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Paul J. Finnegan

PAUL J. FINNEGAN 1923 - 2006 LOVE ALWAYS SHIRLEY AND PATRICK KUNA AND SNOOPY

PAUL J. FINNEGAN 1923 - 2006 LOVE ALWAYS SHIRLEY AND PATRICK KUNA AND SNOOPY

  • pt. isabel
  • california
  • snoopy

Neg Mawon Emancipation Monument

THIS MONUMENT IS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM AND EMANCIPATION. IT IS A TRIBUTE TO ALL THE ENSLAVED AFRICANS WHO SUFFERED AND WERE EXECUTED IN THE HISTORY OF DOMINICA. IT HONOURS THE MAROONS WHO RISKED...

THIS MONUMENT IS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM AND EMANCIPATION. IT IS A TRIBUTE TO ALL THE ENSLAVED AFRICANS WHO SUFFERED AND WERE EXECUTED IN THE HISTORY OF DOMINICA. IT HONOURS THE MAROONS WHO RISKED...

    The Lawrence Lowell Telescope

    THE LAWRENCE LOWELL TELESCOPE  A GIFT TO THE OBSERVATORY FROM PRESIDENT A. LAWRENCE LOWELL THROUGH THIS INSTRUMENT THE NINTH PLANET PLUTO WAS FIRST FOUND IN 1930  "IT MEANS A PLANET OUT THERE AS...

    THE LAWRENCE LOWELL TELESCOPE  A GIFT TO THE OBSERVATORY FROM PRESIDENT A. LAWRENCE LOWELL THROUGH THIS INSTRUMENT THE NINTH PLANET PLUTO WAS FIRST FOUND IN 1930  "IT MEANS A PLANET OUT THERE AS...

    • telescope
    • pluto
    • planet
    • 1930

    Chinatown Memorial Monument

    IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHINESE CANADIANS TO THE GROWTH, VITALITY AND PROSPERITY OF VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA AND CANADA. THE CHINATOWN MEMORIAL MONUMENT IS FUNDED...

    IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHINESE CANADIANS TO THE GROWTH, VITALITY AND PROSPERITY OF VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA AND CANADA. THE CHINATOWN MEMORIAL MONUMENT IS...

    • vancouver
    • chinatown
    • british columbia
    • wwii
    • railway worker

    Lewiston Trail

    LEWISTON TRAIL Lewiston Trail ran form Springfield to Galena via Lewiston.  From 1827 to 1837 it was one of the main routes to the Galena lead mines.  In general the trail ran in a northerly...

    LEWISTON TRAIL Lewiston Trail ran form Springfield to Galena via Lewiston.  From 1827 to 1837 it was one of the main routes to the Galena lead mines.  In general the trail ran in a...

      Confinement of Jefferson Davis

      CONFINEMENT OF JEFFERSON DAVIS  IN THIS CASEMATE JEFFERSON DAVIS, PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES, WAS CONFINED, MAY 22 - OCTOBER 2, 1865. AS HIS HEALTH SUFFERED IN THE CASE-MATE, HE WAS...

      CONFINEMENT OF JEFFERSON DAVIS  IN THIS CASEMATE JEFFERSON DAVIS, PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES, WAS CONFINED, MAY 22 - OCTOBER 2, 1865. AS HIS HEALTH SUFFERED IN THE CASE-MATE, HE...

      • never brough...
      • civil war
      • 1865
      • confederacy
      • confinement

      First Africans in Virginia

      FIRST AFRICANS IN VIRGINIA The first documented Africans in Virginia arrived here in Aug. 1619 on the White Lion, and English privateer based in the Netherlands. Colonial officials traded food for...

      FIRST AFRICANS IN VIRGINIA The first documented Africans in Virginia arrived here in Aug. 1619 on the White Lion, and English privateer based in the Netherlands. Colonial officials traded food...

      • slavery
      • 1619
      • virginia
      • hampton
      • hereditary lifelong
      • 20 and odd
      • 1624

      Civil War Camp

      Near here a Civil War training camp was built in August 1861. Named Camp Holton, Camp Sigel and finally Camp Reno, its boundaries were Prospect and Bartlett Avenues and Lafayette and Royall...

      Near here a Civil War training camp was built in August 1861. Named Camp Holton, Camp Sigel and finally Camp Reno, its boundaries were Prospect and Bartlett Avenues and Lafayette and...

