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Picking Oranges in Southern California

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Description: Three men picking oranges in an orchard. Two of the men use ladders to pick the fruit, and another stands on the ground nearby. Caption reads: "Picking Ora...
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Picking Oranges in Southern California

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Description: Three men are shown picking oranges in an orchard. Two of the men use ladders to pick the fruit, and another stands on the ground nearby. Caption reads: "P...
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Harvest Scene

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Description: View of a large team of horses pulling harvesting equipment. Several men are on the harvester. Caption reads: "A Harvest Scene At Beautiful Rio Vista, Cali...
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Horse Team Pulling Harvesting Machinery

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Description: A large team of horses or mules is shown pulling a harvester through a grain field in. Several men are on the harvester. Caption reads: "Grain Fields Of Tu...
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Vietnam Teach-In

Date: 05 22 1965
Description: Janes Aronson, editor of the National Guardian, a progressive weekly newspaper, speaking to a Vietnam War teach-in.
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Twenty Mule Team Hauling Borax

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Description: Between 1883 and 1889, the twenty mule teams, such as this one, hauled more than 20 million pounds of borax out of Death Valley. The borax load was hauled ...
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Steam Plowing

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Description: A view of three men on a steam plow in a field. Caption reads: "Steam Plowing, Thomas Ranch, Chico, Cal."
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Rabbit Drive

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Description: A view of a crowd standing around a large pile of rabbit bodies after a rabbit drive. Caption reads: "Rabbit Drive, Kern Co., Cal. Valley Line."
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Merriman Smith

Date: 1969
Description: Merriman Smith, who covered the presidents from Roosevelt to Nixon for United Press International, in a characteristic reporter's pose in front of a typewr...
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Men Standing Near Logs

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Description: A view of two men standing on, and two men in front of, numerous logs. One man holds a long ruler for measuring the logs' diameters. A small covered work ...
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Packing Cantaloupes

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Description: Men packing cantaloupes for shipment.
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Volcano Trading Post and Museum

Date: 1961
Description: No. 15. Volcano Trading Post and Museum. Building originally erected in 1851. "Old Abe," the famous Civil War cannon, was smuggled into Volcano in a coffin...
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The Loyal States, Union, California

Date: 1860
Description: Miss Columbia, holding a Union flag with a liberty cap on the pole is leaning on the California state seal, with a Confederate flag under her foot. The tex...
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Dining Room at Casa Del Desierto

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Description: Interior of a dining room at Casa Del Desierto, opened in 1911 by Fred Harvey. The room features tables, chairs, a chandelier, and decoration in a Spanish ...
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U.S.S. Wisconsin

Date: 10 23 1945
Description: Aerial view of U.S.S. Wisconsin (BB-64) in San Francisco Bay. Several boats can be seen in the water near the ship and San Francisco is visible in t...
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Bug House Amusement Park (?)

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Description: Entrance to Bug House Amusement Park (?). View features several people standing in front of the entrance to the building, which features elaborate paintin...
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Hunters With Dead Deer

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Description: Two hunters and their dogs sit in front of three hanging deer and an animal fur strung from a wooden beam. There are trees and hills in the background.
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Street View of McFetridge House

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Description: View from street of Blanche and Will Henry McFetridge's home in San Diego with palm trees in front.
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Cameron Mission Home

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Description: Exterior view of the Cameron Mission, a home for rescued Asian (Chinese and Japanese) slaves in San Francisco. Some of the residents are posed in a group a...
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Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis in "Hellcats of the Navy"

Date: 1957
Description: Photograph of Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis, stars of Columbia Pictures' "Hellcats of the Navy."

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