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Caption: "San Pedro Harbor," c. 1910. View of San Pedro Bay, with harbor facilities such as wharves and cranes in the background. San Pedro Bay was declared the official port for Los Angeles in 1897.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Fine Arts Bldg. of Worlds Fair in 1893 - Jackson Park - Chicago," c. 1923. The Palace of Fine Arts building shown in this photograph was originally constructed for the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. After the fair's completion, the building housed the Columbian Museum, which eventually became the Field Museum of Natural History. In 1920, that museum moved to a new building, and the Palace of Fine Arts building was left vacant. After renovations in the late 1920s, the Museum of Science and Industry opened at the site.
Date: 1923
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No Caption: A map of the highway from Laredo to Mexico City.
Date: 1938
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Correspondence from S. H. Thompson to Martha A. Chickering regarding Federal government responsibility for cost of public assistance; see Response to Correspondence on County Responsibility for Enemy Alien Program (F3729_49_002a)
Date: March 2, 1942
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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-139 with caption: "Fort Stevens, Or," c. 1910. A view of buildings at Fort Stevens, part of the Three Fort Harbor Defense System protecting the mouth of the Columbia River from enemy incursion or attack (the other forts being Fort Columbia and Fort Canby, both in Washington). Built during the Civil War, the fort remained active until after World War II. In June 1942, Fort Stevens gained the dubious distinction of being the only military installation in the continental United States to come under enemy fire when a Japanese submarine surfaced off the coast and fired seventeen missiles at the fort. The missiles destroyed the backstop to the fort's baseball field, but otherwise did little harm. Fort Stevens was decommissioned in 1947. It was later turned over to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, and currently is the site of an Oregon State Park.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "George Washington Bridge, Crossing the Hudson River, N.Y. Sept. 3, 1934." This suspension bridge, designed by Othmar Ammann, spans the Hudson River between Manhattan in New York City, and Fort Lee, New Jersey. Constructed between 1927 and 1931, the bridge included the longest main span in the world at the time, a record it held until construction of the Golden Gate Bridge was completed in 1937. It was originally built with only one deck (as seen in this photograph), but a second deck opened in 1962. Still in active use today, it carried over 51 million vehicles in 2016.
Date: 9/3/1934
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Caption: "Eighth Avenue - Calgary - Alberta -Canada," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Stow Lake," in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, c. 1910. Stow lake is a manmade lake in Golden Gate Park dating back to 1893. Visitors still enjoy Stow Lake today, engaging in activities such as boating and picnicking by the lake.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "East Elevation." Rendered elevation of Scheme No. 1, addition of 4th floor to hospital building, San Quentin State Prison. Sketch in colored pencil by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Corrections.
Date: 1934
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Early design of California National Guard Armory, Long Beach; later modified. Design and pen and ink drawing by Alfred Eichler. Project for California Military Department.
Date: 1929
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