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Leo Kornblath Associates, 850 3rd Ave., New York. Office, to drafting room

Leo Kornblath Associates, 850 3rd Ave., New York. Office, to drafting ...

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Leo Kornblath Associates, 850 3rd Ave., New York. Reception area

Leo Kornblath Associates, 850 3rd Ave., New York. Reception area

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Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Co., 444 Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, Long Island. Entrance foyer with receptionist

Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Co., 444 Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, Long Isl...

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Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Co., 444 Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, Long Island. Entrance foyer, to elevators, doors closed

Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Co., 444 Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, Long Isl...

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Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Co., 444 Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, Long Island. Filing space

Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Co., 444 Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, Long Isl...

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Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Co., 444 Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, Long Island. Mr. Stewart's office I

Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Co., 444 Merrick Rd., Lynbrook, Long Isl...

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Warner Brothers Co., 90 Park Ave., New York City. Mr. Coogan's office I

Warner Brothers Co., 90 Park Ave., New York City. Mr. Coogan's office ...

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Warner Brothers Co., 90 Park Ave., New York City. Entrance foyer I

Warner Brothers Co., 90 Park Ave., New York City. Entrance foyer I

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Warner Brothers Co., 90 Park Ave., New York City. Hathaway reception office I

Warner Brothers Co., 90 Park Ave., New York City. Hathaway reception o...

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Seamen's Savings Bank, 666 5th Ave., New York. Subway office III

Seamen's Savings Bank, 666 5th Ave., New York. Subway office III

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Capital Cars Distributors, George Palmer Highway, Lanham, Maryland. Long row desks

Capital Cars Distributors, George Palmer Highway, Lanham, Maryland. Lo...

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Plant manager Charles "Chuck" Hardy in his office checking fabric samples and fabric orders (hanging on the wall)

Plant manager Charles "Chuck" Hardy in his office checking fabric samp...

Forms part of a group of images taken in the dye house adjacent to the main Joseph Teshon, Inc. building on September 12, 1994.

Office at the Robert A. Grant Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, South Bend, Indiana

Office at the Robert A. Grant Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, Sout...

Built in 1933 by architectural firm Austin & Shambleau, the building served its original purpose for fifty years. In 1983, the U.S. Postal Service moved from the building into a new facility. Photographed as pa... More

The San Francisco Ferry Building, a terminal for ferries, a marketplace, and offices is located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California

The San Francisco Ferry Building, a terminal for ferries, a marketplac...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Designed by the New York architect A. Page Brown in the Beaux Arts style in 1892, the ferry building was completed in 1898. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovela... More

Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Building No. 3, 903 South Fourth Street, south front, Hamilton, Ravalli County, MT

Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Building No. 3, 903 South Fourth Street, ...

Significance: The Rocky Mountain Laboratories possess national significance due to the pioneering research conducted at these laboratories from 1921-1945 toward the development of vaccines for insect-borne dise... More

Office of Clerk of the Senate, Washington DC

Office of Clerk of the Senate, Washington DC

Published by E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. On mount: Popular series. American views. On verso: Views in Washington City, D.C. Gift of Kenneth Snelling.

Forty Acres, Rodrigo Terronez Memorial Clinic, 30172 Garces Highway, Delano, Kern County, CA

Forty Acres, Rodrigo Terronez Memorial Clinic, 30172 Garces Highway, D...

See HABS CA-2878, Forty Acres, for additional information about the site. Significance: The Rodrigo Terronez Memorial Clinic is one of four buildings at Forty Acres, a property closely associated with the life ... More

Ernest M. Wood Office and Studio, 126 North Eighth Street, Quincy, Adams County, IL

Ernest M. Wood Office and Studio, 126 North Eighth Street, Quincy, Ada...

2016 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The building was designed by local Quincy architect Ernest M. Wood for his office and studio. Since the building was designed by the intended user, Wood was ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hangar No. 101 and Hangar No. 102, Kaneohe, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hangar No. 101 and Hangar ...

