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No Caption: View of a garden at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Held in Seattle to celebrate the development of the Pacific Northwest, the fair attracted 3.7 million visitors over the course of its run from June to October 1909. Although most of the fair's buildings have since been destroyed, several of them now serve as part of the University of Washington campus.
Date: 1909
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Caption: "Obregon's tomb, Mexico City." William and Grace McCarthy standing before the monument to General Alvaro Obregon (1880-1928), who was a leader of the Mexican Revolution (1920-1920). Obregon was elected President of post-Revolution Mexico, serving from 1920-1924. In 1928, he was again elected but was assassinated by Jose de Leon Toral, a Roman Catholic who opposed Obregon's policies on religious matters. The monument was completed in 1935 and stands in the San Angel region of Mexico City, in the same location where Obregon was assassinated.
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Long Beach," c. 1915-1916. Ocean beach scene dominated by the Jack Rabbit Racer, a wood roller coaster. Founded in 1902, the amusement area called the Long Beach Pike featured penny arcades, restaurants, shops, and rides.
Date: 1915
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History of the evacuation and incarceration of Japanese-Americans and the agencies involved
Date: Undated
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Caption: "Loop in Rainier National Park Highway," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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White Star, Standard of Japan, American Shield, Argonaut Brand, Amazon Brand, Yum Yum
Date: 1889
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Aguaje del Cantenilla boundaries. Volume 2, page 78.
Date: 1844