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Caption: "Government Building. Portland Exposition." Shows the Government Building, Guild's Lake, and the Bridge of Nations, a long pedestrian bridge over the lake. Some of the more than 100,000 light bulbs used to outline the exposition's buildings can be seen along the arches and decorative molding of the bridge. The Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition was held in Portland, Oregon from June 1st to October 15th, 1905. It celebrated the one-hundred year anniversary of the exploratory expedition of the Louisiana Purchase and what became the northwestern part of the United States, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Some 1.6 million people visited the fair, viewing exhibits from twenty-one countries. See also 96-07-08-alb08-158.
Date: 1905
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Office Memorandum from Gladys C. Johns (by Kathryn M. Larmore) to Margaret S. Watkins regarding resentment from Inyo County about the placement of Manzanar there
Date: March 23, 1942
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Caption: "Host House, Pacific Colony - Spadra." Design and drawing of Host House and Psychologist's Office, Pacific State Hospital, by Alfred Eichler. Built. Project for Department of Mental Hygiene - Hospitals. The hospital was initially named Pacific Colony (1927-1953), followed by Pacific State Hospital (1953-1979); Frank D. Lanterman State Hospital and Developmental Center; and finally Lanterman Developmental Center, which closed in 2015.
Date: 1940
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Office Memorandum from Honora Costigan to Margaret S. Watkins regarding defense planning; Sections: Plan of Activity; Rest Centers; Riverside City Council; Emergency Homes; Training of Volunteers; Questions Asked
Date: March 11, 1942
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Caption: "Pima Indian Children and their hut made from bush branches, Sacaton Indian Reservation, Sacaton, Arizona," c. 1935. Located south of Phoenix and including the town of Sacaton, the Gila River Indian Reservation is home to members of the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and the Pee-Posh (Maricopa) tribes. The reservation was established in 1859. Eighty years later, in 1939, Congress provided for the self-governance of the reservation via the Gila River Indian Community.
Date: 1935
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