Significance: Hangars 101 and 102 at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Hawaii are significant for their association with American military history and architecture. First, the two buildings are part of the U.S. military ... More

Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Building No. 3, 903 South Fourth Street, south front, Hamilton, Ravalli County, MT

Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Building No. 3, 903 South Fourth Street, ...

Significance: The Rocky Mountain Laboratories possess national significance due to the pioneering research conducted at these laboratories from 1921-1945 toward the development of vaccines for insect-borne dise... More

Ernest M. Wood Office and Studio, 126 North Eighth Street, Quincy, Adams County, IL

Ernest M. Wood Office and Studio, 126 North Eighth Street, Quincy, Ada...

2016 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The building was designed by local Quincy architect Ernest M. Wood for his office and studio. Since the building was designed by the intended user, Wood was ... More

Internal Revenue Service Headquarters Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Internal Revenue Service Headquarters Building, 1111 Constitution Aven...

Significance: The French Renaisance-style Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) Building was the first of several U.S. Government buildings of monumental scope to be erected in the 1920s and 1930s in the ... More

Internal Revenue Service Headquarters Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Internal Revenue Service Headquarters Building, 1111 Constitution Aven...

Significance: The French Renaisance-style Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) Building was the first of several U.S. Government buildings of monumental scope to be erected in the 1920s and 1930s in the ... More

Mineral Hall, 4340 Oak Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO

Mineral Hall, 4340 Oak Street, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO

Significance: Represents the numerous ornate houses built in the South Hyde Park area of Kansas City around 1900. Moreover, it is an important extant example of the work of Kansas City architect Louis S. Curtis... More

Mills Building, 220 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Mills Building, 220 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, San Francisco Co...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ortona Lock, Lock No. 2, Lock Tender's House, Caloosahatchee River, Cross-State Canal, Okeechobee Intracoastal Waterway, Ortona, Glades County, FL

Ortona Lock, Lock No. 2, Lock Tender's House, Caloosahatchee River, Cr...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gull Lake Reservoir Dam, Dam Tender's Residence, Lake Shore, Cass County, MN

Gull Lake Reservoir Dam, Dam Tender's Residence, Lake Shore, Cass Coun...

Significance: The Gull Lake Dam Tender's House is one of two remaining original dam tender's dwellings at the Mississippi River Headwaters dam sites. Until recently, when the Corps of Engineers decided it was ... More

Delegate Wickersham on the left and the assayer on the right

Delegate Wickersham on the left and the assayer on the right

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Frederick C. Robie House, 5757 Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Frederick C. Robie House, 5757 Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...

Significance: The Robie House is one of the best known early works of Frank Lloyd Wright. It has been cited as a Landmark by the Commission on Chicago Architectural Landmarks: "In recognition of the creation of... More

Parsons Nursery, Nursery Office, South side of U.S. Route 219, Parsons, Tucker County, WV

Parsons Nursery, Nursery Office, South side of U.S. Route 219, Parsons...

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The Oaks, Old Montgomery Road, Tuskegee Institute Campus, Tuskegee, Macon County, AL

The Oaks, Old Montgomery Road, Tuskegee Institute Campus, Tuskegee, Ma...

Significance: Constructed in 1899, The Oaks served as the home of Booker T. Washington, president and founder of Tuskegee Institute. The construction of the house served as a solid example of the educational p... More

Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, Hospital Wards, Anderson Way & Howe Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, Hospital Wards, Anderso...

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Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, Hospital Wards, Anderson Way & Howe Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Fort McPherson, World War II Station Hospital, Hospital Wards, Anderso...

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Ethel Selansky, 15 years old. Typist for Standard Neckwear Co., 91 Essex Street.  Location: Boston, Massachusetts / Lewis W. Hine.

Ethel Selansky, 15 years old. Typist for Standard Neckwear Co., 91 Ess...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Shaker South Family Trustees' Office, Watervliet Shaker Road, Colonie Township, Watervliet, Albany County, NY

Shaker South Family Trustees' Office, Watervliet Shaker Road, Colonie ...

Significance: This two and a half story brick structure is typical of Shaker construction of the 19th century. The fact that it was a workshop and could later be used as a dwelling, with little in the way of ma... More

U.S. Naval Air Station, Aircraft Hangar, Radford Boulevard, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

U.S. Naval Air Station, Aircraft Hangar, Radford Boulevard, Pensacola,...

Significance: Constructed in 1940, Building No. 632 is one of eleven new hangars erected between 1937 and 1940 as part of a massive expansion of Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola's facilities and aviation train... More

St. Anne's Gymnasium, 74 Cumberland Street, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

St. Anne's Gymnasium, 74 Cumberland Street, Woonsocket, Providence Cou...

Significance: Built in 1894, it was designed by F. Walter Fontaine, one of the leading architects of the community. The building has served as a cultural, social, and athletic center for the French-Canadian com... More

Richfield Oil Building, 555 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Richfield Oil Building, 555 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, Los Ange...

Significance: An excellent example of the "Modern Style" of the 1920s, a short-lived heroic style with roots in late Art Nouveau and German Expressionism with emphasis on masses rather than volumes. A more dire... More

Richfield Oil Building, 555 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Richfield Oil Building, 555 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, Los Ange...

Significance: An excellent example of the "Modern Style" of the 1920s, a short-lived heroic style with roots in late Art Nouveau and German Expressionism with emphasis on masses rather than volumes. A more dire... More

Daniel Sayre House, 31 Ridgedale Avenue, Madison, Morris County, NJ

Daniel Sayre House, 31 Ridgedale Avenue, Madison, Morris County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-237 Survey number: HABS NJ-146 Building/structure dates: ca. 1745 Initial Construction

Lassen Volcanic National Park, Park Headquarters, Mineral, Tehama County, CA

Lassen Volcanic National Park, Park Headquarters, Mineral, Tehama Coun...

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University of Virginia, Hotel A, West Range, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia

University of Virginia, Hotel A, West Range, Charlottesville, Charlott...

1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Hotel A, located on the West Range of Mr. Jefferson's academical village, the University of Virginia, like the other five hotels, was used for die... More

Bee Building, 1016-1020 Third Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Bee Building, 1016-1020 Third Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, C...

Significance: The original portion of the two-story brick building, constructed in 1856, housed the "Daily and Weekly Bee," first published February 3, 1857. It is probable that the south one-third of the stru... More

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

Edited by Frank H. Norton. "150 copies." "Journal ends abruptly on the 24th of May, 1774, instead of on the 26th of June, as its title-page states"--Introd. Also available in digital form from the Library of Co... More

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

Edited by Frank H. Norton. "150 copies." "Journal ends abruptly on the 24th of May, 1774, instead of on the 26th of June, as its title-page states"--Introd. Also available in digital form from the Library of Co... More

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

Edited by Frank H. Norton. "150 copies." "Journal ends abruptly on the 24th of May, 1774, instead of on the 26th of June, as its title-page states"--Introd. Also available in digital form from the Library of Co... More

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

Edited by Frank H. Norton. "150 copies." "Journal ends abruptly on the 24th of May, 1774, instead of on the 26th of June, as its title-page states"--Introd. Also available in digital form from the Library of Co... More

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

Edited by Frank H. Norton. "150 copies." "Journal ends abruptly on the 24th of May, 1774, instead of on the 26th of June, as its title-page states"--Introd. Also available in digital form from the Library of Co... More

Schofield Barracks Military Reservation, Quadrangle K Administrative Building, Williston Avenue between Wilson Street & Reilly Avenue, Wahiawa, Honolulu County, HI

Schofield Barracks Military Reservation, Quadrangle K Administrative B...

