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Gottenburg's Garage, 1910

    9/11 Memorial, Cloverdale

      Red Mountain Pass Memorial

        Cedar Hill and Glade Arch

          The Brig "Visiter"

          On the 18th January 1881 the Brig “VISITER” ran ashore in Robin Hood's Bay. No local boat could be launched on accountof the violence of the storm, so the Whitby lifeboat was brought overlandpast...

          On the 18th January 1881 the Brig “VISITER” ran ashore in Robin Hood's Bay. No local boat could be launched on accountof the violence of the storm, so the Whitby lifeboat was brought...

          • rescue
          • lifeboat
          • memorial

          Paul A. Berger Memorial Gym

            Denise Stanley Stenberg

              Birthplace of Columbia University

              Birthplace of Columbia University In 1752 Trinity Church gave a grant of land for a new college. On July 17, 1754 the first class of King's Colleg, which was to become Columbia University, met in...

              Birthplace of Columbia University In 1752 Trinity Church gave a grant of land for a new college. On July 17, 1754 the first class of King's Colleg, which was to become Columbia University, met...

              • columbia university
              • trinity church
              • king's college
              • ivy league

              Buster Posey Presutti

              Buster Posey Presutti Canine Operating Officer Hotel Nikko San Francisco LEGENDS OF LUCK Hotel Nikko San Francisco presents this bronze statue of our beloved Canine Operating Officer, Buster. He...

              Buster Posey Presutti Canine Operating Officer Hotel Nikko San Francisco LEGENDS OF LUCK Hotel Nikko San Francisco presents this bronze statue of our beloved Canine Operating Officer, Buster....

              • dog
              • statue
              • bronze
              • luck
              • 1634
              • selfies

              Mannheim Community

              Mannheim Community: Once a busy commercial area.Railroad Station 1872Post Office 1874St. Paul’s Church 1903First Bridge built 1914

              Mannheim Community: Once a busy commercial area.Railroad Station 1872Post Office 1874St. Paul’s Church 1903First Bridge built 1914

              • mannheim
              • metra

              Point Cabrillo Light Station

              POINT CABRILLO LIGHT STATION DEDICATED MARCH 17, 2001 BY THE GRAND PARLOR, NATIVE DAUGHTERS OF THE GOLDEN WEST AND REPLACED ON MAY 9, 2013 BY NATIVE DAUGHTERS OF THE GOLDEN WEST, FORT BRAGG PARLOR NO. 210

              POINT CABRILLO LIGHT STATION DEDICATED MARCH 17, 2001 BY THE GRAND PARLOR, NATIVE DAUGHTERS OF THE GOLDEN WEST AND REPLACED ON MAY 9, 2013 BY NATIVE DAUGHTERS OF THE GOLDEN WEST, FORT BRAGG PARLOR NO. 210

                Harriet Tubman Birthplace

                  Born into Slavery

                  • harriet tubman

                  Santa Rosa Fallen Comrades of the World War

                    Juilliard Park

                      Seth Oliver Hawkins

                      GIFTS IN MEMORY OF SETH OLIVER HAWKINS 1965 - 1989   FROM HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS MADE POSSIBLE THE PLACEMENT OF THIS REPLICA OF A DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH BAS-RELIEF IN THIS, THE ORIGINAL...

                      GIFTS IN MEMORY OF SETH OLIVER HAWKINS 1965 - 1989   FROM HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS MADE POSSIBLE THE PLACEMENT OF THIS REPLICA OF A DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH BAS-RELIEF IN THIS, THE...

                      • new york
                      • brooklyn
                      • brooklyn bot...
                      • 1965
                      • 1989
                      • daniel chester
                      • 1990

                      Barb Christ

                      "meet them at the door laughing and invite them in" Friends and Family of Barb ChristSubmitted by @lampbane

                      "meet them at the door laughing and invite them in" Friends and Family of Barb ChristSubmitted by @lampbane

                      • new york
                      • brooklyn
                      • prospect park
                      • barb christ
                      • bench

                      Andre Parmentier

                      IN MEMORY OF   ANDRE PARMENTIERFOUNDER OF THE FIRST BOTANIC GARDEN IN BROOKLYN, BORN AT ENGHIEN, BELGIUM. JULY 3, 1780.   HIS BOTANIC GARDEN OF TWENTY FIVE ACRES LOCATED CARLTON AVENUE, SOUTH OF...

                      IN MEMORY OF   ANDRE PARMENTIERFOUNDER OF THE FIRST BOTANIC GARDEN IN BROOKLYN, BORN AT ENGHIEN, BELGIUM. JULY 3, 1780.   HIS BOTANIC GARDEN OF TWENTY FIVE ACRES LOCATED CARLTON AVENUE, SOUTH...

                      • new york
                      • brooklyn
                      • brooklyn bot...
                      • andre parmentier
                      • 1780
                      • 1825
                      • 1830
                      • 1925

                      Lewis L. Fawcett

                      THIS TERRACE GARDEN IS A MEMORIAL TO LEWIS L. FAWCETT 1872 - 1952 DISTINGUISHED JURIST AND CITIZEN OF BROOKLYN PRESENTED BY HIS SISTERS ELISABETH FAWCETT OSBORNE AND MARION FAWCETT FROHNE TO THE...

                      THIS TERRACE GARDEN IS A MEMORIAL TO LEWIS L. FAWCETT 1872 - 1952 DISTINGUISHED JURIST AND CITIZEN OF BROOKLYN PRESENTED BY HIS SISTERS ELISABETH FAWCETT OSBORNE AND MARION FAWCETT FROHNE TO THE...

                      • new york
                      • brooklyn
                      • brooklyn bot...
                      • 1872
                      • 1952
                      • 1958

                      Epiphyte Tree, Pool, Medicinal Plant Collection

                      EPIPHYTE TREE GIFT OF ELEANOR AND RENATO VALENTE POOL GIFT OF ANNE & JOHN WALSH   MEDICINAL PLANT COLLECTION GIFT OF MR. & MRS. PAUL MELLON   PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT COLLECTION GIFT OF THE PFIZER...

                      EPIPHYTE TREE GIFT OF ELEANOR AND RENATO VALENTE POOL GIFT OF ANNE & JOHN WALSH   MEDICINAL PLANT COLLECTION GIFT OF MR. & MRS. PAUL MELLON   PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT COLLECTION GIFT OF THE...

                      • new york
                      • brooklyn
                      • brooklyn bot...
                      • plants
                      • tree
                      • pool
                      • waterfall
                      • bridge
                      • pfizer