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Bryant Pond Telephone Company Telephone Sculpture

"The Sculpture By Gil Whitman Is Dedicated To The Memory Of Barbara & Elden Hathaway Owners of the Bryant Pond Telephone Company the very last hand crank magneto telephone system in the U.S.A....

"The Sculpture By Gil Whitman Is Dedicated To The Memory Of Barbara & Elden Hathaway Owners of the Bryant Pond Telephone Company the very last hand crank magneto telephone system in the U.S.A....

  • bryant pond
  • woodstock
  • maine
  • telephone
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  • barbara hathaway
  • elden hathaway

Peggy's Cove Warning

This plaque is located in Nova Scotia, Canada (about 40km from the city of Halifax). Although the plaque heeds warnings of grave danger, people (mainly tourists) approach too close to the vast...

This plaque is located in Nova Scotia, Canada (about 40km from the city of Halifax). Although the plaque heeds warnings of grave danger, people (mainly tourists) approach too close to the...

  • nova scotia
  • cove
  • rewarded
  • peggy's cove
  • savour the sea

King James Quay Old Portsmouth

"A Development By King James QuayOld Portsmouth1995-1997sea containers waterside" Submitted by @Sarah_May1

"A Development By King James QuayOld Portsmouth1995-1997sea containers waterside" Submitted by @Sarah_May1

  • old portsmouth

F Scott Fitzgerald

F Scott Fitzgerald, 1307 Park Ave, Baltimore MD   "Bolton Hill Historic District F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896-194 Author of The Great Gatsby (1925). Works published while he resided here: Tender is...

F Scott Fitzgerald, 1307 Park Ave, Baltimore MD   "Bolton Hill Historic District F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896-194 Author of The Great Gatsby (1925). Works published while he resided here: Tender is...

  • fitzgerald
  • baltimore

Ohio Company of Associates

ON THIS SITE The United States in concress assembled on the 13th day of July in the year of our Lord 1787 and of their sovereignty and independece the twelfth, enacted an ordinance for the...

ON THIS SITE The United States in concress assembled on the 13th day of July in the year of our Lord 1787 and of their sovereignty and independece the twelfth, enacted an ordinance for the...

  • new york
  • ohio
  • congress

Gettysburg Address Plaque, Philadelphia

Old Town Philadelphia "1809 - 1865 Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are...

Old Town Philadelphia "1809 - 1865 Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men...

  • lincoln
  • phiadelphia

John Bowe, 1869 - 1954

Plaque in a park in western Minnesota "John Bowe1869 - 1954Patriot -- Immigrant -- Soldier -- Lobbyist -- Businessman -- Author Veterans Leader -- PhilosopherFormer Canby Mayor and produce...

Plaque in a park in western Minnesota "John Bowe1869 - 1954Patriot -- Immigrant -- Soldier -- Lobbyist -- Businessman -- Author Veterans Leader -- PhilosopherFormer Canby Mayor and...

  • minnesota

Gehry "Standing Glass Fish"

"In Toronto, when I was very young, my grandmosther and I use to go to Kensington, a Jewish market, on Thursday morning. She would buy a big carp for gefilte fish. She'd put it in the bathtup and...

"In Toronto, when I was very young, my grandmosther and I use to go to Kensington, a Jewish market, on Thursday morning. She would buy a big carp for gefilte fish. She'd put it in the bathtup and...

  • fish
  • minneapolis
  • gehry
  • art

Holmdel Horn Antenna (Arthur B. Crawford)

"This unique antenna was designed andbuilt for the pioneering Echo satellite communications experiments. Itsexistence and the scientific resultsproduced through its use are due inlarge measure to...

"This unique antenna was designed andbuilt for the pioneering Echo satellite communications experiments. Itsexistence and the scientific resultsproduced through its use are due inlarge measure to...

  • astronomy
  • radio
  • antenna
  • cosmology
  • physics
  • new jersey

Holmdel Horn Antenna

  "With this large horn antenna, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilsondiscovered the cosmic background radiation in 1964. This unexpecteddiscovery, the first evidence that the universe began with the Big...

  "With this large horn antenna, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilsondiscovered the cosmic background radiation in 1964. This unexpecteddiscovery, the first evidence that the universe began with the Big...

