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Caption: "Fort Stevens, Oregon," c. 1905. Panorama of Fort Stevens, built in the 1860s as part of the defensive fortifications guarding the mouth of the Columbia River. Located on the Oregon side of the river, the fort was decommissioned after World War II, its armaments and buildings removed and auctioned off. The site now serves as a state park complete with military museum.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Long Beach," c. 1910. View of The Pike, an amusement zone along the beach front in Long Beach. The framework for the Bisby's Spiral Airship ride can be seen at the far right of the photograph.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "On the Shasta Route," c. 1905-1909. Train tracks traveling through mountains or foothills.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Sugar Factory -- Chino Calif," c. 1915. Chino's sugar beet factory, shown in this photograph, was established in 1891 by Robert and Henry Oxnard. Henry later established a larger factory in the town that now bears his name (Oxnard, in Ventura County). The Chino factory operated for more than twenty-five years before closing in October 1917.
Date: 1915