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Caption: "Lower Market St. San Francisco, Calif., May 14, 1934." Bird's eye view of a street scene along San Francisco's Market Street. The Ferry Building is visible in the upper right-hand corner of the photograph, while the Flatiron Building appears in the photograph's center.
Date: 5/14/1934
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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: "Stow Lake, G.G. Park," c. 1906. A man-made lake created in 1893 as part of Golden Gate Park. The lake surrounds Strawberry Hill Island, seen in the center of this photograph. Visitors still enjoy Stow Lake today, engaging in activities such as boating and picnicking.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "The Casino -- Agua Caliente, Mexico -- May 20, 34." View of the exterior of the casino at Agua Caliente Casino and Resort. Designed by Wayne McAllister, the resort opened in Tijuana in 1928. It closed only a few years later, in 1935, when Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas outlawed gambling.
Date: 5/20/1934