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Undredal Kyrkje Bygd Som Stavkyrkje 1147

Submitted by Erin Wilson.  

Submitted by Erin Wilson.

  • 1147

Miles Morgan

Miles Morgan An Early Settler of Springfield Died 1699 Aged 84 Erected in 1882 by one of his descendants of the fifth generation

Miles Morgan An Early Settler of Springfield Died 1699 Aged 84 Erected in 1882 by one of his descendants of the fifth generation

  • miles morgan
  • springfield
  • ma
  • 1699
  • settler

Edwin Land and Instant Photography

Submitted by @nathanbroon

Submitted by @nathanbroon

  • polaroid
  • land
  • photgraphy
  • instant
  • 1972

Rev Nicholas Callan, Inventor of the Induction Coil

Submitted by @hynesalan

Submitted by @hynesalan

  • callan
  • ireland
  • kildare
  • induction coil

Trimble Homesite, Blake Island

TRIMBLE HOMESITE  Building the Trimble home required much preparation. Log cabins were built for the construction crew, a water and sewer system were installed. A 350 foot wharf was constructed to...

TRIMBLE HOMESITE  Building the Trimble home required much preparation. Log cabins were built for the construction crew, a water and sewer system were installed. A 350 foot wharf was constructed to...

  • blake island
  • homesite
  • washington
  • 1929
  • puget sound

This Tree is Dedicated to the Memory of Robert "Shaggy" McCormick

This tree is dedicated to memory of Robert "shaggy" McCormick by his friends The Posse. Rob graduated in 2001 from the Computer Engineering program at the University of ottawa, where he met many...

This tree is dedicated to memory of Robert "shaggy" McCormick by his friends The Posse. Rob graduated in 2001 from the Computer Engineering program at the University of ottawa, where he met many...

  • tree
  • memorial
  • university
  • ottawa
  • student
  • death

Terrain Matt Anthony Field

“Take pride in whatever you are doing. You're the best there is.” These were words spoken by one of uottawa's most talented and well-loved coaches, Matt Anthony. For 15 years, he nurtured and...

“Take pride in whatever you are doing. You're the best there is.” These were words spoken by one of uottawa's most talented and well-loved coaches, Matt Anthony. For 15 years, he nurtured...

  • sports
  • coach
  • university
  • ottawa
  • football
  • gridiron
  • rugby

Sir William Campbell

Sir William Campbell 1758-1834 Campbell was born near Caithness, Scotland. He fought with the British forces during the American Revolution and was taken prisoner at Yorktown in 1781. Three years...

Sir William Campbell 1758-1834 Campbell was born near Caithness, Scotland. He fought with the British forces during the American Revolution and was taken prisoner at Yorktown in 1781. Three years...

  • william campbell
  • toronto
  • canada
  • upper canada
  • neo-classical
  • ontario heri...

Ontario's First Parliment Buildings

Ontario's First Parliment Buildings, 1798 In 1793 it was decided to move the capital of Upper Canada from Niagara to York (now Toronto). Two single-storey brick parliment buildings were...

Ontario's First Parliment Buildings, 1798 In 1793 it was decided to move the capital of Upper Canada from Niagara to York (now Toronto). Two single- storey brick parliment buildings were...

  • ontario
  • parliment
  • fire
  • "parliment building"
  • york
  • "upper canada"

Captain James Cook Monument - Fort Needham Memorial Park

Captain James Cook (1728-1779) Before the voyages that brought him world fame as Captain Cook, this British Royal Navy officer compiled navigational charts for the coasts of Quebec and Nova...

Captain James Cook (1728-1779) Before the voyages that brought him world fame as Captain Cook, this British Royal Navy officer compiled navigational charts for the coasts of Quebec and Nova...

  • halifax
  • nova scotia
  • historic person
  • captain james cook
  • fort needham park

Eating and Drinking in Ann Arbor

Eating and Drinking in Ann Arbor   Sugar Bowl Restaurant, 109 South Main Street, 1927   In the 1930s Greek immigrants William Skinner, behind bar, and his wife Andriana, at the table far left,...

