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Scow Villages

Submitted by normnode

Submitted by normnode

    Business Men's Club

    The "B-M-C" over the door of this 1910 building stood for the Business Men's Club, which became the Chamber of Commerce in 1913. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

    The "B-M-C" over the door of this 1910 building stood for the Business Men's Club, which became the Chamber of Commerce in 1913. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    To The City of Weed From The People of Its Community

    TO THE CITY OF WEED FROM THE PEOPLE OF ITS COMMUNITY THE ARCH IS THE STRONGEST FORM OF ARCHITECTURE KNOWN TO MAN THIS STEEL ARCH REPLACES THE ORIGINAL CONCRETE ARCH FIRST ERECTED ON THIS SITE IN...

    TO THE CITY OF WEED FROM THE PEOPLE OF ITS COMMUNITY THE ARCH IS THE STRONGEST FORM OF ARCHITECTURE KNOWN TO MAN THIS STEEL ARCH REPLACES THE ORIGINAL CONCRETE ARCH FIRST ERECTED ON THIS SITE IN...

      Royal Coburg Theatre

      THIS FIRST STONE OF THE ROYAL COBURG THEATRE WAS LAID ON THE 14 DAY OF SEPTEMBER IN THE YEAR 1816 BY HIS SERENE HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF SAXE COBURG AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF...

      THIS FIRST STONE OF THE ROYAL COBURG THEATRE WAS LAID ON THE 14 DAY OF SEPTEMBER IN THE YEAR 1816 BY HIS SERENE HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF SAXE COBURG AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE...

        Constitutional Convention

          GOLDENDALE OBSERVATORY

          GOLDENDALE OBSERVATORY ONE OF THE LARGEST PUBLIC TELESCOPES On a clear night you can see forever. Located in Goldendale, Washington, just 15 miles north of Maryhill; this 24.5 inch "Cassegrain"...

          GOLDENDALE OBSERVATORY ONE OF THE LARGEST PUBLIC TELESCOPES On a clear night you can see forever. Located in Goldendale, Washington, just 15 miles north of Maryhill; this 24.5 inch...

            Grassi Lake

              Walker Memorial Gateway

              WALKER MEMORIAL GATEWAY DEDICATED JUNE 10-, 1954 TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZA FITZGERALD (MOTHER) WALKER

              WALKER MEMORIAL GATEWAY DEDICATED JUNE 10-, 1954 TO THE MEMORY OF ELIZA FITZGERALD (MOTHER) WALKER

                Columbia River A Life Line

                  One Man, Two Worlds

                    Butler University Bulldogs

                    Submitted by mamileham

                    Submitted by mamileham

                      Le Coq d’Or Tavern

                      Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                      Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                        York Railway Station

                        YORK RAILWAY STATION One of the great buildings of Victorian England, built 1873-7 (when it was then said to be the largest station in the world) to an original design by Thomas Prosser. It was...

                        YORK RAILWAY STATION One of the great buildings of Victorian England, built 1873-7 (when it was then said to be the largest station in the world) to an original design by Thomas Prosser. It was...

                          Fort Stedman, Siege of Petersburg

                            FUENTE DE SAN ANTONIO

                            = FUENTE DE SAN ANTONIO = = CHUMPANEIRA= No digas nunca de esta agua no bebere pues esta fuente que equi ves es fuente de la virtud y tiene tal magnitud que a beber su aqua invita la confirmo un...

                            = FUENTE DE SAN ANTONIO = = CHUMPANEIRA= No digas nunca de esta agua no bebere pues esta fuente que equi ves es fuente de la virtud y tiene tal magnitud que a beber su aqua invita la confirmo...

                              The Marco Polo

                              THE MARCO POLO From shipyard scraps to the world's fastest ship, the Marco Polo had a storied beginning. She was built in tough economic times at the Smith Ship Yard, when Saint John was a...

                              THE MARCO POLO From shipyard scraps to the world's fastest ship, the Marco Polo had a storied beginning. She was built in tough economic times at the Smith Ship Yard, when Saint John was...

                                Branniff Airways, Inc.

                                Submitted by @kevl42

                                Submitted by @kevl42

                                  Charles E. C. Woods

                                  Submitted by @Ritterton

                                  Submitted by @Ritterton

                                    The Eagle Pub

                                    The Eagle Pub Liverpool was so important during the 18th Century that President George Washington appointed James Maury, an American merchant already trading in Liverpool, as America's first...

                                    The Eagle Pub Liverpool was so important during the 18th Century that President George Washington appointed James Maury, an American merchant already trading in Liverpool, as America's...

                                      Princess Margaret Fountain

                                      Submitted by @MatthewPiers

                                      Submitted by @MatthewPiers