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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

                        Charles Evans Hughes

                        New York, Home of Distinguished Americans Charles Evans Hughes April 11, 1862 - August 7, 1948 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1930-1941 Governor of New York,...

                        New York, Home of Distinguished Americans Charles Evans Hughes April 11, 1862 - August 7, 1948 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1930-1941 Governor of New York,...

                        • charles evans hughes
                        • supreme court
                        • secretary of state
                        • governor
                        • court of int...

                        Japanese Pillbox White Beach, San Jose, Tacloban City

                        Submitted by JMatthewLara

                        Submitted by JMatthewLara

                          Vlad the Impaler

                          Submitted by @reporterjoe.

                          Submitted by @reporterjoe.

                            This Playing Field

                            THIS PLAYING FIELD WAS DEVELOPED AS A JOINT SCHEME BETWEEN PROSPECT CITY COUNCIL AND THE EDUCATION DEPT OF S.A. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY OF PROSPECT OPENED FOR USE 23RD A....

                            THIS PLAYING FIELD WAS DEVELOPED AS A JOINT SCHEME BETWEEN PROSPECT CITY COUNCIL AND THE EDUCATION DEPT OF S.A. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY OF PROSPECT OPENED FOR USE 23RD...

                              In Appreciation of Sheila Dinneen Family and Neighbours

                              Submitted by @SignsTheReading.

                              Submitted by @SignsTheReading.

                                Early Play-By-Play Radio Broadcast of a College Football Game

                                Submitted by @TAMU.

                                Submitted by @TAMU.