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Emporium of the Valleys

    19th Century Architecture

    Center Lane alley is one of the best examples of what Memphis looked like in the late 19th century. Note the arched windows, the metal shutters, and the decorative cast iron columns, probably made...

    Center Lane alley is one of the best examples of what Memphis looked like in the late 19th century. Note the arched windows, the metal shutters, and the decorative cast iron columns, probably made...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

      Parliament Fined the Town for its Negligence

      MRS. BLUNDEN, WIFE OF WILLIAM BLUNDEN, MALTSTER, WAS BURIED ALIVE IN THIS CEMETERY IN JULY 1674. PARLIAMENT FINED THE TOWN FOR ITS NEGLIGENCE BASINGSTOKE HERITAGE SOCIETY Submitted by @Elephantgoesmoo

      MRS. BLUNDEN, WIFE OF WILLIAM BLUNDEN, MALTSTER, WAS BURIED ALIVE IN THIS CEMETERY IN JULY 1674. PARLIAMENT FINED THE TOWN FOR ITS NEGLIGENCE BASINGSTOKE HERITAGE SOCIETY Submitted by @Elephantgoesmoo

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      Debbie Reynolds, Halloweentown

      Submitted by @Ritterton, photo by emmagraycetf

      Submitted by @Ritterton, photo by emmagraycetf

        NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent's Triangle

        Submitted by @Ritterton

        Submitted by @Ritterton

          Thomas M. Hartnett

          Submitted by @Ritterton

          Submitted by @Ritterton

            Battle of Collierville An Unexpected Guest

            Collierville's location on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad made it strategically important throughout the Civil War. Frequently occupied by Union forces, the town found itself in the gun...

            Collierville's location on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad made it strategically important throughout the Civil War. Frequently occupied by Union forces, the town found itself in the gun...

            • shelby county
            • tennessee

            A Request From the Holiday Fellowship

            A Request From the Holiday Fellowship Friend, when you stray, or sit and take your ease On Moor , or Fell, or under spreading trees Pray, leave no traces of your wayside meal, No paper bag, no...

            A Request From the Holiday Fellowship Friend, when you stray, or sit and take your ease On Moor , or Fell, or under spreading trees Pray, leave no traces of your wayside meal, No paper bag,...

              Alico Building

              ALICO BUILDING DESIGNED AND BUILT BY SANGUINET & STAATS AND ROY E. LANE, THE 22-STORY HOME OFFICE OF THE AMICABLE LIFE INSURANCE Co. WAS ERECTED IN 1911 AS PUBLICITY FOR THE NEW FIRM. THE...

              ALICO BUILDING DESIGNED AND BUILT BY SANGUINET & STAATS AND ROY E. LANE, THE 22-STORY HOME OFFICE OF THE AMICABLE LIFE INSURANCE Co. WAS ERECTED IN 1911 AS PUBLICITY FOR THE NEW FIRM....

                Holliwell Covered Bridge

                  Constructed by First Engineers 1933

                  These brick were brought from ENGLAND in the 17th CENTURY and used in the construction of LORD FAIRFAX MANSION, at BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, 1730 From...

                  These brick were brought from ENGLAND in the 17th CENTURY and used in the construction of LORD FAIRFAX MANSION, at BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, 1730...

                    Lake Washington Boulevard

                    [location approximate]

                    [location approximate]

                      Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9

                      Submitted by @Ritterton

                      Submitted by @Ritterton

                        The Society of West End Theatre Half Price Ticket Booth

                        Submitted by @GaspardWinckler

                        Submitted by @GaspardWinckler

                          A Day in the Canneries

                            1116 West Sixth

                            Submitted by @pkmonaghan

                            Submitted by @pkmonaghan

                              Lincoln Highway Marker

                              Submitted by @jqmcd

                              Submitted by @jqmcd

                                Palm Springs Municipal Airport

                                Submitted by @jqmcd

                                Submitted by @jqmcd

                                  Old Baptismal Area

                                  Submitted by @stuherrm

                                  Submitted by @stuherrm