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The Founders of Mohonk

ERECTED BY THEIR GUESTS TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WEDDING OF ALBERT KIETH SMILEY AND ELIZA PHELPS SMILEY THE FOUNDERS OF MOHONK 1857 JULY 8TH 1907 QUAERE MONUMENTUM CIRCUMSPICE

ERECTED BY THEIR GUESTS TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WEDDING OF ALBERT KIETH SMILEY AND ELIZA PHELPS SMILEY THE FOUNDERS OF MOHONK 1857 JULY 8TH 1907 QUAERE MONUMENTUM CIRCUMSPICE

    This is the Stern of the Pressure Hull

    Submitted by @alisa_stephens

    Submitted by @alisa_stephens

    • torpedo
    • hydroplanes
    • ducks arse
    • submarine

    Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden

    Submitted by @kevl42

    Submitted by @kevl42

      STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

      STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 2. W, STRATFORD HIGH BECAME THE FIRST RACIALLY INTEGRATED SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA. THE LONG BATTLE TO INTEGRATE VIRGINIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOLLOWED THE U.S....

      STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 2. W, STRATFORD HIGH BECAME THE FIRST RACIALLY INTEGRATED SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA. THE LONG BATTLE TO INTEGRATE VIRGINIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOLLOWED THE U.S....

        1854 Courthouse

        Sketched in 1871 by A. R. Waud of Harper's Weekly, this drawings is the only known full sketch of the 1854 Courthouse. Built at a cost of $2,750 under the supervision of T. J. 0. Morrison, the...

        Sketched in 1871 by A. R. Waud of Harper's Weekly, this drawings is the only known full sketch of the 1854 Courthouse. Built at a cost of $2,750 under the supervision of T. J. 0. Morrison, the...

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        U. S. Color Troops Army of the James and the Potomac

        IN MEMORY OF THE VALOROUS SERVICE OF REGIMENTS AND COMPANIES OF THE US COLORED TROOPS ARMY OF THE JAMES AND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC SIEGE OF PETERSBURG 1864 - 65

        IN MEMORY OF THE VALOROUS SERVICE OF REGIMENTS AND COMPANIES OF THE US COLORED TROOPS ARMY OF THE JAMES AND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC SIEGE OF PETERSBURG 1864 - 65

          Cork Plain Bridge

          This Contoocook River crossing was established by the Second New Hampshire Turnpike Corporation, chartered in 1799 to build a toll highway sixty miles from Amherst to Claremont.Opened in 1801 and...

          This Contoocook River crossing was established by the Second New Hampshire Turnpike Corporation, chartered in 1799 to build a toll highway sixty miles from Amherst to Claremont.Opened in 1801...

            Chapman Hall, 1947

            Submitted by aallen65

            Submitted by aallen65

              Press Herald Building

              Submitted by @bthubbard

              Submitted by @bthubbard

                Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses

                Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses These five Almshouses were built and endowed in 1856 as a memorial of the Holmfirth Flood of 1852. The funds, raised by public subscription and a Ladies'...

                Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses These five Almshouses were built and endowed in 1856 as a memorial of the Holmfirth Flood of 1852. The funds, raised by public subscription and a...

                  La Castense 1760 - 1859

                    Harrisburg Giants

                    HARRISBURG GIANTS Harrisburg-based Negro League baseball team founded around 1900 and operated by Colonel William Strothers until his death in 1933. One of 27 major Negro League teams across the...

                    HARRISBURG GIANTS Harrisburg-based Negro League baseball team founded around 1900 and operated by Colonel William Strothers until his death in 1933. One of 27 major Negro League teams across...

                      Winchester Mystery House Model

                      Submitted by @JimStLeger

                      Submitted by @JimStLeger

                        Old Scituate Lighthouse

                        Submitted by @ferryfaerie

                        Submitted by @ferryfaerie

                          Hadrian's Wall in Carlisle

                          Submitted by @HWpath

                          Submitted by @HWpath

                            Manly Hydraulics Laboratory

                            Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                            Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                              So-Called Temple of Romulus

                              Submitted by JMRobilliard

                              Submitted by JMRobilliard

                                AL SOTTOTENENTE UGO DELLA MONICA DEL 56° REG. MARCHE

                                AL SOTTOTENENTE UGO DELLA MONICA DEL 56° REG. MARCHE, CHE IN DATA 9 SETTEMBRE 1943, ANIMATO DALL’AMOR DI PATRIA, CON ALTO SENSO DEL DOVERE E DELL’ONORE MILITARE SI OPPOSE AL FUOCO TEDESCO,...

                                AL SOTTOTENENTE UGO DELLA MONICA DEL 56° REG. MARCHE, CHE IN DATA 9 SETTEMBRE 1943, ANIMATO DALL’AMOR DI PATRIA, CON ALTO SENSO DEL DOVERE E DELL’ONORE MILITARE SI OPPOSE AL FUOCO...

                                  Detective Martin J. McFadden

                                  Detective Martin J. McFadden On October 31, 1963, the actions of Cleveland Police Detective Martin J. McFadden led to a new legal standard allowing police officers in the United States to stop and...

                                  Detective Martin J. McFadden On October 31, 1963, the actions of Cleveland Police Detective Martin J. McFadden led to a new legal standard allowing police officers in the United States to stop...

                                    Fredericksburg Principal Auction Site in Pre-Civil War Days for Slaves and Property

                                    Submitted by @Sarah_Stierch

                                    Submitted by @Sarah_Stierch