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Union Cemetary

UNION CEMETERYUnion Cemetery's name reflects the controversy that erupted in the civil war, three years after the cemetery's beginnings in 1859. Pro- and anti-slavery feelings ran high in...

UNION CEMETERYUnion Cemetery's name reflects the controversy that erupted in the civil war, three years after the cemetery's beginnings in 1859. Pro- and anti-slavery feelings ran high...

  • metal
  • cemetery
  • civil war
  • 1859
  • secession
  • redwood city
  • california
  • ecv

Sturgeons Mill

Sturgeon’s Mill The California gold rush of 1849 and San Francisco's earthquake of 1906 spurred expansion, rebuilding, and extensive timber processing in California. Sturgeon’s mill is a fine...

Sturgeon’s Mill The California gold rush of 1849 and San Francisco's earthquake of 1906 spurred expansion, rebuilding, and extensive timber processing in California. Sturgeon’s mill is a fine...

  • nsgw
  • sturgeon's mill
  • california
  • bay area
  • lumber history
  • saw mill
  • timber processing
  • steam powere...

Ball's Bluff National Military Cemetery

Submitted by @jqmcd

Submitted by @jqmcd

  • cemetery
  • leesburg
  • virginia
  • civil war

Glen Canyon WPA

CONSTRUCTED BY FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION AND BY CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO Submitted by friscolex

CONSTRUCTED BY FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION AND BY CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO Submitted by friscolex

  • glen canyon
  • san francisco
  • california
  • bay area
  • wpa

Ball's Bluff Regional Park

Submitted by @jqmcd

Submitted by @jqmcd

  • civil war
  • virginia
  • ball's bluff
  • leesburg

Rotary Centennial Project

ROTARY CENTENNIAL PROJECT This Gazebo was funded and built by the Rotary Club of Pleasant Hill in celebration of Rotary International's 100th Anniversary of "Service Above Self" and in...

ROTARY CENTENNIAL PROJECT This Gazebo was funded and built by the Rotary Club of Pleasant Hill in celebration of Rotary International's 100th Anniversary of "Service Above Self" and...

  • pleasant hill
  • california
  • parks
  • rotary club
  • service above self

Edward Ricketts

Edward Ricketts 1897 - 1948  Marine biologist, philosopher, writer, ecologist, and friend to many. Immortalized as "Doc" of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row, the real man had a profound influence on...

Edward Ricketts 1897 - 1948  Marine biologist, philosopher, writer, ecologist, and friend to many. Immortalized as "Doc" of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row, the real man had a profound influence on...

  • monterey
  • california
  • ricketts
  • cannery row
  • steinbeck
  • train
  • death site

Andrew Jackson Old Hickory Chapter

Andrew Jackson Old Hickory Chapter U.S.D. 1812 APR. 28, 1932 Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

Andrew Jackson Old Hickory Chapter U.S.D. 1812 APR. 28, 1932 Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Seminario de San Noefonso

  • mexico city
  • mexico
  • seminary
  • 1588

Scaro y Real Monte de Piedad de Animas

  • mexico city
  • mexico
  • translate

La Colonia Armenia Con Gratitud a Mexico

  • mexico city
  • mexico
  • armenia
  • genocide

Teatro Coronel Lindbergh

Teatro Coronel Lindbergh Dic. De 1927

Teatro Coronel Lindbergh Dic. De 1927

  • mexico city
  • mexico
  • lindbergh
  • theatre

El Paseo Building

City of Palm Springs El Paseo Building Built 1926-27, this Spanish Eclectic complex is built around a courtyard in which are displayed many decorative features typical of the architectural style....

City of Palm Springs El Paseo Building Built 1926-27, this Spanish Eclectic complex is built around a courtyard in which are displayed many decorative features typical of the architectural style....

  • palm springs
  • eclectic
  • theatre
  • california

212 South State Street Project

Submitted by @r4v5

Submitted by @r4v5

    Cannery Row Parking Facility

    CITY OF MONTEREY  CANNERY ROW PARKING FACILITY  DEDICATED DECEMBER 1988

    CITY OF MONTEREY  CANNERY ROW PARKING FACILITY  DEDICATED DECEMBER 1988

    • monterey
    • california
    • parking
    • 1988

    Scholze Park

    SCHOLZE PARK PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF MONTEREY BY ERNEST SCHOLZE JUNE 1939

    SCHOLZE PARK PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF MONTEREY BY ERNEST SCHOLZE JUNE 1939

    • monterey
    • california
    • scholze
    • park

    Saskatoon Land Titles Building

    SASKATOON LAND TITLES BUILDING THIS IS THE OLDEST PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING IN SASKATOON. IT WAS ERECTED IN 1909 FROM DESIGNS BY STOREY AND VAN EGMOND, THE PROMINENT REGINA ARCHITECTS....

    SASKATOON LAND TITLES BUILDING THIS IS THE OLDEST PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING IN SASKATOON. IT WAS ERECTED IN 1909 FROM DESIGNS BY STOREY AND VAN EGMOND, THE PROMINENT REGINA ARCHITECTS....

    • saskatoon
    • saskatchewan
    • "land titles...
    • "storey and ...

    Seattle Chief of the Suquamish

    SEATTLE CHIEF OF THE SUQUAMISH A FIRM FRIEND OF THE WHITES FOR HIM THE CITY OF SEATTLE WAS NAMED BY ITS FOUNDERS Submitted by @larrycebula

    SEATTLE CHIEF OF THE SUQUAMISH A FIRM FRIEND OF THE WHITES FOR HIM THE CITY OF SEATTLE WAS NAMED BY ITS FOUNDERS Submitted by @larrycebula

    • seattle
    • suquamish
    • washington
    • of the whites
    • firm friend

    George W. Mitton

    IN MEMORY OF GEORGE W. MITTON 1888 - 1947  "HEREAFTER THERE SHALL BE NO SUCH TERM AS A JORDAN MARSH EMPLOYEE. FROM HERE ON, WE ARE ALL FELLOW WORKERS REGARDLESS OF OUR POSITION WITH THE COMPANY." ...

    IN MEMORY OF GEORGE W. MITTON 1888 - 1947  "HEREAFTER THERE SHALL BE NO SUCH TERM AS A JORDAN MARSH EMPLOYEE. FROM HERE ON, WE ARE ALL FELLOW WORKERS REGARDLESS OF OUR POSITION WITH THE COMPANY." ...

    • mitton
    • fellow workers
    • boston
    • massachusetts

    This Stainless Steel Sculptural Form

    THIS STAINLESS STEEL SCULPTURAL FORM WAS DESIGNED BY ALEXANDER MANN, MADE AND ERECTED BY TUBE INVESTMENTS LIMITED, AS A JOINT VENTURE WITH THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM JUNE 1973 Submitted by...

    THIS STAINLESS STEEL SCULPTURAL FORM WAS DESIGNED BY ALEXANDER MANN, MADE AND ERECTED BY TUBE INVESTMENTS LIMITED, AS A JOINT VENTURE WITH THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM JUNE 1973 Submitted...

    • steel
    • mann
    • birmingham
    • england
    • stainless