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A view from Pasture Yen Family. It was many years ago I drove with my family by my new car VOLVO XC-90.This is a very beautiful place and near the famous Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area.
www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/English/
PS: I came here days ago and the scenery was gone. Too many huge trees block the landscape.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
www.loc.gov/resource/fsa.8e11199/
© Jack Allison, photographer
© Alain Girard, Restored & Colorized, 2022
Seen in Frances Slocum State Park.
www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/FrancesSlocumStatePa...
www.mass.gov/info-details/quabbin-reservoir-fishing-guide
Quabbin Reservoir is one of the largest unfiltered water supplies in the United States. Along with the Wachusett Reservoir and Ware River, it is the source of high quality water for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority water supply system. The 412 billion gallon reservoir covers 39 square miles with 181 miles of shoreline. Recreational activities are regulated and limited to protect 3 million people’s drinking water.
My actual destination was the mountain on the left in the distance. The location of the fire tower that I worked in almost 40 years ago.
'Fox-Alpha-Charlie 0001' on final RWY04R to pick President Juan Manuel SANTOS up after attending UN General debates, New York, NJ, USA. Will visit Paris and Nice end of June 2017 for a State Visit in France. [FAC0001]
Photographer: Arthur Rothstein, December 1937, Union Square, New York, USA
Union Square is a historic intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, United States, located where Broadway and the former Bowery Road – now Fourth Avenue – came together in the early 19th century. Its name denotes that "here was the union of the two principal thoroughfares of the island".
Colorized by Alain Girard, 2024, December 28
Original picture:
Heimdal Glacier in southern Greenland, in an image captured on Oct. 13, 2015, from NASA Langley Research Center's Falcon 20 aircraft flying 33,000 feet above mean sea level.
NASA’s Operation IceBridge, an airborne survey of polar ice, recently finalized two overlapping campaigns at both of Earth’s poles. Down south, the mission observed a big drop in the height of two glaciers situated in the Antarctic Peninsula, while in the north it collected much needed measurements of the status of land and sea ice at the end of the Arctic summer melt season.
This was the first time in its seven years of operations that IceBridge carried out parallel flights in the Arctic and Antarctic. Every year, the mission flies to the Arctic in the spring and to Antarctica in the fall to keep collect an uninterrupted record of yearly changes in the height of polar ice.
Read more: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-s-operation-icebridge-c...
Credits: NASA/Goddard/John Sonntag
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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... it comes to something when you find yourself wandering around a museum exhibition recognising all that is on display as something that you used, listened to or wore! I'm toooo far over that hill.
It was great fun though and brought back many memories.
Excerpt from www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/outlying-i...:
Yeung Hau Temple is one of the oldest temples in Tai O. The temple was probably built in 1699 or earlier with reference to the oldest relic at the temple, an iron bell cast in the 38th year of Kangxi reign (1699) of the Qing dynasty dedicated to the deity of Hau Wong.
Yeung Hau Temple has long been patronised not only by fishing folks and fisheries merchants in Tai O, but also by merchants from the neighbouring places and the Qing soldiers along the coast. The temple is also popular for its strong association with the Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade which is a traditional festive event with a history of over one hundred years and was inscribed onto the third national list of intangible cultural heritage of China in 2011.
The temple compound consists of the main temple building and side halls constructed of grey brick, granite and timber. The main temple building is a Qing vernacular two-hall-three-bay building, with a courtyard covered with a pavilion in-between the two halls. The recessed façade is supported by granite columns. Exquisite historic Shiwan ceramic figurines portraying Chinese folk stories can also be found on the roof ridge of the entrance hall and the two parapet walls of the covered courtyard.
Yeung Hau Temple was declared a monument in 2017.
Source: Scan of an original photograph.
Set: BUR01.
Date: 5th February 1989.
Photographer: © 1989 Mr J. Burnett
Repository: From the collection of Mr Burnett.
Used here by very kind permission.
Local Studies at Swindon Central Library.
The Derwent River at Bridgewater-Granton has traditionally been traversed by an iron bridge and a causeway (from where I am taking this photograph). Currently the largest infrastructure program in Tasmania is taking place to build a huge bridge that will sweep in a giant curve from the Bridgewater side to Granton on the southern bank at a length of over one kilometre.
Departing as "State Aero 001" back to VKO and carrying President Putin after a work visit in Paris, France. [RSD001]
The Library of Congress Mrs. Lloyd ninety one years old
I claim no rights other than colorizing this image if you wish to use let me know.
