The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 78National Geographic Society, 1940 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... building and an endowment fund means permanence in this changing world . " Andrew W. Mellon's gift comprises his renowned collection of old masters ; one of the most beautiful buildings in the country , now nearing completion in ...
... building and an endowment fund means permanence in this changing world . " Andrew W. Mellon's gift comprises his renowned collection of old masters ; one of the most beautiful buildings in the country , now nearing completion in ...
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... Building Set on 6,600 Piles Rock level in this section is 150 feet below ground , and therefore the pile type of foundation is necessary for many of Washington's large new buildings . Some 4,000 piles might have been sufficient for the ...
... Building Set on 6,600 Piles Rock level in this section is 150 feet below ground , and therefore the pile type of foundation is necessary for many of Washington's large new buildings . Some 4,000 piles might have been sufficient for the ...
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... build about eight feet of road in nine months , but such figures are purely academic . The road required the cutting of mountains and the building of innumerable bridges and culverts . Methods have been extremely primi- tive - earth ...
... build about eight feet of road in nine months , but such figures are purely academic . The road required the cutting of mountains and the building of innumerable bridges and culverts . Methods have been extremely primi- tive - earth ...
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Hail Colombia By LUIS MARDEN 505 | 157 |
In Montezumas Painted Land Mexico 22 illustrations in color from natural color | 345 |
In the Realms of the Maharajas By LAWRENCE COPLEY THAW and MARGARET S THAW 727 | 549 |
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