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Caption: "Nudist Colony - San Diego Exposition," c. 1935. The Zoro Garden Nudist Colony, named for the Persian mystic, Zoroaster, was an unusual and controversial attraction that featured partially nude men and women performing as nudists. Exposition visitors were charged twenty-five cents to watch the "nudists" perform ceremonies and other activities. Today, the sunken Zoro Garden in Balboa Park is a butterfly garden.
Date: 1935
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The Census of 1852 collection includes enumerations of California's 32 counties (at that time), arranged into 126 volumes. Schedule I enumerated the county's inhabitants, while schedule II enurmerated economic production. Many pages of this volume are damaged.
Date: 1852
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Caption: "A Park Refugee Camp," c. 1906. After the earthquake and fire that destroyed much of San Francisco in April 1906, hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless. Many of these people established temporary refugee camps, using tents or debris from the destruction to cobble together shelters.
Date: 1906
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Caption: "Glacier National Park Hotel," c. 1935.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "R.R. Depot -- Everett, Wash.," c. 1910. View of the Great Northern Railway Station in Everett, Washington, also known as the Bond Street Station, built by the Great Northern Railway in 1910.
Date: 1910
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No Caption: The Liberty Bell, on display in the Pennsylvania State Building at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, after its 3,000 mile journey from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. See also 96-07-08-alb01-071.
Date: 1915
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Caption: "California Building," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. See also 96-07-08-alb01-073.
Date: 1915