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PPWD
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2
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1
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Image # -
002
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Title -
Buildings, Government - Iolani Palace Grounds
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Description -
Public Grounds of Iolani Palace, Honolulu; Lat. 21° N; Long. 158° W.; [sterograph]; This was formerly the royal palace. It is a stately building made of the volcanic rock of the counrty cut into square blocks. It stands in large grounds and is fronted by well kept lawns shaed by royal palms, the most beautiful, possibly, of all the palm family. There are also many other rare trees and flowering shrubs. ¶ It was built in 1882 on the site of the old royal building. The prresent building was the home of Kalakua (kä'lä-kou'ä), the lastof the Hawaiian kings, and of his sister, Queen Liliuokalani (lē lē-ŏŏ-ōkä-läʻnē), who succeeded him, and reigned two years. ¶ It is a building well worth visiting. There are few capital buildings as fine in this or any other land. the woodwork in the interior is all of the Hawaiian woods. Koa, a sort of acacia, is used in part. It is of great industrial value because its wood is hard, heavy, and very handsomely grained. Ohia, the pink blossomed Malacca apple, is also used and takes a fine polish. The royal Hawaiian coat-of-arms, now the Territorial, with gilded spears and other relics of olden times are still to be seen in the interior decorations. ¶ It was King Kalakaua who brought about a successful ending of the Reciprocity Treaty with the United States. There were two revolutions during his reign which resulted in the establishing of a constitutional monarchy. It was from the Throne Room in this building that Liliuokalani saw the complete overthrow of her kingdom and the establishment of a republic. On its walls there are still oil paintings of Louis Phillipe of France, Marshal Bluecher of Pressia and Alexander II of Russia, presents to the nation. There are also portraits of Beaconsfield and Gladstone.; copyright by the Keystone View Company; Purchased by the Archives March 1985 from Chapman & Baryman; [from the front]: 10166 - The Public Grounds of Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawaii
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Photo Credit -
Keystone View Company
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Display Date -
undated
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