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Printable version; Page information; ... Stanford`s General map of The World, 1922. ... Uploaded a work by Stanford`s Geographical Estublishment, London from https ...
Stanford is a census-designated place (CDP) in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is the home of Stanford University , after which it was named. The CDP's population was 21,150 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ]
The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection is a large private map collection with over 150,000 maps and cartographic items. The collection was created by David Rumsey who, after making his fortune in real estate, focused initially on collecting 18th- and 19th century maps of North and South America, as this era "saw the rise of modern cartography."
Wallenberg Hall (building 160) on east side of the front (History Corner) is named for the Wallenberg family who gave much of the money for renovating it in 1999. In the early days it housed the university library and was originally built in 1900 with funds from Thomas Welton Stanford, brother of university founder Leland Stanford and uncle of Leland Stanford Junior for whom the university is ...
Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California. The stadium hosts the Stanford Cardinal men's and women's soccer teams, as well as the women's lacrosse team. The facility opened in 1973, and featured renovations in 1997 and 2011.
Hoover Tower, viewed from the west in January 2013 The campus of Stanford University seen from Hoover Tower in May 2011. Hoover Tower is a 285-foot (87 m) structure on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, United States.
Interior of the house circa 1933. Prior to the end of World War I, the Hoovers had commissioned architect Louis Christian Mullgardt to design their Stanford home; however, Mullgardt publicized his appointment prior to the end of the war, angering the Hoovers, who felt that it was an inopportune time in the waning months of a terrible conflict to announce the construction of a large home.
Stanford University (officially Leland Stanford Junior University) [11] [12] is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States.It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford, the eighth governor of and then-incumbent senator from California, and his wife, Jane, in memory of their only child, Leland Jr.