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Caption: "Ver De Leu [sic], Santa Cruz," c. 1910. Ocean shore scene with rocks, waves, and high spray. The Vue de L'eau (View of the Water) was a station on the Santa Cruz, Garfield Park and Capitola Electric Railway electric streetcar line. The station, built in 1891, was located at the very end of the line, on a promontory overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It featured an observatory on the top story. The same company also built a casino, ballroom, and restaurant nearby. The station burned down in 1925.
Date: 1910
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Caption: "Street Scene -- San Diego.," c. 1910. Street-level view of street in San Diego. The U.S. Grant Hotel rises above the surrounding buildings in the center of the photograph.
Date: 1910
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No Caption. Mountain scene at Yosemite National Park, c. 1917.
Date: 1917
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Cañada de los Osos y Pecho y Islae boundaries. Volume 2, page 183.
Date: 1843
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Caption: "George Washingions [sic] Home, Rear View, Mt. Vernon, Va. July 22, 1934." Rear view of Mount Vernon, the plantation home of George and Martha Washington. Built between 1758 and 1778, the Palladian-style mansion is now owned in trust by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and open to the public.
Date: 7/22/1934
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Corral de Tierra, or San Pedro, or San Mateo boundaries. Volume 1, page 4.
Date: 1834
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Preliminary design and drawing of Public Works Building, Sacramento, by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Public Works - Administration.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Industrial Education Building, Santa Barbara State College. View Looking East. " Rendering of contrast design by Alfred Eichler. Project for Department of Education.
Date: undated
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Cañada de Secuan or Mesa del Arroya or Valle de las Viejas boundaries. Volume 2, page 171.
Date: 1846
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Caption: "Parson's Gap, Windermere Sinclair Canyon - B.C. Canada," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Capitol Building, Washington, D. C. July 23, 1934." View of the domed United States Capitol, housing both the Senate and House of Representatives. Constructed between 1793 and 1800 and designed by architect William Thornton, the building has undergone several expansions, including the addition of the wedding-cake-style dome in the 1850s.
Date: 7/23/1934
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Caption: "Peninsula and Occidental R.R. Florida. July 2, 34." View of railroad tracks carried over water into the distance on a wood trestle. This is likely part of the Overseas Railroad, an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway, built to connect Key West with the Florida mainland.
Date: 7/2/1934