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World Heritage Site - Atomic Bomb Dome

WORLD HERITAGE SITE HIROSHIMA PEACE MEMORIAL (GENBAKU DOME)   As a historical witness that conveys the tragedy of suffering the first atomic bomb in human history and as a symbol that vows to...

WORLD HERITAGE SITE HIROSHIMA PEACE MEMORIAL (GENBAKU DOME)   As a historical witness that conveys the tragedy of suffering the first atomic bomb in human history and as a symbol that vows...

    Hiroshima Bridge Newel

    This inscription plate of the bridge’s name was formerly set into a newel post (shown on the right) of the Aioi Bridge when it was partially repaired in 1949.  The black granite slates around this...

    This inscription plate of the bridge’s name was formerly set into a newel post (shown on the right) of the Aioi Bridge when it was partially repaired in 1949.  The black granite slates around this...

      Tairo no Kiyomori

      Taira no Kiyomori   Taira no Kiyomori (1118 – 1181) was a military leader of the late Heian period of Japan. After the Hougen no ran and the Heiji no ran (Short Rebellion War), he emerged as a top...

      Taira no Kiyomori   Taira no Kiyomori (1118 – 1181) was a military leader of the late Heian period of Japan. After the Hougen no ran and the Heiji no ran (Short Rebellion War), he emerged as a top...

        Sundial

        PRESENTED TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES BY THE FRIENDS OF GEORGE DONALD MEID Submitted by @jqmcd

        PRESENTED TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES BY THE FRIENDS OF GEORGE DONALD MEID Submitted by @jqmcd

          Marcus Winchester

          On this corner Marcus B. Winchester in 1819 set up the first store in Memphis, and in 1821 the first post office. Son of General James Winchester, he was agent for the original proprietors of the...

          On this corner Marcus B. Winchester in 1819 set up the first store in Memphis, and in 1821 the first post office. Son of General James Winchester, he was agent for the original proprietors of the...

          • shelby county
          • tennessee

          Gustav Freiwald House, 1906

            The Monarch Grove Sanctuary "Butteryfly Trees"

            • winter storms
            • pacific grove
            • california
            • monarchs

            John Steinbeck

            JOHN STEINBECK 1902-1968  "CANNERY ROW IN MONTEREY IN  CALIFORNIA IS A POEM, A STINK, A GRATING NOSE, A QUALITY OF LIGHT, A TONE, A HABIT, A NOSTALGIA, A DREAM. CANNERY ROW IS THE GATHERED AND...

            JOHN STEINBECK 1902-1968  "CANNERY ROW IN MONTEREY IN  CALIFORNIA IS A POEM, A STINK, A GRATING NOSE, A QUALITY OF LIGHT, A TONE, A HABIT, A NOSTALGIA, A DREAM. CANNERY ROW IS THE GATHERED...

            • monterey
            • california
            • steinbeck
            • cannery row

            Saint Vincent de Paul

             THE FIRST CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT de PAUL IN THE UNITED STATES WAS ORGANIZED HERE AT THIS VENERABLE CATHEDRAL ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO THE DELEGATES OF THE SOCIETY IN...

             THE FIRST CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT de PAUL IN THE UNITED STATES WAS ORGANIZED HERE AT THIS VENERABLE CATHEDRAL ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO THE DELEGATES OF THE SOCIETY...

            • missouri
            • st louis
            • saint vincen...

            In Memory of Happy Days on the Campus

            • berkeley
            • california
            • bay area
            • cal
            • 1923
            • bridge

            Graff House

            THE GRAFF HOUSE IN WHICH THOMAS JEFFERSON WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS RECONSTRUCTED IN 1975 WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE INDEPENDENCE HALL...

            THE GRAFF HOUSE IN WHICH THOMAS JEFFERSON WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS RECONSTRUCTED IN 1975 WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE INDEPENDENCE HALL...

            • philadelphia
            • pennsylvania
            • graff
            • jefferson
            • declaration ...

            Horse Watering Trough

            Submitted by Sheila Paske

            Submitted by Sheila Paske

            • lincoln
            • california
            • trough
            • horse watering
            • railroad depot
            • fancy circul...

            Beermann Plaza

            BEERMANN PLAZA  Fritz Beermann and his son, Charles, came to Lincoln in 1880 and worked together in the harness and saddle shop at 5th and F Streets. Charles served as Lincoln's Town Treasurer...

