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Mildred Clarke

MILDRED CLARKE 1900 1999Lifelong San Francisco Resident History Buff & Dear Friend "In The Time OF Your Life, Live--"

MILDRED CLARKE 1900 1999Lifelong San Francisco Resident History Buff & Dear Friend "In The Time OF Your Life, Live--"

    First City Hall of Richmond

      Hillside School

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1982 HILLSIDE SCHOOL Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr., Architect, 1925 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places Berkeley architect and civic leader Walter...

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1982 HILLSIDE SCHOOL Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr., Architect, 1925 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places Berkeley architect and civic leader Walter...

        Barbara Meyer

        THANKFUL FOR REPOSE  IN LOVING MEMORY OF  BARBARA MEYER  1918 - 2009

        THANKFUL FOR REPOSE  IN LOVING MEMORY OF  BARBARA MEYER  1918 - 2009

          William Henry Seward

            Spofford Alley

              WHATCOM MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ART

              WHATCOM MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ART UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF OCTOBER 15, 1966. THIS PROPERTY POSSESSES EXCEPTIONAL VALUE IN COMMEMORATING, OR ILLUSTRATING...

              WHATCOM MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND ART UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF OCTOBER 15, 1966. THIS PROPERTY POSSESSES EXCEPTIONAL VALUE IN COMMEMORATING, OR ILLUSTRATING...

                McDonald's Drug Store

                McDonald's Drug Store 1922 Built for $10,000 this Spanish Eclectic is one of the few brick buildings in Danville. The McDonalds lived upstairs and ran the drug store on the first floor where...

                McDonald's Drug Store 1922 Built for $10,000 this Spanish Eclectic is one of the few brick buildings in Danville. The McDonalds lived upstairs and ran the drug store on the first floor where...

                  Richmond Municipal Natatorium

                  Richmond Municipal Natatorium "The Plunge" Grand Opening: 1926 Original Architect: James T. Narbett Fully Restored and Reopened: 2010 Restoration Architect: Todd Jersey, AIA

                  Richmond Municipal Natatorium "The Plunge" Grand Opening: 1926 Original Architect: James T. Narbett Fully Restored and Reopened: 2010 Restoration Architect: Todd Jersey, AIA

                    The Juice Bar Collective

                    The Juice Bar Collective was opened in 1976. One of Berkeley's first worker-owned restaurants which sought to bring together homecooked food and social justice to serve the community. In memory of...

                    The Juice Bar Collective was opened in 1976. One of Berkeley's first worker-owned restaurants which sought to bring together homecooked food and social justice to serve the community. In memory of...

                      Richmod - San Rafael Bridge

                        Spenger Memorial Garden

                          Palmerton Park

                            SFFD Engine Co. No. 2

                            SFFD ENGINE CO. NO. 2 HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 1908  

                            SFFD ENGINE CO. NO. 2 HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 1908

                              Commemoration of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's pant defecation after his Rugby League team loses.

                              "It was on this spot in the evening of the 20th September 1997 that Scott Morrison defecated in his pants  after the Cronulla Sharks lost the Super League Grand Final to the Brisbane Broncos 28 -...

                              "It was on this spot in the evening of the 20th September 1997 that Scott Morrison defecated in his pants  after the Cronulla Sharks lost the Super League Grand Final to the Brisbane Broncos 28 -...

                              • australia
                              • mcdonalds
                              • prime minister
                              • scomo
                              • defecate
                              • sharks
                              • cronulla

                              Old Knox County Jail

                              Submitted By Kevin Pelton

                              Submitted By Kevin Pelton

                              • legal hanging
                              • solitary confinement
                              • 1845

                              Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Created in San Anselmo

                              • yoda
                              • indiana jones
                              • lucas
                              • george lucas
                              • star wars
                              • 1973

                              Irwin P. Diamond Gymnasium

                              IRWIN P. DIAMOND GYMNASIUM NAMED FOR IRWIN P. DIAMOND SERVED 1947 - 1984 PRESIDENT, COLLEGE OF MARIN, 1974 - 1984 SUPERINTENDENT, MCCD, 1983 -84

                              IRWIN P. DIAMOND GYMNASIUM NAMED FOR IRWIN P. DIAMOND SERVED 1947 - 1984 PRESIDENT, COLLEGE OF MARIN, 1974 - 1984 SUPERINTENDENT, MCCD, 1983 -84

                                Of the Donors of the Land

                                • kent

                                Carole Helene d'Alessio

                                This spot is dedicated to the memory of Carole Helene d’Alessio Loving mother and wife May its beauty remind us all of her love for the creek and her tireless work to protect and enhance it. We...

                                This spot is dedicated to the memory of Carole Helene d’Alessio Loving mother and wife May its beauty remind us all of her love for the creek and her tireless work to protect and enhance it....