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Caption: "Market Street, Knights of Honor Parade," the Knights of Honor were a fraternal and secret society in the United States during the 19th and early 20th century. A Knights of Honor Grand Lodge was established in San Francisco in 1880, and at one time twenty subordinate lodges existed.
Date: Undated
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Caption: "St. Francis Hotel - S.F. Cal," c. 1913. St. Francis Hotel at Union Square with partial north wing extension and the Dewey Monument in the foreground (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), which commemorated U.S. Admiral George Dewey's naval victory at the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War of 1898. The luxury hotel opened in 1904 and, fortunately, suffered little damage from the 1906 earthquake. It was expanded in 1913, and 1972, making it one of the largest hotels in the city. See also 96-07-08-alb01-002.
Date: 1913
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Caption: "State St. Salt Lake City. Capitol Bldg. in the Distance, Oct. 4, 1934." Street scene, with a wide road stretching toward the Utah State Capitol Building in the distance. Trolley tracks appear on the roadway, with wires overhead.
Date: 10/4/1934
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No Caption: c. 1910. Side view of a heavy coastal defense disappearing gun. Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire.
Date: 1910
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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-153 with caption: "Fort Canby Light House, Wash." c. 1910. View of the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse on a rocky point overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River. Cannons and cannon balls are stored on the lighthouse property. Built in the 1850s, the lighthouse was electrified in 1934 and automated in 1973. The lighthouse is now part of the Cape Disappointment State Park (formerly Fort Canby State Park).
Date: 1910