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Ronald Calloway, "Euphorbias"

Ronald Calloway (1954-2002)   Euphorbias 2002 Faceted glass   Fabricated by The Willet Stained Glass Studios, a division of Hauser Art Glass, Inc.   Commissioned and owned by Metropolitan...

Ronald Calloway (1954-2002)   Euphorbias 2002 Faceted glass   Fabricated by The Willet Stained Glass Studios, a division of Hauser Art Glass, Inc.   Commissioned and owned by...

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • bushwick
  • art
  • mta
  • ronald calloway
  • 1954
  • 2002

Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground

DR. GERTRUDE B. KELLY PLAYGROUND .52 ACRE   Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly (1862-1934), a pioneer surgeon and philanthropist, was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in 1873. She studied at...

DR. GERTRUDE B. KELLY PLAYGROUND .52 ACRE   Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly (1862-1934), a pioneer surgeon and philanthropist, was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in 1873. She studied at...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • hell's kitchen
  • gertrude kelly
  • 1862
  • 1934
  • 1873
  • 1853
  • 1933
  • 1934
  • 1966
  • 1975
  • 1984
  • 1998
  • 1999

21-25 Fulton Street

Built 1846These late examples of Greek Revival-style stores built in 1845-46 for merchant George W. Rogers have the traditional trabeated granite storefronts, with their posts and lintels more...

Built 1846These late examples of Greek Revival- style stores built in 1845-46 for merchant George W. Rogers have the traditional trabeated granite storefronts, with their posts and lintels...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • south street seaport
  • fulton street
  • greek revival
  • 1845
  • 1846
  • george rogers

Old St. Peter's Church

LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK   OLD ST. PETER'S CHURCH HERE WORSHIPS NEW YORK STATE'S OLDEST ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH, ORGANIZED IN 1785. THE FIRST CHURCH ON THIS SITE, BUILT A YEAR LATER. REMAINED UNTIL...

LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK   OLD ST. PETER'S CHURCH HERE WORSHIPS NEW YORK STATE'S OLDEST ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH, ORGANIZED IN 1785. THE FIRST CHURCH ON THIS SITE, BUILT A YEAR LATER. REMAINED UNTIL...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • st. peter
  • 1785
  • 1836
  • 1838
  • 1962

Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton / St. Peter's Free School / Pierre Toussaint

IN MEMORY OF   ELIZABETH ANN BAYLEY SETON BORN NEW YORK CITY AUG. 28, 1774 DIED EMMITSBURG, MD, JAN. 4, 1821 MADE PROFESSION OF FAITH AND RECEIVED FOR THE FIRST TIME THE SACRAMENTS OF THE CATHOLIC...

IN MEMORY OF   ELIZABETH ANN BAYLEY SETON BORN NEW YORK CITY AUG. 28, 1774 DIED EMMITSBURG, MD, JAN. 4, 1821 MADE PROFESSION OF FAITH AND RECEIVED FOR THE FIRST TIME THE SACRAMENTS OF THE...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • downtown manhattan
  • church
  • elizabeth seton
  • pierre touassaint
  • 1805
  • 1806
  • 1931
  • 1975
  • 1800
  • 2000

St. Mary Magdalene

ST. MARY MAGDALENEFIRST WITNESS TO THE RESURRECTIONArtist: John CollierMary Magadalene honors those who perished in the airplanes that crashed into Towers One and Two: the passengers and the...

ST. MARY MAGDALENEFIRST WITNESS TO THE RESURRECTIONArtist: John CollierMary Magadalene honors those who perished in the airplanes that crashed into Towers One and Two: the passengers and the...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • downtown manhattan
  • mary magdalene
  • 2001
  • 9/11
  • september 11

St. Joseph Patron Saint of Workers

ST. JOSEPH PATRON SAINT OF WORKERS Artist: John Collier   St. Joseph honors those working in the World Trade Center who died on 9/11, and the construction workers who took part in the recovery and...

ST. JOSEPH PATRON SAINT OF WORKERS Artist: John Collier   St. Joseph honors those working in the World Trade Center who died on 9/11, and the construction workers who took part in the recovery and...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • st. joseph
  • john collier
  • 9/11
  • september 11
  • 2001

Civilian Conservation Corp Camp Plaque

Original Site - Camp S-84 Civilian Conservation Corps. 1933-1938 This Plaque was placed here by members of that Camp This 28th day of July 1968Submitted by Alan R. Reno

Original Site - Camp S-84 Civilian Conservation Corps. 1933-1938 This Plaque was placed here by members of that Camp This 28th day of July 1968Submitted by Alan R. Reno

  • wanakena ny.
  • adirondacks
  • ccc
  • civilian con...
  • camp s-84
  • company 229
  • alan r. reno

Intendencia Building

Submitted by @JeromeWignall

Submitted by @JeromeWignall

    Pier 70: San Francisco's Historic Shipyard

      Crane 14

        Industrialization of the Bay Shoreline

          Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge, San Francisco

            Candlestick Park

              The Grave of Francis Bellamy

              The Grave of Francis Bellamy Born 1855  --  Died 1931 Writer - Editor - Preacher In August 1892 - He authored The Pledge of AllegianceSubmitted by Alan R. Reno

              The Grave of Francis Bellamy Born 1855  --  Died 1931 Writer - Editor - Preacher In August 1892 - He authored The Pledge of AllegianceSubmitted by Alan R. Reno

              • pledge of allegiance
              • rome ny
              • francis bellamy
              • historial grave
              • alan r. reno