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I. J. (John) Sundseth

    The CBJ Natural History Project

      Hokey Pokey

        Statue of Liberty Plaza

          Will Rogers Highway

          Will Rogers Highway, Dedicated 1952. to Will Rogers, Humorist, World Traveler, Good Neighbor. The main street of America, Highway 66 was the first road he traveled in a career that led him...

          Will Rogers Highway, Dedicated 1952. to Will Rogers, Humorist, World Traveler, Good Neighbor. The main street of America, Highway 66 was the first road he traveled in a career that led...

          • highway 66
          • western movie stars
          • will rogers

          La Maison du 15e Siecle

            To Commemorate the Raising of the Bear Flag

              MCNAMARA - MCMAHON BUILDING

              MCNAMARA - MCMAHON BUILDING 1905 BUILT TO REPLACE BUILDINGS DESTROYED IN DEVASTATING FIRE OF 1904 WHICH DESTROYED ENTIRE BLOCK 701- MCMAHON GROCERY 707- ALHAMBRA MEAT MARKET HISTORIC MARKER NO. XI...

              MCNAMARA - MCMAHON BUILDING 1905 BUILT TO REPLACE BUILDINGS DESTROYED IN DEVASTATING FIRE OF 1904 WHICH DESTROYED ENTIRE BLOCK 701- MCMAHON GROCERY 707- ALHAMBRA MEAT MARKET HISTORIC MARKER NO....

                Cape Spenser

                  THE NETHERBOW WELLHEAD

                  THE NETHERBOW WELLHEAD THIS WELLHEAD OR CISTERN, IS THE OLDEST OF TEE SURVIVING CISTERNS, DESIGNED BY SIR WILLIAM BRUCE SURVEYOR OF THE ROYAL WORKS AND FIRST BUILT BY ROBERT MYLNE, KING'S MASTER...

                  THE NETHERBOW WELLHEAD THIS WELLHEAD OR CISTERN, IS THE OLDEST OF TEE SURVIVING CISTERNS, DESIGNED BY SIR WILLIAM BRUCE SURVEYOR OF THE ROYAL WORKS AND FIRST BUILT BY ROBERT MYLNE, KING'S...

                    Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Orcas Island

                    • 1885
                    • orcas

                    Over the Fence

                      Expulsion of the French of Metz

                      In 1940-41, in order to erase all traces of French culture, the German authorities brutally assembled ten thousands of Francophile inhabitants of the Mosel region not far from here at the old...

                      In 1940-41, in order to erase all traces of French culture, the German authorities brutally assembled ten thousands of Francophile inhabitants of the Mosel region not far from here at the old...

                      • metz
                      • france
                      • mosel; germa...

                      Stephen R. Not Dead He Just Loves Plaques

                      • not dead
                      • just likes plaques
                      • just loves plaques

                      Ken Clark Insurance / Shasta Insurance

                        PACIFIC STATES BUILDING

                        PACIFIC STATES BUILDING 1905 HEADQUARTERS OF PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY CATEGORYI HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT

                        PACIFIC STATES BUILDING 1905 HEADQUARTERS OF PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY CATEGORYI HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT

                          Weyl Hall

                            Fort Randolph

                            Fort Randolph - 1864. Built by Capt. C.M. Randolph, C.S.A. and Lieut. Alfred Buhlow, C.S.A. By order of Brig. Gen. Allen Thomas, C.S.A.  As a defense against an expected 3rd, invasion of the Red...

                            Fort Randolph - 1864. Built by Capt. C.M. Randolph, C.S.A. and Lieut. Alfred Buhlow, C.S.A. By order of Brig. Gen. Allen Thomas, C.S.A.  As a defense against an expected 3rd, invasion of the Red...

                            • louisiana
                            • civil war
                            • fort
                            • red river campaign

                            The World’s First Nuclear Reactor

                            The World’s First Nuclear Reactor was rebuilt at this site in 1943 after initial operation The University of Chicago.This reactor (CP-2) and the first heavy water moderated reactor (CP-3) were...

                            The World’s First Nuclear Reactor was rebuilt at this site in 1943 after initial operation The University of Chicago.This reactor (CP-2) and the first heavy water moderated reactor (CP-3)...

                              Napa Valley College North Gym