Bookmarks
Showing Bookmarks 1 to 17 of 17
-
No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb03-065 with caption: "Fort Casey Lighthouse, Washington," c. 1910. Fort Casey was part of the "triangle of fire," three coastal defense fortifications (Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler) guarding the entrance to Puget Sound. Construction began on the fort in 1897, and the U.S. Army used the facility until the 1950s, when the fort was decommissioned. The area is now a state park.
Date: 1910
-
No caption. An unidentified man and woman posing on a bench with two young children on their laps, c. 1925.
Date: 1925
-
Caption: "Michigan Ave. - Chicago," c. 1923. A tree- lined Michigan Avenue filled with cars.
Date: 1923
-
Caption: 'Old Faithful Geyser erupts approximately every 65 minutes. Yellowstone National Park," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
-
Caption: "East Side New York." Bird's eye view of New York City's Lower East Side and Two Bridges areas. The Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges span the East River in the right side of the photograph. See also 96-07-08-alb09-166.
Date: 1934
-
Caption: "Mount Reynolds - Logan Pass - Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
-
Caption: "Sky Ride Across Lagoon. View from Swifts Music Stand. Chicago Fair, Sept. 18, 1934." One of the 628-foot towers making up the Sky Ride, an aerial tramway which carried fair goers in small gondolas or trams (visible in the center of the photograph) over the harbor around which the Century of Progress Exposition was held. Over 4.5 million passengers enjoyed the views from the Sky Ride before it was demolished after the conclusion of the exposition in 1934. The Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms."
Date: 9/18/1934
-
Caption: "Salt Lake City Street Scene.," c. 1916. Street scene in Salt Lake City, Utah. Flags and buntings suggest that the city was holding some kind of celebration at the time of the photograph. Several bicyclists appear at the photograph's right side.
Date: 1916
-
Caption: "State Capitol, Sacramento, Calif. Oct. 8, 1934." Construction began on the neoclassical California State Capitol Building, the dome of which is seen here (the rest of the building is largely obscured by trees), in 1860. Completed in 1874, the building still houses the state's legislature and the offices of the Governor.
Date: 10/8/1934
-
Caption: "Signal Peak -- Guadalupe Mts. 10,000 ft alt. New Mexico, May 29, 34." View of Guadalupe Peak (also known as Signal Peak), the highest natural point in Texas with an elevation of 8,751 feet above sea level.
Date: 5/29/1934
-
Caption: "Blue Lakes - Lake Co., Calif.," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
-
Caption: "Snow Sheds in the Sierras." Mountain scene with snow sheds, used to shelter trains from winter storms, in center of photograph.
Date: 1927
-
A green and white decal commemorating a visit to Yosemite National Park in 1928, featuring a mountain lion against a stylized sketch of Half Dome.
Date: 1928
-
No caption. An undated and unidentified newspaper article titled, "What Ships Make Up the Armada in the Harbor." c.1908. The article describes the forty-three battleships, cruisers, torpedo boats, torpedo boat destroyers, and auxiliary ships in the San Francisco Bay under the Flag of Rear Admiral Evans.
Date: 1908
-
Caption: "A close up of the Columna de Independencia, Mexico City."
Date: 1938
-
No caption, c. 1935. Rock formation and cliff in Yosemite National Park.
Date: 1935
-
Caption: "Court of Four Seasons," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-029.
Date: 1915