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Industrialization of the Bay Shoreline

    Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge, San Francisco

      Candlestick Park

        The Grave of Francis Bellamy

        The Grave of Francis Bellamy Born 1855  --  Died 1931 Writer - Editor - Preacher In August 1892 - He authored The Pledge of AllegianceSubmitted by Alan R. Reno

        The Grave of Francis Bellamy Born 1855  --  Died 1931 Writer - Editor - Preacher In August 1892 - He authored The Pledge of AllegianceSubmitted by Alan R. Reno

        • pledge of allegiance
        • rome ny
        • francis bellamy
        • historial grave
        • alan r. reno

        Brooklyn Public Library, Borough Park Branch

        CITY OF NEW YORK ROBERT F WAGNER MAYOR BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY BOROUGH PARK BRANCH   JOHN CASHMORE PRESIDENT, BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF...

        CITY OF NEW YORK ROBERT F WAGNER MAYOR BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY BOROUGH PARK BRANCH   JOHN CASHMORE PRESIDENT, BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF...

        • new york
        • brooklyn
        • borough park
        • library
        • brooklyn pub...
        • robert wagner
        • john cashmore
        • 1954

        TOMMY LEONARD

        TOMMY LEONARDTHIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO ONE OF FALMOUTH'S LEGENDARY CITIZENS. TOMMY WAS THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE "FALMOUTH WALK" AND FOUNDER OF THE WORLD FAMOUS"FALMOUTH ROAD RACE"A RENOWNED...

        TOMMY LEONARDTHIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO ONE OF FALMOUTH'S LEGENDARY CITIZENS. TOMMY WAS THE CO- FOUNDER OF THE "FALMOUTH WALK" AND FOUNDER OF THE WORLD FAMOUS"FALMOUTH ROAD RACE"A RENOWNED...

          MEETING HOUSE LOT AND TRAINING GROUND 1749

          MEETING HOUSE LOT AND TRAINING GROUND1749THE PROPRIETORS OF THE OLD PURCHASE AT A MEETING HELD THE 6th DAY OF OCTOBER 1749 "THEN AGREED THERE SHOULD BE PART OF THAT LOT OF LAND CALLED THE MEETING...

          MEETING HOUSE LOT AND TRAINING GROUND1749THE PROPRIETORS OF THE OLD PURCHASE AT A MEETING HELD THE 6th DAY OF OCTOBER 1749 "THEN AGREED THERE SHOULD BE PART OF THAT LOT OF LAND CALLED THE MEETING...

            Marcy Branch Library

            THE CITY OF NEW YORK JOHN V. LINDSAY MAYOR FRANK D. O'CONNOR PRES. OF THE COUNCIL MARIO A PROCACCINO COMPTROLLERABE STARKPRES. BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN MARCY BRANCH LIBRARY BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY JOHN...

            THE CITY OF NEW YORK JOHN V. LINDSAY MAYOR FRANK D. O'CONNOR PRES. OF THE COUNCIL MARIO A PROCACCINO COMPTROLLERABE STARKPRES. BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN MARCY BRANCH LIBRARY BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY JOHN...

            • new york
            • brooklyn
            • bedford-stuyvesant
            • bed-stuy
            • library
            • brooklyn pub...
            • john lindsay
            • abe stark
            • 1967

            Clinton Hill Branch Library

            THE CITY OF NEW YORK ABRAHAM D. BEAME, MAYOR PAUL O'DWYERPRESIDENT OF THE COUNCILHARRISON J. GOLDINCOMPTROLLERSEBASTIAN LEONEPRESIDENT BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN   CLINTON HILL BRANCH LIBRARY BROOKLYN...

            THE CITY OF NEW YORK ABRAHAM D. BEAME, MAYOR PAUL O'DWYERPRESIDENT OF THE COUNCILHARRISON J. GOLDINCOMPTROLLERSEBASTIAN LEONEPRESIDENT BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN   CLINTON HILL BRANCH LIBRARY...

