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Introduction of the Apple I Computer, 1976

    El Palo Nuevo

      ELAM AND MARGARET BROWN HOME-SITE

      ELAM AND MARGARET BROWN HOME-SITE The founder of Lafayette built his principal home in this vicin- ity in 1858. "Squire" Brown purchased the Rancho Acalanes in 1847, upon which he raised cattle...

      ELAM AND MARGARET BROWN HOME-SITE The founder of Lafayette built his principal home in this vicin- ity in 1858. "Squire" Brown purchased the Rancho Acalanes in 1847, upon which he raised cattle...

        Funland

        Submitted by @talllguy.

        Submitted by @talllguy.

          Vega y Coca Sisters, Doña Rosa Bustamonte

          Submitted by @AnjaTEAgle.

          Submitted by @AnjaTEAgle.

            The Motion Picture Research

            IN COMMEMORATION OF THE MOTION PICTURE RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN 1878 AND 1879 AT THE PALO ALTO FARM NOW THE SITE OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY THIS EXTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERIMENT PORTRAYING THE ATTITUDES...

            IN COMMEMORATION OF THE MOTION PICTURE RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN 1878 AND 1879 AT THE PALO ALTO FARM NOW THE SITE OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY THIS EXTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERIMENT PORTRAYING THE...

              Stanford Volunteers Spanish-American War 1898-1899

                James Grant Fergusson

                  Robert Edouard Pellissier

                  ROBERT EDOUARD PELLISSIER ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF FRENCH KILLED AT THE SOMME AUGUST 29 1916 IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY

                  ROBERT EDOUARD PELLISSIER ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF FRENCH KILLED AT THE SOMME AUGUST 29 1916 IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY

                    Memorial Arch

                    MEMORIAL ARCH. TO THE MEMORY OF LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR. BORN TO MORTALITY, MAY 14, 1868. PASSED TO IMMORTALITY, MARCH 13, 1884, ERECTED BY HIS MOTHER, 1899

                    MEMORIAL ARCH. TO THE MEMORY OF LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR. BORN TO MORTALITY, MAY 14, 1868. PASSED TO IMMORTALITY, MARCH 13, 1884, ERECTED BY HIS MOTHER, 1899

                      Restoration of the Stanford Campus

                        Memorial Church

                        MEMORIAL CHURCH ERECTED BY JANE LATHROP STANFORD TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND LELAND STANFORD

                        MEMORIAL CHURCH ERECTED BY JANE LATHROP STANFORD TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND LELAND STANFORD

                          The Burghers of Calais

                            Site of Propagation of the Thompson Seedless Grape

                            Site of Propagation of the Thompson Seedless GrapeWilliam Thompson, an Englishman, and his family settled here in 1863. In 1872 he sent to New York for three cuttings called Lady de Coverly of...

                            Site of Propagation of the Thompson Seedless GrapeWilliam Thompson, an Englishman, and his family settled here in 1863. In 1872 he sent to New York for three cuttings called Lady de Coverly of...

                            • california
                            • highway 20
                            • sutter county
                            • agriculture history
                            • thompson see...

                            Ramona Street Architectural District

                              The Gates of Hell

                                Payton Jordan Plaza

                                  John I. Danielson

                                  GIFT OF THE FRIENDS OF JOHN 1. DANIELSON DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID, EMERITUS 1968 - 1982 STOP AND STAY A WHILE FOR TOMORROW'S JOURNEY REQUIRES YOU BE RESTED

                                  GIFT OF THE FRIENDS OF JOHN 1. DANIELSON DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID, EMERITUS 1968 - 1982 STOP AND STAY A WHILE FOR TOMORROW'S JOURNEY REQUIRES YOU BE RESTED

                                    F Street Bridge

                                    Plaque noting the construction of the concrete bridge over the Arkansas River in Salida, ColoradoERECTED AD 1900BY THE CITY OF SALIDALOUIS WENZMAYORJ.W. LODGEV.C. DAVENPORTJ.U. MOCKF.B....

                                    Plaque noting the construction of the concrete bridge over the Arkansas River in Salida, ColoradoERECTED AD 1900BY THE CITY OF SALIDALOUIS WENZMAYORJ.W. LODGEV.C. DAVENPORTJ.U....

                                    • bridge
                                    • colorado
                                    • salida
                                    • arkansas river
                                    • 1900

                                    Woolworth's Sit-In, Jackson MS

                                    Woolworth’s Sit-in“Woolworth’s variety store was the scene of a pivotal event in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement on May 28, 1963. When three black Tougaloo College students sat down at the...

                                    Woolworth’s Sit-in“Woolworth’s variety store was the scene of a pivotal event in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement on May 28, 1963. When three black Tougaloo College students sat down at...

                                    • woolworth's
                                    • sit-in
                                    • civil rights
                                    • integration
                                    • jackson
                                    • mississippi ...
                                    • tougaloo college
                                    • 1963