Fort Gaines is one of the multitude of forts that protected the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Fort Gaines was one of three Confederate forts to participate in the Battle of Mobile Bay from August 2-23, 1864. Union Admiral David G. Farragut took his fleet into the bay, uttered his famous line, forced Confederate [...]
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Fort Gaines – Battle of Mobile ...
Fort Gaines is one of the multitude of forts that protected the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Fort Gaines was one of three Confederate forts to participate in the Battle of Mobile Bay from August 2-23, 1864. Union Admiral David G. Farragut took his fleet into the bay, uttered his famous line, forced Confederate [...]
Grace Church, New York City – 1...
The Grace Church in New York City is a French Gothic Revival style building. It is built with “Sing Sing Marble,” a type of stone from quarries along the Hudson River near the (in)famous Sing Sing Prison. The stone was quarried with what was essentially slave labor, as prisoners were frequently conscripted to bring in money to the [...]
Retro photo Milan Cathedral in Milan ...
Today’s picture if of the Milan Cathedral in Milan Italy taken sometime in the late 50’s, early 60’s. The exact date is hard to pin down but based on the rest of the slide collection I am guessing it was 1960.
Milan Cathedral, Italy – 1960
It is dedicated to Santa Maria Nascente, and is the fifth largest cathedral in [...]
Otter Crest -1982
Otter Crest is the name of the head here. Otter Rock is in the middle of the picture, out in the Pacific Ocean. This location is only about 3/4 of a mile north of Yaquina Head, Oregon. The rock is named due to the number of Sea Otters who used to live around the rock and around Otter Crest. The rock also lent it’s name to the nearby com [...]
Mitchell Corn Palace – 1975
In Mitchell South Dakota, stands the Mitchell Corn Palace. When I first saw this build in 1997 or so, I was under the impression that it was actually built of corn like a Straw Bale house.
Unfortunately the truth is a bit more mundane, and fantastic. The original “palace” was built in 1892 as the “Corn Belt Exposition” [...]
Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn – 1977
The Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn is in Frankenmuth Michigan. This picture dates from October 1977.
Like many other locations across the United States, Frankenmuth has a bit of Bavarian Theme to the town. It looks like the Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn is the center of this.
The Inn was built as the Union House Hotel in 1888. In 1950 the Zehnder Fami [...]
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