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Caption: "Rounding a Curve near Mt. Shasta," c. 1910. A view of a train rounding a curve in the valley below a snow-covered Mount Shasta, seen in the distance.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Chicago River," c. 1923. A train crosses Michigan Avenue Bridge over the Chicago River in this photograph. The bascule bridge, engineered by the Chicago Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering, opened to traffic in 1920.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Portals of the Past," c. 1915, on the shore of Lake Lloyd in Golden Gate Park, was originally the entranceway to the Nob Hill mansion of railroad tycoon, A.N. Towne. The entranceway was the only part of the home that was not destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and was moved to Golden Gate Park in 1909 as a reminder of much that was lost. See also 96-07-08-alb05-065.
Date: 1915