Title
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Mrs. Lloyd, ninety-one year old mother of Miss Nettie Lloyd, who is a pellagra victim. Mrs. Lloyd was born and reared in Orange County; has lived on this spot since her marriage sixty-nine years ago. It is on a new road leading off from left of Route number 54, about four miles west of Carrboro, Orange County, North Carolina]
Contributor Names
Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910-1990, photographer
Created / Published
[1939 Sept.?]
Subject Headings
- United States--North Carolina--Orange County--Carrboro
Format Headings
Nitrate negatives.
Genre
Nitrate negatives
Notes
- Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.)
- Appears to be related to negative LC-USF33-030509-M5 www.loc.gov/pictures/item/fsa1998013176/PP/
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Medium
1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
LC-USF33- 030508-M4 [P&P]
Source Collection
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, DC 20540 USA hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id
fsa 8a40798 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8a40798
Library of Congress Control Number
2017754511
Reproduction Number
LC-USF33-030508-M4 (b&w film nitrate neg.) LC-DIG-fsa-8a40798 (digital file from original neg.)
Rights Advisory
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html
I spent a few hours wandering this UNESCO heritage listed site with fellow photographer, Kent Johnson. This wall looks like it could tell a few stories.
A major drawcard is the UNESCO World Heritage listed Convict Site, which provides a window into the era when Cockatoo Island was a convict gaol (1839-69). Further highlights include a waterfront campground, licensed cafes, a historic dockyard, holiday houses and apartments, guided and self-guided tours and exciting seasonal events.
The island connects to the waterways and homelands of the Wallumedegal, Wangal, Cammeraygal and Gadigal peoples. During the 60,000 years leading to European settlement, the island was a meeting place for these groups. They have the Dharug language in common and, in Dharug, Cockatoo Island is known as Wareamah.
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Explore #49 on January 26, 2023.
The Macoupin County Courthouse was designed by the prolific architect Elijah E. Myers (1832-1909) whose work includes three state capitols (Michigan, Texas, and Colorado), along with courthouses and other public buildings in the United States and internationally. The McDonough County Courthouse, featured last fall in my series on Macomb, Illinois, was also designed by Myers.
After serving in the military during the Civil War, Myers settled briefly in Springfield, Illinois, and it was there that he obtained the Macoupin County courthouse commission. Myers must have put every ounce of his architectural knowledge into the Macoupin County design, whose grand size and elaborate ornamentation seems more suited to a state house than a rural courthouse. The Beaux-Arts building was under construction from 1867-70.
Beyond the beauty of this courthouse is an interesting backstory about how this building came to be known as the "Million Dollar Courthouse." The following description is borrowed from the Macoupin County website (macoupincountyil.gov/)
Macoupin County’s “Million Dollar Courthouse” received its nickname because when construction was halted in 1870 – that was halted, not completed – it cost $1.3 million. That would be $23.5 million dollars in today’s money. At the time, it was the biggest instance of overspending in Illinois history.
There were accusations by county residents regarding misappropriations of funds during the construction of the courthouse. One of the commissioners, Judge Loomis was accused of using stone from the courthouse to build a grand hotel, the Loomis House, on the square. Judge Loomis stated he purchased the stone but never produced a bill of sales. Another commissioner, County Clerk George Holliday, was seen leaving town by train in the middle of the night carrying a carpet bag. Public opinion was that the bag was filled with some of the money raised for construction of the courthouse. Holliday was never seen again and it is still a mystery as to where he went.
When the courthouse was opened in 1870, it was the largest courthouse in the country with the possible exception of one in New York City. The doors, staircases, windows sills and sashes are all made of cast iron, making the courthouse the first fireproof building in the country.
It took the citizens of Macoupin County 40 years to pay off the debt. Many lost their homes and farms because of the taxes. There was a two day jubilee to celebrate the burning of the last bond in 1910.
The “Million Dollar Courthouse” is one of few courthouses of its age that is not a museum, white elephant, or has been demolished. It is still a working courthouse which is open for business 5 days a week.
It stands as an awe inspiring example of what men did with their hands and simple tools a century and a half ago. Over the years, the “Million Dollar Courthouse” has become a showplace that attracts tourists, architects and artist from around the world.
