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Caption: "FAIR BUILDING, Victoria, B. C.," c. 1901-1907. View of an exhibition building with multiple turrets and flags, constructed in Oak Bay (near Victoria) circa 1891. Designed by Cornelius Soule, the building was destroyed by fire in 1907.
Date: 1901
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Caption: "Negro Boys Dancing, Savannah, Georgia. Savannah Population is 50% Negroes, July 15, 34." A group of young boys of various ages show off their dancing skills along a country road. According to census information available online, the population of Savannah in 1930 consisted of 54.2% white, 45.7% black.
Date: 7/15/1934
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No Caption: c. 1910. Ocean shore scene with waves and high spray, with a promontory in the distance featuring several buildings. The Vue de L'eau (View of the Water) was a station on the Santa Cruz, Garfield Park and Capitola Electric Railway electric streetcar line. Built in 1891, the station was located at the very end of the line, on a promontory overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It featured an observatory on the top story. The same company also built a casino, ballroom, and restaurant nearby. The station burned down in 1925. See also 96-07-08-alb05-159.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Building up on Market Street," c. 1907. A view of Market Street repairs one year after the 1906 earthquake and fires.
Date: 1907
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Caption: "Unloading Bananas from Steamer at New Orleans, June 16 34." Conveyor belt, and workers unloading bunches of bananas from a cargo ship.
Date: 6/16/1934
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Caption: "United States Tour -- Left San Francisco May 14, 1934, Returned Oct. 10, 1934 -- Traveled 10,014 Mi. Note Dark Line." This photograph of a roadmap published by the California State Automobile Association shows the route taken by William and Grace McCarthy on an automobile tour of the United States.
Date: 1934
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No Caption: A small white commemorative bookmark with embroidered golden poppies tied with blue ribbon and blue lettering: "Pan. Pac. Int. Exp. 1915."
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Ferryboat Solano," c. 1906. The Solano was a large railroad ferry that operated across the Carquinez Straight between Benicia and Port Costa in California.
Date: Undated
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No caption. Young unidentified boy seated on a horse saddled with English tack in front of the John Shields residence in the Daybreak Estate area of Long Island.
Date: 1934