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Hurricane of September 21, 1938 / Great Gale of September 23, 1815

THE HURRICANE OF SEPTEMBER 21,1938   DRIVEN BY A WIND VELOCITY OF 95 M. P. H. MAX. CAUSED TIDAL WATERS TO REACH A NEW LEVEL AS INDICATED BELOW   WATER   LINE   13 FEET 82 INCHES   ABOVE MEAN HIGH...

THE HURRICANE OF SEPTEMBER 21,1938   DRIVEN BY A WIND VELOCITY OF 95 M. P. H. MAX. CAUSED TIDAL WATERS TO REACH A NEW LEVEL AS INDICATED BELOW   WATER   LINE   13 FEET 82 INCHES   ABOVE MEAN...

  • rhode island
  • providence
  • flooding
  • hurricane
  • 1938
  • 1815

Stephan Weiss, Apple

STEPHAN WEISS 1938-2001 APPLE 2000/01   DEDICATED BY THE ARTIST TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND TO THE NEIGHBORS AND NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE FAR WEST VILLAGE THAT FILLED HIS HEART.   STEPHAN WEISS STUDIO...

STEPHAN WEISS 1938-2001 APPLE 2000/01   DEDICATED BY THE ARTIST TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND TO THE NEIGHBORS AND NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE FAR WEST VILLAGE THAT FILLED HIS HEART.   STEPHAN WEISS STUDIO...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • hudson river park
  • west village
  • stephan weiss
  • art
  • sculpture
  • 1938
  • 2001

Doctor John Lining

Home of Doctor John Lining   Who made the first systematic weather observations with instruments in America January 1738~February 1753   In this building which probably ante-dates the year...

Home of Doctor John Lining   Who made the first systematic weather observations with instruments in America January 1738~February 1753   In this building which probably ante-dates the...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • john lining
  • 1738
  • 1753
  • 1715
  • 1780
  • 1938

The Time Capsules

THE TIME CAPSULES DEPOSITED SEPTEMBER 23, 1938 AND OCTOBER 16, 1965BY THE  WESTINGHOUSEELECTRIC CORPORATIONAS A RECORD OF TWENTIETH CENTURY CIVILIZATION TO ENDURE FOR 5,000 YEARSSubmitted by @lampbane

THE TIME CAPSULES DEPOSITED SEPTEMBER 23, 1938 AND OCTOBER 16, 1965BY THE  WESTINGHOUSEELECTRIC CORPORATIONAS A RECORD OF TWENTIETH CENTURY CIVILIZATION TO ENDURE FOR 5,000 YEARSSubmitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • queens
  • flushing
  • flushing mea...
  • park
  • time capsule
  • 1938
  • 1965

William J. Hennessey

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF PRIVATE WM.J.HENNESSY CO.A 4TH INFANTRY 3d DIV.1917 KILLED IN ACTION OCTOBER 9, 1918 WORLD WAR1917 1918 ERECTED BY WM.J.HENNESSY POST 1938 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS  ...

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF PRIVATE WM.J.HENNESSY CO.A 4TH INFANTRY 3d DIV.1917 KILLED IN ACTION OCTOBER 9, 1918 WORLD WAR1917 1918 ERECTED BY WM.J.HENNESSY POST 1938 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS...

  • brooklyn
  • coney island
  • asser levy park
  • world war i
  • 1917
  • 1918
  • 1938

Pat Auletta Steeplechase Pier

NYC BEACHES Coney Island Pat Auletta Steeplechase Pier The Tilyou family opened Steeplechase Park in 1897, marking the beginning of Coney Island's reputation as the "Nation's Playground" and the...

NYC BEACHES Coney Island Pat Auletta Steeplechase Pier The Tilyou family opened Steeplechase Park in 1897, marking the beginning of Coney Island's reputation as the "Nation's Playground" and...

  • brooklyn
  • coney island
  • steeplechase park
  • steeplechase pier
  • hurricane sandy
  • beach
  • pier
  • 1897
  • 1907
  • 1911
  • 1941
  • 1938
  • 1992
  • 2012

Eben Knowlton House

1889 EBEN KNOWLTON HOUSE 1938 HANS ISBRANDTSEN HOUSE ARCHITECT WILLIAM H BEERSSubmitted by @lampbane

1889 EBEN KNOWLTON HOUSE 1938 HANS ISBRANDTSEN HOUSE ARCHITECT WILLIAM H BEERSSubmitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • 1889
  • 1938
  • william h. beers

Endure by Faith

A GIFT OF ROBERT ARTHUR KILEY SR. RET. LT. COL. USAF & EDWINA MARIE BELZER-KILEY 1938 CHILDREN OF THE LAKE ENDURE BY FAITH ∞ WED 5-29-05  Submitted by @RoadTripNE.

A GIFT OF ROBERT ARTHUR KILEY SR. RET. LT. COL. USAF & EDWINA MARIE BELZER-KILEY 1938 CHILDREN OF THE LAKE ENDURE BY FAITH ∞ WED 5-29-05  Submitted by @RoadTripNE.

  • wakefield
  • massachusetts
  • 1938
  • children of the lake
  • quannapowitt

Grindstone City Pioneers

An interesting history of Grindstone City here. Submitted by Debby Drake.

An interesting history of Grindstone City here. Submitted by Debby Drake.

  • michigan
  • grindstone
  • pioneers
  • 1835
  • 1938