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Ludington Car Ferries / S. S. Badger

Beginning in 1875 the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad shuttled produce, passengers and freight in wooden steamers between Ludington and ports in Wisconsin. In 1892 railroad car ferry service...

Beginning in 1875 the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad shuttled produce, passengers and freight in wooden steamers between Ludington and ports in Wisconsin. In 1892 railroad car ferry...

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LAPD’s first fully- staffed Kōban

“Welcome to the LAPD’s first fully-staffed kōban in LA. The first kōban was set up in Japan in the 1840s to provide the police a more intimate setting for public interaction.”Submitted by @oranv

“Welcome to the LAPD’s first fully-staffed kōban in LA. The first kōban was set up in Japan in the 1840s to provide the police a more intimate setting for public interaction.”Submitted by @oranv

    The Pinelli Building

    Sonoma City Landmark No. 4 The Pinelli Building Constructed OE Native Stoue ln 1891 By Augostino Pinelli

    Sonoma City Landmark No. 4 The Pinelli Building Constructed OE Native Stoue ln 1891 By Augostino Pinelli

      Indesign

      Submitted by @jqmcd

      Submitted by @jqmcd

        San Francisco Mining Exchange

          Murder in the Cathedral

          The spot in Canterbury Cathedral at which Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered by supporters of King Henry II in 1170 CE.

          The spot in Canterbury Cathedral at which Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered by supporters of King Henry II in 1170 CE.

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          • robert runcie

          EBRPD RETIREES ASSN

          HONORING OUR RETIREES RELAX AND ENJOY, DEDICATED MARCH 2002 EBRPD RETIREES ASSN

          HONORING OUR RETIREES RELAX AND ENJOY, DEDICATED MARCH 2002 EBRPD RETIREES ASSN

            Maj. Charles Lee Tilden

              Nimitz Way

                Rainbow Bridge Bench

                  Dr. Jose P. Rizal

                    Andrea Brenta

                      Bertha Ryland

                      A plaque in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery marking the spot where in 1914 suffragette Bertha Ryland slashed a painting in support of votes for women.Submitted by: Alistair Wylie

                      A plaque in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery marking the spot where in 1914 suffragette Bertha Ryland slashed a painting in support of votes for women.Submitted by: Alistair Wylie

                      • suffragette
                      • votes for women
                      • bertha ryland

                      Help Given to German Children by the Irish People after World War II

                        Glorious Kingdom Primitive Baptist Church

                          Lifeboats

                            The Forgotten Irish

                              The Proclamation of Korean Independence

                                Hayley Elena Horn

                                  Skagway Centennial Statue