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I took this photograph of the Washington Monument illuminated against the night sky. Standing 555 feet tall, this iconic obelisk pays tribute to George Washington, the first President of the United States. Situated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the monument's impressive presence is even more striking when lit at night. The golden illumination highlights its grandeur and historical significance, attracting visitors worldwide.
The Washington Monument was finished in 1884, and its construction encountered various challenges, including funding issues and the Civil War. Today, it stands as a symbol of national pride and resilience. Each time I visit, I am reminded of the rich history and the immense effort that went into creating this masterpiece.
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Governor's Palace at Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, VA - This photo is from the first twelve frames I shot with my newly restored Agfa Isolette III. The camera was restored by Jurgen Kreckel, certo6.com/. He did a wonderful job and the first set of pictures turned out great. I highly recommend him and his services. - Camera = Agfa Isolette III f/4.5 Solinar - Shutter = 1/175 @ f/16 - Film = Kodak Ektar 100 - Film developed by The Darkroom Lab in San Clemente, CA, USA - TheDarkroom.com
Throughout the Battle of Baltimore (Sep 12, 1814 – Sep 15, 1814 during the War of 1812 between British invaders and American defenders), Francis Scott Key was in the Baltimore harbor hearing cannon fire and the booms of explosives. After the hours of bombardment and the fear that the British could overtake Fort McHenry and head to Baltimore, Key awoke to the American flag blowing over the unconquered fort. Later that week, he finished the poem "Defense of Fort M'Henry" about that moment. His poem was eventually published in the Baltimore Patriot and set to music by his brother-in-law. The combined poem and music were published under the name "The Star Spangled Banner". After it was published, "The Star Spangled Banner" became one of the many patriotic songs sung throughout the country. While 'House Resolution 14' was presented to Congress in 1929 to name "The Star Spangled Banner" as the official national anthem to the United States of America, it was not officially adopted by law until this date, March 3, 1931.
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 200
Aperture – f/5.6
Exposure – 1/320 second
Focal Length – 95mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery located on Hilton Head Island S.C. is home to 4 Revolutionary War Soldiers grave sites, it's also home to the oldest standing structure on the Island. Pretty cool place to visit.
I've uploaded both these photos as I'm not sure which one is better? I like the way the light catches both the flag and the sign........
The Key West Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage, also known as the Jessie Porter's Heritage House Museum and Robert Frost Cottage, was a museum located at 410 Caroline Street, Key West, Florida. The Key West Heritage House, purchased by Jessie Porter in 1934 and opened as a museum in 1995, closed on April 17, 2010.
Once the home of Key West hostess and preservationist Jessie Porter, the Heritage House contains hundreds of mementos from Key West's early days, when shipwreck salvaging made it the richest city per capita in the United States. Visitors learn about the property's role as a gathering place for writers including Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Frost.
Starting in 1945, poet Robert Frost spent 16 consecutive winters in the cottage behind the house, which now bears his name.
The major networks have declared Joe Biden the winner! America has stepped back from the brink of totalitarianism.
This is another sunset view from my trip to Gettysburg. Shown in the distance are the Codori Farm buildings. These buildings served as shelter for wounded Union and Confederates who fought immediately nearby during the battle.
This was my first Explore! Excitement!
Dow House Garden ~ 1839
Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
Independence Day - 7/4/20
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - it was raining!]
The second-oldest structure on this property (nine-houses)
is the Dow House (garden-fountain above). The house was
constructed by Antonio Canova in 1839, and was originally
located where the William Dean Howells House currently
stands on St. George Street. Lush gardens are throughout.
In 1906, the Dow House was moved to its current Bridge Street location by Mary Hayden, the widow of a prosperous local hotel proprietor. She moved the structure so she could build the Howells and the Rose Houses as winter cottages for St. Augustine visitors.
