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Starlight Caught in Silver: Photography at Lick Oberservatory

    Jeanne Meadows Bicycling Memorial

      Barker Playhouse

      BARKER PLAYHOUSE IN MEMORY OF HENRY AMES BARKER A FRIEND OF THE LITTLE THEATRE FROM 1886 TO 1929Submitted by @lampbane

      BARKER PLAYHOUSE IN MEMORY OF HENRY AMES BARKER A FRIEND OF THE LITTLE THEATRE FROM 1886 TO 1929Submitted by @lampbane

      • rhode island
      • providence
      • henry ames barker
      • 1886
      • 1929

      Odd Fellows Hall

      1891, George F. CosterisanThe International Order of Odd Fellows was one of the many secret fraternal organizations popular in 19th-century America. These organizations engaged in a variety of...

      1891, George F. CosterisanThe International Order of Odd Fellows was one of the many secret fraternal organizations popular in 19th-century America. These organizations engaged in a variety of...

      • salt lake city
      • utah
      • odd fellows
      • ioof
      • george costerisan

      Eureka Courthouse

      The Eureka County Courthouse, designed by George Costerisa, cost about $38,000 to construct. Built in 1879-80 of locally-fired brick and of sandstone quarried nearby, the Italian style courthouse...

      The Eureka County Courthouse, designed by George Costerisa, cost about $38,000 to construct. Built in 1879-80 of locally-fired brick and of sandstone quarried nearby, the Italian style...

      • nevada
      • eureka
      • courthouses
      • george costerisan

      The Tengu Club

      DEDICATED TO THE TENGU CLUB THE TENGU CLUB OF SEATTLE, FORMED IN THE 1930S BY JAPANESE AMERICANS HELD ITS FIRST TENGU BLACKMOUTH SALMON FUN DERBY IN 1946. ARGUABLY THE LONGEST CONTINUALLY RUNNING...

      DEDICATED TO THE TENGU CLUB THE TENGU CLUB OF SEATTLE, FORMED IN THE 1930S BY JAPANESE AMERICANS HELD ITS FIRST TENGU BLACKMOUTH SALMON FUN DERBY IN 1946. ARGUABLY THE LONGEST CONTINUALLY...

        Washington Bridge

        STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS   WASHINGTON BRIDGES   THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PREVIOUS WASHINGTON...

        STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS WASHINGTON BRIDGES   THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PREVIOUS...

        • rhode island
        • providence
        • george washington
        • bridge
        • labor
        • 1928
        • 1929
        • 1968

        Washington Bridge (SE)

        STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS WASHINGTON BRIDGE THIS BRIDGE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC IN 1930 AND KNOWN AS THE WASHINGTON BRIDGE OCCUPIES THE SITE OF A BRIDGE FIRST OPENED TO TRAFFIC...

        STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS WASHINGTON BRIDGE THIS BRIDGE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC IN 1930 AND KNOWN AS THE WASHINGTON BRIDGE OCCUPIES THE SITE OF A BRIDGE FIRST OPENED TO TRAFFIC...

        • rhode island
        • providence
        • john brown
        • bridge
        • 1793

        Turks Head Building

        TURKS HEAD BUILDING   ARCHITECTS   HOWELLS & STOKES   1913   PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED BY ACROPOLIS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC   www.amsnewengland.comSubmitted by @lampbane

        TURKS HEAD BUILDING   ARCHITECTS   HOWELLS & STOKES   1913   PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED BY ACROPOLIS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC   www.amsnewengland.comSubmitted by @lampbane

        • rhode island
        • providence
        • building
        • 1913

        The Arcade

        THE ARCADE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF BARLY...

        THE ARCADE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF BARLY...

        • rhode island
        • providence
        • landmark
        • arcade
        • nps
        • national his...
        • 1976

        John E. Fogarty Federal Building

        John E. Fogarty Federal Building Originally the U.S. Custom House Constructed 1888   Ammi B. Young, Architect   Entered on the National Register of Historic Places, April 18, 1972. This property...

        John E. Fogarty Federal Building Originally the U.S. Custom House Constructed 1888   Ammi B. Young, Architect   Entered on the National Register of Historic Places, April 18, 1972. This property...

