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Caption: "Washington Monument," c. 1920. Built between 1848 and 1888 to commemorate George Washington (former Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and first President of the United States), the obelisk is the world's tallest stone structure at a height of 555 feet. See also 96-07-08-alb09-212.
Date: 1920
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Caption: "Mission Cliff, San Diego.," c. 1905. View of the pavilion in San Diego's Mission Cliff Gardens. Originally opened in the 1880s as the "Bluffs" by the San Diego Cable Railway Company, the owners hoped to entice people to ride the cable cars by providing a recreational destination. The pavilion seen in the photograph was constructed in 1890. A few years later, the Citizens' Traction Company purchased the park and changed its name to Mission Cliff Park. In 1898, the property was sold yet again, this time to J.D. Spreckels and the San Diego Electric Railway Company. Spreckels hoped to transform the property into a quiet, restful, public botanical garden. The name changed again, to Mission Cliff Gardens, to reflect this change in direction for the park. The botanical gardens developed at the park became world-renowned before closing to the public in 1929. The property was subdivided in 1942, into residential lots.
Date: 1905
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Caption: "Museum of Natural History N.Y.," c. 1925. View of the original building of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The Victorian Gothic-style building, often referred to as a "castle," was designed by J. Wrey Mould. It opened in 1877. Later expansions added to the complex around this building and have disguised much of it from view.
Date: 1925
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No Caption: See also 96-07-08-alb08-045 with caption: "Fort Flagler Beach," c. 1908.
Date: 1908
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Label in photograph album for photographs 172 and 173: "City Hall Tower Before and after the Quake."
Date: Undated
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Hand-drawn sketch map of Bolsa de los Rodrigues or Bolsa del Pajaro boundaries. Volume 1, page 94.
Date: 1837
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Caption: "Entering the Tropic of Cancer, fifteen miles south of Victoria, Torrid Zone, Mexico," shows William McCarthy standing beside a sign reading: Tropico de Cancer.
Date: 1938
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Caption: "Front and Side Elevations." Design and drawing of Hornbrook border inspection station by Alfred Eichler, c. 1931. Project for Department of Agriculture.
Date: 1931
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Memorandum from Phoebe Bannister to Members of Public Assistance Staff Assigned to Local WCCA Offices relocation procedures
Date: May 14, 1942
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Caption: "Parkway and Dome of Ford Building. Chicago Fair. Sept. 17, 34." Several pedestrians wander along a parkway with a small lagoon and fountains, flanked by benches and manicured hedges. The Ford Building rises in the distance. The Exposition, a world fair attended by thirty-nine million people, celebrated Chicago's one-hundred year anniversary of incorporation. Originally planned to only run from May to November in 1933, it was such a success that its organizers decided to keep it running for a second season from May through October the following year. The central theme of the Exposition was technological innovation, with a motto of "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms." None of the buildings constructed for the fair are still extant today, having been built as temporary facilities.
Date: 9/17/1934
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The Census of 1852 collection includes enumerations of California's 32 counties, 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