            BEERMANN PLAZA  Fritz Beermann and his son, Charles, came to Lincoln in 1880 and worked together in the harness and saddle shop at 5th and F Streets. Charles served as Lincoln's Town Treasurer...

            • lincoln
            • california
            • 1880
            • plaza

            Fleming Building

            FLEMING BUILDING    ERECTED IN 1863 – 1864 BY JOHN ZIEGENBEIN AS A GENERAL STORE   SOLD TO HERMAN LOHSE 1879; TO GEORGE ALDRICH 1881; TO A.C. FLEMING (& ALEX HEMPHILL) IN 1888   BANK OF LINCOLN,...

            FLEMING BUILDING    ERECTED IN 1863 – 1864 BY JOHN ZIEGENBEIN AS A GENERAL STORE   SOLD TO HERMAN LOHSE 1879; TO GEORGE ALDRICH 1881; TO A.C. FLEMING (& ALEX HEMPHILL) IN 1888   BANK OF LINCOLN,...

            • lincoln
            • california
            • 1863

            Emmada Building

            EMMADA BUILDING   ERECTED IN 1863 AS GOOD TEMPLARS HALL ORIGINAL BUILDING, 30' WIDE, 2 STORIES (537 G)   EXPANDED SOUTH IN 1913 BY WILLIAMSON & INGRAM (THEIR WIVES, EMMA AND ADA, ="EMMADA")  ...

            EMMADA BUILDING   ERECTED IN 1863 AS GOOD TEMPLARS HALL ORIGINAL BUILDING, 30' WIDE, 2 STORIES (537 G)   EXPANDED SOUTH IN 1913 BY WILLIAMSON & INGRAM (THEIR WIVES, EMMA AND ADA, ="EMMADA")  ...

            • lincoln
            • california
            • 1863
            • templars
            • grammar school
            • granger hall

            New Hoppert Building

            "NEW HOPPERT BUILDING"  OWNED BY HOPPERT FAMILY SINCE 1870'S (DESCENDANT CATHERYN GATES HAS TITLE IN 2002)   Submitted by Sheila Paske.

            "NEW HOPPERT BUILDING"  OWNED BY HOPPERT FAMILY SINCE 1870'S (DESCENDANT CATHERYN GATES HAS TITLE IN 2002)   Submitted by Sheila Paske.

            • lincoln
            • california
            • attorney
            • saloon
            • bakery
            • meat mountain
            • soda fountain
            • barber shop

            Retreat of the Union Troops

            Retreat of the Union Troops    1863   During the Civil War, in 1863, Union troops occupied Knoxville.  They held a series of earthen forts, some of which were on a hill to the south.  A pontoon...

            Retreat of the Union Troops    1863   During the Civil War, in 1863, Union troops occupied Knoxville.  They held a series of earthen forts, some of which were on a hill to the south.  A pontoon...

            • knoxville
            • civil war
            • 1863
            • union
            • confederate
            • pontoon bridge

            Rose Wave

            ROSE WAVE COLIN LAMBERT & PETER ADAMS, 2007 This sculpture honors the Gill Family rose nursery that operated during the late 19th to early 20th century in the area extending west from San Pablo...

            ROSE WAVE COLIN LAMBERT & PETER ADAMS, 2007 This sculpture honors the Gill Family rose nursery that operated during the late 19th to early 20th century in the area extending west from San...

            • albany
            • california
            • bay area
            • when it was learned
            • had been use...
            • rose nursery
            • ocean view

            Jefferson Memorial Building Dedication

            This beautiful, three-dimensional plaque is mounted at the entrance of the Jefferson Memorial Building at 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri. The building was designed by Isaac Taylor and...

            This beautiful, three-dimensional plaque is mounted at the entrance of the Jefferson Memorial Building at 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri. The building was designed by Isaac Taylor and...

            • louisiana pu...
            • 1904 world's fair
            • st. louis
            • forest park
            • thomas jefferson
            • louisiana purchase
            • missouri his...

            Village of Steinauer

            Village of Steinauer Warnings to avoid "bloody Kansas" prompted the Steinauer brothers, Anton, Nicholas, and Joseph, to settle here in Pawnee County. They arrived in September, 1856, only two...

            Village of Steinauer Warnings to avoid "bloody Kansas" prompted the Steinauer brothers, Anton, Nicholas, and Joseph, to settle here in Pawnee County. They arrived in September, 1856, only...

            • nebraska
            • roadside marker