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A war memorial

The original 'scramble' bell at RAF Kirmington is maintained by the door of it's modern incarnation, Humberside Airport. It is a heartbreaking little memorial that tugs at my strings every time I...

The original 'scramble' bell at RAF Kirmington is maintained by the door of it's modern incarnation, Humberside Airport. It is a heartbreaking little memorial that tugs at my strings every time I...

  • lowlands
  • defence
  • military
  • memorial
  • bell
  • ww2 relic
  • geograph
  • raf war memorial
  • ww2 memorial
  • closeup
  • war memorial ww2
  • air transport

Ceperley Rounsefell Building (848 W Hastings)

CITY OF VANCOUVER   HERITAGE BUILDING   Ceperley Rounsefell Building   Architects: Sharp & Thompson   Built in 1921, this was the headquarters of one of the province’s largest insurance and real...

CITY OF VANCOUVER   HERITAGE BUILDING   Ceperley Rounsefell Building   Architects: Sharp & Thompson   Built in 1921, this was the headquarters of one of the province’s largest insurance and...

  • vancouver
  • city of vancouver
  • heritage building
  • west hastings street
  • ceperley rou...
  • 1921

BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines (840 W Hastings)

CITY OF VANCOUVER   HERITAGE BUILDING   BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines   Architect: John C. Day   This was built in 1926 as the corporate offices for the Royal Financial Trust Co., in Classical and...

CITY OF VANCOUVER   HERITAGE BUILDING   BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines   Architect: John C. Day   This was built in 1926 as the corporate offices for the Royal Financial Trust Co., in Classical and...

  • vancouver
  • city of vancouver
  • heritage building
  • west hastings street
  • bc & yukon c...
  • 1926

Canadian Bank of Commerce Building (448 Granville St)

CITY OF VANCOUVER   HERITAGE BUILDING   Canadian Bank of Commerce Building   Architects: Darling and Pearson   In the early 20th century, bank buildings were designed to recall classical temples...

CITY OF VANCOUVER   HERITAGE BUILDING   Canadian Bank of Commerce Building   Architects: Darling and Pearson   In the early 20th century, bank buildings were designed to recall classical temples...

  • vancouver
  • city of vancouver
  • heritage building
  • granville
  • birks building
  • canadian ban...
  • 1906

Credit Foncier Building (850 W Hastings)

CITY OF VANCOUVER   HERITAGE BUILDING   Credit Foncier Building   Architects: H.L. Stevens and Company   The Credit Foncier Franco-Canadien Company of Montreal chose this prominent location for...

CITY OF VANCOUVER   HERITAGE BUILDING   Credit Foncier Building   Architects: H.L. Stevens and Company   The Credit Foncier Franco-Canadien Company of Montreal chose this prominent location for...

  • vancouver
  • city of vancouver
  • heritage building
  • west hastings
  • credit fonci...
  • 1913

Marine Building (355 Burrard St)

CITY OF VANCOUVER   HERITAGE BUILDING   Marine Building   Architects: McCarter & Nairne   Once the tallest building in the British Empire, the Marine Building enjoys a special heritage status as...

CITY OF VANCOUVER   HERITAGE BUILDING   Marine Building   Architects: McCarter & Nairne   Once the tallest building in the British Empire, the Marine Building enjoys a special heritage status as...

  • vancouver
  • city of vancouver
  • heritage building
  • burrard
  • marine building
  • 1930

The Fraser River (New Westminster)

June 1998   The Canadian Heritage Rivers System   THE FRASER RIVER   Many millions of salmon each year return to the Fraser: more than any other river system in the world. As the longest river in...

June 1998   The Canadian Heritage Rivers System   THE FRASER RIVER   Many millions of salmon each year return to the Fraser: more than any other river system in the world. As the longest river...

  • new westminster
  • fraser river
  • canadian her...
  • river market

It's a parade (802 W Hastings)

It’s a Parade   From Vancouver’s earliest years, Hastings Street has been the  venue for thousands of people to come downtown and watch the  elaborate processions and spectacle of the parade....

It’s a Parade   From Vancouver’s earliest years, Hastings Street has been the  venue for thousands of people to come downtown and watch the  elaborate processions and spectacle of the...

  • vancouver
  • vancouver he...
  • plaque project
  • west hastings
  • atrium building
  • it’s a parade
  • starbucks

Meet you under the clock (448 Granville)

“MEET YOU UNDER THE CLOCK”   Since 1907, generations of Vancouverites have arranged  downtown rendezvous with one simple phrase – “meet you under the Birks clock!”   Erected as “a public...

