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Caption: "Golden Gate Bridge Construction, July 1, 1936." View of the Golden Gate Bridge while under construction. The towers and suspension cables have been built, but the work on the bridge deck has not started. Completed in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge spans the mouth of San Francisco Bay (called the Golden Gate), connecting San Francisco with Marin County to the north. It is one of the most recognizable bridges in the world, and was named in 1994 as one of the Modern Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Date: 7/1/1936
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No Caption: An unidentified man seen standing on a foot bridge at Echo Park, Los Angeles, c. 1910.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "S.P. Track - Crossing Great Salt Lake.," c. 1923. The Southern Pacific Railroad constructed the trestle shown in this photograph, known as the Lucin Cutoff, between 1902 to 1904. It crosses the Great Salt Lake, between Ogden and Lucin. The trestle was replaced by a causeway of dirt and rock in the 1950s.
Date: 1923
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The Trades Assembly Hall and Co-operative Association
Date: 1882
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Caption: "On the Avenue of Palms," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Thatched hut Indian village, near Tamazunchale, Mexico."
Date: 1938
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No caption, c. 1935. Grace McCarthy peers out of a car window at a curious bear in Yosemite National Park.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Tours to the East." Two National Park decals for Yellowstone Park (with handwritten date of Aug. 14, 23, featuring a bear) and Yosemite National Park in 1920 (with handwritten date of July 4, featuring a mountain lion).
Date: 1920
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No Caption: Grace and William McCarthy standing before the Palace of Horticulture and reflecting pool, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-054.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Saltair -- Salt Lake." View of the first Saltair resort pavilion and surrounding buildings. Constructed in 1893 and designed by Richard K.A. Kletting, the pavilion hovered above the Great Salt Lake on more than 2,000 posts and pilings. The resort was a popular spot for Mormon families, only fifteen miles from Salt Lake City and overseen by Church leaders. The Church sold the building in 1906. It was later destroyed by fire in 1925, but a second pavilion was quickly built.
Date: 1916