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California, 1947 The Prelinger library has loads of road maps (see below). The Richfield Highway Relief map above shows elevation changes and points of interest along common routes. The elevation...
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San Francisco, 1938 Meanwhile, out on the left coast, San Francisco held its own fair in 1939 and 1940 to celebrate the recent completion of its two bridges -- the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge,...
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San Francisco, 1951 This evacuation map comes from a Civil Defense booklet entitled "It's Your Life...The San Francisco Plan." Indeed, along with evacuation routes out of the city, the pamphlet...
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Red and Blue Nebulas ESO's Very Large Telescope has captured a detailed view of a star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud — one of the Milky Way's satellite galaxies. This sharp image reveals...
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Swan Nebula Sculptures This FLAMINGOS-2 near-infrared image details part of the magnificent Swan Nebula (M17), where ultraviolet radiation streaming from young hot stars sculpts a dense region of dust...
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Cosmic Ear This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Informally known as the "Ear Nebula", this relatively...
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Shapes on Mars Sunlight was just starting to reach the high Northern latitudes in late winter when HiRISE captured this image of part of the steep scarps around portions of the North Polar layered...
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SPACEX Rocket: Falcon 9 Capsule: Dragon CEO Elon Musk is getting $1.6 billion for 12 deliveries (it works out to $36,000 per pound) to be completed by 2016. And so far, so good: The first unmanned...
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ORBITAL SCIENCES Rocket: AntaresCapsule: Cygnus Orbital produces the Toyota Tacoma of the thermosphere—solid, reliable transport. The first-stage engines are stockpiled Soviet NK-33s from the early...
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Conneaut
Conneaut South Conneaut University is where most Conneaut locals go to University. It is among the oldest in the Islands as has tours of the buildings on the hour every hour on weekends. Town Hall is...
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Humoor
Humoor Located in the naval base, the Historic Humoor Dockyard has a number of historic ships and also the Naval Museum and Action Stations - an interactive look at the navy of today. There is a great...
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New Auckland Mellosa, the historic riverside suburb of Mellosa has a jetty, the Grand hotel and many restaurants and cafes. Elz, in North New Auckland provides a spectacular view of the city,...
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KoanaTag System
KoanaTag System The Republic of Koana Islands' national rail system has 326 local routes, and nine high speed connections. Image copyright Ian Silva. Click map below for high-res version
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Bayside Bayside Symphony Orchestra. During the fall, winter and spring, the world-renowned Bayside Symphony Orchestra performs classical music. Tickets are available online or in the box office; they...
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Vizhune Vizhune Grand Spa. Rejuvenate your mind, body & soul with a wide variety of spa treatments from this spa. Services include a salon, relaxing body treatments, hydrating facials, & “just...
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