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Hoover Dam

HOOVER DAM NAMED IN HONOR OF  HERBERT CLARK HOOVER  31ST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

HOOVER DAM NAMED IN HONOR OF  HERBERT CLARK HOOVER  31ST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  • nevada
  • mead
  • hoover
  • dam
  • president

Gilbert Pump House

Submitted by @jqmcd

Submitted by @jqmcd

  • gilbert
  • arizona
  • pump
  • six-inch pipe
  • 475 feet
  • rowdy citizens
  • 1925

Governor Winthrop House

1630 1930  GOVERNOR WINTHROP HOUSE  SITE OF HOUSE ERECTED BY GOVERNOR WINTHROP ABOUT 1634 AND OCCUPIED FOR A TIME PREVIOUS TO 1647 BY HIS SON DEANE WHO ESTABLISHED ON THE NEARBY HILL A SHIP...

1630 1930  GOVERNOR WINTHROP HOUSE  SITE OF HOUSE ERECTED BY GOVERNOR WINTHROP ABOUT 1634 AND OCCUPIED FOR A TIME PREVIOUS TO 1647 BY HIS SON DEANE WHO ESTABLISHED ON THE NEARBY HILL A SHIP...

  • winthrop
  • massachusetts
  • bush
  • pole
  • ship signaling
  • governor
  • 1634
  • 1647

The Palace of Purification

Doors open at the Palace of Purification.   Submitted by squideye

Doors open at the Palace of Purification.   Submitted by squideye

  • toronto
  • ontario
  • water treatment
  • purification

Oakland First Baptist Church

CORNER STONE LAID AUG 15 1903 RELAID NOV 27 1906  FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ORGANIZED DEC 7, 1854

CORNER STONE LAID AUG 15 1903 RELAID NOV 27 1906  FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ORGANIZED DEC 7, 1854

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area
  • church
  • baptist

Denver International Airport Dedication Capstone

THE TIME CAPSULE BENEATH THIS STONE CONTAINS MESSAGES AND MEMORABILIA TO THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO IN 2094  Submitted by t_roeschLearn more about DIA here  

THE TIME CAPSULE BENEATH THIS STONE CONTAINS MESSAGES AND MEMORABILIA TO THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO IN 2094  Submitted by t_roeschLearn more about DIA here

  • denver
  • colorado
  • airport
  • time capsule
  • masons

Fort Mason Historic District

Submitted by mollyocr

Submitted by mollyocr

  • san francisco
  • california
  • bay area
  • fort mason

Liberty Market

@readtheplaque Also at Page & Gilbert in historically-minded Gilbert, AZ https://t.co/wwi8dX7Dfr Tweet Submitted by @jqmcd

@readtheplaque Also at Page & Gilbert in historically-minded Gilbert, AZ https://t.co/wwi8dX7Dfr Tweet Submitted by @jqmcd

  • gilbert
  • arizona
  • market
  • chinese
  • 1929
  • liberty
  • reo speedwagon

Tone Building

Submitted by @jqmcd

Submitted by @jqmcd

  • gilbert
  • arizona
  • ford
  • safeway
  • bank failures
  • cartoons
  • archery range
  • baby shoe factory
  • peelin

Clare's Sheet Metal Shop

Submitted by @jqmcd

Submitted by @jqmcd

  • gilbert
  • arizona
  • clare
  • sheet metal
  • gove phelps
  • mesa
  • 460
  • coffee

Don CeSar Hotel

THE DON CE SAR HOTEL In the late 1920's and the 1930's , the Don Ce Sar hotel was a renowned luxury resort which counted many notables among its guests. Thomas J. Rowe, a land  developer,...

THE DON CE SAR HOTEL In the late 1920's and the 1930's , the Don Ce Sar hotel was a renowned luxury resort which counted many notables among its guests. Thomas J. Rowe, a land ...

  • hotel
  • florida
  • st. pete beach

Farnsworth Building

Before 88 Union Center was renovated in the 1980's, it was known as the Three Sisters Building for the ladies apparel store that opened here in 1938. Before that, the 1927 building was called the...