      • civil war
      • wisconsin
      • 1861

      The Fiftieth Anniversary Gift of the Class of 1914

      1964 THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY GIFT OF THE CLASS OF 1914

      1964 THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY GIFT OF THE CLASS OF 1914

      • berkeley
      • california
      • cal
      • fountain

      Mark McGwire

        Berkeley Lawn Bowling Club House

        BERKELEY LAWN BOWLING CLUB HOUSE DEDICATED OCTOBER 17 1964 BUILT BY THE BERKELEY LAWN BOWLING CLUB IN COOPERATION WITH THE CITY OF BERKELEY

        BERKELEY LAWN BOWLING CLUB HOUSE DEDICATED OCTOBER 17 1964 BUILT BY THE BERKELEY LAWN BOWLING CLUB IN COOPERATION WITH THE CITY OF BERKELEY

        • berkeley
        • california
        • lawn bowling
        • 1964

        Frank Drake Bowling Green

        FRANK DRAKE BOWLING GREEN DEDICATED MAY 19, 1962 IN HONOR OF HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO BERKELEY LAWN BOWLING CLUB CITY OF BERKELEY 

        FRANK DRAKE BOWLING GREEN DEDICATED MAY 19, 1962 IN HONOR OF HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO BERKELEY LAWN BOWLING CLUB CITY OF BERKELEY 

        • berkeley
        • lawn bowling
        • 1962
        • drake

        Rollie Fingers

        • oakland
        • athletics

        Peggy's Cove Lighthouse Warning

        Warning. Injury and Death have rewarded careless sight-seers here. The ocean and rocks are treacherous. Savour the sea from a distance. Submitted by: @TheErickLee

        Warning. Injury and Death have rewarded careless sight-seers here. The ocean and rocks are treacherous. Savour the sea from a distance. Submitted by: @TheErickLee

        • warning
        • peggy's cove
        • lighthouse
        • nova scotia

        John Albert Johnson

        JOHN ALBERT JOHNSON JULY 26 1861  SEPT 21 1909 THREE TIMES GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA A POOR BOY * A COUNTRY EDITOR * A NATURAL LEADER CUT OFF IN HIS PRIME THE NATION MOURNS HIS LOSS "HIS LIVE WAS...

        JOHN ALBERT JOHNSON JULY 26 1861  SEPT 21 1909 THREE TIMES GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA A POOR BOY * A COUNTRY EDITOR * A NATURAL LEADER CUT OFF IN HIS PRIME THE NATION MOURNS HIS LOSS "HIS LIVE...

        • minnesota

        Commemorating the Hebrew School & Giorgio Bassani

          https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Scuola_ebraica_(Ferrara) Submitted by @GerardAudinet

          https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Scuola_ebraica_ (Ferrara) Submitted by @GerardAudinet

          Museum of Islamic Art

          Plaque reads: 'Museum of Islamic Art Doha Qatar In the name of God, The Most Compassionate, The Most Merciful His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Amir of The State of Qatar,...

          Plaque reads: 'Museum of Islamic Art Doha Qatar In the name of God, The Most Compassionate, The Most Merciful His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Amir of The State of Qatar,...

          • qatar
          • doha
          • museum
          • royalty
          • art

          Dr. Bertholo Lowenfeld

          DEDICATED TO DR. BERTHOLO LOWENFELD SUPERINTENDENT 1949 TO 1964 CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

          DEDICATED TO DR. BERTHOLO LOWENFELD SUPERINTENDENT 1949 TO 1964 CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

          • berkeley
          • california
          • cal
          • school for the blind
          • 1949

          John Talcott Overtook and Dispersed a Party of Indians

          "Twenty rods north of this stone was the Old Indian Fordway on the Middle Trail from Westfield to the Hudson River. Nearby Was the site of the Great Wigwam where Major John Talcott overtook and...

          "Twenty rods north of this stone was the Old Indian Fordway on the Middle Trail from Westfield to the Hudson River. Nearby Was the site of the Great Wigwam where Major John Talcott overtook...

          • indian massacre
          • english settlers
          • re-dedication

          Stewart Memorial Church

          STEWART MEMORIAL CHURCH (formerly St. Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal Church) 114 John Street North, Hamilton Founded c. 1835 as St. Paul’s AME Church, Stewart Memorial Church represents the...

          STEWART MEMORIAL CHURCH (formerly St. Paul’s African Methodist Episcopal Church) 114 John Street North, Hamilton Founded c. 1835 as St. Paul’s AME Church, Stewart Memorial Church represents the...