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Caption: "South Gardens, Looking West from Tower of Jewels," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-035.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Casino -- Tiajuana [sic]," c. 1915-1916. Wet, rainy scene showing a building dominated by two large towers at the entrance.
Date: 1915
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Estero Americano or Cañada de Mais boundaries. Volume 1, page 452.
Date: 1837
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No caption, c. 1925. View of the RMS Franconia, an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line. She launched in October 1922, operating on the route between Liverpool and New York in the summers, and as a world cruise ship in the winters. The Franconia was requisitioned as a troop ship during World War II, then returned to the Cunard Line until being retired in 1956.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Lake Tahoe.," c. 1915-1920. William and Grace McCarthy in swimsuits on a beach at Lake Tahoe.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Fountain of the Earth," (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Feeding the Pigeons," shows a man in a hat and overcoat feeding pigeons near what appears to be the columns of the Palace of Fine Arts at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Colorado River at Blythe, Calif. May 31, 1935."
Date: 1935
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Chupucanes, or Monte del Diablo boundaries. Volume 1, page 140.
Date: 1827
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Caption: "Steamer PRINCESS VICTORIA at Vancouver [sic] dock, B.C.," c. 1908-1912. The Princess Victoria was constructed in 1902 by England's C.S. Swan and Hunter Company shipyards. The luxury passenger ship was operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company on routes between Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia and Seattle in Washington until she was sold in 1951 to an oil carrier. Shortly thereafter, in 1953, she struck a rock and sank.
Date: 1908
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Caption: "Canal Street -- New Orleans, June 14, 34." Street scene along Canal Street in New Orleans.
Date: 6/14/1934
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Caption: "Retracting 6 inch Gun.," c. 1909. View of crew installing coastal defense weaponry. 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: 1909
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Caption: "The Rocky Coast near Eureka, Calif.," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "St. James Cathedral -- Montreal," c. 1925. The St. James Cathedral in Montreal was consecrated in 1894. At that time, it was the largest church in Quebec. Pope Pious XII rededicated the church in 1955 to Mary, Queen of the World. See also 96-07-08-alb09-129.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Bronze Plaque for Lincoln Barracks Yountville." Design and drawing for Veterans Home, Yountville, by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Veterans Affairs.
Date: 1929
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Caption: "Casino-Santa Cruz Calif.," c. 1910. View of beach and casino building in Santa Cruz. The casino, designed by William Weeks, was constructed in 1907, replacing a previous casino building that burned down in 1906.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "South Elevation." Sketch of addition to Custodial Building, Mendocino State Hospital, by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Mental Hygiene - Hospitals.
Date: 1925
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Caption: "Street Market - Calle Norts - Puebla, Mexico."
Date: 1938
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Caption: "South Gardens," with Fountain of Energy (A. Stirling Calder, sculptor) on the left, and Festival Hall, center right, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Cañada Guadalupe la Visitaction y Rodeo Viejo, or Ridley's Rancho boundaries. Volume 1, page 658.
Date: 1839
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Caption: "Chrysler and Travel & Transport Bldg. Chicago Fair. Sept. 16, 1934." View of two buildings at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. The Chrysler Motors building dominates the photograph, while the Travel and Transport Building can be seen at the left. The latter building featured a catenary roof, the first one built in the US. The Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms." None of the buildings constructed for the fair are still extant today, having been built as temporary facilities.
Date: 9/16/1934
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Caption: "Trestle in Northern California," c. 1906, shows a railroad trestle nestled among trees and hills.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "On the Extensive Plains of Nebraska. Sept. 28, 1934." Automobile parked on the side of a highway stretching in to the distance, flanked by fields.
Date: 9/27/1934