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Our Fallen Comrades

  IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN COMRADES OF PLANT OPERATIONS  MARK M WILLIAMS  MICHAEL J EASTMAN  CURTIS H DONNEL [?] DOUGLAS G NARSHAL [?] The wood backing is cracked, and the shallow engravings...

  IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN COMRADES OF PLANT OPERATIONS  MARK M WILLIAMS  MICHAEL J EASTMAN  CURTIS H DONNEL [?] DOUGLAS G NARSHAL [?] The wood backing is cracked, and the shallow engravings...

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area
  • plant operations

Retreat and Counterattack -- 1776

General George Washington, after losing New York to the British, led his rebel army in retreat through New Jersey and on Sunday, December 8, 1776 crossed the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. He...

General George Washington, after losing New York to the British, led his rebel army in retreat through New Jersey and on Sunday, December 8, 1776 crossed the Delaware River into Pennsylvania....

  • washington
  • revolutionary war
  • pennsylvania
  • hessians
  • 1776

Thomas E. Rice

"He Gave So Much And Asked For So Little" Dedicated To The Cherished Memory Of  Thomas E. Rice  For Faithful Service To The Citizens Of Josephine County  Hire Date May 1, 1993  End of Watch May...

"He Gave So Much And Asked For So Little" Dedicated To The Cherished Memory Of  Thomas E. Rice  For Faithful Service To The Citizens Of Josephine County  Hire Date May 1, 1993  End of Watch May...

  • oregon
  • russian river
  • josephine county

Longfellow School

LONGFELLOW SCHOOL William C. Hays, Architect, 1922 James W. Plachek, Architect, 1930 John Reid, Jr., Architect, 1935 ELS/Elbasani & Logan Architects, 1998  As electric street car transportation...

LONGFELLOW SCHOOL William C. Hays, Architect, 1922 James W. Plachek, Architect, 1930 John Reid, Jr., Architect, 1935 ELS/Elbasani & Logan Architects, 1998  As electric street car transportation...

  • plachek
  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area
  • school
  • longfellow

Longfellow School -- Truth ~ Liberty ~ Toleration

THIS BUILDING DEDICATED TO TRUTH ~ LIBERTY ~ TOLERATION ~ BY THE NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST SEPTEMBER 30, 1923 Submitted by Julia Allen, Miriam Allen, and Abby Paske

THIS BUILDING DEDICATED TO TRUTH ~ LIBERTY ~ TOLERATION ~ BY THE NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST SEPTEMBER 30, 1923 Submitted by Julia Allen, Miriam Allen, and Abby Paske

  • berkeley
  • california
  • bay area
  • school
  • longfellow
  • toleration

Sir Henry Segrave

ENGLISH HERITAGE SirHENRY SEGRAVE 1896-1930 World Speed Record Holder lived here in flag No.6 1917-1920   An <a...

ENGLISH HERITAGE SirHENRY SEGRAVE 1896-1930 World Speed Record Holder lived here in flag No.6 1917-1920   An <a...

  • london
  • england
  • speed
  • segrave

Arroyo Grande Swinging Bridge

To connect his properties, Newton Short built this swinging bridge without sides about 1875. Sides were added after 1902. The bridge was given to the city of Arroyo Grande on July 14, 1911, the...

To connect his properties, Newton Short built this swinging bridge without sides about 1875. Sides were added after 1902. The bridge was given to the city of Arroyo Grande on July 14, 1911, the...

  • bridge
  • without sides
  • california
  • arroyo grande

Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village

In 1929, Henry Ford created Greenfield Village.  Guided by the philosophy of "learning by doing," Ford not only paid tribute to his friend and hero, Thomas Edison, but also gave Americans a chance...

In 1929, Henry Ford created Greenfield Village.  Guided by the philosophy of "learning by doing," Ford not only paid tribute to his friend and hero, Thomas Edison, but also gave Americans a chance...

    Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village

    Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village has been designated a National Historic Landmark.  This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America....

    Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village has been designated a National Historic Landmark.  This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America....

      Custom House

      Constructed in 1827 by the Mexican government to collect custom duties from foreign shipping. A principal revenue source when Monterey was the capital of Alta California, Mexico's northernmost...

      Constructed in 1827 by the Mexican government to collect custom duties from foreign shipping. A principal revenue source when Monterey was the capital of Alta California, Mexico's...

      • monterey
      • california
      • custom house
      • mexico
      • sloat

      Bard residence

      BARD RESIDENCE   Submitted by ‏@CityHallSchool 

      BARD RESIDENCE   Submitted by ‏@CityHallSchool 

      • edmonton
      • canada
      • bard
      • todo
      • central vacuum

      In Memory of Our Son

      IN MEMORY OF OUR SON SGT. DARRYL T. TSUJIMOTO SFPD K-9 UNIT 1964 - 2006 ALWAYS MOM & DAD

      IN MEMORY OF OUR SON SGT. DARRYL T. TSUJIMOTO SFPD K-9 UNIT 1964 - 2006 ALWAYS MOM & DAD

      • pt isabel
      • albany
      • california
      • k9
      • sfpd

      The Deep Pitch of Her Blades Shows the Thrust Required

      This propeller served the deepsea tug “Samarinda” in the trans-pacific trade. Cast from five thousand pounds of solid bronze, the deep pitch of her blades shows the thrust required in heavy ocean...

      This propeller served the deepsea tug “Samarinda” in the trans-pacific trade. Cast from five thousand pounds of solid bronze, the deep pitch of her blades shows the thrust required in heavy ocean...

      • horseshoe bay
      • british columbia
      • canada
      • seaside
      • beach
      • harbour
      • propeller
      • samarinda
      • deep pitch
      • thrust required

      Barrett’s View (Cypress Mountain viewpoint)

      “Barrett’s View” Dave Barrett Premier of British Columbia 1972 – 1975 Throughout the 1960s, the future of Cypress Bowl was hotly debated. In 1964, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) by the...

      “Barrett’s View” Dave Barrett Premier of British Columbia 1972 – 1975 Throughout the 1960s, the future of Cypress Bowl was hotly debated. In 1964, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) by...

      • cypress mountain
      • british columbia
      • canada
      • mountain
      • peak
      • viewpoint
      • dave barrett

      Sir Ronald Ross

      SIR RONALD ROSS 1857 - 1932 Nobel Laureate Discoverer of the mosquito transmission of malaria lived here Submitted by  ‏@kivacreative 

      SIR RONALD ROSS 1857 - 1932 Nobel Laureate Discoverer of the mosquito transmission of malaria lived here Submitted by  ‏@kivacreative 

      • malaria
      • london
      • england