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Caption: "Day Shift, Crockett Sugar Mill," c. 1906. A large group photo of Crockett Sugar Mill employees. William McCarthy is seen seated in the front row (seventh from right, wearing light clothing).
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Cathedral San Sebastian y Santa Prisca. Taxco, Mexico," constructed between 1751 and 1758.
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Tavern of Tamalpais," c. 1907, shows a train leaving the Tamalpais Tavern on Mount Tamalpais in Marin County.
Date: 1907
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Caption: "Maricopa Point - Grand Canyon of Arizona," c. 1925. Erroneously labeled, this photograph shows Grace McCarthy standing at the Powell Memorial on Powell Point, rather than Maricopa Point. The granite Powell Memorial commemorates John Wesley Powell, who explored the Colorado River in 1869 and 1872. The 1869 expedition included the first known descent of a person of European ancestry into the Grand Canyon.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "A solid mass of flowers in a Mexico City garden."
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Stockton Asylum Grounds," Stockton, California, c. 1906. The Stockton Insane Asylum was established in 1851, completed in 1853, and was the first public mental health hospital in California. It remained a functioning state hospital until 1995.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Congressional Library, Washington, D.C. July 25, 1934. Taken from Washington Capitol Dome." A view of the Library of Congress. The Beaux Arts-style building was constructed between 1888 and 1894. It serves as the national library of the U.S., as well as the research library for the U.S. Congress.
Date: 7/25/1934
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Caption: "Australia," shows the Australian Pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-137.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Menerva [sic] Terrace," c. 1923. A prominent feature of the Mammoth Hot springs, the Minerva Terrace is a series of travertine terraces, formed from limestone. In this photograph, two unidentified men stand at the upper left, viewing the terrace.
Date: 1923
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No Caption: Fountain of Energy (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor), with the Tower of Jewels at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: A view of the ferryboat, Solano, in Contra Costa County, California, c. 1906.
Date: 1906