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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy's Decatur House View

Submitted by @jqmcd 

Submitted by @jqmcd 

  • kennedy
  • d.c.
  • washington d.c.
  • decatur

601 Pennsylvania Avenue

  601 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE ON THIS SITE IN 1814, "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER" WAS FIRST SUNG IN PUBLIC. THE MOST FAMOUS OF SEVERAL HOTELS ON THIS BLOCK WAS BROWN'S MARBLE HOTEL (1851 - 1935),...

  601 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE ON THIS SITE IN 1814, "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER" WAS FIRST SUNG IN PUBLIC. THE MOST FAMOUS OF SEVERAL HOTELS ON THIS BLOCK WAS BROWN'S MARBLE HOTEL (1851 -...

  • lincoln
  • d.c.
  • washington d.c.
  • star spangled banner
  • beverly snow

Decatur House

THIS HOUSE, BUILT IN 1819 WAS THE HOME OF  COMMODORE STEPHEN DECATUR WHO DIED HERE,MARCH 22, 1820FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED IN A DUEL WITH COMMODORE BARRON ----- AMONG OTHER DISTINGUISHED MEN WHO LIVED...

THIS HOUSE, BUILT IN 1819 WAS THE HOME OF  COMMODORE STEPHEN DECATUR WHO DIED HERE,MARCH 22, 1820FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED IN A DUEL WITH COMMODORE BARRON ----- AMONG OTHER DISTINGUISHED MEN WHO LIVED...

  • decatur
  • clay
  • d.c.
  • washington d.c.
  • buren
  • dallas
  • beale
  • truxtun

From This Port John Cabot and His Son

FROM THIS PORT JOHN CABOT  AND HIS SON SEBASTIAN (WHO WAS BORN IN BRISTOL)  SAILED IN THE SHIP MATTHEW  A.D. 1497 AND DISCOVERED  THE CONTINENT OF  AMERICA  © Copyright Basher Eyre and licensed...

FROM THIS PORT JOHN CABOT  AND HIS SON SEBASTIAN (WHO WAS BORN IN BRISTOL)  SAILED IN THE SHIP MATTHEW  A.D. 1497 AND DISCOVERED  THE CONTINENT OF  AMERICA  © Copyright Basher Eyre and licensed...

  • bristol
  • england
  • cabot

Les champs magetiques

  Photo by @harikunzru, submitted by @cyclingtiger

  Photo by @harikunzru, submitted by @cyclingtiger

  • paris
  • automatic writing

Kraemer Paper Company, Inc

Submitted by @mynameiswilson.

Submitted by @mynameiswilson.

  • paper
  • louisville
  • kentucky

Dedicated to Public Service

Emeryville post office. 

Emeryville post office. 

  • emeryville
  • california
  • bay area
  • post office

Laura Ratcliffe -- Civil War Spy

Submitted by @jqmcd.

Submitted by @jqmcd.

  • civil war
  • spy
  • virginia
  • herndon

The Memory of Hal and Ruth Launders

HERE RESTS THE MEMORY OF HAL AND RUTH LAUNDERS WHO CALLED THIS PLACE THEIR HOME FOR THE LAST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY. ARROWHEAD FARM, A PATCHWORK OF GENTLE PASTURE AND SPOTTED WOODLAND, STRETCHED...

HERE RESTS THE MEMORY OF HAL AND RUTH LAUNDERS WHO CALLED THIS PLACE THEIR HOME FOR THE LAST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY. ARROWHEAD FARM, A PATCHWORK OF GENTLE PASTURE AND SPOTTED WOODLAND,...

  • herndon
  • virginia
  • centre

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church

In December, 1806, a group of German settlers from Berlin, Pennsylvania, led by Jacob and Michael Keffer, arrived in Vaughan Township, where they formed one of Upper Canada's earliest Lutheran...

In December, 1806, a group of German settlers from Berlin, Pennsylvania, led by Jacob and Michael Keffer, arrived in Vaughan Township, where they formed one of Upper Canada's earliest...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

The ZEEP Reactor

A nuclear chain reaction was first initiated in Canada on September 5, 1945, when the ZEEP reactor went into operation here at Chalk River. Originally part of an effort to produce plutonium for...

A nuclear chain reaction was first initiated in Canada on September 5, 1945, when the ZEEP reactor went into operation here at Chalk River. Originally part of an effort to produce plutonium for...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Yonge Street

This highway was planned by the first governor of Upper Canada, John Graves Simcoe, as a military and commercial route between Lakes Ontario and Huron. Begun in 1795 by the Queen's Rangers it was...

This highway was planned by the first governor of Upper Canada, John Graves Simcoe, as a military and commercial route between Lakes Ontario and Huron. Begun in 1795 by the Queen's Rangers it...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Wellington County House of Industry and Refuge

This is the earliest surviving example of an important 19th-century institution, the government-supported poorhouse. Erected in 1877, it was the shelter of last resort for the homeless and...

This is the earliest surviving example of an important 19th-century institution, the government-supported poorhouse. Erected in 1877, it was the shelter of last resort for the homeless and...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

The White Chapel 1809

This church, formerly known as the "Old Chapel", was built on land donated by Stephen Conger, a Loyalist from New Jersey, who had settled with his family in Hallowell Township in 1787. Commenced...

This church, formerly known as the "Old Chapel", was built on land donated by Stephen Conger, a Loyalist from New Jersey, who had settled with his family in Hallowell Township in 1787. Commenced...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Wolverton Hall

This fine brick house, Regency in style with some Gothic touches, was built about 1854-55 by Enos Wolverton. It retains the splendid circular stairs which originally led to a windowed belvedere...

This fine brick house, Regency in style with some Gothic touches, was built about 1854-55 by Enos Wolverton. It retains the splendid circular stairs which originally led to a windowed belvedere...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Wintering Site

Here, 1669-1670, wintered Dollier and Galinée with seven other Frenchmen, the first Europeans known to have ascended the Great Lakes to Sault Ste. Marie. The earthen mounds are the remains of...

Here, 1669-1670, wintered Dollier and Galinée with seven other Frenchmen, the first Europeans known to have ascended the Great Lakes to Sault Ste. Marie. The earthen mounds are the remains of...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

William Edward Gallie, M.D. 1882-1959

A master surgeon and teacher, Gallie was born in Barrie and educated at the University of Toronto. In 1906, after serving internships in Toronto and New York hospitals, he joined the staff of the...

A master surgeon and teacher, Gallie was born in Barrie and educated at the University of Toronto. In 1906, after serving internships in Toronto and New York hospitals, he joined the staff of...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Whitefish Lake Post

The Hudson's Bay Company had established a fur trading post on the western shore of Whitefish Lake by 1824. It was hoped that a depot adjacent to the portage route to Wakami Lake would help...

The Hudson's Bay Company had established a fur trading post on the western shore of Whitefish Lake by 1824. It was hoped that a depot adjacent to the portage route to Wakami Lake would...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Willowbank

Named after the magnificent willow trees that once graced its grounds, Willowbank is an elegant example of the great rural estates of early 19th-century Upper Canada. Built for local businessman...

Named after the magnificent willow trees that once graced its grounds, Willowbank is an elegant example of the great rural estates of early 19th- century Upper Canada. Built for local...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown

Whitehern

Set in a rare walled garden and enriched by its interior decoration, Whitehern is a remarkably intact example of mid-19th century residential architecture. The lingering influence of the Palladian...

Set in a rare walled garden and enriched by its interior decoration, Whitehern is a remarkably intact example of mid-19th century residential architecture. The lingering influence of the Palladian...

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • alan brown