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Caption: "Conservatory -- Botanical Gardens -- St. Lewis," c. 1923. Shows the Palm House, built in 1915 to house tropical plants in the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis. It was torn down in 1959 to make room for the domed geodesic Climatron building which still stands at the site. See also 96-07-08-alb09- 086.
Date: 1923
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Caption: "South Gardens Looking West from Tower of Jewels at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "City Hall Ruins." An expanded view of the destroyed City Hall after the 1906 earthquake and fire. Stacks and piles of bricks are lined up at the curb of the street, likely to be used for reconstruction.
Date: 1906
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Canada de los Alisos boundaries. Volume 1, page 710.
Date: 1836
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Caption: "Toll Gate -- St Helena Mountain.," c. 1920. Toll gate consists of a long wooden spar across the road, with a small building to the right. Grace McCarthy is standing next to an automobile at the gate. The St. Helena Toll Road, now part of California State Route 29, connected the Napa Valley with Lake County. It was built in 1868, and purchased by the State of California in 1925.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Colonnades Agricultural Building," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Louisiana Negro Bungalows, June 14, 34." An unidentified African-American family sits on the front porch of a small home sided with wood planks. A row of similar structures can be seen to the right.
Date: 6/14/1934