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Caption: "Fort Whitman, Wash," c. 1910. View of Goat Island in Puget Sound, Washington. Goat Island was the location of Fort Whitman, a small coastal defense fortification built in 1909. The fort consisted of a single battery and a mine field patrol and observation outpost. The buildings were torn down in 1945 at the conclusion of World War II.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Scene in the Petrified Forest.," c. 1915-1920. Petrified tree trunk separated from pathway by fence. It is unknown in which petrified forest locale the photograph was taken.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Main Entrance," of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Mrs. Potter Palmers [sic] Home - Chicago," c. 1923. Constructed between 1882-1885, Palmer Mansion was once the largest private residence in Chicago. It was demolished in 1950.
Date: 1923
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No Caption: An unidentified waterfall at Yosemite National Park, c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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No Caption: U.S. two-cent postage stamp issued in 1909 featuring Abraham Lincoln's profile. The stamp marked the centennial of Lincoln's birth on February 12, 1809.
Date: 1909