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Cornelis Lely statue dedication by Queen Juliana

My poor attempt at translating it follows: Cornelis Lely of Amsterdam As an engineer of the Zuiderze Association, he designed the closing and draining of the Zuiderzee (“South Sea”) for which he,...

My poor attempt at translating it follows: Cornelis Lely of Amsterdam As an engineer of the Zuiderze Association, he designed the closing and draining of the Zuiderzee (“South Sea”) for which he,...

  • statue
  • engineering
  • netherlands

Tennessee Pass in Colorado

THIS MEMORIAL IS THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO ______TENNESSEE PASSACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BETWEEN THEARKANSAS AND EAGLE RIVERSALTITUDE 10,424 FEETNAMED FROM THE TENNESSEE FORK OFTHE...

THIS MEMORIAL IS THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO ______TENNESSEE PASSACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BETWEEN THEARKANSAS AND EAGLE RIVERSALTITUDE 10,424 FEETNAMED FROM THE TENNESSEE FORK OFTHE...

  • highway 24
  • leadville
  • transportation
  • colorado
  • mountain passes

William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building

    San Francisco Bay Area rapid Transit District Berkeley Station 1972

      Amarillo Helium Plant

      Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

      Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

        Skykomish Hotel

          Maloney General Store

            Maloney Warehouse

              Wolf Creek Pass

                In Memory of the Officers and Crew of Schooner W. J. Pirrie

                • 1920

                Marine Grill Murals and Gate

                Frederick Dana March (1852-1961) Marine Grill Murals and Gate C. 1913 Glazed Terra Cotta and Cast Iron Gate Fabricated by Atlantic Terra Cotta Company Originally created for the McAlpin Hotel's...

                Frederick Dana March (1852-1961) Marine Grill Murals and Gate C. 1913 Glazed Terra Cotta and Cast Iron Gate Fabricated by Atlantic Terra Cotta Company Originally created for the McAlpin...

                • new york
                • manhattan
                • downtown manhattan
                • financial district
                • south street seaport
                • fulton street
                • 1913
                • 2000
                • 2011

                Marine Corps Officers' Quarters 8

                  The Curtis Sheep Slaughter of 1903

                  Submitted by @larrycebula

                  Submitted by @larrycebula

                    Brooklyn Public Library, Brighton Beach Branch

                    THE CITY OF NEW YORK DAVID N. DINKINS MAYOR ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN COMPTROLLER ANDREW J. STEIN PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL HOWARD GOLDEN PRESIDENT BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN SAMUEL HORWITZ MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL...

                    THE CITY OF NEW YORK DAVID N. DINKINS MAYOR ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN COMPTROLLER ANDREW J. STEIN PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL HOWARD GOLDEN PRESIDENT BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN SAMUEL HORWITZ MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL...

                    • new york
                    • brooklyn
                    • brighton beach
                    • brooklyn pub...
                    • library
                    • david dinkins
                    • howard golden
                    • 1991

                    Brooklyn Public Library, Mapleton Branch

                    CITY OF NEW YORK ROBERT F WAGNER MAYORABE STARK PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCILLAWRENCE E. CEROSA COMPTROLLER JOHN CASHMORE PRESIDENT, BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY MAPLETON BRANCH DESIGN...

                    CITY OF NEW YORK ROBERT F WAGNER MAYORABE STARK PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCILLAWRENCE E. CEROSA COMPTROLLER JOHN CASHMORE PRESIDENT, BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY MAPLETON BRANCH DESIGN...

                    • new york
                    • brooklyn
                    • mapleton
                    • brooklyn pub...
                    • library
                    • robert wagner
                    • abe stark
                    • 1955