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Uncle Sam's floating empire : a souvenir of the visit of the famous Peace Squadron to the Pacific Coast
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Visual Materials
Souvenir photograph album with 56 photographs documenting a trip by the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers to visit possible locations for a Pacific branch, beginning on November 10, 1887, in Dayton, Ohio. Major stops along the trip were Dayton, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Omaha, Nebraska; Ogden, Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Francisco, California; Los Angeles, California; San Diego, California; and Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection includes photographs taken in the San Francisco Bay area, Monterey, Pasadena, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Hesperia, and Joshua Tree. Some of the photographs feature veterans of the American Civil War, including Generals John C. Black, William B. Franklin, Thomas W. Hyde, Marsena R. Patrick, and California Governor George Stoneman, while others include views of the flora and natural landscapes, Native Americans selling wares near the railroad, and construction and construction camp of the Sweetwater Dam in San Diego County, California.
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Manuscripts
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