Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Balboa Park (San Diego)
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Accession Number:
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197321
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Order Title:
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Archivision Addition Module EIGHT--6,304 images
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Type of View:
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generalView
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View Title:
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1935 (Old) Cactus Garden; general view, "foxtail" agave (Agave attenuata) to the right
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Date of View:
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3/12/2008
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Image description:
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This historic garden was developed under the direction of Kate Sessions for the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. It contains some of the largest cactus and succulent specimens in the Park and has also been developed to include the exotic African and Australian Protea plants. It is located on the west side of the Balboa Park Club.
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
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Collection:
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Addition Module EIGHT
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Culture:
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American
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Subject:
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California Pacific International Exposition (1935-1936 : San Diego, Calif.)
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Subject:
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Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.)
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Subject:
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parks (recreation areas)
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Subject:
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world's fairs
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Subject:
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gardens
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Work Types:
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complexes; sites (locations); historic sites
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Work Types:
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Built Environment; public spaces; parks (recreation areas)
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Preferred Title:
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Balboa Park (San Diego)
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Agent Display:
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Alonzo Erastus Horton (American real estate developer, 1813-1909); Ephraim W. Morse (American public administrator, 1823-1906)
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Date:
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established 1868 (creation)
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurement:
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1,200 ac (area)
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Locations:
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San Diego, California, United States
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Nineteenth century
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Style/Period:
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Twentieth century
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Classification:
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Architecture
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Classification:
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Landscape Architecture
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