Mr. Dow purchased the Dow House in 1941 from the oldest living resident in the city, Sarah McKinnon. At the time, Sarah McKinnon was 98 years old and the deal stated that Mr. Dow would grant her life tenancy in the house in exchange for ownership. The agreement was approved and Ms. McKinnon lived to be 103.
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I took this beautiful picture of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's famous home in Charlottesville, Virginia. Designed by Jefferson himself, Monticello is an outstanding example of neoclassical architecture, displaying Jefferson's influences from ancient Roman and Palladian designs. The property is surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens and lush greenery, reflecting Jefferson's love for horticulture and innovative gardening techniques. Monticello is a testament to Jefferson's diverse talents and lasting impact on American history.
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St. Augustine, FL ~ #65 in Explore 8/24/13
The Dow Museum of Historic Houses combines interactive experiences, exhibitions and objects to tell the story of Florida's historical and cultural development. This noteworthy Museum is made up of nine historic homes, dating from 1790 to 1910, as well as the collections of museum benefactor Kenneth Worcester Dow. The property highlights both St. Augustine and Florida history making it the perfect place for visitors to begin their tour of America's Oldest City. (Formerly known as Old St. Augustine Village.)
This historic one-square-block area displays a rich collection of architecture, architectural ornaments, antiques, and fine art on display. Through self-guided or conducted tours, visitors have the chance to learn about the lives of the original occupants placed in context within the greater story of the development of Florida from the Colonial to the Territorial Period, and from Statehood to the Flagler Era.
The second-oldest structure on the property is the Dow House (above). This house was constructed by Antonio Canova in 1839, and was originally located where the William Dean Howells House currently stands on St. George Street.
In 1906, the Dow House was moved to its current Bridge Street location by Mary Hayden, the widow of a presperous hotel proprietor. She moved the structure so she could build the Howells and the Rose Houses as winter cottages for St. Augustine visitors.
Mr. Dow purchased the Dow House in 1941 from the oldest living resident in the city, Sarah McKinnon. At the time, Sarah McKinnon was 98 years old and the deal stated that Mr. Dow would grant her life tenancy in the house in exchange for ownership. The agreement was approved and Ms. McKinnon lived to be 103.
Sugar Grove Cemetery
Wilmington, OH
-No.47 PI Co. 1861 819lbs T.T.S.L.
Manufactured by the Phoenix Iron Company of Phoenixville, PA, and inspected by Theodore Thaddeus Sobieski Laidley.
Please learn more about the Declaration of Independence for 4 July 1776 and our times.
See how candidate Donald Trump refuses to learn from this
historical Masterpiece of “Liberty through Interdependence” on one another at:
thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/07/04/3795307/donald-trump...
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Learn more on the Unanimous Declaration of Independence of Thirteen United States of America at:
www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1776-1785/the-final-text-of-...
www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript...
www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/
www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/decindep.htm
history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/declaration
www.mountvernon.org/digital-encyclopedia/article/declarat...
www.heritage.org/initiatives/first-principles/primary-sou...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Indepe...
www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of...
Exhibit: "African/American: Making the Nation's Table," at the Museum of Food and Drink. Runs through June 19, 2022, at The Africa Center at Aliko Dangote Hall. Very educational, and I strongly recommend it.
I did the VR pit as well, my first VR experience. I assume everyone else has already told you about the immersive nature of VR, so yes that was there, but I also caught myself trying to move out of the way of the lift on the back of a truck.
The entire exhibit is great: you start off with a quilt showing the hundreds of African Americans who have influenced what we eat (as a lunch box reminds, African American food is American food), followed by educational placards on the history of US agriculture and how enslavers relied on what the slaves knew to develop crops, and so on. It echoed a lot of what I'd read in The 1619 Project... And then you get to the BIG SURPRISE.