Significance: This administrative barracks building is significant for its architecture, because it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, and method of construction. It is also significan... More

Central Hotel, 53 Park Avenue, Clifton, Greenlee County, AZ

Central Hotel, 53 Park Avenue, Clifton, Greenlee County, AZ

Public domain photograph - historical image of Arizona, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

South Carolina State Arsenal, Marion Square, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

South Carolina State Arsenal, Marion Square, Charleston, Charleston Co...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical landmark building, courtyard, 17th, 18th, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Higgins Armory, 100 Barber Avenue, Worcester, Worcester County, MA

Higgins Armory, 100 Barber Avenue, Worcester, Worcester County, MA

Significance: Built of steel frame construction for the Worcester Pressed Steel Co. (J.W. Higgins, Pres.) its believed to have been the 1st building in the U.S. constructed entirely of steel & glass. While Hig... More

State Bridge No. 0302150, Spanning Bass River at U.S. Route 9, New Gretna, Burlington County, NJ

State Bridge No. 0302150, Spanning Bass River at U.S. Route 9, New Gre...

Significance: This single-leaf, trunnion bascule bridge is a well-preserved example of a patented Strauss articulated underneath counterweight structure. It is significant for its use of chain-driven operating... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Administration Annex, Near Russell Avenue (previously Avenue E), between of Facility Nos. 1C & 1E , Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Administration Annex, Near Russell Aven...

Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It is associated with the great expansion of facilities and personnel during WWII. It functioned as a secure fireproof record stor... More

The American atlas, exhibiting the post offices, post roads, rail roads, canals, and the physical & political divisions of the United States of North America /

The American atlas, exhibiting the post offices, post roads, rail road...

Relief shown by hachures. Title from title sheet. "Entered according to the act of Congress, July 10th 1839, by David H. Burr, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia." Phillips,... More

The American atlas, exhibiting the post offices, post roads, rail roads, canals, and the physical & political divisions of the United States of North America /

The American atlas, exhibiting the post offices, post roads, rail road...

Relief shown by hachures. Title from title sheet. "Entered according to the act of Congress, July 10th 1839, by David H. Burr, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia." Phillips,... More

The American atlas, exhibiting the post offices, post roads, rail roads, canals, and the physical & political divisions of the United States of North America /

The American atlas, exhibiting the post offices, post roads, rail road...

Relief shown by hachures. Title from title sheet. "Entered according to the act of Congress, July 10th 1839, by David H. Burr, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia." Phillips,... More

Northwestern Consolidated Elevator "A", 119 Fifth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN

Northwestern Consolidated Elevator "A", 119 Fifth Avenue South, Minnea...

Significance: Completed in 1908, the Northwestern Consolidated Elevator A is historically significant for tis intimate association with Minneapolis's "West Side Milling District," and particularly for its role ... More

Center Glatt, shopping mall, hotel, and high-rise offices, Glatt, near Zurich, Switzerland

Center Glatt, shopping mall, hotel, and high-rise offices, Glatt, near...

Title devised by cataloger. Attribution based on similarity of drawings to reference source. Planning and design done in cooperation with the stores Globus, Jelmoli, and Migros, with rentable area of ca. 90,000... More

Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Edward Hazlett House, 823 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Edward Hazlett House, 823 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: Built by Henry K. List and his wife Sarah, wealthy citizens of Wheeling, for their daughter, Jessie L. Hazlett, the Hazlett House represents one of the residential building achievements of 1891. ... More

Edward Hazlett House, 823 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Edward Hazlett House, 823 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV

Significance: Built by Henry K. List and his wife Sarah, wealthy citizens of Wheeling, for their daughter, Jessie L. Hazlett, the Hazlett House represents one of the residential building achievements of 1891. ... More

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

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Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

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Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

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Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

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Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

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Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

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Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

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Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

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Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

Public domain history book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

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Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the continent of North America, during his survey of the post offices between Falmouth ad Casco Bay, in the province of Massachusetts, and Savannah, in Georgia; begun the 13th Septr., 1773 and ended 26th June 1774.

Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...

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Circular to registers and receivers of the United States' Land offices, by order of the Secretary of the Treasury. General land office, July 22, 1834. Gentlemen: Annexed is a copy of an act of congress, approved 19th June, 1834, entitled"An act

Circular to registers and receivers of the United States' Land offices...

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 231, Folder 6.

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Barracks, Beckoning Point, southwest of Sierra Mooring Platform, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Barracks, Beckoning Point, southwest of...

Significance: The U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964 due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Cottage No. 1, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Cottage No. 1, Bishop Cree...

Significance: Building 102 Plant 4 (formerly Cottage, Building No. 1, Plant 4), a small bungalow cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Built ... More

Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, West Allis, Milwaukee County, WI

Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...

Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More

Laguna Seca Rancho, North side of U.S. Highway 101, Coyote, Santa Clara County, CA

Laguna Seca Rancho, North side of U.S. Highway 101, Coyote, Santa Clar...

Significance: The Laguna Seca Rancho was first held by Juan Alvirez, whose ranching operations included running a grist mill. The property was extensively developed by the family of William Fisher, who acquire... More

Laguna Seca Rancho, North side of U.S. Highway 101, Coyote, Santa Clara County, CA

Laguna Seca Rancho, North side of U.S. Highway 101, Coyote, Santa Clar...

Significance: The Laguna Seca Rancho was first held by Juan Alvirez, whose ranching operations included running a grist mill. The property was extensively developed by the family of William Fisher, who acquire... More

Samuel Cupples House, 3673 West Pine Boulevard, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Samuel Cupples House, 3673 West Pine Boulevard, Saint Louis, Independe...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Missouri, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Air Station, Equipment Shops & Offices, 206 South Avenue, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

U.S. Naval Air Station, Equipment Shops & Offices, 206 South Avenue, P...

Significance: Building No. 45 was constructed as the Equipment Shop and Offices in 1905-06 and, for only a brief period of time, was directly related to the mission of the Pensacola Navy Yard, The Bureau of Yar... More

U.S. Naval Air Station, Equipment Shops & Offices, 206 South Avenue, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

U.S. Naval Air Station, Equipment Shops & Offices, 206 South Avenue, P...

Significance: Building No. 45 was constructed as the Equipment Shop and Offices in 1905-06 and, for only a brief period of time, was directly related to the mission of the Pensacola Navy Yard, The Bureau of Yar... More

Malden Town Hall, Main & Pleasant Streets, Malden, Middlesex County, MA

Malden Town Hall, Main & Pleasant Streets, Malden, Middlesex County, M...

Significance: The structure served as Malden's Town Hall (later City Hall) from 1857 until 1975. Designed by a Boston architect, it was the second brick building erected in the town. This prominent building, ... More

Iolani Palace, King & Richards Streets, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Iolani Palace, King & Richards Streets, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Significance: Residence of the last two royal rulers of Hawaii. Scene of transfer of government to the United States in 1898. From 1898 to 1960s, the palace served as the capitol of Hawaii. When built, the p... More

Sheldon Building, 9-15 First Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Sheldon Building, 9-15 First Street, San Francisco, San Francisco Coun...

Significance: The Sheldon Building was built within a year after the 1906 earthquake and is an early example of a major downtown structure utilizing reinforced concrete as a building material. The architect of... More

Union Ranger District Compound, Office, Fronting State Highway 203, at West edge of Union, Union, Union County, OR

Union Ranger District Compound, Office, Fronting State Highway 203, at...

Survey number: HABS OR-139-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Oregon, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mitchell Building, 207 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

Mitchell Building, 207 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Coun...

