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Caption: "Indian Wigwam," c. 1917. Grace McCarthy poses at the entrance to what William McCarthy labeled a "wigwam," a dwelling of the Ahwahnechee people. The Ahwahnechee (a Native American tribe who traditionally occupied the Yosemite Valley) called the dwellings o-chum. Pine branches were arranged in a tee-pee-like shape and then covered with layered slabs of cedar bark.
Date: 1917
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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
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Caption: "Bok Singing Tower, Lake Wales -- Florida, June 26, 34." William McCarthy stands in Bok Tower Gardens, a 250-acre contemplative garden and bird sanctuary dedicated in 1929. The centerpiece of the gardens appears behind William: the Bok Singing Tower. The 205-foot-tall tower, designed by architect Milton B. Medary, was completed by February 1929. It features Gothic revival and Art Deco detailing. A 60-bell carillon can be played by a clavier (keyboard) in the bell chamber.
Date: 6/24/1934
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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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Fish's Compound Concentrated Extract of Sarsaparilla
Date: 1880
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Design and drawing of elevation for bridge in Twin Trees, Humboldt County, by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Public Works - Highways - Bridge Department.
Date: 1933
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Federal review of War Services; Sections: Fiscal Estimates; Enemy Alien in Los Angeles County; Use of Resettlement Assistance Funds for Dental Care in Santa Clara County; Non-resident Japanese; War Surplus Property; Tambara case, Los Angeles County; Civilian War Assistance
Date: March 6, 1946
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Caption: "N.Y. State Capitol - Albany." New York State's Capitol Building was constructed between 1867 and 1899. The initial architect, Thomas Fuller, designed the first floor in a Classical or Romanesque style. He was replaced by Leopold Eidlitz and Henry Hobson Richardson, who designed the next two floors in a Renaissance style. The final architect to preside over the project, Isaac G. Perry, completed the building in a Victorian-Romanesque style. See also 96-07-08-alb11-247.
Date: 9/7/1934
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