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Title
Island of St. Thomas, Charlotte Amalie: This city is built on the steep hills which surround the harbor and the need for short cuts from one level to another brought into being "staircase streets" to save pedestrians from long winding climbs. This is the longest staircase and the city's most famous
Creator
James C. Sawders
Contributor
Gifford M. Mast
Date Created and/or Issued
1949
Publication Information
Keystone View Company
Contributing Institution
UC Riverside, California Museum of Photography
Collection
Keystone-Mast Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Island of St. Thomas, Charlotte Amalie: This city is built on the steep hills which surround the harbor and the need for short cuts from one level to another brought into being "staircase streets" to save pedestrians from long winding climbs. This is the longest staircase and the city's most famous.
Type
image
Format
Keystone photo print 7.18 in. x 4.18 in.
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7w1019dw
1996.0009.KU104274.SS
Language
English
Subject
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Cities and towns
Architectural elements
Stairways
Land
Hills
Place
North and Central America
Virgin Islands of the United States
Charlotte Amalie
Latitude: 18 00 N
Longitude: 064 00 W

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