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Stood Until it was Ruined by a Cyclone

FOURTH AVENUECHURCH OF CHRIST----In 1833, a congregation of seventeen Christians was organized in Franklin following preaching by Tolbert Fanning. 

FOURTH AVENUECHURCH OF CHRIST----In 1833, a congregation of seventeen Christians was organized in Franklin following preaching by Tolbert Fanning.

  • church
  • franklin
  • tennesee

Bolivia War Mural

"LO QUE UN DIA FUE NUESTRO NUESTRO OTRA VEZ SERA" AGARRARSE ROTOS QUE AQUI ENTRAN LOS COLORADOS DE BOLIVIA

  • bolivia

The Savoy Plaque

Text: Here once stood the legendary Savoy Ballroom, a hothouse for the development of jazz in the Swing era. Visually dazzling and spacious, the Savoy nightly featured the finest jazz bands in the ...

Text: Here once stood the legendary Savoy Ballroom, a hothouse for the development of jazz in the Swing era. Visually dazzling and spacious, the Savoy nightly featured the finest jazz bands in the ...

  • savoy
  • swing
  • lindy
  • lindy hop
  • dance
  • 30's
  • 40's
  • happy feet

El Camino Rancho San Antonio

Tiny, easy-to-miss plaque at the corner of MacArthur and Broadway in Oakland, at the northeast corner of Mosswood Park. EL CAMINORANCHO SAN ANTONIO ABOUT 1820, ALONG THIS ROUTERAN THE EARLIEST KNOWN ...

Tiny, easy-to-miss plaque at the corner of MacArthur and Broadway in Oakland, at the northeast corner of Mosswood Park. EL CAMINORANCHO SAN ANTONIO ABOUT 1820, ALONG THIS ROUTERAN THE EARLIEST KNOWN ...

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area
  • el camino ranch...
  • san antonio

Josie Chan Barton

  • bay area
  • california
  • berkeley