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Charles-Marius Barbeau

A pioneer Canadian ethnographer and folklorist, Barbeau was born at Sainte-Marie (Beauce) and studied at the universities of Laval, Oxford and la Sorbonne. Over a lifetime at the National Museum...

A pioneer Canadian ethnographer and folklorist, Barbeau was born at Sainte-Marie (Beauce) and studied at the universities of Laval, Oxford and la Sorbonne. Over a lifetime at the National Museum...

    Oakland Golden Gate Library Carnegie Plaque

    THIS BULDING IS THE GIFT OF ANDREW CARNEGIE BOARD OF LIBRARY DIRECTORS SAMUEL HUBBARD * PRES. WARREN OLNEY FRANK M. PARCELLS D.W. LA FORTUNE DR. E. N. CARD CHARLES S. GREENE LIBRARIAN  HARRY S....

    THIS BULDING IS THE GIFT OF ANDREW CARNEGIE BOARD OF LIBRARY DIRECTORS SAMUEL HUBBARD * PRES. WARREN OLNEY FRANK M. PARCELLS D.W. LA FORTUNE DR. E. N. CARD CHARLES S. GREENE LIBRARIAN  HARRY...

    • oakland
    • califorinia
    • library
    • carnegie

    Arthur Gilbert Rood

    THIS FLAG WAS DRAPED OVER THE CASKET OF ARTHUR GILBERT ROOD KILLED IN ACTION AT CHATEAU THIERRY, JULY 27, 1918, WHEN HIS BODY WAS RETURNED TO AMERICA ARTHUR ROOD WAS BORN JULY 6, 1894; LIVED AT...

    THIS FLAG WAS DRAPED OVER THE CASKET OF ARTHUR GILBERT ROOD KILLED IN ACTION AT CHATEAU THIERRY, JULY 27, 1918, WHEN HIS BODY WAS RETURNED TO AMERICA ARTHUR ROOD WAS BORN JULY 6, 1894; LIVED AT...

    • oakland
    • califorinia
    • wwi
    • 1894

    Yaya's Butterfly Garden

    YAYA'S BUTTERFLY GARDEN In Memory of SanDee G. Nossaman 1940-2013 Longtime Lawrence resident, whose love for nature, animals, and humanity knew no bounds. Gift from the Robert E. Frederick Family...

    YAYA'S BUTTERFLY GARDEN In Memory of SanDee G. Nossaman 1940-2013 Longtime Lawrence resident, whose love for nature, animals, and humanity knew no bounds. Gift from the Robert E. Frederick Family...

    • yaya
    • butterfly
    • sandee g. nossaman
    • lawrence
    • kansas
    • gift
    • memorial
    • robert e. frederick

    Achning Hardware

    ACHNING HARDWARE THIS CIRCA 1866 BUILDING IS REFLECTIVE OF COMMERCIAL VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE LOCATION OF BOOT AND SHOE SHOP, GROCERY, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT DEALER, AND CIGAR SHOP CHARLES ACHNING...

    ACHNING HARDWARE THIS CIRCA 1866 BUILDING IS REFLECTIVE OF COMMERCIAL VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE LOCATION OF BOOT AND SHOE SHOP, GROCERY, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT DEALER, AND CIGAR SHOP CHARLES ACHNING...

    • achning
    • hardware
    • building
    • commercial
    • victorian
    • shoe
    • boot
    • grocery
    • cigar
    • lawrence
    • kansas

    House Building

    House Building Built 1858-1860 for Josiah Miller Survived Quantrill's Raid, August 21, 1863 Façade altered 1921 Jacob House and descendants, clothiers, occupied this site 1862-1935 Submitted by: @shinton

    House Building Built 1858-1860 for Josiah Miller Survived Quantrill's Raid, August 21, 1863 Façade altered 1921 Jacob House and descendants, clothiers, occupied this site 1862-1935 Submitted by: @shinton

    • quantrill's raid
    • josiah miller
    • jacob house

    Ridenour & Baker

    RIDENOUR & BAKER 1858–1888 BARTELDES SEED COMPANY 1888–1963 ONE OF THE FIRST SITES REBUILT AFTER QUANTRILL'S RAID IN 1863 INTERIOR DESTROYED BY FIRE 1997 RESTORED 1997–98 THOUGH MODIFIED SEVERAL...

    RIDENOUR & BAKER 1858–1888 BARTELDES SEED COMPANY 1888–1963 ONE OF THE FIRST SITES REBUILT AFTER QUANTRILL'S RAID IN 1863 INTERIOR DESTROYED BY FIRE 1997 RESTORED 1997–98 THOUGH MODIFIED...

    • ridenour
    • baker
    • barteldes se...
    • quantrill's raid
    • fire
    • italianate
    • store
    • lawrence
    • kansas

    844-846 Massachusetts Street

    844–846 MASSACHUSETTS STREET BUILT BY OCTOBER 1864 THIS STRUCTURE INITIALLY HOUSED WAGON/HARNESS MAKERS AND FARM IMPLEMENT DEALERSHIP SUBSEQUENTLY THE BUILDING HOUSED J.H. SHIMMONS FURNITURE...

    844–846 MASSACHUSETTS STREET BUILT BY OCTOBER 1864 THIS STRUCTURE INITIALLY HOUSED WAGON/HARNESS MAKERS AND FARM IMPLEMENT DEALERSHIP SUBSEQUENTLY THE BUILDING HOUSED J.H. SHIMMONS...

    • massachusetts street
    • mass
    • lawrence
    • kansas
    • wagon
    • harness
    • farm implement
    • j. h. shimmons
    • furniture
    • kraft
    • leader

    Ohlone Dog Park

    BERKELEY HISTORY OHLONE DOG PARK   Berkeley’s Ohlone Dog Park, situated along a strip of land cleared in the 1960s for BART undergrounding, is widely considered the world’s first dog park....

    BERKELEY HISTORY OHLONE DOG PARK   Berkeley’s Ohlone Dog Park, situated along a strip of land cleared in the 1960s for BART undergrounding, is widely considered the world’s first dog...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • dog park
    • people's park annex
    • benedict
    • richards

    Paloma (Fosteria)

    GWIN MINE, PALOMA, AND LOWER RICH GULCH WAS MINED FOR PLACER IN 1849. QUARTZ WAS DISCOVERED BY J. ALEXANDER IN 1851. PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED BY WILLIAM M. GWIN, CALIFORNIA'S FIRST U.S. SENATOR, IN...

    GWIN MINE, PALOMA, AND LOWER RICH GULCH WAS MINED FOR PLACER IN 1849. QUARTZ WAS DISCOVERED BY J. ALEXANDER IN 1851. PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED BY WILLIAM M. GWIN, CALIFORNIA'S FIRST U.S. SENATOR, IN...

    • paloma
    • california
    • mine
    • mining
    • quartz
    • gwin