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Caption: "City Hall, Broad St. Philadelphia, PA. July 31, 1934." Street scene along Broad Street in Philadelphia, with the City Hall building visible in the middle of the photograph. Philadelphia's City Hall was built in 1901, designed by architect John McArthur, Jr. At completion, the building was the world's tallest inhabitable structure. It is the largest municipal building in the world, with almost 700 rooms. A 37-foot-tall statute of William Penn (founder of Philadelphia) adorns the peak of the structure, created by Alexander Milne Calder.
Date: 7/31/1934
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Caption: "City Hall, Pasadena, Cal. May 18, 1934." View of Pasadena's City Hall, designed by San Francisco firm Bakewell and Brown. Built in 1927, the building reflects the City Beautiful movement of that decade.
Date: 5/18/1934