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Forsyth Park

    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