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Caption: "Santa Barbara Court House," c. 1935, shows a view of the courthouse's landscaped grounds.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Examiner Cartoon" (Robert Caster, Cartoonist) c. 1906. A rendering of a giant and fierce grizzly bear labeled with "San Francisco" on its side, standing on a hillside, with three arrows in its hide, tagged with the words: "Earthquake," "Fire," and "Famine.," with the word "Undaunted!" above.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "City Hall, San Francisco, May 14, 1934." View of San Francisco's Beaux-Arts style City Hall (principle architect: Arthur Brown, Jr.). This building, opened in 1915, replaced San Francisco's original City Hall, which was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire. The date with which the photograph was labeled (May 14, 1934) does not appear to be accurate. The date is more likely circa 1925. See also 96-07-08-alb09-003 and 005, and 96-07-08-alb10-01.
Date: 1925
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No caption, c. 1915. Unidentified child pulling another unidentified, smaller child in a wagon.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: c. 1908-1912. Group of men posing around a 12-inch disappearing gun. Retracting or disappearing guns were a form of artillery developed in the nineteenth century in which heavy artillery guns were placed on rotating carriages that allowed retraction of the weapon after firing, to enable reloading while under enemy fire. Such guns were often used in coastal fortifications.
Date: 1908