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Caption: "In Memory of Florida Confederates, Memorial Monument -- Pensacola Florida, June 21, 34." Photograph of the pillar and statue erected in Pensacola's Lee Square in 1891, memorializing "the Uncrowned Heroes of the Southern Confederacy" and Confederate leaders such as Jefferson Davis. Two low pyramids made up of cannon balls bracket the monument. As of the time of this writing (November 2017), controversy swirls around efforts to remove the memorial.
Date: 6/21/1934
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Caption: "Hotel-Saint Francis," c. 1913. St. Francis Hotel at Union Square with partial north wing extension and the Dewey Monument in the foreground (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), which commemorated U.S. Admiral George Dewey's naval victory at the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War of 1898. The luxury hotel opened in 1904 and, fortunately, suffered little damage from the 1906 earthquake. It was expanded in 1913, and 1972, making it one of the largest hotels in the city.
Date: 1913
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Caption: "Alligator said to be over 500 years old. Alligator Farm, Los Angeles," c. 1935, shows a large alligator at the animal-themed park, which was a major city tourist attraction from 1907 to 1953.
Date: 1935
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Correspondence from C. Rollin Zane to Bess Replogle regarding recommendations for Japanese children in institutions; Attachment: Memo on Recommendations for Children in Institutions(F3729_64_009b)
Date: May 4, 1942
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No Caption: Grace McCarthy (front) and three unidentified women posing for the camera at an unidentified location, c. 1906.
Date: 1906
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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb06-078 with caption: "Harrold and Buff," c. 1906. A young child with a dog is seen standing near a fence at the McCarthy home in Watsonville.
Date: 1906
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Press Release by H. C. Pratt announcing the issuance of Public Proclamation No. 24, which terminates all exclusion orders
Date: September 4, 1946
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Caption: "Steam shovel removing snow slide from highway. Logan Pass Summit - Glacier National Park," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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No Caption: In this 1935 photograph, the opening of the Wawona highway tunnel frames the Yosemite Valley with El Capitan (the Captain) on the left, Bridalveil Falls on the right, and Half Dome in the distance.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Mount Rainier - Rainier National Park," c. 1935, shows glaciers on the 14,410 foot mountain. An iconic landmark on the Washington landscape, Mt. Rainier is an active volcano.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Great Southern Hotel -- Gulfport -- Mississippi -- June 19, 34." The Great Southern Hotel, built in 1902-1903 by entrepreneur Joseph T. Jones (also the founder of Gulfport), offered luxurious amenities such as telephones in each room, baths, hot and cold running water, billiards, gardens, and a tennis court. The hotel was hit hard by the Great Depression in the 1930s, even closing briefly. After a short-lived revival in the 1940s, the hotel was demolished in 1951 to make way for U.S. Highway 90.
Date: 6/19/1934