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Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Core Repository
The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) at Texas A&M University is based in the College of Geosciences. Texas A&M University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership serve as the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program U.S. Implementing Organization (IODP-USIO).
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The National Museum of Ireland: Archaeology is the national repository for all archaeological objects found in Ireland and home to over two million artefacts.
The museum's purpose is to collect, preserve, promote and exhibit all examples of Ireland’s portable material heritage and natural history.
Interpret and promote the collections and make them accessible to audiences at home and abroad
Be the authoritative voice on the relevant aspects of Irish heritage, culture and natural history.
Exhibitions include the finest collection of prehistoric gold artefacts in western Europe, outstanding examples of metalwork from the Celtic Iron Age and the Museum’s world-renowned collection of medieval ecclesiastical objects and jewellery.
FIELD GUIDE TO "A" MOUNTAIN AND DESCRIPTION OF SURROUNDING REGION
by
Thomas G. McGarvin
ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
I have heard that this hill was called Dynamite Hill by a longtime Tucson resident.
The Geology of “A” Mountain
If you drive up Sentinel Peak Road, you will travel past a series of rock layers that formed between twenty and thirty million years ago. These multicolored strata produce the bedrock that constitutes “A” Mountain as well as the nearby Tumamoc and Powder House Hills. These hills and “A” Mountain are the visible remains of a former landlocked peninsula that was anchored in the west by the Tucson Mountains and extended beyond the present day Santa Cruz River to the east. “A” Mountain is an erosional remnant of this land prominence sculpted by the forces of ice, wind and water. Four distinct and interesting rock layers are easily visible on the face of this 550-foot mountain.
Flowing lava created the dark red rock strata at both the top and the bottom of “A” Mountain. Nearby volcanic pipes and fractures supplied the basaltic magma that created these beds, each one separated by a span of nine million years from the formation of the other. None of this lava came from the large “volcano like” crater on the northeast side of the mountain. Quarrymen from the Griffith Construction Company dug this basin at the turn of last century in the pursuit of its stone, used for building Tucson homes, walls and other structures.
The dark red color of these two basalt layers is due to a high concentration of iron and magnesium in the original magma. These elements reduce the lava’s viscosity and the explosive tendency of the sourcing eruptions while allowing the molten rock to flow more uniformly across the surface. Much of the basalt layer at the base of “A” Mountain contains small cavities known as vesicles. The magma, in this case, erupted out of the ground just fast enough for the dissolved gasses to vaporize in the decompressing molten rock and then cooled fast enough to retain the holes formed by these gas pockets. The same bubble forming principle occurs when opening a bottle of beer. An example of this vesiculated basalt is visible on the west side of Sentinel Peak Road between the parking lot at the bottom and the beginning of the one-way road around the summit. The basalt cavities are at the top of this dark layer, presumably because the bubbles floated upward before the cooling lava locked them in place.
The two rock layers sandwiched between the basalts were the result of more violent volcanic activity about 27 million years ago. The older of these two light colored rock strata is composed of rough dark pebble size cinders (basalt) embedded in silt, sand and ash. This material fell from the sky in the form of a volcanic cinder fall. The light brown agglomerate layer with its dark embedded pebbles is visible on the left side of the one-way lane just beyond the split in the road.
Finally, the most visually striking layer of “A” Mountain is composed of tan and pink rock, known as tuff. This layer resulted from one or more volcanic ash falls. The magma for this ash also went through decompression near the earth’s surface. In this case, however, the eruption occurred so suddenly that the expanding gas in the magma shattered the molten minerals and rock into very fine pieces and threw them forcefully into the air. After settling back to the ground, the combination of heat, pressure and time welded this bed of ash into the light colored rock layer that we can see today. Look for a sharp color transition between the tan rock and pink rock as you drive up the southern slope of “A” Mountain. This will identify the tuff layer that is also visible as a large light horizontal bed on Tumamoc Hill to the west.
This introduction to the geology of “A” Mountain is an invitation to explore and enjoy our hilly community with an understanding of its primordial past. The vestige of this beginning is locked within every pebble and stone of our iconic mountain.
Repository: Duke University Archives. Durham, North Carolina, USA. library.duke.edu/uarchives
Trying to locate this photo at the Duke University Archives? You’ll find it in the University Archives Photograph Collection, Box 88.
Repository: Duke University Archives. Durham, North Carolina, USA. library.duke.edu/uarchives
Trying to locate this photo at the Duke University Archives? You’ll find it in the University Archives Photograph Collection, Box 14.
