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Caption: "Historic Landmark Sign, Division of Highways." Design by Alfred Eichler. These signs were created throughout the state of California. Project for Department of Natural Resources - Beaches and Parks.
Date: 1947
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Discussion from Helen Van Gulpen Harris to Mr. Harrison regarding rights of aliens to hold property
Date: June 26, 1942
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Caption: "Tabernacle -- Salt Lake City," c. 1916. View of the domed Salt Lake Tabernacle, built from 1864-1867. The Tabernacle housed meetings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints until new facilities were constructed in 2000. The Tabernacle is home to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and is considered to be one of the most acoustically perfect buildings in the world due to its unique dome-shaped roof.
Date: 1916
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Caption: "Yosemite Falls," c.1917. Both the Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls, on Yosemite Creek, are visible in this photograph, taken from the valley floor. The highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Falls is made up of two successive cascades falling a total of 2,425 feet from the top of the Upper Fall to the base of the Lower Fall. The Upper Fall alone is 1,430 feet high, and is one of the top twenty highest waterfalls in the world.
Date: 1917
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Caption: "Williams Canion [sic] - Cave of the Winds," c. 1923. View of a rugged canyon with a small building perched on one wall featuring a sign reading "CAVE." In 1880, two brothers, George and John Pickett, discovered the entrance to a large cave system in Williams Canyon. Further exploration resulted in opening more caverns within the system. The site became a tourist attraction called "Cave of the Winds," with guided tours having been on offer since 1881.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "Sutro Baths S.F.," c. 1910. Interior shot of the Sutro Baths, north of the Cliff House. Designed by Adolph Sutro in 1894, the bathhouses at one time covered three oceanfront acres just north of Ocean Beach and the Cliff House. Eventually, the Sutro Baths fell into disrepair and what was left of them burned down in 1966. Since 1973, the concrete ruins have been part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. See also 96-07-08-alb02-023.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Front Elevation East." Revision. On label: "Acute Disturbed Females, Stockton." Design and drawing of Acute Disturbed Ward, Stockton State Hospital, by Alfred Eichler. Built. Project for Department of Mental Hygiene - Hospitals.
Date: 1937
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Caption: "Japanese Garden. Golden Gate Park," c. 1910. Originally created as a "Japanese Village" exhibit for the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition, the still existing Japanese Tea Garden is now the oldest public Japanese garden in the United States.
Date: 1910