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The Finish of Laying a Coaxial Cable From Sydney to Melbourne

Submitted by @_marty_k

Submitted by @_marty_k

    The First Presbyterian Church of Danville

    The First Presbyterian Church of Danville 1875 "The Handsomest Church in the County" The original building on this site was presided by Reverend R.S. Symington who was the first minister. The...

    The First Presbyterian Church of Danville 1875 "The Handsomest Church in the County" The original building on this site was presided by Reverend R.S. Symington who was the first minister....

      Union Station, Denver

      Submitted by @ChooVroom

      Submitted by @ChooVroom

        Inuvik

        Inuvik Officially opened by The Right Honourable John C Diefenbaker PCMP Prime Minister of Canada July 1 1961 Submitted by @paulori

        Inuvik Officially opened by The Right Honourable John C Diefenbaker PCMP Prime Minister of Canada July 1 1961 Submitted by @paulori

          The Cocoanut Grove Fire

          Submitted by @OnlyInBOS

          Submitted by @OnlyInBOS

            Taco Bell Fitness Course

            Commemorating the Great Flood of 1993 Taco Bell Foundation Submitted by @ArmyStrang [Location approximate]

            Commemorating the Great Flood of 1993 Taco Bell Foundation Submitted by @ArmyStrang [Location approximate]

              WILLIAM HENRY WEBB

                An Era of Dramatic Change

                Historically Alameda was a peninsula, rich in natural resources. Native peoples gathered food and materials from bay salt marshes, abundant oak forests, and nearby shorelines. From the early...

                Historically Alameda was a peninsula, rich in natural resources. Native peoples gathered food and materials from bay salt marshes, abundant oak forests, and nearby shorelines. From the...

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                • east bay reg...

                The View from Here

                Looking across the Bay you can see the expanse of estuarine water and distant hills of South San Francisco and San Mateo. There, Spanish explorers first viewed San Francisco Bay less than 250...

                Looking across the Bay you can see the expanse of estuarine water and distant hills of South San Francisco and San Mateo. There, Spanish explorers first viewed San Francisco Bay less than 250...

                • east bay reg...
                • alameda point

                Wildlife at Alameda Point

                The waters of San Francisco Bay surrounding the island of Alameda support a rich diversity of life. The rocky shoreline of Alameda Point provides a surface where many different kinds of plants and...

                The waters of San Francisco Bay surrounding the island of Alameda support a rich diversity of life. The rocky shoreline of Alameda Point provides a surface where many different kinds of plants and...

                • east bay reg...
                • alameda point

                Alaska Packers Association

                The Bay Area once lead the world in the export of salmon. In nineteenth-century San Francisco, more than a dozen companies were involved in packing and distributing salmon harvested from Alaskan...

                The Bay Area once lead the world in the export of salmon. In nineteenth-century San Francisco, more than a dozen companies were involved in packing and distributing salmon harvested from...

                • fishing
                • sailing
                • maritime industry
                • port

                Where the World Comes to Oakland

                The opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 made way for new trade routes that led to a shipping boom in the post-war world of the 1920s. By 1925, Oakland was ready to capitalize on growing...

                The opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 made way for new trade routes that led to a shipping boom in the post-war world of the 1920s. By 1925, Oakland was ready to capitalize on...

                • shipping
                • harbor
                • port
                • maritime industry

                Houseboats on the Waterfront

                Preparations for World War II ended plans of filling the Southwest yacht basins with pleasure crafts. Instead, a severe housing shortage during the war turned the waterfront into a home for...

                Preparations for World War II ended plans of filling the Southwest yacht basins with pleasure crafts. Instead, a severe housing shortage during the war turned the waterfront into a home...

                • washington dc
                • wharf

                Urban Renewal

                At the beginning of the 20th century, Southwest was considered a decaying neighborhood suffering from poor housing and urban blight. In 1945, the Redevelopment Land Agency was created and its...

                At the beginning of the 20th century, Southwest was considered a decaying neighborhood suffering from poor housing and urban blight. In 1945, the Redevelopment Land Agency was created and...

                • washington dc
                • wharf

                African-American History in Southwest

                The Southwest Waterfront's history is closely tied to African-American history. Leading up to the Civil War, many people of color - those still enslaved as well as some freed individuals - lived...

                The Southwest Waterfront's history is closely tied to African-American history. Leading up to the Civil War, many people of color - those still enslaved as well as some freed individuals -...

                • washington dc
                • wharf

                Maliebaan

                This plaque tells the history of this long straight lane in Utrecht. It was created in 1637, as a 700 meters long track for the "maliespel" game, which is like a forerunner of golf and croquet....

                This plaque tells the history of this long straight lane in Utrecht. It was created in 1637, as a 700 meters long track for the "maliespel" game, which is like a forerunner of golf and croquet....

                • maliebaan
                • historic street

                Maliebaan bicycle lane

                The long and straight lane "maliebaan" was created as sports track in 1637 (see the plaque at the other end of the street). After the game died out it became a regular street in the growing city...

                The long and straight lane "maliebaan" was created as sports track in 1637 (see the plaque at the other end of the street). After the game died out it became a regular street in the growing city...

                • maliebaan
                • historic street
                • bicycle lane

                Valentine Residence

                “Kid” Thomas Valentine (1897-1987), trumpeter and bandleader, lived here at 825 Vallette Street in 1928. Born in Reserve, LA he moved to Algiers in 1923. He played at Speck’s Moulin Rouge in...

                “Kid” Thomas Valentine (1897-1987), trumpeter and bandleader, lived here at 825 Vallette Street in 1928. Born in Reserve, LA he moved to Algiers in 1923. He played at Speck’s Moulin Rouge in...

                • louisiana
                • music
                • jazz
                • new orleans

                Allen Residence

                Henry Allen (1871-1952) trumpet player and bandleader, and Henry "Red” Allen, Jr., (1906-1967), trumpet player, singer and bandleader, lived here at 414 Newton Street from 1906 until 1917. Henry...

                Henry Allen (1871-1952) trumpet player and bandleader, and Henry "Red” Allen, Jr., (1906-1967), trumpet player, singer and bandleader, lived here at 414 Newton Street from 1906 until 1917. Henry...

                • louisiana
                • music
                • jazz
                • new orleans

                Marcour Residence

                Oscar J. Marcour (1895-1956), violinist and bandleader, lived here at 431 Opelousas Ave from 1917 to 1919. He played with the Jules Bauduc Orchestra at the Silver Slipper, made and Edison...

                Oscar J. Marcour (1895-1956), violinist and bandleader, lived here at 431 Opelousas Ave from 1917 to 1919. He played with the Jules Bauduc Orchestra at the Silver Slipper, made and...

                • louisiana
                • music
                • jazz
                • new orleans