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Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D.

ELIZABETH BLACKWELL, M.D. Dr. Blackwell was the first woman awarded a medical degree in the United States. She began her medical studies in Asheville in 1845 under Dr. John Dickson, for whom she...

ELIZABETH BLACKWELL, M.D. Dr. Blackwell was the first woman awarded a medical degree in the United States. She began her medical studies in Asheville in 1845 under Dr. John Dickson, for whom...

    Senator Paul Wellstone Memorial

    Submitted by @gkatz

    Submitted by @gkatz

      Their Gratitude for Ireland's Help After the War of 1939-45

        Mahlin Railroad Station House

          Pony Express Western Terminus No. 2

            Samuel L. Fox Building 1929

            Submitted by @JimStLeger

            Submitted by @JimStLeger

              Vic Atiyeh

              At PDX airport is a bronze statue of former Oregon governor Vic Atiyeh. I noticed a small detail engraved on his boarding pass. Unintentional, or subversive artist? (SSSS means you were...

              At PDX airport is a bronze statue of former Oregon governor Vic Atiyeh. I noticed a small detail engraved on his boarding pass. Unintentional, or subversive artist? (SSSS means you...

                Falcon Memorial Gates

                Submitted by @TheJivvi

                Submitted by @TheJivvi

                  1920 World Series Champions

                  Submitted by @changeup3

                  Submitted by @changeup3

                    Replica Markers in the National Museum of African American History & Culture

                    Submitted by @JimStLeger

                    Submitted by @JimStLeger

                      The First Lady of Jazz - Ella Fitzgerald

                      "The First Lady of Jazz" Ella Fitzgerald 1917 - 1996 Vinnie Bagwell, Sculptor Art On Main Street/Yonkers, Inc. Funded by: The City of Yonkers The Bureau of Community Development The Office of the...

                      "The First Lady of Jazz" Ella Fitzgerald 1917 - 1996 Vinnie Bagwell, Sculptor Art On Main Street/Yonkers, Inc. Funded by: The City of Yonkers The Bureau of Community Development The Office of the...

                      • yonkers
                      • ella fitzgerald
                      • vinnie bagwell
                      • 1917
                      • 1996
                      • art

                      From The Residents of the City of Yonkers

                      With Our Love And Gratitude From The Residents Of The City of Yonkers   Hon. John Spencer Mayor of Yonkers Charles A. Cola Police Commissioner Anthony Pagans Fire Commissioner Robert Taggart...

                      With Our Love And Gratitude From The Residents Of The City of Yonkers   Hon. John Spencer Mayor of Yonkers Charles A. Cola Police Commissioner Anthony Pagans Fire Commissioner Robert...

                      • yonkers
                      • untermyer park
                      • park
                      • john spencer

                      Angela Vitale Stanley

                      Angela Vitale Stanley of the Yonkers Beautification Conservancy SPIRITUAL ARCHITECT OF ALL THAT STANDS BEFORE YOU. THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE YONKERS POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE FOREVER INDEBTED...

                      Angela Vitale Stanley of the Yonkers Beautification Conservancy SPIRITUAL ARCHITECT OF ALL THAT STANDS BEFORE YOU. THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE YONKERS POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE FOREVER INDEBTED...

                      • yonkers
                      • untermyer park
                      • park
                      • angela vital...
                      • 2009

                      Furnace Brook

                      Submitted by @MaryAnnHogan525

                      Submitted by @MaryAnnHogan525

                        RUTHERFORD COLLEGE

                        Evolved from private school opened c. 1853 by R. L. Abernethy. Operated 1900-1933 by Methodist Church. Closed 1935. The original site 1.3 mi. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

                        Evolved from private school opened c. 1853 by R. L. Abernethy. Operated 1900-1933 by Methodist Church. Closed 1935. The original site 1.3 mi. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

                        • ncmarkers
                        • north carolina

                        Standard Time in the United States

                        Submitted by @superanne 

                        Submitted by @superanne 

                        • time change
                        • standard time
                        • chicago
                        • daylight sav...

                        The Norton House

                          General Douglas MacArthur

                          Submitted by @CGOMalley

                          Submitted by @CGOMalley

                            Big Joe Burrell

                            [location approximate]

                            [location approximate]

                            • jazz

                            Genevieve and John Zeiser

                            Submitted by @JimStLeger

                            Submitted by @JimStLeger

                            • lions club
                            • speculator ny
                            • gazebo
                            • zeiser
                            • adirondacks