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Pencil drawing of entrance to New Governor's Mansion by Alfred Eichler. Not built. Project for Office of the Governor.
Date: 1931
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Caption: "Eagle Gate -- Salt Lake City," c. 1916. View of the Eagle Gate, a monument in the shape of an arch topped by an eagle with outstretched wings. The monument was originally erected in 1859 to commemorate the entrance to Brigham Young's property. The monument has been remodeled several times over the years, including a change from a carved wooden eagle to a 4,000-pound bronze eagle with twenty-foot wingspan.
Date: 1916
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Caption: "Santa Fe Depot, Stockton," c. 1906. The Santa Fe Depot (William Benson Storey, architect) was completed in 1899 for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, the depot was renovated and restored it to its original design, and reopened in 2005.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Cactus in Bloom Near Phoenix Arizona, May 24 1934." Cluster of what appear to be yucca plants in bloom.
Date: 5/24/1934
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No Caption: undated. Photograph shows what appears to be a 12" disappearing coastal artillery gun, mounted on a rotating carriage.
Date: Undated
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Caption: "Portals of the Past," c. 1915-1920. A monument in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, on the shores of Lloyd Lake, consisting of a white marble archway and columns. The archway was originally part of the Nob Hill mansion belonging to railroad tycoon Alban Towne. The mansion was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, but the entryway still stood. It was moved to the shore of Lloyd Lake in 1909, as a memorial to the pre-1906 city.
Date: 1920