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Memorial Arch

MEMORIAL ARCH. TO THE MEMORY OF LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR. BORN TO MORTALITY, MAY 14, 1868. PASSED TO IMMORTALITY, MARCH 13, 1884, ERECTED BY HIS MOTHER, 1899

MEMORIAL ARCH. TO THE MEMORY OF LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR. BORN TO MORTALITY, MAY 14, 1868. PASSED TO IMMORTALITY, MARCH 13, 1884, ERECTED BY HIS MOTHER, 1899

    Restoration of the Stanford Campus

      Memorial Church

      MEMORIAL CHURCH ERECTED BY JANE LATHROP STANFORD TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND LELAND STANFORD

      MEMORIAL CHURCH ERECTED BY JANE LATHROP STANFORD TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND LELAND STANFORD

        The Burghers of Calais

          Site of Propagation of the Thompson Seedless Grape

          Site of Propagation of the Thompson Seedless GrapeWilliam Thompson, an Englishman, and his family settled here in 1863. In 1872 he sent to New York for three cuttings called Lady de Coverly of...

          Site of Propagation of the Thompson Seedless GrapeWilliam Thompson, an Englishman, and his family settled here in 1863. In 1872 he sent to New York for three cuttings called Lady de Coverly of...

          • california
          • highway 20
          • sutter county
          • agriculture history
          • thompson see...

          Ramona Street Architectural District

            The Gates of Hell

              Payton Jordan Plaza

                John I. Danielson

                GIFT OF THE FRIENDS OF JOHN 1. DANIELSON DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID, EMERITUS 1968 - 1982 STOP AND STAY A WHILE FOR TOMORROW'S JOURNEY REQUIRES YOU BE RESTED

                GIFT OF THE FRIENDS OF JOHN 1. DANIELSON DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID, EMERITUS 1968 - 1982 STOP AND STAY A WHILE FOR TOMORROW'S JOURNEY REQUIRES YOU BE RESTED

                  F Street Bridge

                  Plaque noting the construction of the concrete bridge over the Arkansas River in Salida, ColoradoERECTED AD 1900BY THE CITY OF SALIDALOUIS WENZMAYORJ.W. LODGEV.C. DAVENPORTJ.U. MOCKF.B....

                  Plaque noting the construction of the concrete bridge over the Arkansas River in Salida, ColoradoERECTED AD 1900BY THE CITY OF SALIDALOUIS WENZMAYORJ.W. LODGEV.C. DAVENPORTJ.U....

                  • bridge
                  • colorado
                  • salida
                  • arkansas river
                  • 1900

                  Woolworth's Sit-In, Jackson MS

                  Woolworth’s Sit-in“Woolworth’s variety store was the scene of a pivotal event in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement on May 28, 1963. When three black Tougaloo College students sat down at the...

                  Woolworth’s Sit-in“Woolworth’s variety store was the scene of a pivotal event in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement on May 28, 1963. When three black Tougaloo College students sat down at...

                  • woolworth's
                  • sit-in
                  • civil rights
                  • integration
                  • jackson
                  • mississippi ...
                  • tougaloo college
                  • 1963

                  Charles Evans Hughes

                  New York, Home of Distinguished Americans Charles Evans Hughes April 11, 1862 - August 7, 1948 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1930-1941 Governor of New York,...

                  New York, Home of Distinguished Americans Charles Evans Hughes April 11, 1862 - August 7, 1948 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1930-1941 Governor of New York,...

                  • charles evans hughes
                  • supreme court
                  • secretary of state
                  • governor
                  • court of int...

                  Japanese Pillbox White Beach, San Jose, Tacloban City

                  Submitted by JMatthewLara

                  Submitted by JMatthewLara

                    Vlad the Impaler

                    Submitted by @reporterjoe.

                    Submitted by @reporterjoe.

                      This Playing Field

                      THIS PLAYING FIELD WAS DEVELOPED AS A JOINT SCHEME BETWEEN PROSPECT CITY COUNCIL AND THE EDUCATION DEPT OF S.A. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY OF PROSPECT OPENED FOR USE 23RD A....

                      THIS PLAYING FIELD WAS DEVELOPED AS A JOINT SCHEME BETWEEN PROSPECT CITY COUNCIL AND THE EDUCATION DEPT OF S.A. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY OF PROSPECT OPENED FOR USE 23RD...

                        In Appreciation of Sheila Dinneen Family and Neighbours

                        Submitted by @SignsTheReading.

                        Submitted by @SignsTheReading.

                          Early Play-By-Play Radio Broadcast of a College Football Game

                          Submitted by @TAMU.

                          Submitted by @TAMU.

                            After Milneford Mills

                            Submitted by @heritagetoronto.

                            Submitted by @heritagetoronto.

                              Alex Haley

                              Alex Haley (1921-1992) Alexander Murray Palmer Haley lived and maintained a writing studio here. Beginning in 1963 he conducted many in-depth interviews with Malcolm X for his first book, The...

                              Alex Haley (1921-1992) Alexander Murray Palmer Haley lived and maintained a writing studio here. Beginning in 1963 he conducted many in-depth interviews with Malcolm X for his first book,...

                                John Ericsson

                                Submitted by pdxgrggles

                                Submitted by pdxgrggles