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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

History of Union Pacific and Omaha

HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC AND OMAHA The search for a transcontinental railroad route began in 1853, but regional partisanship between North and South prevented Congress from acting. In 1862, after...

HISTORY OF UNION PACIFIC AND OMAHA The search for a transcontinental railroad route began in 1853, but regional partisanship between North and South prevented Congress from acting. In 1862,...

  • railroad
  • union pacific
  • central pacific
  • abraham lincoln
  • golden spike

Pacific Northwest Totem

PACIFIC NORTHWEST TOTEM  DUANE PASCO, CARVER  EN FOKEGAVE FRA SEATTLE TIL BERGEN 900 - ARSJUBILUM 1970 10701869 Submitted by @caddickbrown

PACIFIC NORTHWEST TOTEM  DUANE PASCO, CARVER  EN FOKEGAVE FRA SEATTLE TIL BERGEN 900 - ARSJUBILUM 1970 10701869 Submitted by @caddickbrown

  • totem pole
  • pasco
  • bergen
  • norway

Loving v. Virginia

Loving v. Virginia Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, defined under Virginia’s 1924 Racial Integrity Act as an interracial couple, married in June 1958 in Washington, D.C., and returned home to...

Loving v. Virginia Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, defined under Virginia’s 1924 Racial Integrity Act as an interracial couple, married in June 1958 in Washington, D.C., and returned home to...

  • richmond
  • virginia
  • aclu
  • marriage
  • interracial

The Black Sox Scandal

It was here at the Boston Hotel Buckminster on September 18, 1919, in one of the hotel's guest rooms that the Chicago White Sox first baseman Chick Gandil and bookmaker-gambler Joseph "Sport"...

It was here at the Boston Hotel Buckminster on September 18, 1919, in one of the hotel's guest rooms that the Chicago White Sox first baseman Chick Gandil and bookmaker-gambler Joseph...

  • boston
  • massachusetts
  • baseball
  • crime

"In the Gentle Breeze"

Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

Submitted by Bryan Arnold @nanowhiskers

    The Blue Front Cafe

    The Blue Front Cafe opened in 1948 under the ownership of Carey and Mary Holmes, and African American couple from Bentonia. In its heyday the Blue Front was famed for its buffalo fish, blues, and...

    The Blue Front Cafe opened in 1948 under the ownership of Carey and Mary Holmes, and African American couple from Bentonia. In its heyday the Blue Front was famed for its buffalo fish, blues, and...

    • mississippi
    • blue front
    • cafe
    • 1948
    • blues

    The Little White House

    Built in 1890 as quarters for Navy officers, the Little White House later was used by American Presidents William Howard Taft, Harry S. Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter and...

    Built in 1890 as quarters for Navy officers, the Little White House later was used by American Presidents William Howard Taft, Harry S. Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter and...

      1936 Seminole Conference

      On February 22, 1936, this pine hammock was the site of a conference attended by about 275 Seminoles and several representatives of state and local governments. Florida's New Deal governor, David...

      On February 22, 1936, this pine hammock was the site of a conference attended by about 275 Seminoles and several representatives of state and local governments. Florida's New Deal governor, David...