Spitalfields Commercial Street London Stapleton's Established 1842 Repository where horses were bought and sold
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“If you are fastidious as to rubbing shoulders with some terrible scadgers, don’t go to Stapleton’s as it adjoins Spitalfields Market and you meet the veriest dregs of East End Costermonger (fruit and veg seller) society there. If on the other hand, your clothes are getting shabby and you would like to be a veritable toff for the day, go to Stapleton’s and you highest ambition will be gratified.”
Repository: University Archives, University of Miami. Collection: University of Miami Historical Photograph Collection.
Persistent URL: merrick.library.miami.edu/u?/umcolleges,764
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Core Repository
The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) at Texas A&M University is based in the College of Geosciences. Texas A&M University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership serve as the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program U.S. Implementing Organization (IODP-USIO).
Texas A&M University may or may not have model releases for people photographed on campus, in classrooms, research laboratories, or other areas related to Texas A&M. Use of the images for non-university purposes is subject to approval. Please contact the Office of Communications and Public Relations, Division of Research for further information: vpr-communications@tamu.edu or (979) 845-8069.
Repository: Duke University Archives. Durham, North Carolina, USA. library.duke.edu/uarchives
Trying to locate this photo at the Duke University Archives? You’ll find it in the University Photography Visual Materials, Box 40: Subject Files
Catalog #: Kantner_0300
Title: Harold Kantner Special Collection Photo [Photo]
Description: Hull under construction
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Description: Destroyed Elmshorn Synagogue; back side of synagogue
Creator/Photographer: Unknown
Medium: Black and white photographic print
Date: November 1938
Repository: Leo Baeck Institute
Parent Collection: Paula Baum Collection
Call Number: AR 1314
Rights Information: No known copyright restrictions; may be subject to third party rights. For more copyright information, click here.
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PictionID:43101487 - Title:First Douglas XF5D-1 Skylancer Douglas photo - Catalog:16_003661 - Filename:16_003661.TIF - - - - Ray Wagner was Archivist at the San Diego Air and Space Museum for several years and is an author of several books on aviation --- ---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
Repository: Worcester State University Archives
Photographer: Donald Bullens
Date: 1973
Preferred Citation: Worcester State College Library, Spring 1973. Courtesy, Worcester State University Archives.
May 1, 2022 - Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam at Mr. Visserplein 3. "The beautiful Portuguese Synagogue, also called the Esnoga, is one of the most important legacies of the vibrant Jewish community in Amsterdam. Until the Holocaust Jews made up more than 10% of the population of Amsterdam. During the 16th and 17th century, many Jews that faced persecution in Spain and Portugal fled to Amsterdam. The religious tolerance they enjoyed in the Dutch Republic was unheard of in the rest of Europe.
History of the Portuguese Synagogue
In 1665, the Jewish community decided to build a new synagogue. The new synagogue was to be the biggest in the world. Architects Elias Bouwman and Daniel Stalpaert were commissioned to build the synagogue. They started building in 1671 and in 1675 the Portuguese Synagogue was ready. It had cost the community not less than 186,000 florins. Minor restorations have been made but the synagogue still looks pretty much the same as 340 years ago.
Architecture of the Portuguese Synagogue
The architecture shows the self-confidence and wealth of the Jewish community in Amsterdam. It was the largest synagogue of its time and one of the biggest buildings of Amsterdam. A model of the Temple of Salomon in Jerusalem inspired the architects. Around the main building, there are various offices and archives, the rabbinate, a mortuary and the Ets Haim (Tree of Life) library that holds valuable collections of Sephardic manuscripts.
The Entrance
There is an inscription in Hebrew above the entrance that refers to Psalm 5:8: “In the abundance of Thy lovingkindness will I come into Thy house" and mentions the date 1672. This date is an interesting curiosity: this was the year in which the synagogue was supposed to be ready. Because of the war in 1672, “The Year of Disaster” it was not possible to finish the construction of the Portuguese Synagogue until 1675.
Interior of the Portuguese Synagogue
Amsterdam SynagogueThe interior of the Portuguese Synagogue is of the longitudinal Iberian-Sephardic type. The striking wooden Ark and the Tebah are found at opposite ends of the interior. Seating is divided into two halves facing one another. The women’s gallery is supported by twelve stone columns, representing the twelve tribes of Israel. During service 1000 candles in two enormous brass chandeliers light the synagogue." Previous description: www.amsterdam.info/portuguese-synagogue/
Repository: Worcester State University Archives
Photographer: Donald Bullens
Date: 1973
Preferred Citation: Worcester State College Library, Spring 1973. Courtesy, Worcester State University Archives.
Title: Corps of Truant Officers. Location: Boston, Massachusetts.
Creator(s): Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Date Created/Published: 1909 October.
Medium: 1 photographic print.
Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-nclc-04570 (color digital file from b&w original print)
Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
Call Number: LOT 7483, v. 1, no. 0948 [P&P]
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Notes:
Title from NCLC caption card.
Attribution to Hine based on provenance.
In album: Miscellaneous.
Hine no. 0948.
General information about the Lewis Hine child labor photos is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.nclc
Subjects:
Men.
Law enforcement officers.
School attendance.
United States--Massachusetts--Boston.
Format:
Photographic prints.
Collections:
National Child Labor Committee Collection
Part of: Photographs from the records of the National Child Labor Committee (U.S.)
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Repository: Duke University Archives. Durham, North Carolina, USA. library.duke.edu/uarchives
Trying to locate this photo at the Duke University Archives? You’ll find it in the University Archives Photograph Collection, box 79.
Repository: Worcester State University Archives
Photographer: Unknown
Date: 1969
Preferred Citation: Students in lunchroom, December, 1969. Courtesy, Worcester State University Archives.
Repository: Duke University Archives. Durham, North Carolina, USA. library.duke.edu/uarchives
Trying to locate this photo at the Duke University Archives? You’ll find it in the University Archives Photographic Negative Collection, box 36.
-Image from the SDASM Curatorial Collection.Note: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.)--Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
Repository: Worcester State University Archives
Photographer: Unknown
Date: 1985
Preferred Citation: Halloween, 1985. Courtesy, Worcester State University Archives.
Format: Glass plate negative.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Tyrrell Photographic Collection, Powerhouse Museum www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/collection=The_Tyrrell_Photographic
Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection
General information about the Powerhouse Museum Collection is available at www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database
Persistent URL: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=30200
Acquisition credit line: Gift of Australian Consolidated Press under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1985
PictionID:46830591 - Catalog:14_022760 - Title:GD Astronautics Facilites Details: CCMTA-Pad 36B; Construction of Gantry Date: 09/04/1963 - Filename:14_022760.TIF - Images from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
The Kyozo (scripture/sutra repository) dates back to 1759 and is an Important Cultural Asset. The octagonal, rotating container inside dates back to 1694. This container holds the sutras. Visitors can pay to rotate the container.
Zenko-ji is the most important temple in Nagano prefecture. It belongs to both the Jodo Shu and Tendai sect. The original temple was built in 642 about 200 meters south, but it was moved to its present location in 1707 to avoid the fires which had damaged Zenko-ji in the past. Zenko-ji houses the hibutsu, a Buddha image so secret that not even the head priests are allowed to view it. Only a replica can be viewed by the public, and that only happens during Gokaicho--once every six years. Zenko-ji is perhaps most famous for its role in the battles of Kawanakajima between the feudal lords Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. During these battles it was used as a base by Kenshin.
Zenko-ji. Nagano City, Nagano.
Linton Hall, the old Library and Museum at Michigan State University. At the time it was built in 1881, MSU was known as the State Agricultural College.
The original 31-by-12-foot open-walled structure was erected in 1787. It was reconstructed in 2001, based on Washington’s notes, historical documents discussing fertilizer production, and two years of archaeological excavation. Archaeologists revealed remnants of the brick foundation walls along the virtually intact cobblestone floor; these were incorporated into the reconstructed building. Washington’s dung repository is thought to be the first structure in the nation specifically designed for composting. Recent archaeological digs found a brick lined ditch leading down to the Repository of Dung to further help break down the material.
Chapter 12. How the size of the nuclear power industry affects the number of radioactive waste repositories needed. The dotted line shows growth of the nuclear power industry, according to optimistic industry growth projections through the year 2000. After the year 2000, growth is assumed to stop. The solid line shows the number of high-level nuclear waste repositories of the size and type currently envisioned by the DOE that would be needed to accommodate the waste produced. Even with the assumption that industry growth would stop at 507 gigawatts, a new repository would be needed every two or three years. Source: Adapted from State of California, Nuclear Fuel Cycle Committee, California Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, "Status of Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing, Spent Fuel Storage and High-Level Waste Disposal," draft report, 11 January 1978, p. 281.
Repository: Duke University Archives. Durham, North Carolina, USA. library.duke.edu/uarchives
Trying to locate this photo at the Duke University Archives? You’ll find it in the University Archives Photographic Negative Collection, box 14.
Images from an Album (AL-61A) which belonged to Mr. Lowry and was donated to the Leisure World Aerospace Club.
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Digital Collection:
North Carolina Postcards
Date:
1916
Location:
Tryon (N.C.); Polk County (N.C.);
Collection in Repository
Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards (P077); collection guide available
online at www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/pcoll/77barbour/77barbour.html