Before 88 Union Center was renovated in the 1980's, it was known as the Three Sisters Building for the ladies apparel store that opened here in 1938. Before that, the 1927 building was called the...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Remebrance to the Boys of the Burbank School

REMEMBRANCE TO THE BOYS OF THE BURBANK SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR HUMANITY DURING THE GREAT WAR  CLAUDIUS VINTHER EDWARD VERNER JOHN GAZANAGCO JAMES GIMBEL ROLLIE RAMOS MARTIN DAHL ELMER...

REMEMBRANCE TO THE BOYS OF THE BURBANK SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR HUMANITY DURING THE GREAT WAR  CLAUDIUS VINTHER EDWARD VERNER JOHN GAZANAGCO JAMES GIMBEL ROLLIE RAMOS MARTIN DAHL ELMER...

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area
  • wwi

La Ida Cafe

LA IDA CAFE  THE BUIDLING HISTIROICALLY CONTAINED EDITH'S RESTAURANT, THE MODEL FOR JOHN STEINBECK'S LA IDA CAFE AND THE CHARACTER OF WIDE IDA IN THE NOVELLAS CANNERY ROW AND SWEET THURSDAY.  THE...

LA IDA CAFE  THE BUIDLING HISTIROICALLY CONTAINED EDITH'S RESTAURANT, THE MODEL FOR JOHN STEINBECK'S LA IDA CAFE AND THE CHARACTER OF WIDE IDA IN THE NOVELLAS CANNERY ROW AND SWEET THURSDAY.  THE...

  • monterey
  • california
  • steinbeck
  • 1929

Barry Goldwater Memorial

Submitted by @jqmcd

Submitted by @jqmcd

  • paradise valley
  • arizona
  • barry goldwater

Ralph Waldo Ellison Library

FRIENDS OF LIBRARIES U.S.A. LITERARY LANDMARKS REGISTER RALPH WALDO ELLISON BRANCH OF THE METROPOLITAN LIBRARY SYSTEM  ON THIS LAND THE YOUNG RALPH ELLISON PLAYED.  THIS SITE THAT REPRESENTS THE...

FRIENDS OF LIBRARIES U.S.A. LITERARY LANDMARKS REGISTER RALPH WALDO ELLISON BRANCH OF THE METROPOLITAN LIBRARY SYSTEM  ON THIS LAND THE YOUNG RALPH ELLISON PLAYED.  THIS SITE THAT REPRESENTS THE...

  • ellison
  • oklahoma city
  • oklahoma
  • library

Frank Emilio La Cauza

IN MEMORIUM TO FRANK EMILIO LA CAUZA CITY COUNCILMAN 1959-61 IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR SPONSORING MISSIONS OF CALIFORNIA BENCHES MONTEREY CITY COUNCIL 1965

IN MEMORIUM TO FRANK EMILIO LA CAUZA CITY COUNCILMAN 1959-61 IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR SPONSORING MISSIONS OF CALIFORNIA BENCHES MONTEREY CITY COUNCIL 1965

  • memorium
  • monterey
  • california
  • benches

Robert Church Park

The renewal of this park is dedicated with sincere appreciation for the lives of Robert R. Church and Robert R. Church, Jr. 1986 Richard C. Hackett Mayor and the Memphis City Council A.D....

The renewal of this park is dedicated with sincere appreciation for the lives of Robert R. Church and Robert R. Church, Jr. 1986 Richard C. Hackett Mayor and the Memphis City Council...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

City of Germantown Mayors' Grove

Mayors' Grove P.S. McKee 1920 E.W.G. Meers 1923 Jack Barry 1929 J.G. Faulk 1930 E.W.G. Meers 1931 W.R. Arthur 1935 Jack Barry 1938 George Friedel 1954 Bruce Law 1958 W.A Nance 1973 Jay Kahn 1982...

Mayors' Grove P.S. McKee 1920 E.W.G. Meers 1923 Jack Barry 1929 J.G. Faulk 1930 E.W.G. Meers 1931 W.R. Arthur 1935 Jack Barry 1938 George Friedel 1954 Bruce Law 1958 W.A Nance 1973 Jay Kahn...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Mary L. Sit

In Memory of Mary L. Sit   Submitted by santheo

In Memory of Mary L. Sit   Submitted by santheo

  • chicago
  • illinois
  • sit
  • bench