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    F.D. Chase Building

    F. D. Chase Building   William Wharff, Architect, 1909 Renovated by Jim Novosel, The Bay Architects, 2001   During Berkeley’s early 20th Century development boom, the F.D. Chase Real Estate...

    F. D. Chase Building   William Wharff, Architect, 1909 Renovated by Jim Novosel, The Bay Architects, 2001   During Berkeley’s early 20th Century development boom, the F.D. Chase Real...

      Los Rios Street

        Somersville Townsite

        • black diamond mine
        • mt diablo coal field

        John "Alex" Alexander

        Alex Alexander  1924-1993  Alexander spent his entire working life at Naval Supply  Center, Oakland. Symbolic of the many dedicated civilians who worked  on the base, Alex inspired others through...

        Alex Alexander  1924-1993  Alexander spent his entire working life at Naval Supply  Center, Oakland. Symbolic of the many dedicated civilians who worked  on the base, Alex inspired others through...

          Little Traverse Bay

          For centuries this region has been the home of Ottawa Indians, whose warriors and orators fought bravely to retain their land. Around 1700 a mission was built by French Jesuits at the famous...

          For centuries this region has been the home of Ottawa Indians, whose warriors and orators fought bravely to retain their land. Around 1700 a mission was built by French Jesuits at the...

          • michigan
          • michigan his...

          Hackley-Holt House / Hackley-Holt House

          In 1850 Joseph Hackley came to Michigan from Wisconsin to serve as superintendent of construction for the Durkee, Truesdell and Company sawmill. In 1860 he purchased this house, built in 1857....

          In 1850 Joseph Hackley came to Michigan from Wisconsin to serve as superintendent of construction for the Durkee, Truesdell and Company sawmill. In 1860 he purchased this house, built in 1857....

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          • michigan his...

          Town Creek Indian Mound historical marker

          From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Gerry Dincher, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License 

          From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Gerry Dincher, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License 

            Dirk Dirksen SHUT UP. YOU ANIMALS

            Dirk Dirksen SHUT UP. YOU ANIMALS Dirk Dirksen (1937 -2006), ringmaster of the circusof the creatively inspired and the willfully deranged,presided as Pope of Punk over nightly excursionsinto...

            Dirk Dirksen SHUT UP. YOU ANIMALS Dirk Dirksen (1937 -2006), ringmaster of the circusof the creatively inspired and the willfully deranged,presided as Pope of Punk over nightly excursionsinto...

            • dirk dirksen
            • mabuhay gardens
            • san francisco
            • counter culture
            • music

            San Diego Little Italy Cash & Carry

              Teniente Jose Azueta

                Confederate Park

                  Dr. John S. Pemberton Invented Coca-Cola in 1886

                  The invention of Coca Cola Submitted by @malgorzatar

                  The invention of Coca Cola Submitted by @malgorzatar

                    17th April 1941

                    IN MEMORY OF  ALL THOSE WHO WERE  TRAGICALLY KILLED  ON 17th APRIL 1941 WHILST SHELTERING  IN THE CELLARS OF WALKINGS BAKERY  THE BUILDING, WHICH STOOD ON THE CORNER OF  THE CUT AND GREET STREET, ...

                    IN MEMORY OF  ALL THOSE WHO WERE  TRAGICALLY KILLED  ON 17th APRIL 1941 WHILST SHELTERING  IN THE CELLARS OF WALKINGS BAKERY  THE BUILDING, WHICH STOOD ON THE CORNER OF  THE CUT AND GREET STREET, ...

                    • wwii
                    • bakery

                    Benjamin and Esther Taw

                    This Bulletin Board is Dedicated In Loving Memory of Benjamin and Esther Taw by Bill and Marilyn Taw January 16, 2018

                    This Bulletin Board is Dedicated In Loving Memory of Benjamin and Esther Taw by Bill and Marilyn Taw January 16, 2018

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                    Lawrence Scanlan

                      Cathedral of the Madeleine

                        Hotel Utah

                        Hotel Utah  The corner of Main Street and South Temple has long been important  in Utah history. Prior to construction of the Hotel Utah in 1909-11, the  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...

                        Hotel Utah  The corner of Main Street and South Temple has long been important  in Utah history. Prior to construction of the Hotel Utah in 1909-11, the  Church of Jesus Christ of...

                          Congregation B'Nai Israel

                          CONGREGATION  B'NAI ISRAEL  Site of the first permanent Jewish  house of worship in Utah 1883  Jews have been part of Utah's  religious, economic, social, and  political life since the mid 19th ...

                          CONGREGATION  B'NAI ISRAEL  Site of the first permanent Jewish  house of worship in Utah 1883  Jews have been part of Utah's  religious, economic, social, and  political life since the mid 19th ...

                            In Honor of Brigham Young and the Pioneers