Significance: This large commercial structure of 1876 is representative of the period of Milwaukee's rapid growth and commercial development following the Civil War. Survey number: HABS WI-156 Building/struct... More

Convention Center Site, I Street, 900 & 1000 Block, Tenth Street, 800 & 900 Block, New York Avenue, 900 & 1000 Block, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Convention Center Site, I Street, 900 & 1000 Block, Tenth Street, 800 ...

Significance: Included in the Convention Center Site were many examples of 19th and 20th century residential, commercial, and mixed use buildings, such as: the American Mosaic Company Building (DC-387), Pepco P... More

Convention Center Site, I Street, 900 & 1000 Block, Tenth Street, 800 & 900 Block, New York Avenue, 900 & 1000 Block, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Convention Center Site, I Street, 900 & 1000 Block, Tenth Street, 800 ...

Significance: Included in the Convention Center Site were many examples of 19th and 20th century residential, commercial, and mixed use buildings, such as: the American Mosaic Company Building (DC-387), Pepco P... More

Springfield City Hall, 1890, 117 South Fountain Avenue, Springfield, Clark County, OH

Springfield City Hall, 1890, 117 South Fountain Avenue, Springfield, C...

Significance: Completed in 1890, the large city office building was designed by a well-known local architect, who also did many other large downtown buildings. The building represented Springfield's move into m... More

Bethel Gulf Company Service Station, 203 Southeast First Avenue, Gainesville, Alachua County, FL

Bethel Gulf Company Service Station, 203 Southeast First Avenue, Gaine...

Significance: Erected in 1925 by Gulf Oil Company, this service station exemplifies a building type which evolved as a result of demands from the growing automobile industry and the public it served. In contin... More

Maps showing the location of the Boston & Worcester Rail Road : copied from the maps in the offices of the clerks of the county commissioners in the several counties /

Maps showing the location of the Boston & Worcester Rail Road : copied...

Shows portions of Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex, and Worcester counties. Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink and colored ink. Annotations in pencil and colored pencil on some maps. Available also through the Library ... More

Maps showing the location of the Boston & Worcester Rail Road : copied from the maps in the offices of the clerks of the county commissioners in the several counties /

Maps showing the location of the Boston & Worcester Rail Road : copied...

Shows portions of Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex, and Worcester counties. Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink and colored ink. Annotations in pencil and colored pencil on some maps. Available also through the Library ... More

Maps showing the location of the Boston & Worcester Rail Road : copied from the maps in the offices of the clerks of the county commissioners in the several counties /

Maps showing the location of the Boston & Worcester Rail Road : copied...

Shows portions of Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex, and Worcester counties. Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink and colored ink. Annotations in pencil and colored pencil on some maps. Available also through the Library ... More

Maps showing the location of the Boston & Worcester Rail Road : copied from the maps in the offices of the clerks of the county commissioners in the several counties /

Maps showing the location of the Boston & Worcester Rail Road : copied...

Shows portions of Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex, and Worcester counties. Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink and colored ink. Annotations in pencil and colored pencil on some maps. Available also through the Library ... More

Old Colony Building, 407 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Old Colony Building, 407 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Cook County, ...

Significance: The building is an example of the work of the Chicago firm of Holabird and Roche. Since the high, narrow, slab-like structure is almost entirely freestanding and without masonry bearing walls, an ... More

U.S. Naval Hospital, Contagious Ward, Park Boulevard, Balboa Park, San Diego, San Diego County, CA

U.S. Naval Hospital, Contagious Ward, Park Boulevard, Balboa Park, San...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Custom House, 423 Canal Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

U.S. Custom House, 423 Canal Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

Significance: The structure is architecturally significant, not only because of its monumental size, but also because of the unusual foundation system on which it rests. This system was quite common in the mid... More

Ferry Building, Embarcadero & Market Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Ferry Building, Embarcadero & Market Street, San Francisco, San Franci...

Significance: Its classicizing Baroque design, with a modified version of the upper part of Sevilee's Giralda tower crowning the center of the structure, accords well with the rather severe character of most pu... More

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