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Tanks Skole

TANKS SKOLE "Skoleivet var meg dypt usympatisk, dets materialisme, barshel og kulde var min natur sa imot at jeg utponsket det utroligste for a bli det kvitt - om bar for en liten stund." Edvard...

TANKS SKOLE "Skoleivet var meg dypt usympatisk, dets materialisme, barshel og kulde var min natur sa imot at jeg utponsket det utroligste for a bli det kvitt - om bar for en liten stund." Edvard...

    Between Downtown and the Railroad

    Triangular block bounded by Detroit, Fifth, and Kingsley, 1897   In 1845 the first St. Thomas Catholic Church, built on Kingsley Street east of Division, was Ann Arbor’s first brick church and its...

    Triangular block bounded by Detroit, Fifth, and Kingsley, 1897   In 1845 the first St. Thomas Catholic Church, built on Kingsley Street east of Division, was Ann Arbor’s first brick church and its...

    • detroit
    • michigan
    • railroad
    • barrel factory
    • apple-picking

    Industry on Detroit Street

    Miller’s Planing Mill, 529 Detroit Street, 1874 (Later the Treasure Mart)   Used cars were sold at 514 Detroit Streetin the last part of Andrew Schmidt’s carriage factory buildings, before it was...

    Miller’s Planing Mill, 529 Detroit Street, 1874 (Later the Treasure Mart)   Used cars were sold at 514 Detroit Streetin the last part of Andrew Schmidt’s carriage factory buildings, before it was...

    • detroit
    • michigan
    • universal bath
    • railroad
    • treasure mart

    Purgatory Hill

    Purgatory Hill  Named by the Continental  Army encamped here fall of  1778. Site of great barbecue celebrating anniversary of Burgoyne's defeat - Saratoga  

    Purgatory Hill  Named by the Continental  Army encamped here fall of  1778. Site of great barbecue celebrating anniversary of Burgoyne's defeat - Saratoga

    • barbecue
    • 1778
    • saratoga
    • akindale farms

    Colfax Riot

    This plaque marks what it calls the "Colfax Riot," what is now called the "Colfax Massacre." In the midst of political turmoil in 1873, White Supremacist paramilitaries killed over 100 blacks --...

    This plaque marks what it calls the "Colfax Riot," what is now called the "Colfax Massacre." In the midst of political turmoil in 1873, White Supremacist paramilitaries killed over 100 blacks --...

    • massacre
    • reconstruction
    • paramilitaries
    • racism

    Japanese American Remembrance Garden

    This set of plaques is located on the north edge of the Seattle University Campus. It's near Madison Street in the projection of the 11th Avenue right of way. It's on the east side of Hunthausen...

    This set of plaques is located on the north edge of the Seattle University Campus. It's near Madison Street in the projection of the 11th Avenue right of way. It's on the east side of Hunthausen...

    • seattle
    • nikkei
    • japanese
    • incarceration
    • seattle university

    Chrysler Building [Seattle]

    This plaque is on the north side of East Pine Street just east of Broadway in Seattle, Washington at 900 East Pine Street. Text: Chrysler Building B.1925 The Washburn-Haines Company built this...

    This plaque is on the north side of East Pine Street just east of Broadway in Seattle, Washington at 900 East Pine Street. Text: Chrysler Building B.1925 The Washburn-Haines Company built this...

    • seattle
    • history
    • auto row
    • capitol hill

    Gras-Devall Plaza

    Gras-Devall Plaza - These four corners were dedicated for public use in 1809 by Antonio Gras and Edith and Richard Devall. A market was to be in the center, and the corners used for the hitching...

    Gras-Devall Plaza - These four corners were dedicated for public use in 1809 by Antonio Gras and Edith and Richard Devall. A market was to be in the center, and the corners used for the hitching...

    • baton rouge
    • plaza
    • louisiana

    Van Nuys Grammar School

    Van Nuys Grammar School 1912 Los Angeles Board of Education 1935 Wm. Campbell D.M. Gibson Wm. E. Lane ~Trustees~ Submitted by: Jon G.

    Van Nuys Grammar School 1912 Los Angeles Board of Education 1935 Wm. Campbell D.M. Gibson Wm. E. Lane ~Trustees~ Submitted by: Jon G.

    • van nuys
    • grammar school
    • lausd

    Norumbega Tower

    AD 1000. AD 1889 Norumbega = Nor MBega Indian utterance of Norgega the ancient form of Nowega, Norway to which the region of Vinland was subject. . City. At and near Watertown where remain to-day...

