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Tairo no Kiyomori

Taira no Kiyomori   Taira no Kiyomori (1118 – 1181) was a military leader of the late Heian period of Japan. After the Hougen no ran and the Heiji no ran (Short Rebellion War), he emerged as a top...

Taira no Kiyomori   Taira no Kiyomori (1118 – 1181) was a military leader of the late Heian period of Japan. After the Hougen no ran and the Heiji no ran (Short Rebellion War), he emerged as a top...

    Sundial

    PRESENTED TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES BY THE FRIENDS OF GEORGE DONALD MEID Submitted by @jqmcd

    PRESENTED TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES BY THE FRIENDS OF GEORGE DONALD MEID Submitted by @jqmcd

      Marcus Winchester

      On this corner Marcus B. Winchester in 1819 set up the first store in Memphis, and in 1821 the first post office. Son of General James Winchester, he was agent for the original proprietors of the...

      On this corner Marcus B. Winchester in 1819 set up the first store in Memphis, and in 1821 the first post office. Son of General James Winchester, he was agent for the original proprietors of the...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Gustav Freiwald House, 1906

        The Monarch Grove Sanctuary "Butteryfly Trees"

        • winter storms
        • pacific grove
        • california
        • monarchs

        John Steinbeck

        JOHN STEINBECK 1902-1968  "CANNERY ROW IN MONTEREY IN  CALIFORNIA IS A POEM, A STINK, A GRATING NOSE, A QUALITY OF LIGHT, A TONE, A HABIT, A NOSTALGIA, A DREAM. CANNERY ROW IS THE GATHERED AND...

        JOHN STEINBECK 1902-1968  "CANNERY ROW IN MONTEREY IN  CALIFORNIA IS A POEM, A STINK, A GRATING NOSE, A QUALITY OF LIGHT, A TONE, A HABIT, A NOSTALGIA, A DREAM. CANNERY ROW IS THE GATHERED...

        • monterey
        • california
        • steinbeck
        • cannery row

        Saint Vincent de Paul

         THE FIRST CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT de PAUL IN THE UNITED STATES WAS ORGANIZED HERE AT THIS VENERABLE CATHEDRAL ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO THE DELEGATES OF THE SOCIETY IN...

         THE FIRST CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT de PAUL IN THE UNITED STATES WAS ORGANIZED HERE AT THIS VENERABLE CATHEDRAL ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO THE DELEGATES OF THE SOCIETY...

        • missouri
        • st louis
        • saint vincen...

        In Memory of Happy Days on the Campus

        • berkeley
        • california
        • bay area
        • cal
        • 1923
        • bridge

        Graff House

        THE GRAFF HOUSE IN WHICH THOMAS JEFFERSON WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS RECONSTRUCTED IN 1975 WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE INDEPENDENCE HALL...

        THE GRAFF HOUSE IN WHICH THOMAS JEFFERSON WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS RECONSTRUCTED IN 1975 WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE INDEPENDENCE HALL...

        • philadelphia
        • pennsylvania
        • graff
        • jefferson
        • declaration ...

        Horse Watering Trough

        Submitted by Sheila Paske

        Submitted by Sheila Paske

        • lincoln
        • california
        • trough
        • horse watering
        • railroad depot
        • fancy circul...

        Beermann Plaza

        BEERMANN PLAZA  Fritz Beermann and his son, Charles, came to Lincoln in 1880 and worked together in the harness and saddle shop at 5th and F Streets. Charles served as Lincoln's Town Treasurer...

        BEERMANN PLAZA  Fritz Beermann and his son, Charles, came to Lincoln in 1880 and worked together in the harness and saddle shop at 5th and F Streets. Charles served as Lincoln's Town Treasurer...

        • lincoln
        • california
        • 1880
        • plaza

        Fleming Building

        FLEMING BUILDING    ERECTED IN 1863 – 1864 BY JOHN ZIEGENBEIN AS A GENERAL STORE   SOLD TO HERMAN LOHSE 1879; TO GEORGE ALDRICH 1881; TO A.C. FLEMING (& ALEX HEMPHILL) IN 1888   BANK OF LINCOLN,...

        FLEMING BUILDING    ERECTED IN 1863 – 1864 BY JOHN ZIEGENBEIN AS A GENERAL STORE   SOLD TO HERMAN LOHSE 1879; TO GEORGE ALDRICH 1881; TO A.C. FLEMING (& ALEX HEMPHILL) IN 1888   BANK OF LINCOLN,...

        • lincoln
        • california
        • 1863

        Emmada Building

        EMMADA BUILDING   ERECTED IN 1863 AS GOOD TEMPLARS HALL ORIGINAL BUILDING, 30' WIDE, 2 STORIES (537 G)   EXPANDED SOUTH IN 1913 BY WILLIAMSON & INGRAM (THEIR WIVES, EMMA AND ADA, ="EMMADA")  ...

        EMMADA BUILDING   ERECTED IN 1863 AS GOOD TEMPLARS HALL ORIGINAL BUILDING, 30' WIDE, 2 STORIES (537 G)   EXPANDED SOUTH IN 1913 BY WILLIAMSON & INGRAM (THEIR WIVES, EMMA AND ADA, ="EMMADA")  ...

        • lincoln
        • california
        • 1863
        • templars
        • grammar school
        • granger hall

        New Hoppert Building

        "NEW HOPPERT BUILDING"  OWNED BY HOPPERT FAMILY SINCE 1870'S (DESCENDANT CATHERYN GATES HAS TITLE IN 2002)   Submitted by Sheila Paske.

        "NEW HOPPERT BUILDING"  OWNED BY HOPPERT FAMILY SINCE 1870'S (DESCENDANT CATHERYN GATES HAS TITLE IN 2002)   Submitted by Sheila Paske.

        • lincoln
        • california
        • attorney
        • saloon
        • bakery
        • meat mountain
        • soda fountain
        • barber shop

        Retreat of the Union Troops

        Retreat of the Union Troops    1863   During the Civil War, in 1863, Union troops occupied Knoxville.  They held a series of earthen forts, some of which were on a hill to the south.  A pontoon...

        Retreat of the Union Troops    1863   During the Civil War, in 1863, Union troops occupied Knoxville.  They held a series of earthen forts, some of which were on a hill to the south.  A pontoon...

        • knoxville
        • civil war
        • 1863
        • union
        • confederate
        • pontoon bridge

        Rose Wave

        ROSE WAVE COLIN LAMBERT & PETER ADAMS, 2007 This sculpture honors the Gill Family rose nursery that operated during the late 19th to early 20th century in the area extending west from San Pablo...

        ROSE WAVE COLIN LAMBERT & PETER ADAMS, 2007 This sculpture honors the Gill Family rose nursery that operated during the late 19th to early 20th century in the area extending west from San...

        • albany
        • california
        • bay area
        • when it was learned
        • had been use...
        • rose nursery
        • ocean view

        Jefferson Memorial Building Dedication

        This beautiful, three-dimensional plaque is mounted at the entrance of the Jefferson Memorial Building at 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri. The building was designed by Isaac Taylor and...

        This beautiful, three-dimensional plaque is mounted at the entrance of the Jefferson Memorial Building at 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri. The building was designed by Isaac Taylor and...

        • louisiana pu...
        • 1904 world's fair
        • st. louis
        • forest park
        • thomas jefferson
        • louisiana purchase
        • missouri his...

        Village of Steinauer

        Village of Steinauer Warnings to avoid "bloody Kansas" prompted the Steinauer brothers, Anton, Nicholas, and Joseph, to settle here in Pawnee County. They arrived in September, 1856, only two...

        Village of Steinauer Warnings to avoid "bloody Kansas" prompted the Steinauer brothers, Anton, Nicholas, and Joseph, to settle here in Pawnee County. They arrived in September, 1856, only...

        • nebraska
        • roadside marker

        History of Union Pacific and Omaha

        HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC AND OMAHA The search for a transcontinental railroad route began in 1853, but regional partisanship between North and South prevented Congress from acting. In 1862, after...

        HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC AND OMAHA The search for a transcontinental railroad route began in 1853, but regional partisanship between North and South prevented Congress from acting. In 1862,...

        • railroad
        • union pacific
        • central pacific
        • abraham lincoln
        • golden spike

        Pacific Northwest Totem

        PACIFIC NORTHWEST TOTEM  DUANE PASCO, CARVER  EN FOKEGAVE FRA SEATTLE TIL BERGEN 900 - ARSJUBILUM 1970 10701869 Submitted by @caddickbrown

        PACIFIC NORTHWEST TOTEM  DUANE PASCO, CARVER  EN FOKEGAVE FRA SEATTLE TIL BERGEN 900 - ARSJUBILUM 1970 10701869 Submitted by @caddickbrown

        • totem pole
        • pasco
        • bergen
        • norway