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City of Oakland Lake Merritt Municipal Boat House

  • oakland
  • boathouse
  • merritt

Temple of Scottish Rite Masonry

  • oakland
  • california
  • scottish
  • rites

Rotary International Centennial Boathouse Plaza

  • oakland
  • rotary club
  • boat house

Construction of New Parliament House

Plaque reads: [Crest of Australia] This plaque was unveiled by The Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser, C.H., M.P., Prime Minister on 12 November, 1981  To commemorate the start of building...

Plaque reads: [Crest of Australia] This plaque was unveiled by The Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser, C.H., M.P., Prime Minister on 12 November, 1981  To commemorate the start of building...

  • parliament
  • australia
  • construction
  • prime minster
  • queen

Philadelphia Senate

In this building sat the first Senate and the first House of Representatives of the United States of America. Herein George Washington was inaugurated President March 4, 1793 and closed his...

In this building sat the first Senate and the first House of Representatives of the United States of America. Herein George Washington was inaugurated President March 4, 1793 and closed...

  • philadelphia
  • senate
  • george washington
  • john adams

First Supreme Court

In this building met the first Supreme Court of the United States of America 1791-1800 Presided over by Chief Justices John Jay John Rutledge Oliver Ellsworth Occupied as City Hall 1791 to 1854...

In this building met the first Supreme Court of the United States of America 1791-1800 Presided over by Chief Justices John Jay John Rutledge Oliver Ellsworth Occupied as City Hall 1791 to 1854...

    Abraham Lincoln Stood Here

    Abraham Lincoln stood here when he raised the flag on Independence Hall February 22, 1861. This tablet placed by Post 2 Department of Pennsylvania Grand Army of the Republic.   Submitted by Gilda Spitz

    Abraham Lincoln stood here when he raised the flag on Independence Hall February 22, 1861. This tablet placed by Post 2 Department of Pennsylvania Grand Army of the Republic.   Submitted by Gilda Spitz

    • philadelphia
    • lincoln

    Haym Salomon

    Haym Salomon (1740 - 1785) Financier of the Revo-lution. Came to America ca.1772. Imprisoned by British,1776 and 1778. Lived in Philadelphia, 1778-85; active in its Jewish community. A broker, he...

    Haym Salomon (1740 - 1785) Financier of the Revo- lution. Came to America ca.1772. Imprisoned by British,1776 and 1778. Lived in Philadelphia, 1778-85; active in its Jewish community. A broker, he...

    • philadelphia
    • 1740
    • haym
    • jewish community
    • broker
    • never repaid
    • lent heavily

    GEORGE CHAFFEY, JR. - CITY BUILDER

    Plaque inside terminal 4 at Ontario, CA airport honoring George Chaffey who, with his brother William, developed large parts of Southern California, including the cities of Ontario and Upland....

    Plaque inside terminal 4 at Ontario, CA airport honoring George Chaffey who, with his brother William, developed large parts of Southern California, including the cities of Ontario and Upland....

    • ontario
    • california
    • airport
    • engineer
    • city designer
    • engineer

    Newington Volunteer Fire Department Original Firehouse No. 1

    Newington Volunteer Fire Department Original Firehouse No. 1 1162 Main Street   This building was in danger of being torn down as part of a town center redevelopment plan but was saved by the...

    Newington Volunteer Fire Department Original Firehouse No. 1 1162 Main Street   This building was in danger of being torn down as part of a town center redevelopment plan but was saved by...

    • newington
    • ct
    • firehouse
    • volunteer
    • main st

    Flag pole dedication

    This flag pole is dedicated to the memory of Howard Perkins Ryder who died accepting the ricks of freedom during world war II in the US navy   Hand-built and donated through the generosity of...

    This flag pole is dedicated to the memory of Howard Perkins Ryder who died accepting the ricks of freedom during world war II in the US navy   Hand-built and donated through the generosity...

    • newington
    • ct
    • firehouse
    • flag pole
    • wwii
    • navy

    Buddy Brown

    Text:  In Recognition of BUDDY BROWN'S never ending support of Seattle Youth Sports Programs The plaque was installed in about 1998. It is just outside the entrance to the visiting team dugout of...

    Text:  In Recognition of BUDDY BROWN'S never ending support of Seattle Youth Sports Programs The plaque was installed in about 1998. It is just outside the entrance to the visiting team dugout of...

    • baseball
    • youth sports
    • seattle
    • african american

    Earl Layman Street Clock

    Originally the Young's Credit Jewelers Clock c. 1907 located at 4th and Pike. Donated to Historic Seattle by the Dean Black family. Placed here in dedication to Earl Drais Layman City of Seattle...

    Originally the Young's Credit Jewelers Clock c. 1907 located at 4th and Pike. Donated to Historic Seattle by the Dean Black family. Placed here in dedication to Earl Drais Layman City of...

    • clock
    • seattle
    • pioneer square

    WSM Broadcasting Transmitter & Antenna

    Submitted by @ClassicShowbiz

    Submitted by @ClassicShowbiz

    • tennessee
    • radio
    • tranmitter
    • grand ole opry
    • 1925

    Percival Lowell

    Submitted by @mpirnat .

    Submitted by @mpirnat .

    • flagstaff
    • arizona
    • pluto

    Adleman House - 1950

    HISTORIC HOME FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S ADLEMAN HOUSE - 1950 GENE & SUZIE COX - OWNERS   Submitted by David Huber, presumably via telephoto lens:   The current owners of Frank Lloyd Wright's Adelman...

    HISTORIC HOME FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S ADLEMAN HOUSE - 1950 GENE & SUZIE COX - OWNERS   Submitted by David Huber, presumably via telephoto lens:   The current owners of Frank Lloyd Wright's...

    • frank lloyd wright
    • phoenix
    • arizona
    • welcome mat

    Metropolitan Theater

    • hermosa beach
    • california
    • movies
    • 1923
    • metropolitan
    • bijou

    Hermosa Beach Public Fishing Pier

    HERMOSA BEACH PUBLIC FISHING PIER  CITY COUNCIL QUENTIN L. THELEN, MAYOR K. R. "PAT" ANDERSON JACK T. BELASCO JOHN P. DeGROOT MRS MYRON L. (PATRICIA) GAZIN  DEDICATED JUNE 5, 1965

    HERMOSA BEACH PUBLIC FISHING PIER  CITY COUNCIL QUENTIN L. THELEN, MAYOR K. R. "PAT" ANDERSON JACK T. BELASCO JOHN P. DeGROOT MRS MYRON L. (PATRICIA) GAZIN  DEDICATED JUNE 5, 1965

    • hermosa beach
    • california
    • fishing
    • 1965

    Monument to Pioneering Spirit

    During the mid-1920s, George K. Guild, an Edmonton City Dairy employee built a milk bottle on a parade float which Edmonton City Dairy entered in an Edmonton Exhibition parade. When the dairy's...

    During the mid-1920s, George K. Guild, an Edmonton City Dairy employee built a milk bottle on a parade float which Edmonton City Dairy entered in an Edmonton Exhibition parade. When the...

    • yeg
    • milk

    Northern Alberta Pioneers and Descendants Association Cabin

    The Northern Alberta Pioneers and Descendants was originally formed as the Northern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers' Association (NAPOTA) in 1984. Dedicated to the preservation of the history of...

    The Northern Alberta Pioneers and Descendants was originally formed as the Northern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers' Association (NAPOTA) in 1984. Dedicated to the preservation of the history...

    • yeg
    • agriculture