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No Caption: A Yosemite National Park decal, 1936, octagon-shaped, red and white, with an image of a mountain lion with Half Dome in the background.
Date: 1936
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Caption: "Mississippi River Ferry -- New Orleans, June 14, 34." A ferry owned by the Bisso family carrying automobiles and their owners across the Mississippi River near New Orleans. Ferries were extremely important to commerce and other activities along the Mississippi River before the construction of bridges capable of carrying automobile traffic.
Date: 6/14/1934
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No Caption: A Grand Canyon National Park decal, 1935, octagon-shaped, orange and white, with an image of a beaver surrounded by canyons.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Ancient Mission Bells, San Diego.," c. 1905. In this photograph, William McCarthy stands before “Ancient Mission Bells” at Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá (Mission San Diego). Dated 1802, the bells were forged by order of the Spanish King. During the heyday of the missions, the bells were extremely important for signifying when it was time to eat, pray, work, or rest.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "American Eagle in Yellowstone Museum," c. 1923. A taxidermized bald eagle perched on a branch, one of the exhibits at a museum housed within the Yellowstone Information Office.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Civic Center, Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 12, 1934." View of a busy intersection in Cleveland's Civic Center, a district housing several governmental buildings.
Date: 9/12/1934
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Caption: "Profile Rock Mt Tamalpais," c. 1907, shows a rock formation that resembles a human profile at Mount Tamalpais in Marin County.
Date: 1907