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Image of hand-written explanatory reports on census returns sent from the Secretary of State of California to the Governor.
Date: 1853
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No caption, c. 1920. Unidentified man and woman embracing on bench near the Russian River. See also 96-07-08-alb04-227.
Date: 1920
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Image withheld due to copyright considerations. For more information, please contact the California State Archives Reference Desk at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246. Caption: "San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, Nov. 12, 1936." View of the western, suspension span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge at dusk.
Date: 11/12/1936
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Caption: "Half Dome," c. 1917. The iconic granite Half Dome rises above the Yosemite Valley. This photograph appears to have been taken from across the Valley.
Date: 1917
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No Caption: Palace of Fine Arts seen through arch at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Laguna Seca or Refugio de la Laguna Seca or Laguna de Santa Teresa boundaries. Volume 1, page 218.
Date: 1834
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Caption: "Niagara Falls, Canada, Sept. 10, 1934." View of a portion of the iconic Niagara Falls straddling the border between Ontario, Canada, and the State of New York.
Date: 9/10/1934
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Caption: "Pajaro River at Chittenden Trestle," c. 1906. A view of the Pajaro River, with the Chittenden Trestle seen in the distance.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Wall Street, New York. Aug 8 1934." Street scene on Wall Street, New York City. Bustling crowds fill the sidewalks while tall buildings loom on each side of the street.
Date: 8/8/1934
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Caption: "Pine Trees Yielding Turpentine, Rosin [sic], Etc. Florida, July 13, 1934." A group of pine trees with bark removed in a "V"-shaped, or "catface" pattern to encourage production of resin, from which turpentine is made. Small buckets hang at the end of each "V" to catch the resin. This turpentine farm may actually be in Georgia, rather than Florida.
Date: 7/13/1934
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Caption: "Tenaya Lake." Lake with surrounding mountains. Named after Chief Tenaya of Yosemite Valley's Ahwahnechee People, Tenaya Lake is located between Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows within Yosemite National Park. The surface elevation of the alpine lake is 8,150 feet.
Date: 1927
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Caption: "Santa Barbara Court House," c. 1935, shows a view of the courthouse's landscaped grounds.
Date: 1935
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King of the Forest, Bear Leaf , Young Hyson, The Bamboo Grove
Date: 1885
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Caption: "Reflections on Lagoon," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "Seven Falls -- Colorado Springs," c. 1920. One of a series of seven waterfalls on South Cheyenne Creek near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Brigham Youngs [sic] Bee Hive House. Brigham Young had 19 Wives and 52 Children. Oct. 3, 1934." Street scene in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brigham Young, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints built the so-called "Beehive House" in 1854 to house himself and several of his wives (Young practiced polygamy). The Beehive House is visible in the photograph at the far right, with a widow's walk featured on its roofline. Designed by Salt Lake Temple architect Truman O. Angell, the Beehive House has since been used as a residence for several dignitaries of the Mormon Church, as well as a boarding home for young Mormon women. The house was restored in the late 1950s and is now a museum. See also 96-07-08-alb11-301.
Date: 10/3/1934
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