Following the surrender of Fort Donelson on February 16, 1862, the Union forces hastily buried approximately 500 Confederate soldiers in a mass grave located near this Confederate Monument. The exact location of the burial site has never been determined, however, and the monument was constructed as a living memorial to these Confederate Soldiers who fought and died at Fort Donelson. The monument was constructed in 1933 by the Muldoon Monument Company in Louisville, KY, with money raised by the United Daughters of the Confederacy-Clarksville, TN Chapter, and the State of Tennessee. The monument is constructed of Georgia silver/gray marble, is 32 1/2 feet high and weighs 41 tons. On the east side of the monument stands the bronze image of a Confederate soldier. The statue is approximately 6 feet tall. The monument has not been altered in any way since its construction and placement. The inscription below the soldier reads:
This shaft is dedicated
as an altar of remembrance
to the Confederate soldiers
who fought at Fort Donelson
February, 1862
by the
Daughters of the Confederacy
of Tennessee
"There is no holier spot of ground
than where defeated valor lies"
Fort Donelson's commemorative history is evident in the designed memorial landscape of the national cemetery and in the well-preserved earthworks, buildings, and monuments erected and protected on this 130-year-old battlefield. With this monument and the cumulative history of this site, Fort Donelson (and the National Cemetery) were added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. All the information above was taken from the documents submitted for listing consideration and can be found here:
npshistory.com/publications/fodo/nr-fort-donelson-nmp-cem...
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
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This is the REAR gate, the Front gate was swallowed by the mighty Mississippi river eons ago [see the plaque pic for details]
Open to the public all year, near the town of Prairie du Rocher, IL
The gun magazine of this fort is the oldest building in IL [at least made by the Europeans].
31 DEC 24
Camera: Pentax K1 mk 2
Lens: 30mm
It's always fun staring out the window on the approach to Reagan National airport. This is the Watergate Hotel.
As seen in Popville: www.popville.com/2018/12/if-youre-looking-for-breaking-ne...
In the course of a lengthy road trip from Western Canada to Southeastern United States, I visited the historic town of New Harmony, Indiana.
New Harmony Indiana is a town with a unique history, one it has built on over the years. Established in 1814, it was home, in sequence, to two utopian communities. The Harmonists strove to provide physical, intellectual and spiritual health for their residents. Ten years later, the Owenites succeeded the Harmonists, and attempted to improve humanity through innovations in social theory, educational systems and discoveries in natural science.
Both of these efforts ultimately failed. However the efforts of the utopians was not entiely in vain. The town was left with a rich history, and the world was left with lessons about the wisdom of seeking this particular form of community perfection.
My final image from New Harmony is of its historic cemetery. These utopian communities were intended to be egalitarian. A personal focus was discouraged; the community was the important thing. In keeping with this ideology, the historic cemetery has no gravestones. Everyone from the community was buried in this simple field, unadorned by idols. I found the cemetery to be a special place, suitable for reflection.
Autumn leaves reflected in a window of an old building at Historic Rittenhouse Town.
"Historic Rittenhouse Town is a site composed of several houses on thirty acres of Fairmount Park. It is the site of the Rittenhouse Homestead, the site of the first paper mill in America and the home of generations of Rittenhouses. William Rittenhouse (then Wilhelm Rittenhausen) arrived in 1690 from Holland and was the first of the name in Pennsylvania. William established the paper mill which was continued by generations of his family. Later other mills were established along the Wissahickon Creek, downstream from the Rittenhouse Mill on Monoshone Creek."
more info at www.ushistory.org/germantown/upper/rittenhouse.htm
This large coastal fort stands at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg. (Only a portion of one end of the fort is shown here). There had already been other defensive fortifications at this place during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. In the time of the Civil War, the Union thought the area was vulnerable to potential British incursions in support of the Confederacy, so they began building this stone structure in 1861, continuing through 1869... but the work was never completed. Fort Popham was garrisoned again in the Spanish American War and World War I. The site is now a state park and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
The entrance to historic Ellis Island where millions of people have immigrated into the United States.
