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Caption: "Obelisk - Central Park," c. 1925. The obelisk in this photograph was erected in Central Park on February 22nd, 1881. It is an authentic Ancient Egyptian artifact, having been created during the rule of Thusmose III in the 18th Dynasty (despite the nickname, the obelisk has no known connection to Cleopatra). It was acquired in 1877 as a gift from the Egyptian Khedive.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Pajaro River, Watsonville," with railroad trestle in the background, c. 1910.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Colonnades of the Palace of Fine Arts," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-8-alb01-023.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Grand Canyon of Arizona," c.1925. Bird's eye view of part of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, on the Colorado River.
Date: 1925
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No Caption: A "ANA Asociacion Nacional Automovilistica 'Protection - Service," decal in yellow, red, and blue, with the Mexican symbol of an eagle holding a serpent in its beak and talons, based on the Aztec symbol that represented the founding of the city, Tenochtitlan, today Mexico City.
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Mt Tallac." A mountain peak southwest of Lake Tahoe.
Date: 1927
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Caption: "Educational and Liberal Arts Building," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-119.
Date: 1915
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No caption, c. 1906. William McCarthy in a swim suit on a beach, with surf and waves in the background.
Date: 1906
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No Caption: c. 1910. Shows a group of six women playing in the surf at a beach near Seaside, Oregon.
Date: 1910