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Caption: "Fort Casey Light House [sic]," c. 1905. Located on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound, the Admiralty Head Lighthouse was built overlooking Admiralty Inlet in 1903. It replaced an earlier structure that had to be moved in 1890 to accommodate the construction of Fort Casey. The second lighthouse, shown here, was built with thick walls in order to withstand earthquakes and the concussion of guns at Fort Casey. The man shown in the photograph is likely Charles H. Davis, who was appointed keeper of the lighthouse in 1900 and served until his death in 1914. The lighthouse, deactivated in 1922, has since been restored by Washington State Parks, and is part of the Fort Casey State Park. See also 96-07-08-alb03-065.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "OSTRICH FARM, Pasadena, California.," c. 1905. View of several ostriches in a corral at the Caswston Ostrich Farm in Pasadena. Opened by Edward Cawston in 1886, this was the first ostrich farm in the U.S. It became a popular tourist stop along the Pasadena and Los Angeles Electric Railway in the early twentieth century, where visitors could ride an ostrich, or be pulled by one in a light card. They could also buy merchandise made out of ostrich feathers, such as hats and boas. The farm closed in the mid-1930s.
Date: 1905
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National Lager, National Brewing Co. San Francisco, California
Date: 1894
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Office Memorandum from Margaret Bullard to Margaret S. Watkins regarding changes to program after new bulletin
Date: March 28, 1942
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Caption: "Yosemite," c. 1917. View of the Yosemite Valley.
Date: 1917
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Caption: "Market St. S.F." Shows Market Street in San Francisco, possibly during a parade to celebrate Admission Day on September 9, when California was admitted as a state into the U.S. See also 96-07-08-alb05-136, with caption: "Market St. Sept 9, 1910 S.F."
Date: 1910
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No caption. Grace McCarthy and an unidentified woman posing beside large bird bath or fountain, in front of the John Shields residence, in the Daybreak Estate area of Long Island. See also 96-07-08-alb09-208 and 96-07-08-alb11-230.
Date: 8/27/1934
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Caption: "Victoria Glaciers at Lake Louise - Canada," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Court of the Universe," with William and Grace McCarthy standing before a fountain at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Street Car Strike," c. 1907. San Francisco's street car union workers called for a strike after their request to be paid three dollars per eight- hour work day was declined. At the start of the strike, two strikers were shot by strike breakers and many more causalities were reported. Hundreds of passengers were injured during the strike due to inexperienced operators, and twenty-five of those passengers died as a result. In total, the upheaval resulted in thirty-one causalities.
Date: 1907
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No Caption: A page from a tourist brochure detailing information about Mexico, including agriculture, forestry, and mining and oil production.
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Half Dome - Yosemite," c. 1917. The iconic granite Half Dome rises above the Yosemite Valley. This photograph appears to have been taken from a neighboring peak.
Date: 1917
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No Caption: Caption in photograph album (172.0): "City Hall Tower Before and after the Quake." 1906. A view of San Francisco City Hall after the April 18, 1906 earthquake shows the devastation to the structure.
Date: 1906
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