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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-158 with caption: "Government Building and Bridge of Nations, Portland Fair," Portland, Oregon, 1905. Shows the Government Building, Guild's Lake, and the Bridge of Nations, a long pedestrian bridge over the lake. Some of the more than 100,000 light bulbs used to outline the exposition's buildings can be seen along the arches and decorative molding of the bridge. The Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition was held in Portland, Oregon from June 1st to October 15th, 1905. It celebrated the one-hundred year anniversary of the exploratory expedition of the Louisiana Purchase and what became the northwestern part of the United States, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Some 1.6 million people visited the fair, viewing exhibits from twenty-one countries.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Glacier National Park Hotel," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Benicia Arsenal Office," c. 1915. William McCarthy began his career as an inspector of armaments for the U.S. War Department at the Benicia Arsenal in 1903. The arsenal was established in 1851 as the first Ordnance Supply Depot in the West, from which it supplied and supported U.S. troops from the Civil War through WWII and the Korean War. It was deactivated in 1963.
Date: 1915
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Rancho de la Merced Pinole or Pinole boundaries. Volume 1, page 718.
Date: 1842
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Caption: "East Side Street Scene. N.Y," c. 1925. Bird's eye view of a street in New York City's East Side. The city's skyline looms in the background.
Date: 1925