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Photographic portrait of Mrs. Arcadia de Baker; previously Mrs. Abel Stearns, Arcadia Bandini, ca.1885. She can be seen from the waist up turned slightly to the left in an oval cutout. Her long dark hair is parted up the middle and pulled back to her neck. She is wearing a frilly shawl over a frilly dress with a low neckline.

Photographic portrait of Mrs. Arcadia de Baker; previously Mrs. Abel Stearns, Arcadia Bandini, ca.1885. She can be seen from the waist up turned slightly to the left in an oval cutout. Her long dark hair is parted up the middle and pulled back to her neck. She is wearing a frilly shawl over a frilly dress with a low neckline.

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Photographic portrait of Mrs. Arcadia de Baker; previously Mrs. Abel Stearns, Arcadia Bandini, ca.1885. She can be seen from the waist up turned slightly to the left in an oval cutout. Her long dark hair is parted up the middle and pulled back to her neck. She is wearing a frilly shawl over a frilly dress with a low neckline.

Photographic portrait of Mrs. Arcadia de Baker; previously Mrs. Abel Stearns, Arcadia Bandini, ca.1885. She can be seen from the waist up turned slightly to the left in an oval cutout. Her long dark hair is parted up the middle and pulled back to her neck. She is wearing a frilly shawl over a frilly dress with a low neckline.

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A view of the iconic landmark, the Bradbury Building, showing dark, ornamental grilling and brickwork and layers of stairs.

A view of the iconic landmark, the Bradbury Building, showing dark, ornamental grilling and brickwork and layers of stairs.

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A view of the iconic landmark, the Bradbury Building, showing dark, ornamental grilling and brickwork and layers of stairs.

A view of the iconic landmark, the Bradbury Building, showing dark, ornamental grilling and brickwork and layers of stairs.

The waterfall at Fish Creek in the Angeles National Forest. To the bottom left corner are two hikers resting by the creek.

The waterfall at Fish Creek in the Angeles National Forest. To the bottom left corner are two hikers resting by the creek.

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The waterfall at Fish Creek in the Angeles National Forest. To the bottom left corner are two hikers resting by the creek.

The waterfall at Fish Creek in the Angeles National Forest. To the bottom left corner are two hikers resting by the creek.

A camping tent under a blanket of night sky on the Pacific Crest Trail.

A camping tent under a blanket of night sky on the Pacific Crest Trail.

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Pacific Crest Trail signpost against the sandstone rock landscape of Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park.

Pacific Crest Trail signpost against the sandstone rock landscape of Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park.

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Close up of the Los Angeles Oil Field

Close up of the Los Angeles Oil Field

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People walk along the beach at the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve.

People walk along the beach at the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve.

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The view at the Slot Canyon Overlook.

The view at the Slot Canyon Overlook.

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A grove of redwoods in Carbon Canyon Regional Park, Yorba Linda.

A grove of redwoods in Carbon Canyon Regional Park, Yorba Linda.

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A sign for Pine Ave Pier in Long Beach, California.

A sign for Pine Ave Pier in Long Beach, California.

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The landscape along the Desert Willow Trail at Big Morongo Canyon.

The landscape along the Desert Willow Trail at Big Morongo Canyon.

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