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The Bee-Hive House

JUNE 9, 1935  THE BEE-HIVE HOUSE  ERECTED ABOUT 1852 BY PRESIDENT BRIGHAM YOUNG  AS THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE  CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS AND  OCCUPIED BY HIM...

JUNE 9, 1935  THE BEE-HIVE HOUSE  ERECTED ABOUT 1852 BY PRESIDENT BRIGHAM YOUNG  AS THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE  CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS AND  OCCUPIED BY...

    The Victorian Inn

    The Victorian Inn was built in 1890 with completion in 1891, and known as the Russ Building.  The structure was originally built to house the Ferndale Bank with the Ferndale Enterprise Newspaper ...

    The Victorian Inn was built in 1890 with completion in 1891, and known as the Russ Building.  The structure was originally built to house the Ferndale Bank with the Ferndale Enterprise Newspaper ...

      Moonlight Oaks Dance Pavilion

      MOONLIT OAKS DANCE PAVILION  Near this location on July 3. 1926  Moonlit Oaks Open Air Dance Platform  Opened, hosting dances most Saturday  Nights. Pints of illicit spirits were obtained  From...

      MOONLIT OAKS DANCE PAVILION  Near this location on July 3. 1926  Moonlit Oaks Open Air Dance Platform  Opened, hosting dances most Saturday  Nights. Pints of illicit spirits were obtained  From...

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      Dr. Guillermo Lopez

        Lariosauro

          Children Playing on Los Rios Street

            Wa Sung Community Service Club

            • 1920s
            • oakland
            • chinatown

            Whitley County Organized April 1, 1838

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

              Fray Juan de Zumarraga

              HOMENAJE  A  FRAY JUAN DE ZUMARRAGA  "PALADIN DE LAS LIBERTADES DEL INDIO." -- INCIATIVAL DE LA  AGRUPACION FOLKLORICA MEXICANA  EL DEPARTAMENTO DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL  JUNIO 3 DE 1952, C DIV...

              HOMENAJE  A  FRAY JUAN DE ZUMARRAGA  "PALADIN DE LAS LIBERTADES DEL INDIO." -- INCIATIVAL DE LA  AGRUPACION FOLKLORICA MEXICANA  EL DEPARTAMENTO DEL DISTRITO FEDERAL  JUNIO 3 DE 1952, C...

                Wendler Building

                • 1915
                • alaska
                • general merc...

                J. J. Newberry Building

                  J.J. NEWBERRY BUILDING  The original building on this site was a two-story  clapboard parsonage of a Congregational minister.  Chinatown was directly to the south.  The Alta building followed....

                  J.J. NEWBERRY BUILDING  The original building on this site was a two-story  clapboard parsonage of a Congregational minister.  Chinatown was directly to the south.  The Alta building followed....

                  S. Margherita Di Antiochia

                    Independent Mine, Somersville CA

                      Haven Peaches

                      The Haven peach varieties were developed here by Michigan State University’s South Haven Experiment Station, under the direction of Professor Stanley Johnston. From 1924 to 1963 eight...

                      The Haven peach varieties were developed here by Michigan State University’s South Haven Experiment Station, under the direction of Professor Stanley Johnston. From 1924 to 1963 eight...

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                      San Diego 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Opening Celebration

                        Michigan's Three Capitols / Michigan State Capitol

                        This building is the third to serve as the seat of Michigan state government. When Michigan entered the Union in 1837, the territorial courthouse and capitol in Detroit became the first state...

                        This building is the third to serve as the seat of Michigan state government. When Michigan entered the Union in 1837, the territorial courthouse and capitol in Detroit became the first state...

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                        Little Italy Landmark Sign Marker

                          City of Berkeley Bike Map Plaque

                            Point Arnold

                            Point Arnold is named in honor of  REAR ADMIRAL R. J. "BEAR" ARNOLD, U.S.N. During World War II, Arnold earned the Navy Cross  for extraordinary heroism as supply officer  of the USS YORKTOWN in...

                            Point Arnold is named in honor of  REAR ADMIRAL R. J. "BEAR" ARNOLD, U.S.N. During World War II, Arnold earned the Navy Cross  for extraordinary heroism as supply officer  of the USS YORKTOWN...

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                            • wwii
                            • point arnold
                            • bureau of su...

                            State Theatre 1937

                            STATE THEATRE 1937  Redwood Theatre Group, headed by George M. Mann and Morgan A. Walsh,  developed the State Theatre, which brought luxury, sophistication, fantasy  and feature Hollywood films to...

                            STATE THEATRE 1937  Redwood Theatre Group, headed by George M. Mann and Morgan A. Walsh,  developed the State Theatre, which brought luxury, sophistication, fantasy  and feature Hollywood films to...