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Claude Chana

    Murphy WIndmill

      W. W. Powers Building

        W.W. Powers Building 209, 211, 213, 215 W. Miner St. Originally built in 1879 to accommodate three separate businesses, this structure became the Power's Hotel, a fine two-story, twenty-room...

        W.W. Powers Building 209, 211, 213, 215 W. Miner St. Originally built in 1879 to accommodate three separate businesses, this structure became the Power's Hotel, a fine two-story,...

        Baroque Column

        This column typifies 17th century art and architecture. Ornamentation and textile designs cover  most of the twisted column shaft. It demonstrates that in spite of distractions and deviations,...

        This column typifies 17th century art and architecture. Ornamentation and textile designs cover  most of the twisted column shaft. It demonstrates that in spite of distractions and deviations,...

        • louisiana
        • new orleans
        • architecture

        Boatbuilders by the Bay

          Alaskan Hotel and Bar

            The Mukilteo Research Station

              Ferries and Freight on San Francisco Bay

                Earl K. Long State Park

                • louisiana
                • state park

                African Column

                In ancient Egyptian temples, the shape of a lotus or flower in symbolic of the integration of different aspects of a single being.

                In ancient Egyptian temples, the shape of a lotus or flower in symbolic of the integration of different aspects of a single being.

                • louisiana
                • new orleans
                • architecture

                Puuhonua

                THIS ANCIENT HAWAIIAN SANCTUARY (PUUHONUA WAS PRESERVED THROUGH THE FORESIGHT OF CHARLES R. BISHOP WHO ADDED IT TO THE BISHOP ESTATE. WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII, THE TRUSTEES OF...

                THIS ANCIENT HAWAIIAN SANCTUARY (PUUHONUA WAS PRESERVED THROUGH THE FORESIGHT OF CHARLES R. BISHOP WHO ADDED IT TO THE BISHOP ESTATE. WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII, THE TRUSTEES OF...

                  Bill Ray

                  BILL RAY DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVANT CHAMPION OF ALASKAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FRIEND OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA IN WHOSE HONOR THIS BUILDING IS NAMED AND DEDICATED BILL RAY CENTER MARCH 3. 1977  

                  BILL RAY DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVANT CHAMPION OF ALASKAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FRIEND OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA IN WHOSE HONOR THIS BUILDING IS NAMED AND DEDICATED BILL RAY CENTER MARCH 3. 1977

                    National Memorial to the Members of the Defence Forces

                      SFFD Engine Co. No. 2

                        Moscone

                          New Orleans Column

                          Representing the City of New Orleans, this column reflects the images associated with local culture and heritage: shellfish, music, and architectural features - red brick, stucco and wrought iron.

                          Representing the City of New Orleans, this column reflects the images associated with local culture and heritage: shellfish, music, and architectural features - red brick, stucco and wrought iron.

                          • louisiana
                          • new orleans
                          • architecture

                          Trenton

                          The first steamboat came into this area in 1819. Soon after, Trenton became the most important cotton shipping center on the Ouachita River. It was incorporated in 1870. It lost its importance...

                          The first steamboat came into this area in 1819. Soon after, Trenton became the most important cotton shipping center on the Ouachita River. It was incorporated in 1870. It lost its...

                          • louisiana
                          • west monroe
                          • ouachita parish

                          Old Fenner Road

                          Surveyed about 1830 by John, James, Richard and Sherod, sons of William Fenner. In 1837 Mt. Vernon Church built on road, which ran from the junction of Cheniere Creek and Ouachita River west to...

                          Surveyed about 1830 by John, James, Richard and Sherod, sons of William Fenner. In 1837 Mt. Vernon Church built on road, which ran from the junction of Cheniere Creek and Ouachita River west...

                          • louisiana
                          • ouachita parish
                          • native americans

                          Jimmy Davis Tabernacle

                          Built in 1964 by friends of Governor Jimmie H. Davis. These friends are of many faiths, people who believe in the church and who are dedicated to the promotion of Christian living and to the songs...

                          Built in 1964 by friends of Governor Jimmie H. Davis. These friends are of many faiths, people who believe in the church and who are dedicated to the promotion of Christian living and to the...

                          • louisiana
                          • governor
                          • jackson parish
                          • jimmie davis

                          C. C. Bell, Sr. Memorial Seawall

                          C.C. Bell, Sr. Mayor of West Monroe 1922-1924, 1926-1938  This Seawall stands today as a result of the determined efforts on behalf of the people of the City of West Monroe by Mayor C. C. Bell,...

                          C.C. Bell, Sr. Mayor of West Monroe 1922-1924, 1926-1938  This Seawall stands today as a result of the determined efforts on behalf of the people of the City of West Monroe by Mayor C. C....

                          • louisiana
                          • west monroe
                          • ouachita river