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No Caption: A section from an informational tourist brochure describing Teotihuacan, an area northeast of Mexico City and famous for some of the most important archaeological discoveries on the North American Continent.
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Empire State Bldg. in the Distance. Height 1250 Feet, 102 Stories. 34th St. New York. Aug. 16, 1934." Street scene dominated by the Empire State Building rising a few blocks away. Construction began on this iconic 102-story building, designed by William F. Lamb, in 1930. Completed by early 1931, it held the title of world's tallest building for almost 40 years, until being surpassed in 1970 by the construction of the World Trade Center's North Tower. It is now the fifth-tallest building in the U.S., and the 28th-tallest in the world.
Date: 8/16/1934
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Caption: "Old Otomie [sic]Indian lady and her son. She is spinning twine from Maguey fiber onto a spool as she trudges the highway barefooted, Zimipan, Mexico."
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Sam Browns [sic] botanical garden, Huichihuayan, Mexico. Coffee, vanilla, bananas, and many tropical fruits are grown in this garden."
Date: 1938
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Correspondence from Azile H. Aaron to Charles M. Wollenberg regarding medical aid
Date: November 23, 1944
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Caption: "Kitchen & Primary Dining Room. Cal. School for Deaf." design and drawing by Alfred Eichler. Built. Project for Department of Education.
Date: 1930
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Caption: "State capitol or Palacio de Cortes, Cuernavaca, Mexico." Built in 1526 as a residence for Spanish conqueror, Hernan Cortes, the Palacio de Cortes is the oldest conserved colonial era civil structure in the continental Americas. It is now El Museo Cuauhnahuac, a regional museum, which features murals by Mexican artist, Diego Rivera.
Date: 1938
