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Gauri Govil

IN MEMORY OF GAURI GOVIL DEC 9, 1995- DEC 21, 1997

IN MEMORY OF GAURI GOVIL DEC 9, 1995- DEC 21, 1997

    Ina Donna Coolbrith Path

    BERKELEY HISTORY INA DONNA COOLBRITH 1841-1928 Ina Donna Coolbrith, California's first poet laureate and the nation's first state laureate, was considered "the pearl of all her tribe" by her 19th...

    BERKELEY HISTORY INA DONNA COOLBRITH 1841-1928 Ina Donna Coolbrith, California's first poet laureate and the nation's first state laureate, was considered "the pearl of all her tribe" by her 19th...

      Diamond Peak Ski Resort Lodge

        Dr. Richard Tittle

          Market Square Main Gate Fountain Plaque

          • market square
          • victoria
          • bc
          • british columbia
          • market
          • square
          • victoria bc
          • canada
          • water fountain
          • fountain

          The Charles Edward Coates Laboratory

          This plaque commemorates the dedication of this edifice to Charles Edward Coates for his signal service in the field of education and research in Chemical and sugar Engineering.

          This plaque commemorates the dedication of this edifice to Charles Edward Coates for his signal service in the field of education and research in Chemical and sugar Engineering.

          • louisiana
          • lsu
          • engineer
          • engineering school

          Hildegard L. Johannewers - Hamilton Pipe Shop

          IN MEMORIAM HILDEGARD L. JOHANNEWERS Dec. 15, 1923 – Aug. 7, 2015Owner of HAMILTON PIPE SHOP(PEACE’S CIGAR STORE) 1963-2014 Trained as a tobacconist in Hamburg, Germany. Hilde established herself...

          IN MEMORIAM HILDEGARD L. JOHANNEWERS Dec. 15, 1923 – Aug. 7, 2015Owner of HAMILTON PIPE SHOP(PEACE’S CIGAR STORE) 1963-2014 Trained as a tobacconist in Hamburg, Germany. Hilde established herself...

            St. Paul Baptist Church / Moorehead Public School

            This property served as the first African-American school in Allen Parish until 1945.The land was deeded to the church in 1911 by Julian and his wife Modeste Captain.*School established in 1880...

            This property served as the first African-American school in Allen Parish until 1945.The land was deeded to the church in 1911 by Julian and his wife Modeste Captain.*School established in...

            • louisiana
            • allen parish
            • nrhp
            • african american
            • school
            • church

            The Coushatta People

            • louisiana
            • native ameri...

            Orinda Bicentennial Mural

              Historic Rancho Boundary Line

                Fort Bragg Garden Club

                FORT BRAGG GARDEN CLUB in 2013 Honors Bob and Dorothy Gloyd for 20 years of gardening at FORD HOUSE Submitted by Darren Platt

                FORT BRAGG GARDEN CLUB in 2013 Honors Bob and Dorothy Gloyd for 20 years of gardening at FORD HOUSE Submitted by Darren Platt

                  The Red House

                  This Historical Landmark Home was built in 1864 by William Henry Kelly an emigrant from Maine. Known as the Red House, it's architecture is a fine example of a Colonial New England Farm Honse....

                  This Historical Landmark Home was built in 1864 by William Henry Kelly an emigrant from Maine. Known as the Red House, it's architecture is a fine example of a Colonial New England Farm...

                    Dr. George Maggs

                    In Memory of Dr George Maggs He disliked this path and everyone on it Submitted by @BurtonsAnatomy.

                    In Memory of Dr George Maggs He disliked this path and everyone on it Submitted by @BurtonsAnatomy.

                      Osgood Corner

                      William Oscar Osgood and his wife, Clara Rheams, owned and ran the Osgood General Merchandise Store on this corner for most of the first half of the 20th century, until it changed hands in 1943....

                      William Oscar Osgood and his wife, Clara Rheams, owned and ran the Osgood General Merchandise Store on this corner for most of the first half of the 20th century, until it changed hands in 1943....

                      • louisiana
                      • livingston parish
                      • community

                      Holt Cemetery #4

                      For some artists and scholars, Holt is representative of spiritual traditions with a long history in the African-American community. The spreading of broken crockery over graves was noted in South...

                      For some artists and scholars, Holt is representative of spiritual traditions with a long history in the African-American community. The spreading of broken crockery over graves was noted in South...

                      • louisiana
                      • cemetery
                      • new orleans

                      Holt Cemetery #5

                      Holt has been filled to capacity many times in its long history. In fact, grave plots have often been re-used after their upkeep is abandoned. This is not uncommon in urban cemeteries, where space...

                      Holt has been filled to capacity many times in its long history. In fact, grave plots have often been re-used after their upkeep is abandoned. This is not uncommon in urban cemeteries, where space...

                      • louisiana
                      • cemetery
                      • new orleans

                      Holt Cemetery #6

                      One striking pattern visible in the burial records for Holt is the high number of stillbirths and infants interred here. In 1902, for example, 262 of the 761 burials at Holt were under the age of...

                      One striking pattern visible in the burial records for Holt is the high number of stillbirths and infants interred here. In 1902, for example, 262 of the 761 burials at Holt were under the age...

                      • louisiana
                      • cemetery
                      • new orleans

                      Casa de Posada / Posada's house

                      The engraver José Guadalupe Posada, creator of the Catrina skull, was born in this house. 1st plaque:Seminario de Cultura MexicanaHOMENAJE AL ILUSTRE GRABADOR JOSÉ GUADALUPE POSADA EN EL 150...

                      The engraver José Guadalupe Posada, creator of the Catrina skull, was born in this house. 1st plaque:Seminario de Cultura MexicanaHOMENAJE AL ILUSTRE GRABADOR JOSÉ GUADALUPE POSADA EN EL...

                        Serum against scorpion sting

                        GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE DURANGO.EN ESTA CASA EL DR. ISAURO VENZOR INICIÓ SUS INVESTIGACIONES SOBRE EL SUERO ANTIALACRANICO.VICTORIA DE DURANGO, DGO. SEP 12 DE 1989.GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF...

                        GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO DE DURANGO.EN ESTA CASA EL DR. ISAURO VENZOR INICIÓ SUS INVESTIGACIONES SOBRE EL SUERO ANTIALACRANICO.VICTORIA DE DURANGO, DGO. SEP 12 DE 1989.GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF...