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Berkeley Walks: Revealing
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Walter H. Ratcliff architectural specifications and drawings, 1914-1959
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Channing
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Berkeley Day Nursery (1927), 2031 6th Street, Berkeley, California
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Westminster House (1926), 2700 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, California
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Johnson, Robert E.; Byron, Janet L. (September 28, 2015).
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