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Caption: "Sea Beach Hotel," c. 1910. The Sea Beach Hotel, located on Beach Hill in Santa Cruz, was built in the 1870s by S.A. Hall. Originally called the Ocean View House, it was sold in the 1880s. Its new owner dubbed the building the Sea Beach Hotel. The resort hotel operated until burning down in 1912, never to be reconstructed.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "California St. S.F." Shows the devastation from the 1906 earthquake and fires, along California Street in San Francisco, 1906.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Key West Residence of Judge Harris, Most Southern Point in the United States July 2, 1934." View of the Queen Anne-style Victorian mansion constructed in Key West by Judge Vinning Harris in 1897. The home was originally touted as occupying the southernmost point in the U.S., resulting in the colloquial name "Southernmost House." During the Prohibition years (1920-1933) the house operated as a speakeasy, with a restaurant and casino. In 1939, it was converted to use as a nightclub. Today, it has been renovated for use as a bed-and-breakfast.
Date: 7/2/1934
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Caption: "You can drive your car into the lobby of the Hotel American. Note the ornamental ceiling and colonnades - Puebla, Mex."
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Railroad Yards -- Seattle.," c. 1905-1909. View of busy rail yard in Seattle, with a series of trains loaded with what appears to be gravel or rubble, as well as sheds, a water tower, and several other outbuildings.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Palace of Fine Arts," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-118.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "South Gardens -Night," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915