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Ada B. Thomas

LADY OF THE LAKE ADA B. THOMAS 1913-2010 INSPIRING FRIEND TO ALL, ATHLETE AND BLUES WOMAN. "HANG TUFF! GOD IS GOOD!" Submitted by Darren Platt.

LADY OF THE LAKE ADA B. THOMAS 1913-2010 INSPIRING FRIEND TO ALL, ATHLETE AND BLUES WOMAN. "HANG TUFF! GOD IS GOOD!" Submitted by Darren Platt.

  • san francisco
  • california
  • bay area
  • blues

John Rinks, Jr.

In Memory of John Rinks, Jr. "Jack" For his Community Service Placed by the  Linn Co. Pioneer Assn June 2006

In Memory of John Rinks, Jr. "Jack" For his Community Service Placed by the  Linn Co. Pioneer Assn June 2006

  • brownsville
  • oregon
  • community service
  • pioneer

Saint Teresa of Avila, "The Birds"

Submitted by Jon Jenkins

Submitted by Jon Jenkins

    Josiah T. Settle1850-1915

    After a noted legal and legislative career in Mississippi, Settle came to Memphis in 1885. During the late 1880's he served as Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Court of Shelby County, an...

    After a noted legal and legislative career in Mississippi, Settle came to Memphis in 1885. During the late 1880's he served as Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Court of Shelby County, an...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Al Attles

      THESE PLATFORMS ARE DEDICATED TO ALL WHO PULL

      THE WEST COAST TUG-O-WAR ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR PROVIDING THE MATERIALS, LABOR AND SPACE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE PULLING PLATFORMS CITY OF BROWNSVILLE CARLSON...

      THE WEST COAST TUG-O-WAR ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR PROVIDING THE MATERIALS, LABOR AND SPACE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE PULLING PLATFORMS CITY OF...

      • brownsville
      • oregon
      • tug-o-war
      • pull

      Depoe Bay Wayside

      • depoe bay
      • oregon

      Second Congregational Church

      Founded by the American Missionary Association in 1868, Second Congregational Church was originally at 239 Orleans. It was a chapel for LeMoyne Normal Institute. The present church, designed and...

      Founded by the American Missionary Association in 1868, Second Congregational Church was originally at 239 Orleans. It was a chapel for LeMoyne Normal Institute. The present church, designed and...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Vada Pinson

      • oakland
      • cardinals
      • 286
      • coliseum

      Kanrin Maru

      1860  2010 COMMEMORATION The 150th Anniversary of the First Japanese Vessel to San Francisco 150 YEARS

      1860  2010 COMMEMORATION The 150th Anniversary of the First Japanese Vessel to San Francisco 150 YEARS

      • 1860
      • san francisco
      • embarcadero
      • japan

      Paragon Station

      Opened in 1848, and substantially enlarged to a design by William Bell in 1904,  PARAGON STATION  was the principal Hull passenger station of the North Eastern Railway which, with its dock,...

      Opened in 1848, and substantially enlarged to a design by William Bell in 1904,  PARAGON STATION  was the principal Hull passenger station of the North Eastern Railway which, with its...

      • paragon
      • hull
      • station
      • railway

      In Honor of Gail Turner 1944 - 2016

      Cycling and Pedestrian Improvements in Honor of Gail Turner 1944 - 2016 Submitted by @jqmcd

      Cycling and Pedestrian Improvements in Honor of Gail Turner 1944 - 2016 Submitted by @jqmcd

      • pleasanton
      • bicycling

      Summer White House That Was Never Built

      PLAQUE:In 1911, John Brisbane Walker, owner of the property that is now Mount Falcon Park, promoted the idea of a Summer White House. The cornerstone of Colorado yule marble was laid on July 4,...

      PLAQUE:In 1911, John Brisbane Walker, owner of the property that is now Mount Falcon Park, promoted the idea of a Summer White House. The cornerstone of Colorado yule marble was laid on July 4,...

      • mt. falcon park
      • colorado
      • denver
      • golden

      Three Islands in the Mississippi

      The Mississippi River's many islands are well known to navigators, and the roles of several as accessible and safe havens for villages, camps, and forts have made them significant in Minnesota's...

      The Mississippi River's many islands are well known to navigators, and the roles of several as accessible and safe havens for villages, camps, and forts have made them significant in Minnesota's...

      • pike island
      • mississippi river
      • fort snelling

      Whiskey Hill

      Upper Plaque:   Whiskey Hill 1861     1877 A tiny village where violence, hangings, drinking, and bull and bear fights were part of daily life. Located on the old Santa Cruz Road, which crossed a...

      Upper Plaque:   Whiskey Hill 1861     1877 A tiny village where violence, hangings, drinking, and bull and bear fights were part of daily life. Located on the old Santa Cruz Road, which crossed a...

      • saloon
      • ecv

      Catalan Forge Furnace- 1881

      Catalan Forge Furnace - 1881 Standish (Williamstown) Made Brick-Like Blooms From One of Saranac River Mines 1886 - Replaced By Blast Furnace & Ore From Lyon Mt. (Standish, New York, Photo Alan R Reno)

      Catalan Forge Furnace - 1881 Standish (Williamstown) Made Brick-Like Blooms From One of Saranac River Mines 1886 - Replaced By Blast Furnace & Ore From Lyon Mt. (Standish, New York, Photo Alan R Reno)

      • alan reno
      • furnace
      • lyon mtn
      • saranac
      • mines
      • forge
      • standish

      Sir Edmund Head Hall

      Submitted by @bthubbard

      Submitted by @bthubbard

        British Bombing of Cecina

          Plaque reads: Cecina, tra il novembre del 1945 ed il giugno del 1944, subi una lunga serie di bombardamenti aerei da parte dell'aviazione sta tunitense e britannica, motivati dapprima dalla...

          Plaque reads: Cecina, tra il novembre del 1945 ed il giugno del 1944, subi una lunga serie di bombardamenti aerei da parte dell'aviazione sta tunitense e britannica, motivati dapprima...

        • wwii
        • italy
        • tuscany
        • war
        • bombing

        THE LADIES OF THE EVENING

        THE LADIES OF THE EVENING   TO COMMEMORATE THAT UBIQUITOUS SEGMENT OF SOCIETY WHO HAVE BEN UNACKNOWLEDGED  WHO THOUGH OBSCURE, MADE AN ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE SETTLEMENT OF THE WEST.  ...

        THE LADIES OF THE EVENING   TO COMMEMORATE THAT UBIQUITOUS SEGMENT OF SOCIETY WHO HAVE BEN UNACKNOWLEDGED  WHO THOUGH OBSCURE, MADE AN ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE SETTLEMENT OF THE WEST.  ...

        • ecv
        • nevada city
        • obscure

        Dickie Bird. B 7

        NEAR THIS SPOT LIE THE BURIED. THE REMAINS OF DICKIE BIRD. B 7. TROOP HORSE 5TH DRAGOON GUARDS. WHICH WAS FOALED IN  1850. JOINED THE REGIMENT IN 1855. AND SERVED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CRIMEAN...

        NEAR THIS SPOT LIE THE BURIED. THE REMAINS OF DICKIE BIRD. B 7. TROOP HORSE 5TH DRAGOON GUARDS. WHICH WAS FOALED IN  1850. JOINED THE REGIMENT IN 1855. AND SERVED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE...

        • horse
        • dublin
        • ireland
        • military
        • crimea