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Caption: "Negro Boys Dancing, Savannah, Georgia. Savannah Population is 50% Negroes, July 15, 34." A group of young boys of various ages show off their dancing skills along a country road. According to census information available online, the population of Savannah in 1930 consisted of 54.2% white, 45.7% black.
Date: 7/15/1934
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No Caption: c. 1910. Ocean shore scene with waves and high spray, with a promontory in the distance featuring several buildings. The Vue de L'eau (View of the Water) was a station on the Santa Cruz, Garfield Park and Capitola Electric Railway electric streetcar line. Built in 1891, the station was located at the very end of the line, on a promontory overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It featured an observatory on the top story. The same company also built a casino, ballroom, and restaurant nearby. The station burned down in 1925. See also 96-07-08-alb05-159.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Building up on Market Street," c. 1907. A view of Market Street repairs one year after the 1906 earthquake and fires.
Date: 1907
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Caption: "Unloading Bananas from Steamer at New Orleans, June 16 34." Conveyor belt, and workers unloading bunches of bananas from a cargo ship.
Date: 6/16/1934
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Caption: "United States Tour -- Left San Francisco May 14, 1934, Returned Oct. 10, 1934 -- Traveled 10,014 Mi. Note Dark Line." This photograph of a roadmap published by the California State Automobile Association shows the route taken by William and Grace McCarthy on an automobile tour of the United States.
Date: 1934
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No Caption: A small white commemorative bookmark with embroidered golden poppies tied with blue ribbon and blue lettering: "Pan. Pac. Int. Exp. 1915."
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Ferryboat Solano," c. 1906. The Solano was a large railroad ferry that operated across the Carquinez Straight between Benicia and Port Costa in California.
Date: Undated
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No caption. Young unidentified boy seated on a horse saddled with English tack in front of the John Shields residence in the Daybreak Estate area of Long Island.
Date: 1934