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Mahlin Railroad Station House

    Pony Express Western Terminus No. 2

      Samuel L. Fox Building 1929

      Submitted by @JimStLeger

      Submitted by @JimStLeger

        Vic Atiyeh

        At PDX airport is a bronze statue of former Oregon governor Vic Atiyeh. I noticed a small detail engraved on his boarding pass. Unintentional, or subversive artist? (SSSS means you were...

        At PDX airport is a bronze statue of former Oregon governor Vic Atiyeh. I noticed a small detail engraved on his boarding pass. Unintentional, or subversive artist? (SSSS means you...

          Falcon Memorial Gates

          Submitted by @TheJivvi

          Submitted by @TheJivvi

            1920 World Series Champions

            Submitted by @changeup3

            Submitted by @changeup3

              Replica Markers in the National Museum of African American History & Culture

              Submitted by @JimStLeger

              Submitted by @JimStLeger

                The First Lady of Jazz - Ella Fitzgerald

                "The First Lady of Jazz" Ella Fitzgerald 1917 - 1996 Vinnie Bagwell, Sculptor Art On Main Street/Yonkers, Inc. Funded by: The City of Yonkers The Bureau of Community Development The Office of the...

                "The First Lady of Jazz" Ella Fitzgerald 1917 - 1996 Vinnie Bagwell, Sculptor Art On Main Street/Yonkers, Inc. Funded by: The City of Yonkers The Bureau of Community Development The Office of the...

                • yonkers
                • ella fitzgerald
                • vinnie bagwell
                • 1917
                • 1996
                • art

                From The Residents of the City of Yonkers

                With Our Love And Gratitude From The Residents Of The City of Yonkers   Hon. John Spencer Mayor of Yonkers Charles A. Cola Police Commissioner Anthony Pagans Fire Commissioner Robert Taggart...

                With Our Love And Gratitude From The Residents Of The City of Yonkers   Hon. John Spencer Mayor of Yonkers Charles A. Cola Police Commissioner Anthony Pagans Fire Commissioner Robert...

                • yonkers
                • untermyer park
                • park
                • john spencer

                Angela Vitale Stanley

                Angela Vitale Stanley of the Yonkers Beautification Conservancy SPIRITUAL ARCHITECT OF ALL THAT STANDS BEFORE YOU. THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE YONKERS POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE FOREVER INDEBTED...

                Angela Vitale Stanley of the Yonkers Beautification Conservancy SPIRITUAL ARCHITECT OF ALL THAT STANDS BEFORE YOU. THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE YONKERS POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE FOREVER INDEBTED...

                • yonkers
                • untermyer park
                • park
                • angela vital...
                • 2009

                Furnace Brook

                Submitted by @MaryAnnHogan525

                Submitted by @MaryAnnHogan525

                  RUTHERFORD COLLEGE

                  Evolved from private school opened c. 1853 by R. L. Abernethy. Operated 1900-1933 by Methodist Church. Closed 1935. The original site 1.3 mi. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

                  Evolved from private school opened c. 1853 by R. L. Abernethy. Operated 1900-1933 by Methodist Church. Closed 1935. The original site 1.3 mi. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

                  • ncmarkers
                  • north carolina

                  Standard Time in the United States

                  Submitted by @superanne 

                  Submitted by @superanne 

                  • time change
                  • standard time
                  • chicago
                  • daylight sav...

                  The Norton House

                    General Douglas MacArthur

                    Submitted by @CGOMalley

                    Submitted by @CGOMalley

                      Big Joe Burrell

                      [location approximate]

                      [location approximate]

                      • jazz

                      Genevieve and John Zeiser

                      Submitted by @JimStLeger

                      Submitted by @JimStLeger

                      • lions club
                      • speculator ny
                      • gazebo
                      • zeiser
                      • adirondacks

                      Cathedral Square, Pisa

                        Garneau Theatre

                        Submitted by @MobotMusings

                        Submitted by @MobotMusings

                          Sir Winston Churchill

                          Submitted by @salvey1

                          Submitted by @salvey1