  • astronomy
  • radio
  • antenna
  • cosmology
  • physics
  • new jersey

Shrine of Freedom

"Shrine of FreedomGrant us grace to enshrinein our hearts a reverencefor freedom, courage to defend it, and wisdom to employ it among all men.Erected by Albany Exchange Club1953"

"Shrine of FreedomGrant us grace to enshrinein our hearts a reverencefor freedom, courage to defend it, and wisdom to employ it among all men.Erected by Albany Exchange Club1953"

    PHILADELPHIA QUARTZ COMPANY

    BERKELEY HISTORYPHILADELPHIA QUARTZ COMPANYFURNACE ROOM #1 AND MIXING ROOMConstructed 1917–18Reflecting West Berkeley’s early industrial heritage, this plant remains one of the city’s largest...

    BERKELEY HISTORYPHILADELPHIA QUARTZ COMPANYFURNACE ROOM #1 AND MIXING ROOMConstructed 1917–18Reflecting West Berkeley’s early industrial heritage, this plant remains one of the city’s largest...

    • berkeley

    Russian Navy Heros

    Russia Navy Heros In memory of the selfless andcouragous actionsof the Russian ImperialNavy sailors while savingthe lives of many city residentsin suppressing the Great Firein San Franciscoon...

    Russia Navy Heros In memory of the selfless andcouragous actionsof the Russian ImperialNavy sailors while savingthe lives of many city residentsin suppressing the Great Firein San Franciscoon...

    • san francisco
    • russia
    • navy
    • fire
    • 1863

    Liberty Memorial, Kansas City

    On this spot on the first day of novemberon thousand nine hundred twenty oneduring the third convention of the American Legionin the presence of the associated war leadersFerdinan Foch Marshal of...

    On this spot on the first day of novemberon thousand nine hundred twenty oneduring the third convention of the American Legionin the presence of the associated war leadersFerdinan Foch Marshal of...

    • wwi
    • kansas city

    Gilbert Academy

    5318 St. Charles AvenueThe site of Gilbert AcademyandNew Orleans University,Black Educational InstitutionsUnder the auspices ofThe Methodist Church1873 to 1949Erected by Gilbert Academy Alumni...

    5318 St. Charles AvenueThe site of Gilbert AcademyandNew Orleans University,Black Educational InstitutionsUnder the auspices ofThe Methodist Church1873 to 1949Erected by Gilbert Academy Alumni...

    • new orleans

    St Michael's Church

    "St Michael's ChurchOne of the nine medieval parish chruches of Chester, it standson the site of the southern gateway of the Roman fortress.In 1849-1851 it was virtually rebuild by the Chester...

    "St Michael's ChurchOne of the nine medieval parish chruches of Chester, it standson the site of the southern gateway of the Roman fortress.In 1849-1851 it was virtually rebuild by the...

      Animal Niche Cemetary

      Cat mummy marker in the floor of the Ancient Egypt exhibit @FieldMuseum "The Animal Niche Cemetary wasgenerously funced in party by theHelen V. Brach Foundation November 1988" Submitted by...

      Cat mummy marker in the floor of the Ancient Egypt exhibit @FieldMuseum "The Animal Niche Cemetary wasgenerously funced in party by theHelen V. Brach Foundation November 1988" Submitted by ‏@JayVanderVeen

        Memorial for Members of the Civilian Conservation Corp

        "Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps Compnay 1212 Paradise Camp[] Who gave their lives forconservation of Nevada's natural resources while fighting fireabout three miles east of this point...

        "Members of the Civilian Conservation Corps Compnay 1212 Paradise Camp[] Who gave their lives forconservation of Nevada's natural resources while fighting fireabout three miles east of this point...

          Irish Potato Famine

          Arriving in Boston In 1847 alone, 37000 Irish refuges landed in Boston, on the edge of death and despair, impoverished and sick. "Native Bostonians might have been willing to send money and food...

          Arriving in Boston In 1847 alone, 37000 Irish refuges landed in Boston, on the edge of death and despair, impoverished and sick. "Native Bostonians might have been willing to send money and food...

          • boston
          • ireland
          • famine

          Ray Bradbury Home 1942-1947

          Author  Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) Resided on thie property from 1942-1947. Here he wrote many of the stories that would become THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES (1950). With respect and love from Jason J....

          Author  Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) Resided on thie property from 1942-1947. Here he wrote many of the stories that would become THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES (1950). With respect and love from Jason...

          • author
          • bradbury
          • writing
          • los angeles