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Caption: "San Diego Fair Grounds." and "39-6, 3,400 Men, Naval Training Station, Balboa Park, San Diego Cal.," c. 1917. With the advent of World War I, the U.S. Navy needed additional training grounds for sailors. In 1917, the City of San Diego offered to lease the Navy a portion of Balboa Park as a temporary training site until a new, more permanent facility could be constructed. This postcard shows 3,400 sailors lined up to form a Navy flag while at the temporary training ground.
Date: 1917
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No caption, c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy preparing to leave campground in automobile. See also 96-07-08-alb04-175, 179, 181, and 182.
Date: 1920
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No caption, c. 1920. Four-horse draft team apparently hitched to automobile, with trees and houses in background.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Bruin robbing the garbage cans," c. 1935, shows a bear raiding garbage cans at Yellowstone National Park.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Union Pacific Bridge -- Portland," c. 1912. Built in 1912, this through-truss, double-deck, vertical lift bridge crosses the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.
Date: 1912