Eating and Drinking in Ann Arbor   Sugar Bowl Restaurant, 109 South Main Street, 1927   In the 1930s Greek immigrants William Skinner, behind bar, and his wife Andriana, at the table far...

    Great Cambridge Junction

    GREAT CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION  THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THE NAMING OF THIS TRUNK ROAD IMPROVEMENT [illegible] MICHAEL PORTILLO MP MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND INNER CITES ON 27th JULY 1990 ON...

    GREAT CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION  THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THE NAMING OF THIS TRUNK ROAD IMPROVEMENT [illegible] MICHAEL PORTILLO MP MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND INNER CITES ON 27th JULY 1990 ON...

    • cambridge
    • england
    • trunk road i...

    Oakley Store

    S.A. Oakley established his mercantile and grocery store here in 1938. Oakley sold hardware, canned goods, feed, kerosene and candy. After Oakley's death in 1941, his son Minor Oakley, operated...

    S.A. Oakley established his mercantile and grocery store here in 1938. Oakley sold hardware, canned goods, feed, kerosene and candy. After Oakley's death in 1941, his son Minor Oakley, operated...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Collierville Fort/Stockade

    Collierville was occupied by Union forces from 1862 until the end of the war in 1865. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

    Collierville was occupied by Union forces from 1862 until the end of the war in 1865. Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Barken Elieser

    BARKEN ELIESER  Der Norske Misjonsselskaps misjonsskip ELIESER av Bergen ble bygget ved Jacob Trumpys Verk her pa Bradbenken.  Det var Louise Olsen (1817-1872) som tok initiative til innsamling og...

    BARKEN ELIESER  Der Norske Misjonsselskaps misjonsskip ELIESER av Bergen ble bygget ved Jacob Trumpys Verk her pa Bradbenken.  Det var Louise Olsen (1817-1872) som tok initiative til innsamling og...

    • elieser
    • trumpys
    • olsen
    • africa
    • madagascar

    United Nations Plaza

    UNITED NATIONS PLAZA UNITED NATIONS CHARTER WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2005 ACCESSIBLE FORMAT AVAILABLE SAN FRANCISCO MAIN LIBRARY (415) 557-4400

    UNITED NATIONS PLAZA UNITED NATIONS CHARTER WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2005 ACCESSIBLE FORMAT AVAILABLE SAN FRANCISCO MAIN LIBRARY (415) 557-4400

    • san francisco
    • bay area
    • united nations
    • library
    • accessible format
    • environment day

    First Vessels Direct from Europe to Chicago

    HERFRA DIREKTE TIL CHICAGO SEILTE DISSE SKUTENE SOM APNET EUROPEISK TRAFIKK PA LANKENE.  SKONNERTBRIGG SLEIPNER 150 REGISTER-TONN DROB 23 MAI 1862 EMIGRANTER OG LAST.  JAKT SKJOLDMOEN 55...

    HERFRA DIREKTE TIL CHICAGO SEILTE DISSE SKUTENE SOM APNET EUROPEISK TRAFIKK PA LANKENE.  SKONNERTBRIGG SLEIPNER 150 REGISTER-TONN DROB 23 MAI 1862 EMIGRANTER OG LAST.  JAKT SKJOLDMOEN...

    • norway
    • bergen
    • chicago
    • 1863
    • skonnertbrig...
    • montreal

    Camp Henry C. Drewes

    JANUARY, 1944THE SECOND AM TRAC BN., U.S. MARINES, ESTABLISHED CAMP HENRY C. DREWES ON THIS SITE; HERE THEY TRAINED UNTIL MAY, 1944  HERE WE RESTED FROM BATTLE... PREPARED FOR ANOTHER... AND...

    JANUARY, 1944THE SECOND AM TRAC BN., U.S. MARINES, ESTABLISHED CAMP HENRY C. DREWES ON THIS SITE; HERE THEY TRAINED UNTIL MAY, 1944  HERE WE RESTED FROM BATTLE... PREPARED FOR ANOTHER......

    • wwii
    • 1944
    • hawaii
    • marines
    • alligator marines

    Here Worshiped George Washington

      Trethewey Airfield

      • toronto
      • airfield
      • farm
      • 1910