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    Sam DeMasi

      Diorama de Daguerre

      Here stood from 1822 to 1839 Daguerre's Diorama and his laboratory where by perfecting the invention of Joseph Nicéphore Niépce he discovered Daguerréotype @schwanmitbrille

      Here stood from 1822 to 1839 Daguerre's Diorama and his laboratory where by perfecting the invention of Joseph Nicéphore Niépce he discovered Daguerréotype @schwanmitbrille

      • paris
      • daguerre
      • photographie
      • 1822
      • 1839
      • joseph nicép...
      • france

      Constructed by Works Progress Administration 1937

        Dona Dolores "Lola" Chavez de Armijo

        Doña Dolores "Lola" Chávez de Armijo (1858-1929) In 1912, State Librarian Lola Chávez de Armijo filed a gender discrimination law suit after the governor sought to replace her by court order,...

        Doña Dolores "Lola" Chávez de Armijo (1858-1929) In 1912, State Librarian Lola Chávez de Armijo filed a gender discrimination law suit after the governor sought to replace her by court...

        • gender discr...
        • 1912
        • librarian

        Dick Whitwell

        DICK WHITWELL 1956-2011 A LIFELONG PROFESSIONAL RAILWAYMAN WHO WITHIN THE THAMESLINK PROJECT TEAM HELPED TRANSFORM RAIL TRAVEL THROUGH THE HEART OF CENTRAL LONDON THESE STONES WERE PART OF THE...

        DICK WHITWELL 1956-2011 A LIFELONG PROFESSIONAL RAILWAYMAN WHO WITHIN THE THAMESLINK PROJECT TEAM HELPED TRANSFORM RAIL TRAVEL THROUGH THE HEART OF CENTRAL LONDON THESE STONES WERE PART OF...

          Phoenix Iron Works

          Approx. 200 feet SW of this site, cast first gun for the Confederate Navy on 4 May 1861. The gun, a Dalhgren cannon, fired an 8~inch diameter explosive shell. Sylvester Bennett was proprietor.

          Approx. 200 feet SW of this site, cast first gun for the Confederate Navy on 4 May 1861. The gun, a Dalhgren cannon, fired an 8~inch diameter explosive shell. Sylvester Bennett was proprietor.

          • louisiana
          • civil war

          U.S. Army Model 1819 24-pounder Gun

          River Battery No. 7, which was also called the "Hot Shot Battery", had two 24 pounder smooth bore guns. The gunners of the 1st Tennessee Artillery Battalion who used these cannons heated the solid...

          River Battery No. 7, which was also called the "Hot Shot Battery", had two 24 pounder smooth bore guns. The gunners of the 1st Tennessee Artillery Battalion who used these cannons heated the...

          • louisiana
          • civil war

          Southern Pacific Railroad Yards

          Located between Atlantic and Thayer Sts., established in 1853, the S.P.R.R. Yards extended back 22 blocks, at its peak employed 4,000 men. Trains would board a ferry to cross the river and...

          Located between Atlantic and Thayer Sts., established in 1853, the S.P.R.R. Yards extended back 22 blocks, at its peak employed 4,000 men. Trains would board a ferry to cross the river...

          • louisiana

          U.S. Navy Model 1845 32-pounder Gun

          Confederate River Batteries Nos. 5 and 10 each had one 32-pounder gun. These guns had smooth bores, were not rifled, and could fire a solid shot and explosive shell cannon balls. This solid shot...

          Confederate River Batteries Nos. 5 and 10 each had one 32-pounder gun. These guns had smooth bores, were not rifled, and could fire a solid shot and explosive shell cannon balls. This solid shot...

          • louisiana
          • civil war

          College Point Pharmacy

          College Point Pharmacy Convent, Louisiana Established in the late nineteenth century, the pharmacy was relocated to this building in 1934, constructed by Louis Aristeé Poché Pharmacist and then...

          College Point Pharmacy Convent, Louisiana Established in the late nineteenth century, the pharmacy was relocated to this building in 1934, constructed by Louis Aristeé Poché Pharmacist and then...

          • louisiana
          • commerce

          Bald Cypress

          Louisiana State Tree. Some are believed to have lives 800-1200 years. The height could be 130' to 150'. Lutcher, LA was a bustling town with a huge sawmill in the 20's.

          Louisiana State Tree. Some are believed to have lives 800-1200 years. The height could be 130' to 150'. Lutcher, LA was a bustling town with a huge sawmill in the 20's.

          • louisiana
          • nature

          U.S.Navy Model 1816 42-pounder Guns

          The Confederates had three 42-pounder guns. There was one gun each in River Batteries Nos. 2, 3 and 5. These guns remained on the river front for the duration of the siege. This solid shot is 6.6...

          The Confederates had three 42-pounder guns. There was one gun each in River Batteries Nos. 2, 3 and 5. These guns remained on the river front for the duration of the siege. This solid shot is...

          • louisiana
          • civil war

          California State Railroad Museum

            William E. Moore Historic City Hall

              Jeremiah Cronin Jr. House / John Bellairs

              This picturesque residence was erected in 1872 for Marshall merchant Jeremiah Cronin Jr. and his wife, Susan. Local contractor Frederick N. Church constructed this house, as well as Cronin’s 1869...

              This picturesque residence was erected in 1872 for Marshall merchant Jeremiah Cronin Jr. and his wife, Susan. Local contractor Frederick N. Church constructed this house, as well as Cronin’s...

              • michigan
              • michigan his...

              Site of 21-Mile House

                Brady Family Aquatics Building

                  Old Davis High School

                    Davis Subway

                    Davis Subway Built in 1917-18, this entrance to Davis is among the oldest sur- viving examples of I-beam con- struction on a railroad grade separation. The underpass was part of the Lincoln...

                    Davis Subway Built in 1917-18, this entrance to Davis is among the oldest sur- viving examples of I-beam con- struction on a railroad grade separation. The underpass was part of the...