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Massif de Plantes Terre de Bruyere

    Carriage House

    CARRIAGE HOUSE The carriage was a major means of local transportation around the turn of the century. Muir never owned an automobile and preferred to walk whenever possible. The Muir/Strentzel...

    CARRIAGE HOUSE The carriage was a major means of local transportation around the turn of the century. Muir never owned an automobile and preferred to walk whenever possible. The Muir/Strentzel...

      Benicia Arsenal

        Claude Chana

          Murphy WIndmill

            W. W. Powers Building

              W.W. Powers Building 209, 211, 213, 215 W. Miner St. Originally built in 1879 to accommodate three separate businesses, this structure became the Power's Hotel, a fine two-story, twenty-room...

              W.W. Powers Building 209, 211, 213, 215 W. Miner St. Originally built in 1879 to accommodate three separate businesses, this structure became the Power's Hotel, a fine two-story,...

              Baroque Column

              This column typifies 17th century art and architecture. Ornamentation and textile designs cover  most of the twisted column shaft. It demonstrates that in spite of distractions and deviations,...

              This column typifies 17th century art and architecture. Ornamentation and textile designs cover  most of the twisted column shaft. It demonstrates that in spite of distractions and deviations,...

              • louisiana
              • new orleans
              • architecture

              Boatbuilders by the Bay

                Alaskan Hotel and Bar

                  The Mukilteo Research Station

                    Ferries and Freight on San Francisco Bay

                      Earl K. Long State Park

                      • louisiana
                      • state park

                      African Column

                      In ancient Egyptian temples, the shape of a lotus or flower in symbolic of the integration of different aspects of a single being.

                      In ancient Egyptian temples, the shape of a lotus or flower in symbolic of the integration of different aspects of a single being.

                      • louisiana
                      • new orleans
                      • architecture

                      Puuhonua

                      THIS ANCIENT HAWAIIAN SANCTUARY (PUUHONUA WAS PRESERVED THROUGH THE FORESIGHT OF CHARLES R. BISHOP WHO ADDED IT TO THE BISHOP ESTATE. WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII, THE TRUSTEES OF...

                      THIS ANCIENT HAWAIIAN SANCTUARY (PUUHONUA WAS PRESERVED THROUGH THE FORESIGHT OF CHARLES R. BISHOP WHO ADDED IT TO THE BISHOP ESTATE. WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII, THE TRUSTEES OF...

                        Bill Ray

                        BILL RAY DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVANT CHAMPION OF ALASKAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FRIEND OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA IN WHOSE HONOR THIS BUILDING IS NAMED AND DEDICATED BILL RAY CENTER MARCH 3. 1977  

                        BILL RAY DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVANT CHAMPION OF ALASKAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FRIEND OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA IN WHOSE HONOR THIS BUILDING IS NAMED AND DEDICATED BILL RAY CENTER MARCH 3. 1977

                          National Memorial to the Members of the Defence Forces

                            SFFD Engine Co. No. 2

                              Moscone

                                New Orleans Column

                                Representing the City of New Orleans, this column reflects the images associated with local culture and heritage: shellfish, music, and architectural features - red brick, stucco and wrought iron.

                                Representing the City of New Orleans, this column reflects the images associated with local culture and heritage: shellfish, music, and architectural features - red brick, stucco and wrought iron.

                                • louisiana
                                • new orleans
                                • architecture

                                Trenton

                                The first steamboat came into this area in 1819. Soon after, Trenton became the most important cotton shipping center on the Ouachita River. It was incorporated in 1870. It lost its importance...

                                The first steamboat came into this area in 1819. Soon after, Trenton became the most important cotton shipping center on the Ouachita River. It was incorporated in 1870. It lost its...

                                • louisiana
                                • west monroe
                                • ouachita parish