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Clintonville Academy

CLINTONVILLE ACADEMYJANUARY 11, 1860 Chartered as Clintonville Male and Female Academy by Alabama Legislature January 11, 1860. Building constructed 1860, occupied 1861. The first school in Coffee...

CLINTONVILLE ACADEMYJANUARY 11, 1860 Chartered as Clintonville Male and Female Academy by Alabama Legislature January 11, 1860. Building constructed 1860, occupied 1861. The first school in...

  • clintonville
  • alabama
  • school
  • coffee county

Liberty Bowl Bell

Donated to The City Of Memphis by William and Dixie Wolbrecht Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

Donated to The City Of Memphis by William and Dixie Wolbrecht Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

There Was a Cannery Here

There was a cannery here before the aquarium The Monterey Bay Aquarium stands on the site of the old Hovden Cannery. In its heyday, the cannery processed tons of sardines every day. But by the...

There was a cannery here before the aquarium The Monterey Bay Aquarium stands on the site of the old Hovden Cannery. In its heyday, the cannery processed tons of sardines every day. But by the...

  • monterey
  • california
  • cannery
  • aquarium
  • sardines
  • hovden

Colton Hall Completed

1849  COLTON HALL COMPLETED  Walter Colton, Alcalde of Monterey, completes the construction of Colton Hall with the aid of taxes on rum, fines for gambling, and the labor of jailed offenders....

1849  COLTON HALL COMPLETED  Walter Colton, Alcalde of Monterey, completes the construction of Colton Hall with the aid of taxes on rum, fines for gambling, and the labor of jailed...

  • monterey
  • california
  • 1849
  • colton
  • rum
  • gambling

James H. Malone

James H. Malone Oct. 31, 1851 - June 29, 1929 The 35th Mayor of Memphis, 1906-1910. Author of "The Chickasaw Nation". He shared a legal office on the 11th floor of the Exchange Building,...

James H. Malone Oct. 31, 1851 - June 29, 1929 The 35th Mayor of Memphis, 1906-1910. Author of "The Chickasaw Nation". He shared a legal office on the 11th floor of the Exchange Building,...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Hebron, Ohio

  • hebron
  • ohio
  • national road
  • clinton
  • 1825
  • erie canal
  • buckey

Blaine Hill "S" Bridge

  • blaine
  • ohio
  • arch
  • 1828
  • national road
  • wheeling creek
  • viaduct

Casey Jones Museum

CASEY JONES MUSEUM  HOME OF CASE JONES AND RAILROAD MUSEUM OWNED BY THE PEOPLE OF JACKSON  GEORGE SMITH, MAYOR BEN LANGFORD, COMMISSIONER W. E. VOSS, COMMISSIONER

CASEY JONES MUSEUM  HOME OF CASE JONES AND RAILROAD MUSEUM OWNED BY THE PEOPLE OF JACKSON  GEORGE SMITH, MAYOR BEN LANGFORD, COMMISSIONER W. E. VOSS, COMMISSIONER

  • jacson
  • tennessee
  • case jones
  • railroad
  • trains

Protecting our Freedom

  • morgan hill
  • california
  • wwi
  • wwii
  • korean war
  • vietnam
  • desert shield
  • desert storm

IOOOF Temple

Submitted by @mywolfson

Submitted by @mywolfson

  • iooof
  • temple
  • washington dc
  • dc

Shadyside High School

SHADYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL ERECTED 1930 

SHADYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL ERECTED 1930 

  • shadyside
  • ohio
  • school
  • piper
  • futhey
  • wright
  • totterdale
  • diblasio

Padre Crowley Point

PADRE CROWLEY POINT In memory of The Padre of the Desert 1891 - 1940 FATHER JOHN J. CROWLEY From the snowy heights of the sierras beyond the deep shadows of Death Valley, beloved and trusted by...

PADRE CROWLEY POINT In memory of The Padre of the Desert 1891 - 1940 FATHER JOHN J. CROWLEY From the snowy heights of the sierras beyond the deep shadows of Death Valley, beloved and trusted...

  • father john ...
  • padre of the desert
  • death valley
  • california

Frank Ogawa

 

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area
  • city hall
  • ogawa
  • japanese american
  • internment
  • wwii
  • concentration camps

Alameda Courthouses 1 - 5

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area
  • alameda
  • courthouse

USS Maine Torpedo Port

TORPEDO PORT USS MAINE DESTROYED FEB 15, 1898 CUBAUSA PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PORTO RICO ERECTED BY E H LISCUM CAMP NO 7USWV FEB. 16 1978

TORPEDO PORT USS MAINE DESTROYED FEB 15, 1898 CUBAUSA PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PORTO RICO ERECTED BY E H LISCUM CAMP NO 7USWV FEB. 16 1978

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area
  • uss maine
  • torpedo
  • proto rico
  • liscum
  • uswv

A Chinese Junk Boat for Oakland

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area
  • chinatown
  • junk
  • playground
  • 1955

Chandler Park

Submitted by @jqmcd

Submitted by @jqmcd

  • chandler
  • arizona
  • park
  • irrigation
  • rancher
  • salt river valley

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 15, 1929-Apr. 4, 1968 Founding President Southern Christian Leadership Conference "They said one to another, behold, here cometh the dreamer... let us slay him... And...

Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 15, 1929-Apr. 4, 1968 Founding President Southern Christian Leadership Conference "They said one to another, behold, here cometh the dreamer... let us slay him... And...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

The War With Spain

THE WAR WITH SPAIN  8  IN MEMORY OF 8TH CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT EIGHT ARMY CORPS MUSTERED IN AT CAMP BARRETT OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA JULY 6, 1898  COMPANIES A - CHICO B - SAN JOSE C -...

THE WAR WITH SPAIN  8  IN MEMORY OF 8TH CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT EIGHT ARMY CORPS MUSTERED IN AT CAMP BARRETT OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA JULY 6, 1898  COMPANIES A - CHICO B - SAN JOSE C -...

  • oakland
  • california
  • bay area
  • 1898
  • spanish-american war
  • the war with spain
  • army

Stephens Pass

  • seattle
  • washington
  • airport
  • tsa
  • 9-11
  • stephens