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Essanay Film Studio

ESSANAY FILM STUDIO  The western branch studio of the Essanay Film  Manufacturing Company stood on this site from 1913  to 1933. It was the first movie studio built for that  purpose in Northern...

ESSANAY FILM STUDIO  The western branch studio of the Essanay Film  Manufacturing Company stood on this site from 1913  to 1933. It was the first movie studio built for that  purpose in...

    Gropius House

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    • bauhaus
    • architect

    The Bankers' Building

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    Submitted by @jqmcd

      Site of St. Mary's Catholic Church

      SITE OF  ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH  1940  1884  LAND GIVEN BY THE BOTELHO FAMILY IN 1880  CONSTRUCTION BEGAN 1882  BLESSED BY THE BISHOP 1884  LAST SERVICE MAY 12,1940  WALNUT CREEK HISTORICAL...

      SITE OF  ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH  1940  1884  LAND GIVEN BY THE BOTELHO FAMILY IN 1880  CONSTRUCTION BEGAN 1882  BLESSED BY THE BISHOP 1884  LAST SERVICE MAY 12,1940  WALNUT CREEK HISTORICAL...

        Sen Lee

        Sen Lee  1916 1994    Proprietor of the Hong Kong Restaurant of Harvard Square. This plaque  commemorates the more than fifty years during which Sen Lee and the  Lee Family have built the Hong...

        Sen Lee  1916 1994    Proprietor of the Hong Kong Restaurant of Harvard Square. This plaque  commemorates the more than fifty years during which Sen Lee and the  Lee Family have built the Hong...

          Lorna Slocombe

          Submitted by @jqmcd

          Submitted by @jqmcd

            The Soldiers and Sailors of Cambridge

            Submitted by @jqmcd

            Submitted by @jqmcd

            • civil war
            • lincoln
            • maintenance
            • 1869

            Jan Vohrs From Her Book Group

            • book group

            Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary

            Submitted by Ben Becker.

            Submitted by Ben Becker.

            • louise ayer hatheway

            This Building Was Presented to the City of Oakland

            • chauncey w. gibson
            • library
            • oakland

            Lake Temescal Detention Pond

            • detention pond

            The Railroad History of Lake Temescal

              Bruce Lee Statue Project

              Bruce Lee Statue Project Groundbreaking June 15, 2013 Dedication September 28, 2018   The Bruce Lee Statue Project is a community initiative aimed at celebrating the life and legacy of Bruce Lee...

              Bruce Lee Statue Project Groundbreaking June 15, 2013 Dedication September 28, 2018   The Bruce Lee Statue Project is a community initiative aimed at celebrating the life and legacy of Bruce...

              • bruce lee
              • statue
              • chinatown

              THe 100-Inch Hooker Telescope

              THE 100-INCH HOOKER TELESCOPE In 1904, astronomer George Ellery Hale obtained support from the Carnegie Institution of Washington to found the Mount Wilson Solar Observatory. Stellar telescopes...

              THE 100-INCH HOOKER TELESCOPE In 1904, astronomer George Ellery Hale obtained support from the Carnegie Institution of Washington to found the Mount Wilson Solar Observatory. Stellar...

              • telescope
              • mt. wilson
              • science
              • astronomy

              Dylan Thomas in Tenby

              Where the poet Dylan Thomas read from his newly completed play for voices, Under Milk Wood, not long before he set off on his last trip to New York.Submitted by: Alistair Wylie

              Where the poet Dylan Thomas read from his newly completed play for voices, Under Milk Wood, not long before he set off on his last trip to New York.Submitted by: Alistair Wylie

              • dylan thomas
              • poets

              Burlington Street

              Transcription:There is a lady sweet and kindwas never face so pleased my mindI did but see her passing byYet will I love her till I die. ---She passed this way, charmingthe morning, long years...

              Transcription:There is a lady sweet and kindwas never face so pleased my mindI did but see her passing byYet will I love her till I die. ---She passed this way, charmingthe morning, long...

              • new zealand
              • dunedin
              • street name
              • amenities society

              McDonald Garden

              McDonald GardenTranscriptionThis garden has been planted byThe Society of the Friends of FirstChurch in remembrance ofMr Stuart McDonald M.C.and Mrs Gladye McDonanald M.B.E.Founders of the Society...

              McDonald GardenTranscriptionThis garden has been planted byThe Society of the Friends of FirstChurch in remembrance ofMr Stuart McDonald M.C.and Mrs Gladye McDonanald M.B.E.Founders of the Society...

              • new zealand
              • dunedin
              • garden
              • first church

              Macandrew Bay Memorial Centre

              Transcription:To the fallen they sought the honour of their country. They found the glory of God.World Wars1914 - 1918Marshall A. Menzies J. Phair R.1939 - 1945Coombe G. Hook R.D. Miller...

              Transcription:To the fallen they sought the honour of their country. They found the glory of God.World Wars1914 - 1918Marshall A. Menzies J. Phair R.1939 - 1945Coombe G. Hook R.D....

              • new zealand
              • mcandrew bay
              • war memorial
              • wwi
              • wwii

              In Honour of Those Who Fell in The Great War 1914 - 1919

                The Parshall Measuring Flume

                THE PARSHALL MEASURING FLUME  A HISTORICAL LANDMARK  OF  AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING  SINCE THE BEGINNING OF IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE  IT BEEN IMPORTANT TO MEASURE FLOWS OF IRRIGATION  WATER. ACCURACY...

                THE PARSHALL MEASURING FLUME  A HISTORICAL LANDMARK  OF  AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING  SINCE THE BEGINNING OF IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE  IT BEEN IMPORTANT TO MEASURE FLOWS OF IRRIGATION  WATER. ACCURACY...