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Mancini

With deep admiration  for their scholarly ideals  devotion to our children.  and gentle nobility  The Crowden School  dedicates this room to  its academic founders  PIERO and BRIGITTE  MANCINI ...

With deep admiration  for their scholarly ideals  devotion to our children.  and gentle nobility  The Crowden School  dedicates this room to  its academic founders  PIERO and BRIGITTE ...

    Vienna

      Patton and Reed

        Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach

          Gruta

          EN ESTA GRUTO COMIO  EL SR GENERAL DIAZ  PRESIDENTE DE LA REPUBLICA  EL DIA 9 DE ABRIL DEL ANO DE 1906

          EN ESTA GRUTO COMIO  EL SR GENERAL DIAZ  PRESIDENTE DE LA REPUBLICA  EL DIA 9 DE ABRIL DEL ANO DE 1906

            Harvey Milk

              Voices of the Past

              VOICES OF THE PAST “FOR THIS SPOT I FELT A SACRED REVERENCE, AND NEVER COULD CONSENT TO LEAVE IT, WITHOUT BEING FORCED THERE FROM.” – BLACK HAWK’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY In the spring of 1828, officials of...

              VOICES OF THE PAST “FOR THIS SPOT I FELT A SACRED REVERENCE, AND NEVER COULD CONSENT TO LEAVE IT, WITHOUT BEING FORCED THERE FROM.” – BLACK HAWK’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY In the spring of 1828, officials...

                Voices of the Past

                VOICES OF THE PAST “I HAD ONE CONSOLATION…ALL THE WOMEN WERE ON MY SIDE, ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR CORNFIELDS.” – BLACK HAWK’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY Among the Sac as in many other American Indian cultures,...

                VOICES OF THE PAST “I HAD ONE CONSOLATION…ALL THE WOMEN WERE ON MY SIDE, ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR CORNFIELDS.” – BLACK HAWK’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY Among the Sac as in many other American Indian...

                  THE FIRST WHITE SETTLERS OF SAVANNA

                  1828 – 1928 ON THIS GROUND STOOD THE INDIAN WIGWAM OCCUPIED BY AARON PIERCE AND HIS WIFE HARRIET BELLOWS PIERCE AND THEIR FOUR CHILDREN. NOVEMBER 4, 1828 THE FIRST WHITE SETTLERS OF SAVANNA  ...

                  1828 – 1928 ON THIS GROUND STOOD THE INDIAN WIGWAM OCCUPIED BY AARON PIERCE AND HIS WIFE HARRIET BELLOWS PIERCE AND THEIR FOUR CHILDREN. NOVEMBER 4, 1828 THE FIRST WHITE SETTLERS OF SAVANNA...

                    Grant Hotel Facade

                    1826 – 1976 Galena Grant Hotel Circa 1859 Fine example of sheet metal façade circa 1905 Erected by Galena Bicentennial Commission, 1976       Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

                    1826 – 1976 Galena Grant Hotel Circa 1859 Fine example of sheet metal façade circa 1905 Erected by Galena Bicentennial Commission, 1976       Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

                      First hydraulic elevator in Galena

                      1826 – 1976 Galena Built by Lena Schmohl 1887 First hydraulic elevator Steam heat Occupied by St. Louis Store R. Fiddick, Ownder Erected by Galena Bicentennial Commission, 1976     Submitted by...

                      1826 – 1976 Galena Built by Lena Schmohl 1887 First hydraulic elevator Steam heat Occupied by St. Louis Store R. Fiddick, Ownder Erected by Galena Bicentennial Commission, 1976     Submitted by...

                        B&J Dry Goods

                        1826 – 1976 Galena B. & J. Adams Dry Goods and Grocery Store Built 1846 Erected by Galena Bicentennial Commission, 1976       Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

                        1826 – 1976 Galena B. & J. Adams Dry Goods and Grocery Store Built 1846 Erected by Galena Bicentennial Commission, 1976       Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

                          J.R. Grant Leather Store

                          1826 – 1976 Galena J.R. Grant Leather Store 1858-1864 U.S. Grant employed here 1860-1861 Erected by Galena Bicentennial Commission, 1976     Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers  

                          1826 – 1976 Galena J.R. Grant Leather Store 1858-1864 U.S. Grant employed here 1860-1861 Erected by Galena Bicentennial Commission, 1976   Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

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                          We Will Never Forget

                          WE WILL NEVER FORGET  THE MEN AND WOMEN OF TSA-KANSAS WOULD LIKE  TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO THE INDIVIDUALS  BELOW THAT MADE THIS MEMORIAL POSSIBLE.  BRUCE BITTER & BRENT BITTER  B&B METAL ARTS ...

                          WE WILL NEVER FORGET  THE MEN AND WOMEN OF TSA- KANSAS WOULD LIKE  TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO THE INDIVIDUALS  BELOW THAT MADE THIS MEMORIAL POSSIBLE.  BRUCE BITTER & BRENT BITTER  B&B...

                            Chappell Roland Hayes

                            Chappell Roland Hayes 1948 1994  A community activist and environmentalist, Chappell Hayes was the  driving force behind the Clean Air Alternative Coalition, which  successfully convinced Caltrans...

                            Chappell Roland Hayes 1948 1994  A community activist and environmentalist, Chappell Hayes was the  driving force behind the Clean Air Alternative Coalition, which  successfully convinced Caltrans...

                              El Mural Del Porfirmismo a la Revolucion

                                Henry R. PattengilL

                                Henry R. Pattengill began his career in 1874 as the superintendent of St. Louis schools, and later of Ithaca schools. His experiences in rural Michigan education led him to advocate for its...

                                Henry R. Pattengill began his career in 1874 as the superintendent of St. Louis schools, and later of Ithaca schools. His experiences in rural Michigan education led him to advocate for...

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                                The Fruit Belt

                                Because of Lake Michigan’s moderating effect, a narrow coastal strip from Indiana to Grand Traverse Bay, three hundred miles north, is blessed by a climate uniquely suited to fruit growing. This...

                                Because of Lake Michigan’s moderating effect, a narrow coastal strip from Indiana to Grand Traverse Bay, three hundred miles north, is blessed by a climate uniquely suited to fruit growing. This...

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                                St. Anne Church / St. Anne Chapel

                                The first building used by Catholics on Grosse Ile was originally the island’s first school. It was moved here from Thorofare and Church Road. Named St. Anne Church, it was recognized as a mission...

                                The first building used by Catholics on Grosse Ile was originally the island’s first school. It was moved here from Thorofare and Church Road. Named St. Anne Church, it was recognized as a mission...

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                                Skull Cave

                                According to tradition this is the cave in which the English fur trader Alexander Henry hid out during the Indian uprising of 1763. The floor of the cave, he claimed, was covered with human bones,...

                                According to tradition this is the cave in which the English fur trader Alexander Henry hid out during the Indian uprising of 1763. The floor of the cave, he claimed, was covered with human bones,...

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