            • new york
            • brooklyn
            • clinton hill
            • brooklyn pub...
            • library
            • abraham beame
            • 1974

            Coney Island Classic: Astroland Rocket

            CONEY ISLAND CLASSIC ASTROLAND ROCKET ORIGINALLY IN ASTROLAND PARK, MANUFACTURED BY TAGGERT AND DAUGHERTY, U.S. AMUSEMENTS OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA1962 DENO'S WONDER WHEEL PARK HISTORY TOUR

            CONEY ISLAND CLASSIC ASTROLAND ROCKET ORIGINALLY IN ASTROLAND PARK, MANUFACTURED BY TAGGERT AND DAUGHERTY, U.S. AMUSEMENTS OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA1962 DENO'S WONDER WHEEL PARK HISTORY TOUR

            • new york
            • brooklyn
            • coney island
            • astroland
            • deno's wonde...
            • rocket
            • 1962

            Astroland Rocket

            ASTROLAND ROCKET THE FIRST SPACE-THEMED ATTRACTION INSTALLED IN CONEY ISLAND'S ASTROLAND AMUSEMENT PARK, 1962 DONATED BY CAROL AND JEROME ALBERT AND THE CONEY ISLAND HISTORY PROJECT TO STACY AND...

            ASTROLAND ROCKET THE FIRST SPACE-THEMED ATTRACTION INSTALLED IN CONEY ISLAND'S ASTROLAND AMUSEMENT PARK, 1962 DONATED BY CAROL AND JEROME ALBERT AND THE CONEY ISLAND HISTORY PROJECT TO STACY...

            • new york
            • brooklyn
            • coney island
            • astroland
            • deno's wonde...
            • rocket
            • 1962

            Your Fortune

            @lolatheillustrator YOUR FORTUNE 100 YEARS OF FUN AND COUNTING! Once upon a time there was a man named Denos Vourderis. He always promised his fiancée Lula that he'd buy her the Wonder Wheel as an...

            @lolatheillustrator YOUR FORTUNE 100 YEARS OF FUN AND COUNTING! Once upon a time there was a man named Denos Vourderis. He always promised his fiancée Lula that he'd buy her the Wonder Wheel as an...

            • new york
            • brooklyn
            • coney island
            • deno's wonde...
            • wonder wheel
            • 1983

            Hurricane Sandy High Water Mark, Brooklyn Public Library, Coney Island

            HIGH WATER MARK 5.0 FEET October 29, 2012 ON THIS DAY, CONEY ISLAND LIBRARY WAS DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE SANDY. FIVE FEET OF WATER FLOODED THE BRANCH, DESTROYING BOOKS, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT....

            HIGH WATER MARK 5.0 FEET October 29, 2012 ON THIS DAY, CONEY ISLAND LIBRARY WAS DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE SANDY. FIVE FEET OF WATER FLOODED THE BRANCH, DESTROYING BOOKS, FURNITURE AND...

            • new york
            • brooklyn
            • coney island
            • brooklyn pub...
            • high water mark
            • library
            • hurricane sandy
            • 2012

            Ida and Isador Strauss

            IDA STRAUS ISIDOR STRAUS BORN FEB 6. 1849. BORN FEB 6. 1845. DIED APRIL 15. 1912.   THEIR LIVES WERE BEAUTIFUL AND THEIR DEATHS GLORIOUS   THIS TABLET IS THE VOLUNTARY TOKEN OF SORROWING...

            IDA STRAUS ISIDOR STRAUS BORN FEB 6. 1849. BORN FEB 6. 1845. DIED APRIL 15. 1912.   THEIR LIVES WERE BEAUTIFUL AND THEIR DEATHS GLORIOUS   THIS TABLET IS THE VOLUNTARY TOKEN OF...

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • midtown manhattan
            • macy's
            • ida straus
            • isidor straus
            • 1849
            • 1845
            • 1912
            • rms titanic
            • titanic

            Jerry McAuley's Mission

            know NYC   34th Street district   Jerry McAuley's Mission   Hello... My name is Maria McAuley. In the late 1800s I opened two rescue missions with my husband Jerry McAuley. One was located here on...

            know NYC   34th Street district   Jerry McAuley's Mission   Hello... My name is Maria McAuley. In the late 1800s I opened two rescue missions with my husband Jerry McAuley. One was located here...

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • midtown manhattan
            • herald square
            • maria mcauley
            • jerry mcauley
            • 1800s
            • new york cit...