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Hand-drawn sketch map of Rancho de Armijo boundaries. Volume 1, page 522.
Date: 1840
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Caption: "Touring De Luxe. Dinner is Served. Oct. 10, 1934." William McCarthy is cooking a meal in metal boxes on the engine of his Studebaker sedan, while Grace McCarthy is seated to the right at a small folding table awaiting dinner.
Date: 10/10/1934
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No caption, c. 1910. View of Bisby's Spiral Airship, located in an amusement "zone" known as The Pike in Long Beach, California. One of the earliest suspended roller coasters, this thrill ride operated from about 1902 to 1915. Gondolas suspended below the rails carried riders up a lift to the top of a tower, after which they followed a spiral track back down to the loading area.
Date: 1910
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No caption, c. 1914. William and Grace McCarthy (fourth and fifth from the left) seated on a log with a group of unidentified friends and family in the Skaggs Springs area of Sonoma County. Skaggs Springs was a resort area along the Russian River, known for its hot springs. The area now lies beneath the waters of Lake Sonoma, flooded after construction of the Warm Springs Dam, completed in 1982.
Date: 1914
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