    AD 1000. AD 1889 Norumbega = Nor MBega Indian utterance of Norgega the ancient form of Nowega, Norway to which the region of Vinland was subject. . City. At and near Watertown where remain...

      Memphis Martyrs

      In August, 1878, fear of death caused a panic during which 30,000 of 50,000 Memphians fled this bluff city. By October, the epidemic of yellow fever killed 4,204 of 6,000 Caucasians and 946 of...

      In August, 1878, fear of death caused a panic during which 30,000 of 50,000 Memphians fled this bluff city. By October, the epidemic of yellow fever killed 4,204 of 6,000 Caucasians and 946...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Raoul Wallenberg Shell

      Dedicated to a Swedish Diplomat Honorary American Citizen Righteous Man Angel Of Rescue RAOUL WALLENBERG SHELL During World War II, his mission of mercy behind enemy lines was an act of heroism...

      Dedicated to a Swedish Diplomat Honorary American Citizen Righteous Man Angel Of Rescue RAOUL WALLENBERG SHELL During World War II, his mission of mercy behind enemy lines was an act of...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Broadway High

      ---- On this site stood Seattle's first High School. Opened in 1902 as Seattle High School, in 1904 it was named Broadway High School until its closing in 1946. Broadway set high standards for...

      ---- On this site stood Seattle's first High School. Opened in 1902 as Seattle High School, in 1904 it was named Broadway High School until its closing in 1946. Broadway set high standards...

      • seattle
      • capitol hill
      • high school

      OSBMS 1533

      Submitted by @caddickbrown

      Submitted by @caddickbrown

        Pantages House

        ----- Pantages House Built in 1907 for Alexander Pantages Vaudeville Impressario Founder of Over 200 Theaters Nationwide Designated a Seattle Historic Landmark in 2004 Restored in 2005 by Capitol...

        ----- Pantages House Built in 1907 for Alexander Pantages Vaudeville Impressario Founder of Over 200 Theaters Nationwide Designated a Seattle Historic Landmark in 2004 Restored in 2005 by Capitol...

        • pantages
        • vaudeville
        • seattle
        • capitol hill

        George Ward House

         (Marker 1) Ward HouseSeattle's Oldest Building1882Seattle Landmark (Marker 2) George Ward House520 E Denny Wayhas been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United...

         (Marker 1) Ward HouseSeattle's Oldest Building1882Seattle Landmark (Marker 2) George Ward House520 E Denny Wayhas been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United...

        • nrhp
        • landmark
        • seattle
        • capitol hill

        Remington Art Memorial

        Remington Art Memorial Cor of Washington & State Sts. Dedicated July 19 1923 State Education Department 1938 Located in Ogdensburg, NY. Submitted by Alan R. Reno

        Remington Art Memorial Cor of Washington & State Sts. Dedicated July 19 1923 State Education Department 1938 Located in Ogdensburg, NY. Submitted by Alan R. Reno

        • art memorial
        • ogdensburg
        • reno
        • remington

        Baker Burying Ground

        Baker Burying Ground Here Lie Six Revolutionary Soldiers and Many Pioneers of Clinton County State Education Department 1936 Located between Plattsburgh and West Plattsburgh, NY. Submitted by Alan R. Reno

        Baker Burying Ground Here Lie Six Revolutionary Soldiers and Many Pioneers of Clinton County State Education Department 1936 Located between Plattsburgh and West Plattsburgh, NY. Submitted by Alan R. Reno

        • reno
        • plattsburgh
        • graves
        • american revolution
        • soldiers
        • pioneers

        George W. Lee1894 - 1976

        Political, business and civic leader, Lee was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Expeditionary Forces. Heroic in W.W.I, he was an active black combat officer. An insurance executive and capitalist, Lee...

        Political, business and civic leader, Lee was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Expeditionary Forces. Heroic in W.W.I, he was an active black combat officer. An insurance executive and capitalist, Lee...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Lowenstein Mansion

        Born in Germany in 1835, Elias Lowenstein emigrated to Memphis in 1854. The firm which he headed, B. Lowenstein & Bros. Department Store, was prominent in Memphis for 125 years. A leader in the...

        Born in Germany in 1835, Elias Lowenstein emigrated to Memphis in 1854. The firm which he headed, B. Lowenstein & Bros. Department Store, was prominent in Memphis for 125 years. A leader in the...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee