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Filipino Community Hall

THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF FILIPINO OLDTIMER ALASKANS WHOSE ENDURING COMMITMENT, WISDOM, AND VISION, GAVE US THIS LEGACY TO PRESERVE THE PHILIPPINE CULTURE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS....

THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF FILIPINO OLDTIMER ALASKANS WHOSE ENDURING COMMITMENT, WISDOM, AND VISION, GAVE US THIS LEGACY TO PRESERVE THE PHILIPPINE CULTURE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS....

  • filipino
  • philippine
  • oldtimer
  • oxford comma

Glendale Firefighters

Dedicated in honor of Glendale Firefighter Bill Jensen in addition to those who served fighting significant fires in Southern California and to all firefighters who have paid the ultimate...

Dedicated in honor of Glendale Firefighter Bill Jensen in addition to those who served fighting significant fires in Southern California and to all firefighters who have paid the...

  • glendale
  • california
  • firefighter

Measured from the Site of the Original Cross

CITY OF WESTMINSTER  ON THE SITE NOW OCCUPIED BY THE STATUE OF KING CHARLES I WAS ERECTED THE ORIGINAL QUEEN ELEANOR'S CROSS A REPLICA OF WHICH STANDS IN FRONT OF CHARING CROSS STATION MILEAGES...

CITY OF WESTMINSTER  ON THE SITE NOW OCCUPIED BY THE STATUE OF KING CHARLES I WAS ERECTED THE ORIGINAL QUEEN ELEANOR'S CROSS A REPLICA OF WHICH STANDS IN FRONT OF CHARING CROSS STATION MILEAGES...

  • westminster
  • london
  • queen eleanor
  • charles 1

James J. Ballentine VFW

UPTOWN: MINNEAPOLIS' LAKES DISTRICT The James J. Ballentine Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 246 was founded in October 1919, in the aftermath of World War I. It was established with 50 charter...

UPTOWN: MINNEAPOLIS' LAKES DISTRICT The James J. Ballentine Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 246 was founded in October 1919, in the aftermath of World War I. It was established with 50 charter...

  • lakes district
  • minneapolis
  • minnesota
  • vfw
  • 1919
  • wwi
  • popular local boy

Americana at Brand

With Gratitude James E. Starbird Glendale City Manager For his enduring leadership, faith and guidance that made The Americana at Brand a reality.   The Caruso Affiliated Team   Submitted by: Jon G.  

With Gratitude James E. Starbird Glendale City Manager For his enduring leadership, faith and guidance that made The Americana at Brand a reality.   The Caruso Affiliated Team   Submitted by: Jon G.

  • americana
  • glendale
  • james e starbird
  • california

25 Van Ness Avenue

25 Van Ness Avenue FORMERLY MASONIC TEMPLE OF CALIFORNIA ERECTED 1911 BLISS & FAVILLE, ARCHITECTS RENOVATED 1985

25 Van Ness Avenue FORMERLY MASONIC TEMPLE OF CALIFORNIA ERECTED 1911 BLISS & FAVILLE, ARCHITECTS RENOVATED 1985

  • san francisco
  • california
  • bay area
  • van ness
  • masons

Dare We Dream In Concrete?

DARE WE DREAM IN CONCRETE?  Today we plant a seed for a place in the sun and a soft silent breeze, a magic place to dream.Today we plant a seed, surrounded by the giants of the city gray, pink and...

DARE WE DREAM IN CONCRETE?  Today we plant a seed for a place in the sun and a soft silent breeze, a magic place to dream.Today we plant a seed, surrounded by the giants of the city gray, pink and...

  • san francisco
  • california
  • bay area
  • concrete

Con Foster and the Movies in Traverse City

Submitted by @pkmonaghan.

Submitted by @pkmonaghan.

    It Commemorates the Re-Siting of the Plaques Originally Sited Near Here

    This plaque was unveiled on 21st Nov. 1979 by His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, PC, MC It commemorates the re-siting of the plaques originally sited near here which were damaged and removed during...

    This plaque was unveiled on 21st Nov. 1979 by His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, PC, MC It commemorates the re-siting of the plaques originally sited near here which were damaged and removed during...

    • the 1939-1945 war
    • wwii
    • re-siting
    • meta plaque

    First Newspaper In California

    1846  FIRST NEWSPAPER IN CALIFORNIA IS ESTABLISHED IN MONTEREY  Robert Semple, participant in the Bear Flag Revolt and later President of the California Constitutional Conventions, and Walter...

