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Menlo Park Hotel : Menlo Park, San Mateo Co. California

Description: Image of an elevated view of the Menlo Park Hotel and grounds in Menlo Park, California, showing a locomotive, people dancing in a field, and horse-drawn carriages. Image likely a lithograph from Moore and De Pue's Illustrated History of San Mateo County, California. Published by G.T. Brown in San Francisco, 1878.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1878
Call number: priJLC_TRAV_000631
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Ocean view looking south west from the residence of S. P. Pharis, Pharis District, San Mateo Co. Cal

Visual Materials

Image of an elevated landscape view of the residence of Sheldon Purdy Pharis (born 1828) in San Mateo County, California, showing farmers harvesting hay with horse drawn carts, and rolling hills and the Pacific Ocean in the distance; four corner vignettes of forested areas showing a lumber mill, wooded trails, a mineral spring, and view of the residence.

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Monument Park – Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A

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Image of an elevated street view of Monument Park in Cleveland, Ohio, with a fountain, monuments, bridges, and a flagpole, and showing carriages, trolleys, people walking in the park, and surrounding buildings.

priJLC_VIEW_000555

Main building, International Exhibition. 1876. Fairmount Park Philadelphia. : Presented by Boyd, White & Co. Carpetings, Philadelphia

Visual Materials

Image of an exterior view of the Main Exhibition Building of the United States Centennial Exhibition held in 1876 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and trolleys including one labeled "Fairmount Park" in the foreground among shrubs.

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Plat of the Lands of the Menlo Park Villa Association : Southern Portion of Pulgas Rancho San Mateo County / Leander Ransom, Secretary & Surveyor

Rare Books

Part of Menlo Park. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Chains. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 273144.

273144

Girard avenue bridge. : Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

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Image of an elevated landscape view of the Girard Avenue Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and boats.

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View of Park Place, New York. : from Broadway to Church Street. North side

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Image of an elevated street view of Park Place in New York City showing mid-rise buildings with store signage, a cobblestone street filled with horse-drawn carriages and wagons, and sidewalks with men engaged in commercial activities.

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Menlo Park Hotel : Menlo Park, San Mateo Co. California

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