        • rhode island
        • providence
        • john fogerty
        • 1856
        • amml young
        • 1972
        • gerald ford
        • arthur sampson

        Easter Rising

        EASTER RISING   This plaque commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of Ireland's Easter Rising. During that armed insurrection in Dublin and other parts the country, against British colonial...

        EASTER RISING   This plaque commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of Ireland's Easter Rising. During that armed insurrection in Dublin and other parts the country, against British colonial...

        • rhode island
        • providence
        • ireland
        • easter rising
        • 1916
        • 1922
        • 2016

        Bruyer Church

        August Bruyer, his wife, Josephine (Simon) and their sons, John and Julius, were born in France, coming to America about the middle of the nineteenth century. By 1858, they had settled in Fairview...

        August Bruyer, his wife, Josephine (Simon) and their sons, John and Julius, were born in France, coming to America about the middle of the nineteenth century. By 1858, they had settled in Fairview...

        • vermillion
        • south dakota
        • churches

        Menan Buttes

        Two cones of glassy lava are located directly south of here. The largest rises 800 feet above the surrounding plain.Hot molten lava, erupting from great depth, met cold surface water in the wet...

        Two cones of glassy lava are located directly south of here. The largest rises 800 feet above the surrounding plain.Hot molten lava, erupting from great depth, met cold surface water in the wet...

        • idaho. geolo...
        • menon buttes
        • volcanoes
        • volcanism

        Snake River Bridge (Idaho Falls, Idaho)

        On December 10, 1864 a franchise was granted to Edward M. Morgan, James M. (Matt) Taylor, and William F. Bartlett to operate a ferry one and one-half miles below Cedar Island and build a bridge...

        On December 10, 1864 a franchise was granted to Edward M. Morgan, James M. (Matt) Taylor, and William F. Bartlett to operate a ferry one and one-half miles below Cedar Island and build a bridge...

        • idaho
        • idaho falls
        • snake river
        • bridges

        Lyonsview

        • lyons
        • geelong
        • paparazzi

        Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company

        RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL TRUST COMPANYARCHITECTSYORK & SAWYER1919Submitted by @lampbane

        RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL TRUST COMPANYARCHITECTSYORK & SAWYER1919Submitted by @lampbane

        • rhode island
        • providence
        • hospital
        • 1919

        Stephen Hopkins

        STEPHEN HOPKINS   1707 1785 MERCHANT AND SHIP BUILDERTEN TIMES GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAND CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT CHANCELLOR OF BROWN UNIVERSITY MEMBER OF THE COLONIAL CONGRESSSIGNER OF...

        STEPHEN HOPKINS   1707 1785 MERCHANT AND SHIP BUILDERTEN TIMES GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAND CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT CHANCELLOR OF BROWN UNIVERSITY MEMBER OF THE COLONIAL CONGRESSSIGNER OF...

        • rhode island
        • providence
        • stephen hopkins
        • george washington
        • 1707
        • 1785
        • 1743
        • 1776
        • 1827
        • 1972

        John Brown House

        JOHN BROWN HOUSE   THE HOME OF JOHN BROWN REFLECTING THE WEALTH AND POSITION GAINED FROM HIS LUCRATIVE CAREER AS A SLAVE TRADER, PRIVATEER CHINA, TRADE MERCHANT AND PATRIOT   A PROJECT OF THE...

        JOHN BROWN HOUSE   THE HOME OF JOHN BROWN REFLECTING THE WEALTH AND POSITION GAINED FROM HIS LUCRATIVE CAREER AS A SLAVE TRADER, PRIVATEER CHINA, TRADE MERCHANT AND PATRIOT   A PROJECT OF THE...

        • rhode island
        • providence
        • john brown
        • college hill
        • brown university

        Frederick Douglass

        Frederick Douglass 1818 - 1895 American Author, Orator, Philosopher, Freedom-Fighter, and Statesman lived here 1846. "My part has been to tell the story of the slave." 1846 was recently after his...

        Frederick Douglass 1818 - 1895 American Author, Orator, Philosopher, Freedom-Fighter, and Statesman lived here 1846. "My part has been to tell the story of the slave." 1846 was recently after his...

        • frederick douglass
        • slavery
        • philosopher
        • abolition