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Children Playing on Los Rios Street

    Wa Sung Community Service Club

    • 1920s
    • oakland
    • chinatown

    Whitley County Organized April 1, 1838

    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

      Fray Juan de Zumarraga

      HOMENAJE  A  FRAY JUAN DE ZUMARRAGA  "PALADIN DE LAS LIBERTADES DEL INDIO." -- INCIATIVAL DE LA  AGRUPACION FOLKLORICA MEXICANA  EL DEPARTAMENTO DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL  JUNIO 3 DE 1952, C DIV...

      HOMENAJE  A  FRAY JUAN DE ZUMARRAGA  "PALADIN DE LAS LIBERTADES DEL INDIO." -- INCIATIVAL DE LA  AGRUPACION FOLKLORICA MEXICANA  EL DEPARTAMENTO DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL  JUNIO 3 DE 1952, C...

        Wendler Building

        • 1915
        • alaska
        • general merc...

        J. J. Newberry Building

          J.J. NEWBERRY BUILDING  The original building on this site was a two-story  clapboard parsonage of a Congregational minister.  Chinatown was directly to the south.  The Alta building followed....

          J.J. NEWBERRY BUILDING  The original building on this site was a two-story  clapboard parsonage of a Congregational minister.  Chinatown was directly to the south.  The Alta building followed....

          S. Margherita Di Antiochia

            Independent Mine, Somersville CA

              Haven Peaches

              The Haven peach varieties were developed here by Michigan State University’s South Haven Experiment Station, under the direction of Professor Stanley Johnston. From 1924 to 1963 eight...

              The Haven peach varieties were developed here by Michigan State University’s South Haven Experiment Station, under the direction of Professor Stanley Johnston. From 1924 to 1963 eight...

              • michigan
              • michigan his...

              San Diego 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Opening Celebration

                Michigan's Three Capitols / Michigan State Capitol

                This building is the third to serve as the seat of Michigan state government. When Michigan entered the Union in 1837, the territorial courthouse and capitol in Detroit became the first state...

                This building is the third to serve as the seat of Michigan state government. When Michigan entered the Union in 1837, the territorial courthouse and capitol in Detroit became the first state...

                • michigan
                • michigan his...

                Little Italy Landmark Sign Marker

                  City of Berkeley Bike Map Plaque

                    Point Arnold

                    Point Arnold is named in honor of  REAR ADMIRAL R. J. "BEAR" ARNOLD, U.S.N. During World War II, Arnold earned the Navy Cross  for extraordinary heroism as supply officer  of the USS YORKTOWN in...

                    Point Arnold is named in honor of  REAR ADMIRAL R. J. "BEAR" ARNOLD, U.S.N. During World War II, Arnold earned the Navy Cross  for extraordinary heroism as supply officer  of the USS YORKTOWN...

                    • oakland
                    • wwii
                    • point arnold
                    • bureau of su...

                    State Theatre 1937

                    STATE THEATRE 1937  Redwood Theatre Group, headed by George M. Mann and Morgan A. Walsh,  developed the State Theatre, which brought luxury, sophistication, fantasy  and feature Hollywood films to...

                    STATE THEATRE 1937  Redwood Theatre Group, headed by George M. Mann and Morgan A. Walsh,  developed the State Theatre, which brought luxury, sophistication, fantasy  and feature Hollywood films to...

                      General Eloy Alfaro Delgado - President of Ecuador

                      Plaque reads:'Para la posteridad de los pueblos libres de América    GENERAL ELOY ALFARO DELGADO   Montecristi, Ecuador 1842 - 1912 Presidente de la República del Ecuador 1897 - 1901 y 1906 – 1911...

                      Plaque reads:'Para la posteridad de los pueblos libres de América    GENERAL ELOY ALFARO DELGADO Montecristi, Ecuador 1842 - 1912 Presidente de la República del Ecuador 1897 - 1901 y 1906 – 1911...

                      • president ec...

                      Fort Wilkins

                      As soon as miners began to enter the Copper Country, appeals were made to the army for protection from resentful Indians. Thus, in 1844, Fort Wilkins was built. Two companies of infantry stood...

                      As soon as miners began to enter the Copper Country, appeals were made to the army for protection from resentful Indians. Thus, in 1844, Fort Wilkins was built. Two companies of infantry stood...

                      • michigan
                      • michigan his...

                      Hemingway at Walloon Lake

                      In 1899 the Hemingways of Oak Park, Illinois built a summer cottage called Windemere some six miles northwest of here on Walloon Lake. Young Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) spent his days at the lake...

                      In 1899 the Hemingways of Oak Park, Illinois built a summer cottage called Windemere some six miles northwest of here on Walloon Lake. Young Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) spent his days at the...

                      • michigan
                      • michigan his...

                      Yee Tock Chee Park

                      Submitted by @jqmcd

                      Submitted by @jqmcd

                        Meigs' Experimental Railway

                        Much more detail on the marvelous Soonish Podcast.Image by Tim Pierce - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10422423

                        Much more detail on the marvelous Soonish Podcast.Image by Tim Pierce - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?cur id=10422423