Here the Motion Picture Began
Here the Motion Picture Began:On the night of April 23, 1896, on this sitein Koster & Bial's Music HallThomas A. Edisonwith the "Vitascope"first projected a moving picture----In commemoration of...
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- motion picture
- macys
- edison
Independent Marine Company
"1774 - 1974 On this site (Wolfe Tavern) in 1774 the Independent Marine Companywas formed by members of the NewburyportMarine Society under Captain James HudsonFirst militia company of seamen...
- marine
- militia hudson
- 1774
- revolutionary war
WW2 V1 Rocket Plaque
WW2 plaque in Lewisham (and first I've seen by M&S!) #readtheplaque "In memory of the51 people who diedand the many injuredas a result of the V1 rocket that landed here28th July 1944" Submitted by...
- wwii
- v1
- london
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....
- 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...
- 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
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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"
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
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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 @JayVanderVeen