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Seattle Centennial Time Capsule

THE SEATTLE CENTENNIAL HONORS THE FOUNDERS OF SEATTLE AND THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE VISION AND EFFORTS MADE THIS CITY AND DEDICATES THIS RECORD TO THE SEATTLE OF 2051 A.D. THE RECORD IS IN LEAD...

THE SEATTLE CENTENNIAL HONORS THE FOUNDERS OF SEATTLE AND THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE VISION AND EFFORTS MADE THIS CITY AND DEDICATES THIS RECORD TO THE SEATTLE OF 2051 A.D. THE RECORD IS IN...

    Duwamish and other Native Peoples helped the Alki Landing Party

    The Duwamish and other Native Peoples helped the Alki Landing Party survive the early years here. They shared their space, their food, and their knowledge. We honor Chief Seattle, leader of the...

    The Duwamish and other Native Peoples helped the Alki Landing Party survive the early years here. They shared their space, their food, and their knowledge. We honor Chief Seattle, leader of...

      St John's Mission School

        Samuel Beckett

          Architettura Tardoromancia

            Burns Hall - Mrs Lindsay Mackie

            On left side of door to Burns Hall, Dunedin. On right side of the door is plaque laid by Miss BurnsTranscription:This stone was laid by Mrs Lindsay Mackie 6th April 1907H. Lyders BuilderJ. L....

            On left side of door to Burns Hall, Dunedin. On right side of the door is plaque laid by Miss BurnsTranscription:This stone was laid by Mrs Lindsay Mackie 6th April 1907H. Lyders BuilderJ. L....

            • new zealand
            • aotearoa
            • dunedin
            • otepoti
            • burns hall
            • 1907

            Kathleen Jane Gilkison seat

            This site contains this seat and plaque, the George Simpson seat and plaque, and a direction indicator on a plinth with the 1954 Royal Visit Direction Indicator plaque.Transcription:The Kathleen...

            This site contains this seat and plaque, the George Simpson seat and plaque, and a direction indicator on a plinth with the 1954 Royal Visit Direction Indicator plaque.Transcription:The Kathleen...

            • new zealand
            • aotearoa
            • dunedin
            • otepoti
            • gilkison
            • seat

            1954 Royal Visit Direction Indicator

            This site contains this plaque and the direction indicator on a plinth, the Kathleen Jane Gilkison seat and plaque, and the George Simpson seat and plaque.Transcription:This direction indicator...

            This site contains this plaque and the direction indicator on a plinth, the Kathleen Jane Gilkison seat and plaque, and the George Simpson seat and plaque.Transcription:This direction indicator...

            • new zealand
            • aotearoa
            • dunedin
            • otepoti
            • amenities society
            • dunedin city
            • council
            • royal visit
            • 1954

            The George Simpson seat

            This site has this George Simpson seat and plaque, the Kathleen Jane Gilkison seat and plaque and the 1954 Royal Visit Direction Indicator and plaque.Transcription:The George Simpson seatSubmitted...

            This site has this George Simpson seat and plaque, the Kathleen Jane Gilkison seat and plaque and the 1954 Royal Visit Direction Indicator and plaque.Transcription:The George Simpson seatSubmitted...

            • new zealand
            • aotearoa
            • dunedin
            • otepoti
            • simpson
            • seat

            Margaret Palmerton

            "The little rivet that held us together"[Location approximate]

            "The little rivet that held us together"[Location approximate]

              Alexander Square

              Submitted by @jqmcd

              Submitted by @jqmcd

                Moran State Park

                MORAN STATE PARK DEDICATED TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON BY ROBERT MORAN, JULY 16, 1921 FOR YOUR PLEASURE AND CARE. NO KILLING OR FIRES. THIS ARCH WAS DESIGNED & BUILT BY ROBERT MORAN  

                MORAN STATE PARK DEDICATED TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON BY ROBERT MORAN, JULY 16, 1921 FOR YOUR PLEASURE AND CARE. NO KILLING OR FIRES. THIS ARCH WAS DESIGNED & BUILT BY ROBERT MORAN

                • no killing or fires
                • moran
                • arch

                The Hollanders' Graves

                The plaque simply reads, "The Hollanders' Graves" The Battle of Ronas Voe was a naval engagement between the English Royal Navy and the Dutch East India ship Wapen van Rotterdam on 14 March 1674...

                The plaque simply reads, "The Hollanders' Graves" The Battle of Ronas Voe was a naval engagement between the English Royal Navy and the Dutch East India ship Wapen van Rotterdam on 14 March 1674...

                • grave
                • mass grave
                • memorial
                • dutch
                • war grave
                • wapen van rotterdam
                • voc
                • shetland
                • ronas voe
                • heylor
                • third anglo-...
                • 1674
                • dutch east indiaman

                Dunedin Ward Block

                Found in the foyer of Dunedin Public Hospital Transcription:The Dunedin Hospital Ward Block with its Medical School facilities was opened by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent on the 10th day...

                Found in the foyer of Dunedin Public Hospital Transcription:The Dunedin Hospital Ward Block with its Medical School facilities was opened by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent on the 10th...

                • new zealand
                • dunedin
                • hospital
                • 1980
                • opening
                • aotearoa

                Robert Gilkison

                On a stone seat, on the public path, on the Belleknowes Golf CourseTranscription:In memory of ROBERT GILKISON Glasgow 1862 - Dunedin 1942 Let light perpetual shine upon him.Submitted by:Judith Swan

                On a stone seat, on the public path, on the Belleknowes Golf CourseTranscription:In memory of ROBERT GILKISON Glasgow 1862 - Dunedin 1942 Let light perpetual shine upon him.Submitted by:Judith Swan

                • .new zealand
                • aotearoa
                • dunedin
                • public seat
                • golf course
                • stone
                • 1862
                • 1942

                Dunedin's former Prison

                Found on the front wall of the former prison in central Dunedin, on the right side of the door, in the image.Transcription:NZ Historic Places Trust. 4035. Registered Building. Pouhere Taonga.More...

                Found on the front wall of the former prison in central Dunedin, on the right side of the door, in the image.Transcription:NZ Historic Places Trust. 4035. Registered Building. Pouhere...

                • new zealand
                • aotearoa
                • dunedin
                • otepoti
                • prison
                • historic pla...
                • 1896

                The Reverend Thomas Burns

                Transcription:Memorial to The Reverend Thomas Burns D.D. 1796 - 1871First Presbyterian minister of the province Co-leader of the the settlement of Otago First Chancellor of the University of...

                Transcription:Memorial to The Reverend Thomas Burns D.D. 1796 - 1871First Presbyterian minister of the province Co-leader of the the settlement of Otago First Chancellor of the University...

                • new zealand
                • aotearoa
                • dunedin
                • otepoti
                • first church
                • presbyterian
                • 1796
                • 1871

                Lompoc Fire Bell

                  Mahon House

                  Submitted by @jqmcd

                  Submitted by @jqmcd

                    McCabe College Building