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Alumbrando Publico

    Francis Violich

    • codornices
    • los amigos d...
    • 1980

    Lincoln at Kalamazoo

    On August 27, 1856, here in this park, Abraham Lincoln, then an obscure lawyer, spoke to a rally for John Fremont, the Republican presidential nominee. This was the only time that Lincoln...

    On August 27, 1856, here in this park, Abraham Lincoln, then an obscure lawyer, spoke to a rally for John Fremont, the Republican presidential nominee. This was the only time that...

    • michigan
    • michigan his...
    • lincoln

    Church of the Advent

    THIS HOUSE OF GOD WAS PLANNED AND ITS  ERECTION SUPERVISED BY THE ARCHITECT  ELMER C. JENSEN HIS VISION TOGETHER WITH HIS LOYAL AND  FAITHFUL SERVICE TO THIS PARISH FROM ITS  BEGINNING, WERE...

    THIS HOUSE OF GOD WAS PLANNED AND ITS  ERECTION SUPERVISED BY THE ARCHITECT  ELMER C. JENSEN HIS VISION TOGETHER WITH HIS LOYAL AND  FAITHFUL SERVICE TO THIS PARISH FROM ITS  BEGINNING,...

    • jensen
    • church

    Berkeley Building

    The Berkeley Building, a distinctive example of the Beaux-Arts style, was designed in 1905 by the firm of Codman and Despradelle. This early Back Bay commercial building features a terra cotta...

    The Berkeley Building, a distinctive example of the Beaux-Arts style, was designed in 1905 by the firm of Codman and Despradelle. This early Back Bay commercial building features a terra...

    • boston
    • back bay
    • restoration
    • commercial
    • terra cotta

    Statue of Sir Stamford Raffles

    The plaque sit under a large marble statue of Singapore's founder. It sits on the spot where Raffles is believed to have landed in 1819.The plaque reads: On this historic site Sir Thomas Stamford...

    The plaque sit under a large marble statue of Singapore's founder. It sits on the spot where Raffles is believed to have landed in 1819.The plaque reads: On this historic site Sir Thomas Stamford...

    • singapore
    • raffles
    • 1819
    • obscure fish...
    • great seaport

    Washington Rock

    Submitted by @JCA2374

    Submitted by @JCA2374

    • george ashington
    • 1777
    • hudson

    Venn Street

    Submitted by @atelierwork

    Submitted by @atelierwork

    • venn diagram
    • venn
    • clapham
    • logician
    • overlapping circles
    • lambeth

    Old Cemetery Camp Ground

    A memorial to the pioneers of Sugartown (early outpost of Southwest Louisiana), whose courage and fortitude helped subdue the historic "Neutral Territory" of the Sabine-Rio Hondo Strip, claimed...

    A memorial to the pioneers of Sugartown (early outpost of Southwest Louisiana), whose courage and fortitude helped subdue the historic "Neutral Territory" of the Sabine-Rio Hondo Strip,...

    • louisiana
    • cemetery

    Shady Grove School/ Community Building

    Built 1919-used as a school until 1928. Bought by community families to be used for cultural and social activities. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places December 2002.

    Built 1919-used as a school until 1928. Bought by community families to be used for cultural and social activities. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places December 2002.

    • louisiana

    Clay Petway

      Dave Ostang

        World War II DeRidder Army Air Base Memorial

         Erected in memory of United States Army Air Force personnel who lost their lives in training accidents at the DeRidder Army Airport and Gunnery Range, 1942-45.

         Erected in memory of United States Army Air Force personnel who lost their lives in training accidents at the DeRidder Army Airport and Gunnery Range, 1942-45.

        • louisiana

        Grabow Riot

        At this site, on July 7, 1912, a violent confrontation occurred between the Galloway Lumber Company and the Brotherhood of Timber Workers. The riot left 4 men dead and an estimated 50 men wounded....

        At this site, on July 7, 1912, a violent confrontation occurred between the Galloway Lumber Company and the Brotherhood of Timber Workers. The riot left 4 men dead and an estimated 50 men wounded....

        • louisiana

        Rosepine, Louisiana

        Incorporated December 24, 1902 by proclamation of Governor William Wright Heard. Town established on Sections 3 and 4 of Township 25, Range 9W. During the Vernon Parish lumber boom, Rosepine...

        Incorporated December 24, 1902 by proclamation of Governor William Wright Heard. Town established on Sections 3 and 4 of Township 25, Range 9W. During the Vernon Parish lumber boom, Rosepine...

        • louisiana

        Civilian Conservation Corps

         CCC planted these slash pine in 1939 in Kisatchie National Forest. CCC reforestation and construction of dams, roads, fire towers and recreation areas (1933-42) contributed to a rebirth in Vernon...

         CCC planted these slash pine in 1939 in Kisatchie National Forest. CCC reforestation and construction of dams, roads, fire towers and recreation areas (1933-42) contributed to a rebirth in Vernon...

        • louisiana

        Old Confederate Military Road

        In 1862, when Federal troops captured New Orleans and blockaded the mouth of the Mississippi River, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor established headquarters in central Louisiana...

        In 1862, when Federal troops captured New Orleans and blockaded the mouth of the Mississippi River, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor established headquarters in central...

        • louisiana
        • civil war

        SSG Timothy Bruce Cole, Jr. - Bronze Star with Valor

        On March 5, 2007, three months prior to his death while conducting a dismounted patrol SSG Cole's element came under heavy enemy machine gun fire from the north and west. One of SSG Cole's section...

        On March 5, 2007, three months prior to his death while conducting a dismounted patrol SSG Cole's element came under heavy enemy machine gun fire from the north and west. One of SSG Cole's...

        • louisiana
        • iraq war

        To Commemorate the Destruction of Newtown, Cardif

        This plaque contains part of a poem written by a former resident of the Newtown district of central Cardiff, reflecting on its demolition.  A working class neighbourhood close to the docks and...

        This plaque contains part of a poem written by a former resident of the Newtown district of central Cardiff, reflecting on its demolition.  A working class neighbourhood close to the docks and...

        • urban renewal
        • homogenising...

        A Gift of the Class of 1940

        • water fountain
        • drinking fountain