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Historica View of the Developing History of Orinda

    Edgewood Center for Children and Families

      Twin Peaks Natural Habitat

        Teton Theater

          Frances E. Willard

            Independent Order of Odd Fellows

              Alan C. Furth

                City of Walnut Creek South Locust Street Garage

                  Jackson Drug

                    The Crandall Studio (details)

                      Crandall Studio

                        Simon Bolivar (San Francisco)

                        SIMON BOLIVAR LIBERATOR OF: COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, PANAMA, PERU VENEZUELA AND FOUNDER OF BOLIVIA HE LED THE VICTORIOUS ARMY FROM CARACAS TO POTOSI ENGAGING IN THE CONCLUSIVE BATTLES OF: BOYACA, AUGUST...

                        SIMON BOLIVAR LIBERATOR OF: COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, PANAMA, PERU VENEZUELA AND FOUNDER OF BOLIVIA HE LED THE VICTORIOUS ARMY FROM CARACAS TO POTOSI ENGAGING IN THE CONCLUSIVE BATTLES OF: BOYACA, AUGUST...

                          Cradle of Liberty

                          First Plaque CRADLE OF LIBERTY This Memorial honors all who wore the uniform of the United States from the Revolutionary War onward. Beneath the base of the statue lie rocks from the hallowed...

                          First Plaque CRADLE OF LIBERTY This Memorial honors all who wore the uniform of the United States from the Revolutionary War onward. Beneath the base of the statue lie rocks from the...

                          • war
                          • memorial

                          Harbor Master's Cottage

                          HARBOR MASTER'S COTTAGE The Harbor Master's Cottage was constructed as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) Project in 1937. Renovation of the Cottage was completed in 1993 by the City of Palo...

                          HARBOR MASTER'S COTTAGE The Harbor Master's Cottage was constructed as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) Project in 1937. Renovation of the Cottage was completed in 1993 by the City of Palo...

                          • palo alto
                          • wpa

                          VLA Antenna Specifications

                          Antenna specifications: Type: Offset cassegrain with asymmetric subreflector Mount: Altitude - Azimuth Focal Ratio: f/.35 Total Weight: 235 Tons Total Height: 29 Meters (94 ft.) when pointed...

                          Antenna specifications: Type: Offset cassegrain with asymmetric subreflector Mount: Altitude - Azimuth Focal Ratio: f/.35 Total Weight: 235 Tons Total Height: 29 Meters (94 ft.) when...

                          • vla

                          VLA Antenna (Electronics)

                          The VLA Antenna (Electronics) Weak radio waves from celestial sources are collected by the highly directional antennas. The waves are focused into the receiver by the main dish, subreflector and...

                          The VLA Antenna (Electronics) Weak radio waves from celestial sources are collected by the highly directional antennas. The waves are focused into the receiver by the main dish, subreflector...

                          • vla

                          VLA Antenna (Mechanical)

                          The VLA Antenna (Mechanical) These giant antennas, with 25 meter (82 ft.) diameter dishes, were specially designed for the VLA. The aluminum panels of the dish are formed into a parabolic surface...

                          The VLA Antenna (Mechanical) These giant antennas, with 25 meter (82 ft.) diameter dishes, were specially designed for the VLA. The aluminum panels of the dish are formed into a parabolic surface...

                          • vla

                          Carcross Desert

                          CARCROSS DESERT AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE SMALLEST DESERT IN THE WORLD, THIS AREA WAS ORIGINALLY COVERED BY A LARGE GLACIAL LAKE. AS THE GLACIERS RETREATED. CAUSING LOWER WATER LEVELS, SANDY...

                          CARCROSS DESERT AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE SMALLEST DESERT IN THE WORLD, THIS AREA WAS ORIGINALLY COVERED BY A LARGE GLACIAL LAKE. AS THE GLACIERS RETREATED. CAUSING LOWER WATER LEVELS, SANDY...

                          • yukon
                          • carcross
                          • desert

                          Original Santa Cruz Boardwalk Planks

                          These boards are part of the original Santa Cruz Boardwalk and were saved during a res- toration project completed in 1984. This project was one of many completed under Laurence P. Canfield,...

                          These boards are part of the original Santa Cruz Boardwalk and were saved during a res- toration project completed in 1984. This project was one of many completed under Laurence P....

                          • santa cruz
                          • boardwalk

                          Moses L. Rosendin County Park

                          MOSES L. ROSENDIN COUNTY PARK Louis and Raymond Rosendin have donated this 116-acre parcel of land to Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation Department to honor the memory of their father Moses L....

                          MOSES L. ROSENDIN COUNTY PARK Louis and Raymond Rosendin have donated this 116-acre parcel of land to Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation Department to honor the memory of their father Moses L....

                          • rosendin