The photograph shows Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls at Yosemite National Park. However, the photograph was mistakingly labeled "Vernal Falls." Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America.
Main entrance to Ketchaoua Mosque in Algiers. At the entrance, 29 steps lead up to a marble portico, with an octagonal minaret on each side (though only one is visible here). The Mosque is located at the foot of the Casbah, facing the Mediterranean Sea. Between 1845 and 1962, under French rule, the Mosque was converted into the Cathedral of St. Philippe, but was then converted back.
View from a terrace at the Jardin d'Essais towards a circular pool and people walking on a long promenade. The Mediterranean Sea is visible in the distance.
Walkway and narrow, gradual staircase leading up from a small pool in the gardens of the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso. A statue in the pool at the bottom of the stairs features several women in robes perched on a rock. Trees and small plinths line the sides of the staircase. This is the view up from the palace. The palace was once the summer residence of the Kings of Spain, now it is open to the public. The palace is located in the small town of San Ildefonso, which is in the hills near Segovia, north of Madrid.
Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso in the small town of San Ildefonso, which is in the hills near Segovia, north of Madrid, Spain. The palace is in a baroque style. It was once the summer residence of the Kings of Spain, now it is open to the public. This view shows a gradually declining staircase, lined with small plinths and a lion statue. The stairs lead to a pool and a small statue of several women perched on a rock. The main palace building is beyond the pool.
Narrow, gradual staircase leading up from a small pool in the gardens of the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso. A statue in the pool at the bottom of the stairs features several women in robes perched on a rock. Trees and small plinths line the sides of the staircase. This is the view up from the main palace building. The palace was once the summer residence of the Kings of Spain, now it is open to the public. The palace is located in the small town of San Ildefonso, which is in the hills near Segovia, north of Madrid.
Three conical trees on a lawn in front of the ruins of St. John the Baptist's Church (later rebuilt adjacently) in Grosvenor Park in Chester, England on the River Dee. The park is in Victorian style and it has a Grade II ranking in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The conical trees are probably llex aquifolium (Lilly Gold English Holly).
Geese around the Lake at Kew Gardens (The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). The Lake covers five acres and is artificial, formed by extending gravel pits which had been excavated to build the Temperate House foundation in the Gardens. Kew Gardens spans 121 hectares and serves as a research facility as well as a visitor attraction.
The San Diego Mission is also called Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala, founded in 1769 by Padre Junipero Serra. Architect Arthur Burnett Benton was one of the original founders of the California Landmarks Club; he also supervised restoration of the San Juan Capistrano mission.
Long rectangular pool surrounded by potted plants in Maria Louisa Park in Seville, Spain. There are lily pads in the pool and tall trees growing around it. A brick deck surrounds the immediate vicinity of the pool.
Large round fountain on a pavement of oval river stones, a distinctive design feature in Córdoba, surrounded by bushes, trees and a vine-coated wall in a patio of the Palacio de la Casa de Viana.
View of the Spanish city of Ronda in the Málaga province from Casa del Rey Moro. Casa del Rey Moro was built in the 18th Century and features a Water Mine, a "secret" passage that enabled workers to bring water up to the house from the Guadelevin River below. The passage goes through many chambers, including the "Room of Secrets."
Completed in 1920, the estate was destroyed by a forest fire in 1940. A note on photo ark no. 21198/zz00090mkj states that the architect was Carleton Winslow. Charles G. Adams was the consulting architect for planting only (Architect and engineer, vol. 78-79, July-Dec. 1924).
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (also known as La Mortola, or Hanbury Botanical Garden, or Villa Hanbury), on the cape of Mortola, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. The gardens were founded by Sir Thomas Hanbury, a British entrepreneur, after he had made his fortune in China.
The Giardini Botanici Hanbury (also known as La Mortola, or Hanbury Botanical Garden, or Villa Hanbury), on the cape of Mortola, are major botanical gardens operated by the University of Genoa. The gardens were founded by Sir Thomas Hanbury, a British entrepreneur, after he had made his fortune in China.
Child crouched on a balcony in at the Jardin d'Essais, looking out at a circular pool and people walking on a long promenade. The Mediterranean Sea is visible in the distance.