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The Shuman Block

BERKELEY HISTORY THE SHUMAN BLOCK McDougall Bros., Architects, 1906 Horse-drawn wagons once carried goods to The Berkeley Free Market housed here. In 1952 the structure was modernized to...

BERKELEY HISTORY THE SHUMAN BLOCK McDougall Bros., Architects, 1906 Horse-drawn wagons once carried goods to The Berkeley Free Market housed here. In 1952 the structure was modernized to...

    Howard Automobile Company

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1983 Howard Automobile Company Frederick Reimers, Architect, 1930 Renovations and addition for the Buddhist Churches of America, Jodo Shinshu...

    CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1983 Howard Automobile Company Frederick Reimers, Architect, 1930 Renovations and addition for the Buddhist Churches of America, Jodo...

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • automobile
    • seabiscuit
    • moderne
    • buick

    The Montgomery Block

    THIS, SAN FRANCISCO’S FIRST FIREPROOF BUILDING ERECTED IN 1853 BY HENRY WAGER HELLECK, WAS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR MANY OUTSTANDING LAWYERS, FINANCIERS, WRITERS, ACTORS AND ARTISTS. JAMES KING OF...

    THIS, SAN FRANCISCO’S FIRST FIREPROOF BUILDING ERECTED IN 1853 BY HENRY WAGER HELLECK, WAS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR MANY OUTSTANDING LAWYERS, FINANCIERS, WRITERS, ACTORS AND ARTISTS. JAMES KING OF...

    • san francisco
    • bay area
    • california
    • fire
    • 1906
    • king of william
    • fireproof

    Graceful Brick Building

    CONSTRUCTED IN 1858, THIS GRACEFUL BRICK BUILDING PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE FINANCIAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT OF FRONTIER SAN FRANCISCO. FROM HIS OFFICES IN THIS BUILDING, WILLIAM M....

    CONSTRUCTED IN 1858, THIS GRACEFUL BRICK BUILDING PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE FINANCIAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT OF FRONTIER SAN FRANCISCO. FROM HIS OFFICES IN THIS BUILDING, WILLIAM M....

    • san francisco
    • bay area
    • california
    • brick
    • civil war
    • savage
    • mining

    Ship Brooklyn

    SHIP BROOKLYN COMMEMORATING THE LANDING AT THIS POINT OF THE SHIP BROOKLYN, JULY 31, 1846. A 370 TON VESSEL, CARRYING MORMON COLONISTS AND CREW OF NEARLY 300 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SAMUEL...

    SHIP BROOKLYN COMMEMORATING THE LANDING AT THIS POINT OF THE SHIP BROOKLYN, JULY 31, 1846. A 370 TON VESSEL, CARRYING MORMON COLONISTS AND CREW OF NEARLY 300 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SAMUEL...

    • san francisco
    • bay area
    • california
    • mormon
    • complete flour mills
    • harrows

    Dedicated to James T. Preston

    DEDICATED TO JAMES T PRESON MARCH 1 1928 BURBANK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

    DEDICATED TO JAMES T PRESON MARCH 1 1928 BURBANK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

    • berkeley
    • bay area
    • california

    University of Tennessee Research Memorial

    This Section Of The Cemetery Is Dedicated For The Interment Of Those Persons Who, For The Benefit Of Mankind, Gave Their Remains To The University Of Tennessee Center For The Health Sciences 1982...

    This Section Of The Cemetery Is Dedicated For The Interment Of Those Persons Who, For The Benefit Of Mankind, Gave Their Remains To The University Of Tennessee Center For The Health Sciences...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Tom Lee Memorial

    A very worthy Negro Tom Lee with his boat "Zev" saved thirty-two lives when the steamer U.S. Norman sank about twenty-miles below Memphis May 8, 1925 but he has a finer monument than this-an...

    A very worthy Negro Tom Lee with his boat "Zev" saved thirty-two lives when the steamer U.S. Norman sank about twenty-miles below Memphis May 8, 1925 but he has a finer monument than...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Phillip Island National Surfing Reserve

    From instagramSubmitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

    From instagramSubmitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

    • australia
    • surfing

    Veterans Plaza

    History of Veterans Plaza The Veterans Plaza contains memorials to the Veterans of Memphis and Shelby County who were killed defending our freedom 1926 Statue of WWI "Dough Boy" Soldier lists 236...

    History of Veterans Plaza The Veterans Plaza contains memorials to the Veterans of Memphis and Shelby County who were killed defending our freedom 1926 Statue of WWI "Dough Boy" Soldier lists 236...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Veterans Plaza Iraq Memorial

    Iraq Marine Andy Stern Marine Tim Creager Marine Brent Morel Army Ervin Caradine, Jr. Army Morco D. Ross Army National Guard Matthew R. Stovall Marine Adam R. Murray Marine Captain Robert M....

    Iraq Marine Andy Stern Marine Tim Creager Marine Brent Morel Army Ervin Caradine, Jr. Army Morco D. Ross Army National Guard Matthew R. Stovall Marine Adam R. Murray Marine Captain Robert M....

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Viet Nam Monument (Shelby County)

    In Memory Of The Citizens Of Shelby County Who Gave Their Lives For Their Country In The Viet Nam War. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

    In Memory Of The Citizens Of Shelby County Who Gave Their Lives For Their Country In The Viet Nam War. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    University of Memphis

    This public institution of higher learning has grown with the city of Memphis since opening in 1912. Its development went through the following stages: West Tennessee State Normal School...

    This public institution of higher learning has grown with the city of Memphis since opening in 1912. Its development went through the following stages: West Tennessee State Normal...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Vietnam Monument Tree Trail

    Sponsored by Shelby County Beautiful Commission Mrs. Harold Keith, Chairman Mrs. L.P. Beaver Jr., Mrs. Odel Rast, Mrs. Frank Coward, Jr., Mrs. Thomas P. Hart, Mrs. Hardy Campbell, Mrs. Ed...

    Sponsored by Shelby County Beautiful Commission Mrs. Harold Keith, Chairman Mrs. L.P. Beaver Jr., Mrs. Odel Rast, Mrs. Frank Coward, Jr., Mrs. Thomas P. Hart, Mrs. Hardy Campbell, Mrs....

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Virginia ("Ginnie") Bethel Moon1844-1926

    The daughter of a Confederate sympathizer, Ginnie Moon was a noted Southern Civil War spy. Born in Ohio, Ginnie moved to Memphis with her mother in 1862. She was arrested for spying soon after the...

    The daughter of a Confederate sympathizer, Ginnie Moon was a noted Southern Civil War spy. Born in Ohio, Ginnie moved to Memphis with her mother in 1862. She was arrested for spying soon after...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee