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Whidden Hall (A McMaster University student residence)

WHIDDEN HALL From 1923 until 1941 Howard P. Whidden, a man of distinguished appearance and firm convictions, was the executive head of McMaster University, a position then bearing the title...

WHIDDEN HALL From 1923 until 1941 Howard P. Whidden, a man of distinguished appearance and firm convictions, was the executive head of McMaster University, a position then bearing the title...

    McKay Hall (A McMaster University student residence)

    McKAY HALL                This residence Hall, opened in 1965, honours the memory of Alexander C. McKay who, beginning in 1890, was successively Professor of Mathematics and Physics, Registrar,...

    McKAY HALL                This residence Hall, opened in 1965, honours the memory of Alexander C. McKay who, beginning in 1890, was successively Professor of Mathematics and Physics,...

      Potatoes

      Submitted by @awoodruff

      Submitted by @awoodruff

      • potato
      • potatoes
      • charleston
      • boston

      Shenandoah Plaza

      SHENANDOAH PLAZA  IN MEMORY OF THE FOURTEEN OFFICERS AND MEN USS SHENANDOAH LOST SEPTEMBER 3, 1925 LORD, GUARD AND GUIDE THE MEN WHO FLY THROUGH THE GREAT SPACES IN THE SKY, BE WITH THEM ALWAYS IN...

      SHENANDOAH PLAZA  IN MEMORY OF THE FOURTEEN OFFICERS AND MEN USS SHENANDOAH LOST SEPTEMBER 3, 1925 LORD, GUARD AND GUIDE THE MEN WHO FLY THROUGH THE GREAT SPACES IN THE SKY, BE WITH THEM ALWAYS IN...

      • moffett field
      • shenandoah
      • 1925
      • airship

      Methodist Hospital

      This is in recognition and appreciation for the stewardship of Methodist Episcopal Church South members who were present at the first meeting of the Board of Trustees on February 7, 1911. Present...

      This is in recognition and appreciation for the stewardship of Methodist Episcopal Church South members who were present at the first meeting of the Board of Trustees on February 7, 1911....

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Court Square Fountain

      Electric illumination in memorial of Thomas A. Edison. Sponsored by the Good Earth Garden Club. Mrs. P. Avila McPhillips, President, May, 1949. Restoration and illumination of this fountain by...

      Electric illumination in memorial of Thomas A. Edison. Sponsored by the Good Earth Garden Club. Mrs. P. Avila McPhillips, President, May, 1949. Restoration and illumination of this fountain...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Arlington Tennessee Veterans Memorial

      Dedicated to the sons and daughters of Arlington who gave their lives in service of their country and all those who served in defense of this country for our liberty and freedom. World War II Sam...

      Dedicated to the sons and daughters of Arlington who gave their lives in service of their country and all those who served in defense of this country for our liberty and freedom. World War II Sam...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Dick Bartell

      • oakland
      • baseball
      • 1933
      • alameda

      New Mexico State Fair Exhibit Complex

      • albequerque
      • new mexico
      • state fair
      • 1986

      mem-o-mobilia

      BILLINGS BRIDGE TRANSITWAY ART COMMISSION Artist MARK MARSTERS Artiste 1996 mem mobilia The thirty-six painted panels installed within the Billings Bridge Transitway Station are to entertain and...

      BILLINGS BRIDGE TRANSITWAY ART COMMISSION Artist MARK MARSTERS Artiste 1996 mem mobilia The thirty- six painted panels installed within the Billings Bridge Transitway Station are to entertain...

      • art
      • history
      • advertising
      • transit
      • bus station
      • public transport
      • billings bridge

      The Hamilton Naturalists' Club

      THE HAMILTON NATURALISTS’ CLUB The Hamilton Naturalists’ Club (HNC) has promoted environmental protection, research and education in the Hamilton area since its founding in 1919 as the Hamilton...

      THE HAMILTON NATURALISTS’ CLUB The Hamilton Naturalists’ Club (HNC) has promoted environmental protection, research and education in the Hamilton area since its founding in 1919 as the...

        Halifax Public Gardens

        HALIFAX PUBLIC GARDENS Opened to the public in 1875, these grounds united the 1837 Horticultural Society gardens with an adjacent civic garden created in 1867. The original design of landscape...

        HALIFAX PUBLIC GARDENS Opened to the public in 1875, these grounds united the 1837 Horticultural Society gardens with an adjacent civic garden created in 1867. The original design of...

        • nova scotia
        • public gardens
        • halifax

        Fort Assumption

        South of here, at the highest part of the bluff, on Assumption Day, August 15, 1739, Fort Assumption was erected by Sieur de Bienville, French Governor of Louisiana. This was the first structure...

        South of here, at the highest part of the bluff, on Assumption Day, August 15, 1739, Fort Assumption was erected by Sieur de Bienville, French Governor of Louisiana. This was the first structure...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Frank Robinson

        • oakland
        • coliseum

        St. Mary's CathedralChapel and Diocesan House

        This church was founded on this site as an Episcopal Mission in 1857 and consecrated on Ascension Day in 1858 by James Otey, the 1st Bishop of Tennessee. It was designated as the Diocesan...

        This church was founded on this site as an Episcopal Mission in 1857 and consecrated on Ascension Day in 1858 by James Otey, the 1st Bishop of Tennessee. It was designated as the Diocesan...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Rufus Thomas Memorial

        Ambassador of Soul: The King of Rhythm and Blues; The Funkiest Chicken of the South. A star and veteran of service to this community. A man whose talents have endured and whose performances have...

        Ambassador of Soul: The King of Rhythm and Blues; The Funkiest Chicken of the South. A star and veteran of service to this community. A man whose talents have endured and whose performances...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Montgomery Freemasonry

        Submitted by @LostToHistory

        Submitted by @LostToHistory

        • montgomery
        • alabama
        • freemasonry
        • 1821
        • jackson

        The Applegate Trail; Southern Route to Oregon

        • oregon
        • applegate
        • roseburg

        Spouting Horns

        SPOUTING HORNS  THE ERODING OF THE WEAKER MATERIAL, OR THE PRESENCE OF LAVA TUBES WITHING THE COASTAL ROCK FORMATION ALLOWS THE PULSE OF THE SEA TO BE RELEASED AND THROWN SKYWARD IN A RELEASE OF...

        SPOUTING HORNS  THE ERODING OF THE WEAKER MATERIAL, OR THE PRESENCE OF LAVA TUBES WITHING THE COASTAL ROCK FORMATION ALLOWS THE PULSE OF THE SEA TO BE RELEASED AND THROWN SKYWARD IN A RELEASE OF...

        • ocean
        • depoe bay
        • oregon

        George Blanda

        • oakland
        • raiders
        • coliseum