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Saint John City Market

SAINT JOHN CITY MARKET LE MARCHÉ DE SAINT JOHN Built between 1874 and 1876, the Saint John City market narrowly escaped the fire that swept through the town in 1877 and stands today as a rare and...

SAINT JOHN CITY MARKET LE MARCHÉ DE SAINT JOHN Built between 1874 and 1876, the Saint John City market narrowly escaped the fire that swept through the town in 1877 and stands today as a rare and...

    Country Inn Roadhouse

    GEORGETOWN HISTORIC SITE COUNTRY INN ROADHOUSE This is the last of several roadhouses that once lined this street. Patrons enjoyed drinking, dancing, and gambling downstairs and "hotel" rooms...

    GEORGETOWN HISTORIC SITE COUNTRY INN ROADHOUSE This is the last of several roadhouses that once lined this street. Patrons enjoyed drinking, dancing, and gambling downstairs and "hotel"...

      The First World Series

      Submitted by @RNewengland

      Submitted by @RNewengland

        Solon Hannibal Borglum

        Bucky O'Neil cowboy statue by Solon Hannibal Borglum Submitted by @JimStLeger

        Bucky O'Neil cowboy statue by Solon Hannibal Borglum Submitted by @JimStLeger

          Desoto Park Fort Prudhomme

          In this section of the Clarendon Grant on the Chucaqua portion of the Mississippi River, LaSalle, the French explorer, built Fort Prudhomme in 1682. Erected by the Tennessee Society of the...

          In this section of the Clarendon Grant on the Chucaqua portion of the Mississippi River, LaSalle, the French explorer, built Fort Prudhomme in 1682. Erected by the Tennessee Society of...

          • shelby county
          • tennessee

          Bronzeville, Illinois

          A monument to the erasure of Bronzeville for the Illinois Institute of Technology. Architecture is not neutral. Submitted by @blaservations

          A monument to the erasure of Bronzeville for the Illinois Institute of Technology. Architecture is not neutral. Submitted by @blaservations

            Emporium of the Valleys

              19th Century Architecture

              Center Lane alley is one of the best examples of what Memphis looked like in the late 19th century. Note the arched windows, the metal shutters, and the decorative cast iron columns, probably made...

              Center Lane alley is one of the best examples of what Memphis looked like in the late 19th century. Note the arched windows, the metal shutters, and the decorative cast iron columns, probably made...

              • shelby county
              • tennessee

              Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

                Parliament Fined the Town for its Negligence

                MRS. BLUNDEN, WIFE OF WILLIAM BLUNDEN, MALTSTER, WAS BURIED ALIVE IN THIS CEMETERY IN JULY 1674. PARLIAMENT FINED THE TOWN FOR ITS NEGLIGENCE BASINGSTOKE HERITAGE SOCIETY Submitted by @Elephantgoesmoo

                MRS. BLUNDEN, WIFE OF WILLIAM BLUNDEN, MALTSTER, WAS BURIED ALIVE IN THIS CEMETERY IN JULY 1674. PARLIAMENT FINED THE TOWN FOR ITS NEGLIGENCE BASINGSTOKE HERITAGE SOCIETY Submitted by @Elephantgoesmoo

                • maltster

                Debbie Reynolds, Halloweentown

                Submitted by @Ritterton, photo by emmagraycetf

                Submitted by @Ritterton, photo by emmagraycetf

                  NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent's Triangle

                  Submitted by @Ritterton

                  Submitted by @Ritterton

                    Thomas M. Hartnett

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                      Battle of Collierville An Unexpected Guest

                      Collierville's location on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad made it strategically important throughout the Civil War. Frequently occupied by Union forces, the town found itself in the gun...

                      Collierville's location on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad made it strategically important throughout the Civil War. Frequently occupied by Union forces, the town found itself in the gun...

                      • shelby county
                      • tennessee

                      A Request From the Holiday Fellowship

                      A Request From the Holiday Fellowship Friend, when you stray, or sit and take your ease On Moor , or Fell, or under spreading trees Pray, leave no traces of your wayside meal, No paper bag, no...

                      A Request From the Holiday Fellowship Friend, when you stray, or sit and take your ease On Moor , or Fell, or under spreading trees Pray, leave no traces of your wayside meal, No paper bag,...

                        Alico Building

                        ALICO BUILDING DESIGNED AND BUILT BY SANGUINET & STAATS AND ROY E. LANE, THE 22-STORY HOME OFFICE OF THE AMICABLE LIFE INSURANCE Co. WAS ERECTED IN 1911 AS PUBLICITY FOR THE NEW FIRM. THE...

                        ALICO BUILDING DESIGNED AND BUILT BY SANGUINET & STAATS AND ROY E. LANE, THE 22-STORY HOME OFFICE OF THE AMICABLE LIFE INSURANCE Co. WAS ERECTED IN 1911 AS PUBLICITY FOR THE NEW FIRM....

                          Holliwell Covered Bridge

                            Constructed by First Engineers 1933

                            These brick were brought from ENGLAND in the 17th CENTURY and used in the construction of LORD FAIRFAX MANSION, at BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, 1730 From...

                            These brick were brought from ENGLAND in the 17th CENTURY and used in the construction of LORD FAIRFAX MANSION, at BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, 1730...

                              Lake Washington Boulevard

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                              [location approximate]

                                Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9

                                Submitted by @Ritterton

                                Submitted by @Ritterton