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Caption: "Alligator said to be over 500 years old. Alligator Farm, Los Angeles," c. 1935, shows a large alligator at the animal-themed park, which was a major city tourist attraction from 1907 to 1953.
Date: 1935
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No caption. William McCarthy and unidentified woman embrace while sitting in a wicker chair in front of the John Shields residence in the Daybreak Estate area of Long Island.
Date: 1934
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No Caption: A view of the Tower of Jewels and street lamps at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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No Caption: Lena (in man's suit) posing with unidentified woman at Healdsburg, c. 1915.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Hotel-Saint Francis," c. 1913. St. Francis Hotel at Union Square with partial north wing extension and the Dewey Monument in the foreground (Robert I. Aitken, sculptor), which commemorated U.S. Admiral George Dewey's naval victory at the battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish American War of 1898. The luxury hotel opened in 1904 and, fortunately, suffered little damage from the 1906 earthquake. It was expanded in 1913, and 1972, making it one of the largest hotels in the city.
Date: 1913