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Description
Postmarked mid-year in 1905, this black and white penny postcard captures the California State Capitol Building from above the intersection of Tenth and L Streets. In the background, to the left, the State Agricultural Exhibition Hall and adjacent buildings are visible, and to the far right stand stately homes and mansions that eventually gave way to the demands of a growing city that needed more moderate, affordable homes and lodgings. A horse and buggy stand at rest across the street from the Capitol Building, which would undergo a 500,000 dollar remodel in 1907. The brief message penciled in on the vertical strip supplied at the end of the card complains of a three-day headache, mentions attending a 50th anniversary party and offers love to all.
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