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Oakland Zoo: In Honor of Sidney A. Snow

In honor of Sidney A. Snow who personally procured the land for Oakland Zoo and founded the Alameda County Zoological Society, now the East Bay Zoological Society. He served as Director of Oakland...

• oakland
• zoo
• snow
• 1936

The First Computer in Boise City

The first computer in Boise City was installed in this building in July, 1957. The computer was a Remington-Rand UNIVAC 120, owned by the Idaho Highway Department, who occupied this building until...

• idaho
• highway department
• univac
• 438 digits
• computers
• boise city

Stanford Avenue Park

THE CITY OF EMERYVILLE STANFORD AVENUE PARK COMPLETED 1992 EMERYVILLE CITY COUNCIL  Ken Bukowski Nor Davis Walter E. Fertig Gregory L. Harper Robert L. Savage  SPECIAL APPRECIATION TO TOM FOX,...

• emeryville
• park
• stanford

Alesund Kommune Har I 2014 - 2015 Rehabilitert FJellstuetrappene

Submitted by Erin Wilson.

Undredal Kyrkje Bygd Som Stavkyrkje 1147

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
• springfield
• ma
• 1699
• settler

Edwin Land and Instant Photography

Submitted by @nathanbroon

• polaroid
• land
• photgraphy
• instant
• 1972

Rev Nicholas Callan, Inventor of the Induction Coil

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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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
• 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...

• 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...

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...

• 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...

• 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.

• 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...

• 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

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