    1846  FIRST NEWSPAPER IN CALIFORNIA IS ESTABLISHED IN MONTEREY  Robert Semple, participant in the Bear Flag Revolt and later President of the California Constitutional Conventions, and...

    • monterey
    • california
    • 1846
    • newspaper
    • colton
    • semple

    Lillian May Elizabeth Nelson Byrd

    In Appreciation Of Service Rendered By Their Chapter Member Lillian May Elizabeth Nelson Byrd, In The American Red Cross Hospital Hut Unit During World War I In Beaune, France 1917-1918 Adam Dale...

    In Appreciation Of Service Rendered By Their Chapter Member Lillian May Elizabeth Nelson Byrd, In The American Red Cross Hospital Hut Unit During World War I In Beaune, France 1917-1918 Adam...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Lemoyne - Owen College

    LeMoyne-Owen College, originally known as LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School, opened its doors circa 1870 on Orleans Street. The school operated under the auspices of the American Missionary...

    LeMoyne-Owen College, originally known as LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School, opened its doors circa 1870 on Orleans Street. The school operated under the auspices of the American...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    St. Michael Le Belfrey

    ST. MICHAEL-LE-BELFREY  The only pre-Reformation church in York to have been built all at one time (1525-1536) by John Forman, Master Mason to the Minster. Buy Fawkes was baptized here on 16th...

    ST. MICHAEL-LE-BELFREY  The only pre-Reformation church in York to have been built all at one time (1525-1536) by John Forman, Master Mason to the Minster. Buy Fawkes was baptized here on...

    • york
    • england
    • forman
    • 1525
    • guy fawkes

    Steele Hall

    Steele Hall was erected in 1914 when LeMoyne Institute, which began in 1862 and opened as LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School in 1871, was moved from Orleans Street to Walker Avenue. Named in...

    Steele Hall was erected in 1914 when LeMoyne Institute, which began in 1862 and opened as LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School in 1871, was moved from Orleans Street to Walker Avenue. Named in...

    • shelby county
    • tennessee

    Haskell Family's Half-Century

    HASKELL FAMILY'S HALF-CENTURY For more than 50 years, three generations of Haskell family lived in East Lawrence where they left an enduring legacy.

    HASKELL FAMILY'S HALF-CENTURY For more than 50 years, three generations of Haskell family lived in East Lawrence where they left an enduring legacy.

    • lawrence
    • kansas
    • haskell
    • rail-trail architect
    • native americans
    • haskell indi...
    • 1850s

    Haskell Indian Nations Univeristy

    • lawrence
    • kansas
    • haskell
    • native americans
    • haskell indi...
    • 1884

    Chifley Cave

    Cave named after the 16th Prime Minister of Australia although it doesn't refer to him as such on the plaque. Plaque reads: 'As a tribute to the memory of the RT. Hon. J.B. Chifley M.P. who...

    Cave named after the 16th Prime Minister of Australia although it doesn't refer to him as such on the plaque. Plaque reads: 'As a tribute to the memory of the RT. Hon. J.B. Chifley M.P....

    • caves
    • nsw
    • australia
    • prime minister

    Site of Allama Iqbal's first poetry recital

    TRANSCRIPTION: BEGINNING OF THE LEGEND POETALLAMA SIR MUHAMMAD IQBALIqbal started writing poetry at a young age and was posting it to Dagh Dehlavi for correction by the early years of college (the...

    TRANSCRIPTION: BEGINNING OF THE LEGEND POETALLAMA SIR MUHAMMAD IQBALIqbal started writing poetry at a young age and was posting it to Dagh Dehlavi for correction by the early years of college...

    • allama iqbal
    • poetry
    • pakistan
    • lahore
    • walled city
    • ghazal

    Jenolan Caves

          Well worth a visit if you are ever in Sydney. It was one of the first tourist attractions in NSW and early Sydneysiders would trek days to get there and tour the caves by candlelight. Plaque...

          Well worth a visit if you are ever in Sydney. It was one of the first tourist attractions in NSW and early Sydneysiders would trek days to get there and tour the caves by candlelight. Plaque...

    • caves
    • nsw
    • australia

    Eric Swanson Memorial Grove

    ERIC SWANSONMEMORIAL GROVEThis grove is dedicated to the memory ofEric Swanson in recognition of hisextraordinary efforts to create a whole andhealthy forest and a sustainable forest economy....

    ERIC SWANSONMEMORIAL GROVEThis grove is dedicated to the memory ofEric Swanson in recognition of hisextraordinary efforts to create a whole andhealthy forest and a sustainable forest economy....

    • mendocino
    • california
    • forest
    • trail