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Florida State University

The historic collegiate gothic building was built in 1910 and served as then Florida State College’s administration building by which it was known until 1936. In that year the building was renamed the James D. Westcott, Jr. Memorial Building by then university president Edward … Continue reading

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View 224: Vietnam Veterans Memorial

In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, I watched the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite after supper.  Cronkite would introduce stories and maps of this area half way around the world called Southeast Asia where the Vietnam War was … Continue reading

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Assignment 13: Hometown History

In the past two years I have asked you to show me your hometown.  This year I waited until May in hopes of warmer weather.  As I walked through the history of Seneca Falls and then photographed a monument to … Continue reading

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Art Deco at Its Finest

Syracuse, New York, boasts one of the best examples of the popular architecture design of the 1920’s and 30’s called Art Deco in the world.  The building is registered by the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as the Niagara … Continue reading

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View 167: Another Lincoln

Last year I showed you a statue of Abraham Lincoln on the Syracuse University campus.  That statue depicted a deep thinking Lincoln. Next door to SU, another statue of Lincoln resides on the State University of New York College of … Continue reading

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