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Caption: "Last Rites." Shows a grave site with dozens of caskets ready for burial. A priest and two altar boys stand at one side of the caskets, while a large group of U.S. Navy sailors looks on from the other side. While sailing from port in San Diego on the morning of July 21, 1905, the boiler of the USS Bennington exploded, killing sixty-six of her crew. The victims were laid to rest in the cemetery at Fort Rosecrans. See also 96-07-08-alb05-142 and 96-07-08-alb08-222.
Date: 1905-07-23
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Caption: "Sutro Baths Interior," c. 1910. Interior shot of the Sutro Baths, north of the Cliff House. Designed by Adolph Sutro in 1894, the bathhouses at one time covered three oceanfront acres just north of Ocean Beach and the Cliff House. Eventually the Sutro Baths fell into disrepair and what was left of them burned down in 1966. Since 1973, the concrete ruins have been part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. See also 96-07-08-alb02-023, and 96-07-08-alb03-117.
Date: 1910
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No Caption: William and Grace McCarthy standing before the Fountain of Energy (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor), at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-055.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Elevated R.R. View from Williamsburg Bridge. New York, Aug. 9, 1934." Bird's eye view of a portion of New York City, from the Williamsburg Bridge over the East River. An elevated railway dominates the center of the photograph.
Date: 8/9/1934