of the Four Seasons at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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No caption, c. 1920. Sacramento River scene, with trees and shrubs lining both banks.
Date: 1920
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No caption, c. 1920. Grace McCarthy standing on a log in front of an unidentified lake.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Benicia Arsenal Gate," c. 1905, Benicia, California. William McCarthy began his career as an inspector of armaments for the U.S. War Department at the Benicia Arsenal in 1903. The arsenal was established in 1851 as the first Ordnance Supply Depot in the West, from which it supplied and supported U.S. troops, from the Civil War through WWII and the Korean War. It was deactivated in 1963.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "St. Lawrence River Scene," c. 1925. This photograph looks across the Saint Lawrence River toward two large houses on the far bank. One of the houses may be on a small island.
Date: 1925