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Fray Juan de Zumarraga

HOMENAJE  A  FRAY JUAN DE ZUMARRAGA  "PALADIN DE LAS LIBERTADES DEL INDIO." -- INCIATIVAL DE LA  AGRUPACION FOLKLORICA MEXICANA  EL DEPARTAMENTO DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL  JUNIO 3 DE 1952, C DIV...

HOMENAJE  A  FRAY JUAN DE ZUMARRAGA  "PALADIN DE LAS LIBERTADES DEL INDIO." -- INCIATIVAL DE LA  AGRUPACION FOLKLORICA MEXICANA  EL DEPARTAMENTO DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL  JUNIO 3 DE 1952, C...

    Wendler Building

    • 1915
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    J. J. Newberry Building

      J.J. NEWBERRY BUILDING  The original building on this site was a two-story  clapboard parsonage of a Congregational minister.  Chinatown was directly to the south.  The Alta building followed....

      J.J. NEWBERRY BUILDING  The original building on this site was a two-story  clapboard parsonage of a Congregational minister.  Chinatown was directly to the south.  The Alta building followed....

      S. Margherita Di Antiochia

        Independent Mine, Somersville CA

          Haven Peaches

          The Haven peach varieties were developed here by Michigan State University’s South Haven Experiment Station, under the direction of Professor Stanley Johnston. From 1924 to 1963 eight...

          The Haven peach varieties were developed here by Michigan State University’s South Haven Experiment Station, under the direction of Professor Stanley Johnston. From 1924 to 1963 eight...

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          San Diego 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Opening Celebration

            Michigan's Three Capitols / Michigan State Capitol

            This building is the third to serve as the seat of Michigan state government. When Michigan entered the Union in 1837, the territorial courthouse and capitol in Detroit became the first state...

            This building is the third to serve as the seat of Michigan state government. When Michigan entered the Union in 1837, the territorial courthouse and capitol in Detroit became the first state...

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            Little Italy Landmark Sign Marker

              City of Berkeley Bike Map Plaque

                Point Arnold

                Point Arnold is named in honor of  REAR ADMIRAL R. J. "BEAR" ARNOLD, U.S.N. During World War II, Arnold earned the Navy Cross  for extraordinary heroism as supply officer  of the USS YORKTOWN in...

                Point Arnold is named in honor of  REAR ADMIRAL R. J. "BEAR" ARNOLD, U.S.N. During World War II, Arnold earned the Navy Cross  for extraordinary heroism as supply officer  of the USS YORKTOWN...

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                State Theatre 1937

                STATE THEATRE 1937  Redwood Theatre Group, headed by George M. Mann and Morgan A. Walsh,  developed the State Theatre, which brought luxury, sophistication, fantasy  and feature Hollywood films to...

                STATE THEATRE 1937  Redwood Theatre Group, headed by George M. Mann and Morgan A. Walsh,  developed the State Theatre, which brought luxury, sophistication, fantasy  and feature Hollywood films to...

                  General Eloy Alfaro Delgado - President of Ecuador

                  Plaque reads:'Para la posteridad de los pueblos libres de América    GENERAL ELOY ALFARO DELGADO   Montecristi, Ecuador 1842 - 1912 Presidente de la República del Ecuador 1897 - 1901 y 1906 – 1911...

                  Plaque reads:'Para la posteridad de los pueblos libres de América    GENERAL ELOY ALFARO DELGADO Montecristi, Ecuador 1842 - 1912 Presidente de la República del Ecuador 1897 - 1901 y 1906 – 1911...

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                  Fort Wilkins

                  As soon as miners began to enter the Copper Country, appeals were made to the army for protection from resentful Indians. Thus, in 1844, Fort Wilkins was built. Two companies of infantry stood...

                  As soon as miners began to enter the Copper Country, appeals were made to the army for protection from resentful Indians. Thus, in 1844, Fort Wilkins was built. Two companies of infantry stood...

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                  Hemingway at Walloon Lake

                  In 1899 the Hemingways of Oak Park, Illinois built a summer cottage called Windemere some six miles northwest of here on Walloon Lake. Young Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) spent his days at the lake...

                  In 1899 the Hemingways of Oak Park, Illinois built a summer cottage called Windemere some six miles northwest of here on Walloon Lake. Young Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) spent his days at the...

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                  Yee Tock Chee Park

                  Submitted by @jqmcd

                  Submitted by @jqmcd

                    Meigs' Experimental Railway

                    Much more detail on the marvelous Soonish Podcast.Image by Tim Pierce - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10422423

                    Much more detail on the marvelous Soonish Podcast.Image by Tim Pierce - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?cur id=10422423

                      Quincy Homestead

                      Quincy Homestead 1686 Quincy, MA Childhood Home of Dorothy Quincy Hancock (1747 - 1830), Wife of Governor John Hancock Owned & operated in private partnership by The Commonwealth of Ma DCR & the...

                      Quincy Homestead 1686 Quincy, MA Childhood Home of Dorothy Quincy Hancock (1747 - 1830), Wife of Governor John Hancock Owned & operated in private partnership by The Commonwealth of Ma DCR &...

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                      Santa Cruz County Bank

                        Col. A. J. Shuttleworth J.P.

                        Submitted by @imageryan

                        Submitted by @imageryan