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Title: California State Library and Courts Building
Date Created and/or Issued: 1926
Contributing Institution: Sacramento Public Library
Collection: Sacramento Room Photographs
Rights Information: This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Description: This photograph of the facade of the California State Capitol Library and Courts Building at 914 Capitol Ave. was taken in 1926. Sculptor Edward Field Sanford Jr. was responsible for crafting the building's ornate pediment. The central figure of the sculpture, standing a commanding 12 feet high, represents a fully-developed California, with the sword of justice in one hand and the owl of wisdom in the other.
Type: Image
Identifier: 794
http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll1/id/1424
Subject: Libraries
Courthouses
Sculptures
Buildings, Government
Source: Sacramento Room Photograph Collection

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