One of the First Helicopter Engines in America, by Emile Berliner…In An Old Barn At 1458 Columbia Road, NW, Washington, D.C.

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Eclectic African American Church Zoned Industrial, Bladensburg, Maryland

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); Located in Bladensburg, Maryland, this African American church is rather an usual little gem of architectural styles, a medley of various motifs including Queen Anne Revival,... Read More

No One Minds A Qurantine Station…When Its In Honolulu…United States Quarantine Station, Interior View of the South European Latrine Building, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Construction of the Alaska Governor’s Mansion was a Federal Ordeal, Executive Mansion, Juneau, Alaska

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The Old Federal Style Mansion Was Reused As Part Of The U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Perryville, Maryland

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The Gyrocopter Wasn’t All That Appealed To Henry Berliner…Emile Berliner’s Helicopter, Brightwood, Washington, D.C.

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Perhaps Old Ebenezer Tyler Couldn’t Pay His Taxes In Old South Main, Providence, Rhode Island

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Emile Berliner Invented the Flat Disc and Gramophone at 1458 Columbia Road, NW, Washington, D.C.

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Emile Berliner Invented the Microphone at 812 6th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); This is the card for Mrs. Ida S. Maull, Circa 1916, Advertising Comfortable, Well-Furnished Rooms at 812 6th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. In 1877, Berliner had rented a room... Read More

Bob’s of New York’s Last Canal Boat, New York, New York

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); Henry K. Landis, Amateur Photographer. Canal Boat, Bob’s of New York. New York City, Circa 1900. Vanishing from the scene, as the photographer was surely aware, Bob’s of... Read More