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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

                        1545 Divisadero An Historic American Building

                        1545 Divisadero An Historic American Building In 1919, N. Gray & Company commissioned engineer James H. Hjul to construct a two-story, wood-frame building on the soutnwest corner of Post and...

                        1545 Divisadero An Historic American Building In 1919, N. Gray & Company commissioned engineer James H. Hjul to construct a two-story, wood-frame building on the soutnwest corner of Post...

                        • georgian revival
                        • san francisco