US Navy in Antarctica. International Geophysical Year (IGY) 1957/8.
Setting up McMurdo Base
Some of the thousand or so 4x5" and 6x6cm images (negs) I saved from destruction 30 years ago.
The owner gave me permission to save them as the new buyer of his photo studio didn't want the old photo library.
These are from around 5,000 images that were in a pile on the dirty concrete floor waiting to be taken to the rubbish tip. Many are in poor condition as they are suffering from the 'vinegar effect' but I've been scanning and restoring these for many years now.
Images include New Zealand and US Antarctic bases in the IGY 1957/8, Sir Edmund Hillary, Sir Bob Hamilton and much much more.
This is a decades long project (already) and I will probably never be fully finished.
These original images were shot by Guy Mannering (deceased) and onsold to Warren Jacobs as part of the photo library attached to the business Warren bought. In the mid 1990's, when Warren retired, some friends and I (other photographers), helped him clean up the business for the incoming new owner who didn't want this old library.
When I asked Warren, he agreed that I could have them rather than sending them to the rubbish tip. (Thanks Warren)
The home of Abraham Lincoln from 1844 until he became President in 1861. This was the only home that Lincoln ever owned. The Springfield neighborhood Lincoln lived in has been preserved as the Lincoln Home National Historic Site.
A franchise needs to have profits or else what is a franchise for? Industrialization was set up from almost the getgo in the New World with the manufacture of glassware in the Jamestown Settlement so that it could be profitable for the Virginia Company of London.
Besides having invented and implemented the moving assembly line for mass production, skyscrapers, the elevator, the telephone, and Wonder bread, American industrialization knowhow nowadays makes super strength gorilla glass, quantum computers, artificial intelligence, intra- and interstellar spacecraft, self-driving cars, propulsion drives, cancer-curing biotech products, financial derivatives, stickies, and hamburgers (including pure vegetable ones that taste just like a beef burger).
We were exploring the area around Ocala National forest, and headed home when we passed by this plane. The Pan Am logo grabbed my eye and my very patient wife did not object to my turning around to make a second pass in order to take a few photos. After returning home I searched the internet and was able to find an article about this plane posted by the Orlando Sentinel in April 2013. The plane was brought to Apopka Airport by LeRoy H. Brown who flew for Pan Am. The plane never actually flew for Pan Am, but the logo still grabs attention. The plane actually flew passengers for American Airlines from 1949 to 1959. Later it flew for Mohawk airlines according to the article. Sadly, the picture in the article from just 3 short years ago shows the plane well cared for and looking sharp. Today it looks weathered and abandoned. Mr. Brown, who was 92 at the time the article was written, was attempting to preserve this piece of history. I wonder how long it will languish there, and if someone else will pick up the torch and preserve it. Here is a link to the article: articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-04-12/news/os-old-pan-a...
Description: This image was taken c. 1907-1930.
Creator/Photographer: Edward S. Curtis
Birth Date: 1868
Death Date: 1952
Medium: Photogravure
Culture: American Indian
Date: Prior to 1930
Persistent URL: www.sil.si.edu/imagegalaxy/imagegalaxy_imageDetail.cfm?id...
Repository: Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Collection: The North American Indian Photography of Edward Curtis - Edward S. Curtis, a professional photographer in Seattle, devoted his life to documenting what was perceived to be a vanishing race. His monumental publication The North American Indian presented to the public an extensive ethnographical study of numerous tribes, and his photographs remain memorable icons of the American Indian. The Smithsonian Libraries holds a complete set of this work, which includes photogravures on tissue, donated by Mrs. Edward H. Harriman, whose husband had conducted an expedition to Alaska with Curtis in 1899.
Accession number: SIL7-58-03
Location: Ybor City Historic District, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States of America.
Ybor City is a historic district within the city of Tampa. Ybor was a neighborhood primarily inhabited by immigrants from Cuba, Spain, Germany, and Italy seeking jobs in the cigar factories. The district was founded by Vicente Martínez-Ybor in 1885 and was annexed by Tampa in 1887. The diversity stemming from the immigrant population distinguished Tampa from other cities in the Southern United States.
Ybor City was also favorable to Cuban independence from Spain. The independence activist José Martí lobbied the locals for support.
Later the district gentrified and is now a tourist and nightclub district.
Ubicación: Distrito Histórico Ciudad Ybor, Tampa, Condado Hillsborough, Florida, Estados Unidos de América.
La Cuidad Ybor es un distrito antiguo de la cuidad de Tampa. Cuidad Ybor antes fue el barrio inmigrante de Cubanos, Españoles, Italianos, Chinos, y Alemanes que se mudaron a Tampa buscando empleo en las plantas de cigarro. Lo estableció Vicente Martínez Ybor en 1885, y junto a Tampa en el 1887. La diversidad de inmigrantes forréanos distinguió Tampa de otras ciudades en el sur dentro los Estados Unidos.
La Cuidad Ybor fue un centro favorable a la independencia Cubana de España. El independista Cubano José Martí iba al barrio para buscar apoyo.
La Cuidad Ybor era mas próspera en los 1920s, con mecanización y la Gran Depresión derrotando la industria que la comunidad dependía. La comunidad después de emigración masiva que ocurrió durante el colapso de la industria tuvo gentrificación en los 1980s. Ybor se convierto a un distrito turístico y de discotecas.
Source/Recurso: web.archive.org/web/20201220060118/https://www.nps.gov/nr...
District Map/Mapa del Districto: web.archive.org/web/20201220053639/https://www.tampa.gov/...
Wacinton (to have understanding)
Artist: Sculptor Peter Toth
Material: hand chiseled from a Red Oak
Place: Bob Noble Park, Paducah, Kentucky
Dedicated: May 26, 1985
A placque next to this wooden sculpture in Western Kentucky states:
"Hand chiseled from a local 56,000 pound Red Oak to honor the Chickasaw Indians who lived and hunted in this area until the Jackson Purchase, 1818."
The Jackson Purchase is the purchase of the far western part of Kentucky that sticks out on the state’s otherwise straight as an arrow southern border. Purchasing the land allowed the United States, and Kentucky, to contiguously connect to the important Mississippi River that runs as a major waterway from Minnesota down to the Gulf of Mexico. When Kentucky broke off from Virginia to become a state in 1792, this area that had the Mississippi River as its western border was included as part of Kentucky; however, there was a problem. The land belonged to the Chickasaw. Decades later, in the 1818 Treaty of Tuscaloosa, the U.S. government, as negotiated by the Andrew Jackson administration, paid $300,000 to the Chickasaw to own this western tab of Kentucky and West Tennessee.
The Chickasaw joined the Cherokee, Chocktow, and other tribes on the Trail of Tears to their appointed new home in Oklahoma.
Fort Donelson National Military Park and Cemetery are contained within a 554-acre tract of land located approximately one mile west of Dover, county seat of Stewart County, Tennessee. The National Cemetery was established under the War Department in 1867 and Fort Donelson became a National Military Park on March 26, 1928. In 1933, responsibility for the care and protection of the Park and Cemetery passed from the War Department to the National Park Service. Based on information provided in the original documents submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, Fort Donelson is eligible for listing consideration based on three criteria: A - property that is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; B - property that is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; and C - property that embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. Fort Donelson's commemorative history is evident in the designed memorial landscape of the national cemetery and in the well-preserved earthworks, buildings, and monuments erected and protected on this 130-year-old battlefield. The oldest features of the battlefield are the original earthworks associated with the Civil War and the Dover Hotel, with both of these historic resources also being listed in the NRHP.
Fort Donelson was officially listed on the NRHP on October 15, 1966. All information above was taken from the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/be7de9eb-cec0-4ef2-940d-8...
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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