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A Movie Tycoon

  • lathrop
  • concrete sidewalks

Leslie B. Pace Entrance

Leslie B. Pace Entrance  Alaska Center for the Performing Arts  This entrance to the Atwood Concert Hall  is named in honor of Leslie B. Pace.  Mr. Pace was a patron of the arts and a  dedicated...

Leslie B. Pace Entrance  Alaska Center for the Performing Arts  This entrance to the Atwood Concert Hall  is named in honor of Leslie B. Pace.  Mr. Pace was a patron of the arts and a  dedicated...

    Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

      Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Southern Terminal Seismic and Security Retrofit Project 2009

        The Forgotten War -- WWII In Alaska

        • wwii
        • dutch harbor
        • attu
        • kiska
        • invasion of alaska

        The Alascom Holiday Tree

        • holiday tree

        Ted Stevens, Anchorage Airport

          Memorial Bike Racks Walt Little 1945 - 2015

            Clover Pass School

              Chamber of Commerce Building

              Submitted by @klstewart

              Submitted by @klstewart

              • preserved fish
              • nyc

              Napa -- Birthplace of the Loudspeaker

              Submitted by @quitasarah

              Submitted by @quitasarah

              • 1915

              Newton County Memorial Clock

              This memorial clock and bell was given to Newton County, Texas. In memory of Dr. J.S. Peavy and wife Maryann by their daughter Alice. July 1929.

              This memorial clock and bell was given to Newton County, Texas. In memory of Dr. J.S. Peavy and wife Maryann by their daughter Alice. July 1929.

              • texas
              • memorial

              Historic Roadside Park

              The picnic area on US 190 in Newton County is an early roadside park developed by the Texas Highway Department -- now Texas Department of Transportation. This 1936 park accommodated motorists...

              The picnic area on US 190 in Newton County is an early roadside park developed by the Texas Highway Department -- now Texas Department of Transportation. This 1936 park accommodated motorists...

              • texas
              • park

              TBM Avenger

              Submitted by @bthubbard

              Submitted by @bthubbard

                Vye's Beach

                Submitted by @bthubbard

                Submitted by @bthubbard

                  Where He Was Probably Murdered

                  Edward V As Prince of Wales, King Edward V lived in Ludlow, returning in April 1483 to London, where he was probably murdered.  [Location approximate]Submitted by @SamiraAhmedUK

                  Edward V As Prince of Wales, King Edward V lived in Ludlow, returning in April 1483 to London, where he was probably murdered.  [Location approximate]Submitted by @SamiraAhmedUK

                    A letter to the future

                    A letter to the future   Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to...

                    A letter to the future   Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is...

                    • glacier
                    • climate change
                    • ok
                    • 415 ppm co2

                    Basic Facts About the Mississippi River

                    Length: River length is a difficult measurement top in down because the river channel is constantly changing but it is about 2,350 miles long. Width: At Lake Itasca, the river is between 20-30...

                    Length: River length is a difficult measurement top in down because the river channel is constantly changing but it is about 2,350 miles long. Width: At Lake Itasca, the river is between 20-30...

                    • mississippi

                    The Civil War Defenses of Washington - Fort Reno

                    THE CIVIL WAR DEFENSESOF WASHINGTONFORT RENOTHE SITE OF THIS FORT WAS SELECTED INAUGUST, 1861. FIRST CALLED FORT PENNSYLVANIA,THE FORT WAS LOCATED AT AN ELEVATION OF430 FEET, COMMANDING THREE...

                    THE CIVIL WAR DEFENSESOF WASHINGTONFORT RENOTHE SITE OF THIS FORT WAS SELECTED INAUGUST, 1861. FIRST CALLED FORT PENNSYLVANIA,THE FORT WAS LOCATED AT AN ELEVATION OF430 FEET, COMMANDING THREE...

                    • fort reno
                    • washington
                    • civil war
                    • imageryan

                    Kudzu

                     Kudzu is often referred to as "the vine that ate the South." This distinctive description comes from the fact that kudzu can grow more than a foot a night. If left uncontrolled it will devour...

                     Kudzu is often referred to as "the vine that ate the South." This distinctive description comes from the fact that kudzu can grow more than a foot a night. If left uncontrolled it will...

                    • mississippi