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The Eaton Hotel

    San Pablo Dam History

      San Pablo Dam 2010 Seismic Upgrade

        Lisa Dinhofer, 'Losing My Marbles'

        Lisa Dinhofer Losing My Marbles 2003 Glass mosaic Fabricated by Franz Mayer of Munich, Inc. Commissioned and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for TransitSubmitted by @lampbane

        Lisa Dinhofer Losing My Marbles 2003 Glass mosaic Fabricated by Franz Mayer of Munich, Inc. Commissioned and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for TransitSubmitted by @lampbane

        • new york
        • manhattan
        • times square
        • port authority
        • subway
        • art
        • lisa dinhofer
        • 2003
        • mosaic

        MTA New York City Transit 42nd Street Station / 8th Avenue Line

        MTA New York City Transit 42nd Street Station / 8th Avenue Line Opened 1932 Rehabilitated 2003 George E. Pataki Governor, State of New York Peter S. Kalikow Chairman, MTA Lawrence G. Reuter...

        MTA New York City Transit 42nd Street Station / 8th Avenue Line Opened 1932 Rehabilitated 2003 George E. Pataki Governor, State of New York Peter S. Kalikow Chairman, MTA Lawrence G....

        • new york
        • manhattan
        • subway
        • times square
        • george pataki
        • peter kalikow
        • 1932
        • 2003

        Woodbridge Metcale Grove

          In Memory of Betty & Dick Irwin

          • only sunny hours

          Riverway Park

          2017 Monument expressing the gratitude of the Town of Brookline, Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Friends of the Muddy River and others to Michael and Kitty Dukakis for their lifelong support of the...

          2017 Monument expressing the gratitude of the Town of Brookline, Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Friends of the Muddy River and others to Michael and Kitty Dukakis for their lifelong support of the...

            U.S. Military Jeep

            The Jeep displayed here is actually a 1951 model jeep, distinguished from the 1942-45 WW II Army-Marinemodel by its windshield without a divider bar. President Eisenhower generally traveled by...

            The Jeep displayed here is actually a 1951 model jeep, distinguished from the 1942-45 WW II Army- Marinemodel by its windshield without a divider bar. President Eisenhower generally traveled...

            • louisiana
            • livingston parish
            • jeep
            • military

            McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom

            VF 142 Ghostriders / U.S.S. America in 1974 The McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom aircraft was developed as superiority fighter and interceptor for deployment on board U.S. Navy Aircraft carriers,...

            VF 142 Ghostriders / U.S.S. America in 1974 The McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom aircraft was developed as superiority fighter and interceptor for deployment on board U.S. Navy Aircraft carriers,...

            • louisiana
            • military
            • plane
            • f-14

            El Paisano Hotel

              Upper Quarry Amphitheater

                La Vida

                • roberto castro
                • merrill college

                Japanese Garden Dinner Bay Community Park

                  Keokuk Armory Explosion Memorial

                  In memory of the 21 persons who perished in an explosion of The National Guard Armory on this site on Thanksgiving eve Nov. 24, 1965, while attending a square dance of The Swing-Ezy Square Dance Club.

                  In memory of the 21 persons who perished in an explosion of The National Guard Armory on this site on Thanksgiving eve Nov. 24, 1965, while attending a square dance of The Swing-Ezy Square Dance Club.

                  • iowa
                  • keokuk
                  • disaster
                  • square dance

                  Conrad Nagel

                  Conrad Nagel was born in Keokuk, Iowa on March 16, 1897. The son of Frank, a musician, and Frances, a talented singer, it is no surprise Nagel grew up to be a famous silent and sound movie star....

                  Conrad Nagel was born in Keokuk, Iowa on March 16, 1897. The son of Frank, a musician, and Frances, a talented singer, it is no surprise Nagel grew up to be a famous silent and sound movie star....

                  • iowa
                  • keokuk
                  • entertainment

                  Elsa Maxwell

                  Elsa Maxwell was born May 24, 1883 in Keokuk, Iowa – it is said she was born in a theater during the opera Mignon. She was raised in San Francisco, California where her father sold insurance and...

                  Elsa Maxwell was born May 24, 1883 in Keokuk, Iowa – it is said she was born in a theater during the opera Mignon. She was raised in San Francisco, California where her father sold insurance and...

                  • iowa
                  • keokuk
                  • entertainment

                  Calvary United Methodist Church

                  This church was established in 1867 with the help of the Freedman's Aid Society, an organization that provided for the spiritual needs of freed Black slaves. The Society's representatives...

                  This church was established in 1867 with the help of the Freedman's Aid Society, an organization that provided for the spiritual needs of freed Black slaves. The Society's...

                  • louisiana
                  • church
                  • religion
                  • african american

                  C.M. Washington High School

                  C.M. Washington High School, the first public high school for African- American students in Thibodaux, was dedicated on December 18, 1950. The school included grades 1-12. It was named for...

                  C.M. Washington High School, the first public high school for African- American students in Thibodaux, was dedicated on December 18, 1950. The school included grades 1-12. It was named...

                  • louisiana
                  • education
                  • african american

                  Leonidas Polk

                  Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1806, Polk attended the University of North Carolina before receiving an appointment to West Point, from which he graduated in 1827. He soon resigned his...

                  Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1806, Polk attended the University of North Carolina before receiving an appointment to West Point, from which he graduated in 1827. He soon resigned...

                  • louisiana
                  • civil war
                  • religion