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Post Dispatch Lake - 1894

The economic panic of 1893 hit St. Louis hard. Joseph Pulitzer’s Post Dispatch, then 15 years old, offered a day’s wages to anyone willing to help dig this lake. Some 20,000 men excavated the...

The economic panic of 1893 hit St. Louis hard. Joseph Pulitzer’s Post Dispatch, then 15 years old, offered a day’s wages to anyone willing to help dig this lake. Some 20,000 men excavated...

  • man-made lake
  • public improvements
  • civic pride

Gafenberg Medical Institute

    Dedicated to the Eternal Memory of our Gallant Shipmates

      U.S.S. Arizona Memorial: War Memorial of the Pacific

        U.S.S. Arizona Memorial

          Truckee's Chinatowns

            Old Truckee Jail

              Don Rogers

              • rolling pin donuts
              • donuts

              Kitchen Herbs

              KITCHEN HERBS ALONG THIS RAIL USED FOR FLAVORING OR SEASONING FOOD. SMALL PLANTS IN THE WALL BELOW ARE PLANTED FOR DECORATION ONLY.

              KITCHEN HERBS ALONG THIS RAIL USED FOR FLAVORING OR SEASONING FOOD. SMALL PLANTS IN THE WALL BELOW ARE PLANTED FOR DECORATION ONLY.

              • new york
              • brooklyn
              • brooklyn bot...
              • garden
              • cooking
              • herbs
              • braille

              Sweet Marjoram

              SWEET MARJORAM MAJORANA HORTENSIS EUROPE

              SWEET MARJORAM MAJORANA HORTENSIS EUROPE

              • new york
              • brooklyn
              • brooklyn bot...
              • marjoram
              • plant
              • braille

              Chinese Massacre Memorial

              On September 2, 1885, a riot occurred in Rock Springs over labor and race disputes. As a result, 28 Chinese miners were killed and Chinatown was razed. Chinatown was located in front of you across...

              On September 2, 1885, a riot occurred in Rock Springs over labor and race disputes. As a result, 28 Chinese miners were killed and Chinatown was razed. Chinatown was located in front of you across...

              • chinese american
              • asian american
              • rock springs
              • wyoming
              • mining
              • race riot
              • racism
              • chinatown

              Caister's Tavern

              Caister's Tavern c. 1845-1854 Caleb Caister Sr. came from England to Oxford County in 1833. In 1836 he settled on this site, cleared farmland and built a one-storey log building. This building was...

              Caister's Tavern c. 1845-1854 Caleb Caister Sr. came from England to Oxford County in 1833. In 1836 he settled on this site, cleared farmland and built a one-storey log building. This building...

                Venovanie

                  Yokohama

                    Graduating Classes of Ware High School

                    Meg Cutshall

                    Meg Cutshall

                      History of Ware, Iowa

                      Submitted by: Meg Cutshall

                      Submitted by: Meg Cutshall

                        Amador Valley High School Two-Story Classroom Building

                          Amador Valley High School

                            Yvette Levias

                              Patterson Field - Amador Highlighters