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I'm not sure who this label is for, the test pilot, any potential passenger, the insurance agency, potential buyers, or just so no one laughs at the goofy looking airplane.
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aircraft, instructions, label, military, pilot
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Woodburn Hall on the campus of West Virginia University was built between 1874 and 1876. It is a prime example of Second Empire architectural style.
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My rendering of the Muskegon pier head lighthouse with the name of the city beside. This little red lighthouse sits on Lake Michigan and guides ships into the harbor.
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graphic, great lakes, lake house, lake life, lake michigan
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A view of the front end of a vintage International Harvester Farmall 450 from the perspective of an ear of corn. This lovely machine was built for three years, 56-58, though this one looks as if it rolled off the assembly line yesterday.
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A statue of Thalia, muse of comedy and pastoral poetry and one of the nine muses of Greek mythology represented atop the Clarendon Building on the campus of Oxford University.
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The West end of the Honeymoon Bridge in Jackson New Hampshire. Built in 1876 , the bridge is 121 feet long and is perched 12 feet above the Ellis River. It's nickname is derived from couples who are wont to kiss on the covered sidewalk which was added in the 30's.
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bridge, jackson, new hampshire, romantic, wooden
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Artillery faces Henry House on the Civil War battlefield near Manassas Virginia where the Battles of Bull Run were fought. The house in the background would be destroyed - the one in the photo is a reconstruction.
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artillery, battlefield, black and white, cannon, civil war
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This home, known as The Stone House, was built in 1848 and was used as a field hospital in both the first and second Battle of Bull Run near Manassas, Virginia.
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battlefield, battleground, bull run, civil war, national park
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The red brick lighthouse tower is all that remains of the Little Sable Point Light Station. Finished in 1874 the Keeper's quarters were torn down in 1954 by the Coast Guard when the light was electrified.
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beach, great lakes, lake, lake michigan, nautical
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Finished in September of 1884 the Little Traverse light marked the entrance to the harbor at Harbor Springs Michigan. It actively served until the 60's when it became necessary to build a new light further out.
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brick, coast, coastal, coastline, great lakes
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A seagull flies near the South Haven pier light, one of several little red lighthouses on the coast of Lake Michigan. Spray from the waves has caused ice to build up on both the lighthouse and the old catwalk leading to it.
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The north breakwater in Frankfort Michigan with the 1912 lighthouse at the end. Small waves break over the pier on an otherwise quaint afternoon.
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blue, cream, frankfort, great lakes, historical
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The Manistique lighthouse was finished in 1916. Though not as old as some others on the Great Lakes this historic lighthouse is just iconic and beautiful.
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breakwater, coastal, lake michigan, manistique, michigan
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The lighthouse on the north breakwater in Frankfort, Michigan was built in 1912 and has been a navigation aid for sailor on the Great Lake for over 100 years.
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blue, cream, frankfort, great lakes, historical
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First lit in 1929 the 14 Foot Shoal lighthouse marks the southern end of a channel near the top of Lake Huron which ships must navigate to remain in deep water. As the name suggests the lake is only 14 feet deep near the light station.
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great lakes, lake, lake huron, light, michigan
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Waves crash again the pier in South Haven, Michigan, sending apart against the little red Lighthouse and the catwalk forming ice against the freezing metal.
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catwalk, ice, lake michigan, light, little red
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There has been a lighthouse here since 1749, though this one only dates to 1856. It marks the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It's located in Rhode Island at southernmost point of Conanicut Island.
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coast guard, east coast, nautical, navigation, new england
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Built during World War II the Avery Point lighthouse served officially only until 1967. It stands on the campus of the University of Connecticut at Avery Point.
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connecticut, east coast, groton, landmark, nautical