“MEET YOU UNDER THE CLOCK”   Since 1907, generations of Vancouverites have arranged  downtown rendezvous with one simple phrase – “meet you under the Birks clock!”   Erected as “a...

  • vancouver
  • city of vancouver
  • heritage con...
  • granville
  • birks clock
  • 1907
  • misspelling

Honoring the Bill Gilliland Family

  • big basin
  • california
  • park
  • redwood
  • sempervirens

Campbell Union Grammar School

  • campbell
  • california
  • school

Thirteen Architects of Ideals and Vision

  • architecture
  • new york
  • nyc
  • 1857

First Intelligible Voice Transmission Over Electric Wire, 1876

Here Alexander Graham Bell transmitted to Thomas Augustus Watson the first complete and intelligible sentence by telephone March 10, 1876 The Bostonian Society and the New England Telephone and...

Here Alexander Graham Bell transmitted to Thomas Augustus Watson the first complete and intelligible sentence by telephone March 10, 1876 The Bostonian Society and the New England Telephone and...

  • boston
  • telephone
  • ieee milestone

In Memory of Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice in the World War

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE WORLD WAR C T VINTHER J T GIMBEL A H OHMAN BERKELEY PARLOR NO 210 NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE WORLD WAR C T VINTHER J T GIMBEL A H OHMAN BERKELEY PARLOR NO 210 NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST

  • berkeley
  • wwi
  • california
  • bay area
  • memorial

Jimmy H Rutledge

    THIS PLAZA IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF  SERGEANT JIMMIE H RUTLEDGE END OF WATCH JUNE 16, 1973 HE WILL ALWAYS BE MISSED 

    THIS PLAZA IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF  SERGEANT JIMMIE H RUTLEDGE END OF WATCH JUNE 16, 1973 HE WILL ALWAYS BE MISSED 

  • berkeley
  • police
  • california
  • bay area
  • end of watch
  • plaza

City Hall Annex, Berkeley

CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1988 CITY HALL ANNEX James W. Plachek, Architect 1925 Constructed in 1925 when Berkeley’s population was growing rapidly, this building accommodated a...

CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1988 CITY HALL ANNEX James W. Plachek, Architect 1925 Constructed in 1925 when Berkeley’s population was growing rapidly, this building accommodated...

  • department o...
  • berkeley
  • city hall
  • plachek
  • dairies
  • annex
  • bay area
  • california

POW/MIA Vacant Bench Memorial

"The Sons of the American Legion Squadron 65 proudly dedicate this memorial to all those Veterans, past, present and future, who have given of themselves for the United States of America." "We...

"The Sons of the American Legion Squadron 65 proudly dedicate this memorial to all those Veterans, past, present and future, who have given of themselves for the United States of America." "We...

  • pow/mia
  • bench

J.T. WESLEY SMITH

IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY FIANCE  J.T. WESLEY SMITH 1930 - 1972 PLANE CRASH AT SEA OUR LOVE IS FOREVER A LOVING SON & FATHER The Sea Island Heritage Society are looking for information about the...

IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY FIANCE  J.T. WESLEY SMITH 1930 - 1972 PLANE CRASH AT SEA OUR LOVE IS FOREVER A LOVING SON & FATHER The Sea Island Heritage Society are looking for information about...

  • vancouver
  • yvr
  • iona beach r...
  • iona spit trail
  • memorial
  • plane crash
  • j.t. wesley smith
  • fiance

The Crooked Tree

The Crooked Tree Crooked tree, the road sign of the Native American Indian. Pointing the direction of the next village, crooked trees, AKA trail trees, marked trails from Canada to Florida.

The Crooked Tree Crooked tree, the road sign of the Native American Indian. Pointing the direction of the next village, crooked trees, AKA trail trees, marked trails from Canada to Florida.

    St. Louis Zoological Park Chain of Lakes

    St. Louis Zoological Park Chain of Lakes Dedicated to the people of St. Louis City and County Who expressed their faith in the Zoo On April 6, 1971, by establishing the Zoo-Museum District erected...

    St. Louis Zoological Park Chain of Lakes Dedicated to the people of St. Louis City and County Who expressed their faith in the Zoo On April 6, 1971, by establishing the Zoo-Museum District...

    • zoo
    • dedication
    • st. louis
    • illinois