The Macoupin County Courthouse is the focal point of the Carlinville Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. At the 2020 census, the population of Carlinville was 5,710. efault
The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene.
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D1054 'Western Governor' stands by the turntable at Old Oak Common depot in 1974-75
Last day in traffic 24-11-76
Withdrawn on 25-11-76
Part of the Tom Derrington Collection with photographer unknown
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center. 9/18/1947- ? (Most Recent)
Series: General Color Photographic File of the Department of Navy, 1958 - 1981
Record Group 428: General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1941 - 2004
Production Date: 4/3/1975
Access Restriction(s):Unrestricted
Use Restriction(s):Unrestricted
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures (RDSS)
National Archives at College Park
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Phone: 301-837-0561
Fax: 301-837-3621
Email: stillpix@nara.gov
National Archives Identifier:558518
Local Identifier: 428-K-108890
Persistent URL: catalog.archives.gov/id/558518
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Bain News Service,, publisher.
King Ferdinand visits Turk prisoners
[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.11457
Call Number: LC-B2- 2511-9
Seen at Chenango Valley State Park.
[Two windmills, Holland]
[between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900].
1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.
Notes:
Title devised by Library staff.
Print no. "17473".
Forms part of: Views of architecture and other sites in the Netherlands in the Photochrom print collection.
Subjects:
Netherlands.
Format: Photochrom prints--Color--1890-1900.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on reproduction.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Part Of: Views of architecture and other sites in the Netherlands (DLC) 2001697995
More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.05874
Call Number: LOT 13423, no. 115 [item]
The Library Congress Jumping rope
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Title
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Jumping rope on sidewalk in one of the better neighborhoods of the Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois]
Contributor Names
Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, photographer
Created / Published
[1941 Apr.]
Subject Headings
- United States--Illinois--Chicago
Format Headings
Nitrate negatives.
Genre
Nitrate negatives
Notes
- Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.)
- Appears to be related to negative LC-USF33-005163-M4 www.loc.gov/pictures/item/fsa1997015715/PP/
- Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
- More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Medium
1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
LC-USF33- 005163-M3 [P&P]
Source Collection
Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, DC 20540 USA hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id
fsa 8a15768 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8a15768
Library of Congress Control Number
2017729538
Reproduction Number
LC-USF33-005163-M3 (b&w film nitrate neg.) LC-DIG-fsa-8a15768 (digital file from original neg.)
Rights Advisory
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html
Online Format
image
Description
1 negative : nitrate ; 35 mm.
LCCN Permalink
Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 25 July 1945, by Norman Herfort, ON 388/Box 043/Item 068 collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YK5rAGan
Nps.gov: Drive approximately 30 miles across the park on the North Cascades Highway (State Route 20), and experience the old growth forests, cascading waterfalls, and mountain scenery of North Cascades. Allow at least an hour to drive this beautiful, winding road, and add more time for stops along the way. Before arriving, check road conditions for seasonal closures. For road updates and pass history, visit Washington State Department of Transportation.
Nationalparks.org: Leave city life behind during your visit to North Cascades National Park, a vast wilderness of conifer-clad mountains, glaciers, and lakes.
Stateofwatourism.com: With jagged peaks, panoramic views, and alpine lakes, North Cascades National Park is often referred to as the American Alps.
Tucked away in the state’s northwest corner, the park includes more than 300 glaciers and a seemingly endless inventory of waterfalls from which the Cascade Range gets its name.
1850a
Seen in Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, York County, Pennsylvania.
www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/SusquehannaRiverland...
I only had a few seconds to catch this before the light changed...
(Also called a "pilot's bow" or "the glory of the pilot.")
More on the Glory in the Wikipedia entry and Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Hollem, Howard R.,, photographer.
Working inside the nose of a PBY, Elmer J. Pace is learning the construction of Navy planes, Corpus Christi, Texas. As an NYA trainee at the Naval Air Base, he gets practical experience. After about eight weeks, he will go into civil service as a sheet metal worker
1942 August
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
United States.--Navy
Airplane industry
World War, 1939-1945
Civil service
Air bases
Airplanes
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi
Format: Transparencies--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-18 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a34871
Call Number: LC-USW36-52
A lone Red Maple (Acer Rubrum) leaf along Kent Falls Brook in Kent Falls State Park in Connecticut, as taken by my beautiful wife. Happy Autumn again to all!
You can learn more about this beautiful park at www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?A=2716&Q=325228.