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Photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, circa mid 1900s
Date
1935 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the Golden Gate Bridge, presumably under construction. The bridge spans across the Golden Gate Strait in San Francisco, California. Officially opened to the public in 1937, the 4,200 foot suspension bridge stood at a height of 746 ft (227 meters) upon completion.
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Photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, circa mid 1900s
Date
1935 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the Golden Gate Bridge under construction. The bridge spans across the Golden Gate Strait in San Francisco, California. Officially opened to the public in 1937, the 4,200 foot suspension bridge stood at a height of 746 ft (227 meters) upon completion.
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Photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, circa mid 1900s
Date
1935 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the Golden Gate Bridge as seen between the silhouettes of a pair of trees. The bridge spans across the Golden Gate Strait in San Francisco, California. Officially opened to the public in 1937, the 4,200 foot suspension bridge stood at a height of 746 ft (227 meters) upon completion.
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Photograph of the Christmas Tree Inn, San Francisco, California, circa mid 1900s
Date
1935 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the exterior of the Christmas Tree Inn in San Francisco. Two Santa Claus cutouts adorn the striped roof of the inn, while a cutout Christmas tree sits behind the building.
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Photograph of the Christmas Tree Inn, San Francisco, California, circa mid 1900s
Date
1935 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of the exterior of the Christmas Tree Inn. A Santa Claus cutout is visible, along with two extensions of the inn based on structures from the children's folk tales, "The Three Little Pigs" and "Cinderella."
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Photograph of the Christmas Tree Inn, San Francisco, California, circa mid 1900s
Date
1935 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of two extensions of the Christmas Tree Inn based on structures from children's folk tales. On the left is a building modeled after "The Three Little Pigs" and adorned with the character cutouts of a wolf and pigs. To the right, enclosed by a white picket fence, lies a building designed after "Cinderella."
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Photograph of the Zabriskie Point, Death Valley, California, circa mid 1900s
Date
1935 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Zabriskie Point in Death Valley, between Nevada and California. Residing within one of the hottest places on Earth, Zabriskie Point is surrounded by a labyrinth of wildly eroded and vibrantly colored badlands.
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Photograph of desert sand dunes in Death Valley, circa mid 1900s
Date
1935 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of shrubs sitting atop desert sand dunes in Death Valley. One of the hottest places on Earth, Death Valley is located between California and Nevada.
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Postcard showing Scotty's Castle in Death Valley, California, circa mid 1900s
Date
1920 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Scotty's Castle in the desert terrain of Death Valley. Located within the far northern region of Death Valley in Grapevine Canyon, the Death Valley Ranch, more commonly known as Scotty's Castle, is a prime example of Spanish-Mediterranean styling during the Roaring 1920s and Depression of the 1930s. Scotty's Castle was constructed by Albert Johnson with the help of Death Valley Scotty during the Great Depression, but because the men began to build onto federal land, construction was forced to a halt. To this day, Scotty's Castle remains incomplete. Transcribed across the bottom of the image: "Scotty's Castle on the Death Valley Ranch; Death Valley National Monument, Calif."
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Postcard showing Scotty's Castle and Death Valley Scotty, Death Valley, California, circa mid 1900s
Date
1920 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image composed of Scotty's Castle, Death Valley Scotty, and a stone covered in petroglyphs. Located within the far northern region of Death Valley in Grapevine Canyon, the Death Valley Ranch, more commonly known as Scotty's Castle, is a prime example of Spanish-Mediterranean styling during the Roaring 1920s and Depression of the 1930s. Death Valley Scotty was a prospector, performer, and con man who was made famous by his scams involving gold mining near Death Valley. The petroglyph-covered rock beside Death Valley Scotty was designed by Native Americans who inhabited the valley hundreds of years ago. Transcribed across the bottom of the image: "The world's most hospitable host, Death Valley Scotty," Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, Calif."
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