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His Master's Voice

His Master's Voice was the unofficial name of a major British record label created in 1901 by The Gramophone Co. Ltd. The phrase was first coined in the 1890s as the title of a painting depicting...

His Master's Voice was the unofficial name of a major British record label created in 1901 by The Gramophone Co. Ltd. The phrase was first coined in the 1890s as the title of a painting depicting...

  • blue plaque
  • dog
  • music
  • hmv
  • record label

Henry Solomon Was Attacked Here

Submitted by Nick Bateman

Submitted by Nick Bateman

  • attack
  • police
  • blue plaque

Moller Villa aka Shanghai's Fairytale Castle

  • shanghai
  • fairytale
  • snow white
  • disney
  • china
  • castle
  • french concession

Seymour House

  • architecture
  • shanghai
  • china
  • bodybuilding

Ohel Rachel Synagogue

  • temple
  • synagogue
  • jewish
  • jews

Quebec 01 Missile Alert Facility

Submitted by @ScolesSarah

Submitted by @ScolesSarah

    Birthplace of James Joyce

    Submitted by @thoughtwax

    Submitted by @thoughtwax

      Circle Garden

      CIRCLE GARDEN Designed and maintained by ORINDA JUNIOR GARDEN CLUB

      CIRCLE GARDEN Designed and maintained by ORINDA JUNIOR GARDEN CLUB

        A Floating Bomb -- Vancouver's Port Explosion

        Submitted by @VanConventions West and  @BC_LHC

        Submitted by @VanConventions West and  @BC_LHC

          Brodbeck and Zundel General Merchandise Store

          The Baldwin County Historic Development Commission was petitioned on October 15, 2012, for Historic Site Designation, pursuant to the authority conveyed by the Act No. 80-497, as amended by Act...

          The Baldwin County Historic Development Commission was petitioned on October 15, 2012, for Historic Site Designation, pursuant to the authority conveyed by the Act No. 80-497, as amended by...

          • alabama
          • historic site

          Central Agricultural School

          It began in 1912, Booker T. Washington, President of Tuskegee Institute, approached Julius Rosenwald, President of Sears, Roebuck and Company, with an idea for a pilot program that was to have a...

          It began in 1912, Booker T. Washington, President of Tuskegee Institute, approached Julius Rosenwald, President of Sears, Roebuck and Company, with an idea for a pilot program that was to have a...

          • louisiana
          • african amer...

          Community Retirement Home

          In 1944, a group of citizens discussed establishment of a retirement home in Port Arthur. Federated Mission Society members from several churches served on the board of directors. Incorporated as...

          In 1944, a group of citizens discussed establishment of a retirement home in Port Arthur. Federated Mission Society members from several churches served on the board of directors. Incorporated as...

          • texas
          • community

          Ascension Parish Negro Fairgrounds/As cension Parish Negro Fair Association, Inc.

          The Ascension Parish Negro Fair Association, Inc.The APNFA, Inc. was established September 22, 1950 by concerned citizens in the Prairieville area. The Association assisted and encouraged the...

          The Ascension Parish Negro Fair Association, Inc.The APNFA, Inc. was established September 22, 1950 by concerned citizens in the Prairieville area. The Association assisted and encouraged...

          • louisiana
          • african americans
          • entertainment

          Babe Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911 - September 27, 1956)

          Birthplace ofBabe Didrikson Zaharias(June 26, 1911 - September 27, 1956) One of seven children, Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson was the daughter of Norwegian immigrants Hannah Marie (d. 1945) and...

          Birthplace ofBabe Didrikson Zaharias(June 26, 1911 - September 27, 1956) One of seven children, Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson was the daughter of Norwegian immigrants Hannah Marie (d. 1945)...

          • texas
          • women
          • sports
          • golf

          August 26, 1814

          AUGUST 26, 1814IN THIS VILLAGE PRESIDENT MADISONAND MEMBERS OF HIS OFFICIAL FAMILYFOUND REFUGE IN THE HOME OF CALEBBENTLEY, FIRST POSTMASTER OF BROOKEVILLE, FOLLOWING THE BURNINGOF THE CAPITOL AND...

          AUGUST 26, 1814IN THIS VILLAGE PRESIDENT MADISONAND MEMBERS OF HIS OFFICIAL FAMILYFOUND REFUGE IN THE HOME OF CALEBBENTLEY, FIRST POSTMASTER OF BROOKEVILLE, FOLLOWING THE BURNINGOF THE CAPITOL AND...

          • brookeville
          • madison
          • imageryan