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Post by Sepiana on Jun 26, 2023 5:04:43 GMT
Hi everyone, Would you like to participate in the Weekly Photo Challenge? Just take a photo that is your interpretation of the theme and post it in this thread. The rules are rather simple.
- Your photo(s) should be your own, i.e., they should not have been taken by someone else.
- Photoshopping is allowed but should be kept to the basics only rather than a total transformation.
- Grab your camera, experiment, and, most of all, have fun.NOTE |
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Post by hmca on Jun 26, 2023 16:15:58 GMT
Our area was first settled in 1668. Many of the earliest residents were fishermen with Norwegian backgrounds. In 1906 Monmouth Beach was incorporated as a borough. In 2006 the historical society documented the town’s history in the publication of this book.   |
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Post by billz on Jun 26, 2023 18:34:26 GMT
Portland's history only dates back a couple hundred years, but here's some detail from the Skidmore Fountain, built in MDCCCLXXXVIII. Which turns out to be one of the longest numbers when written in Roman Numerals.  Thanks for the theme Sepiana and Brenda! |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Jun 26, 2023 18:48:39 GMT
MDCCCLXXXVIII. Which turns out to be one of the longest numbers when written in Roman Numerals. That is a long number. Imagine doing the "times tables" back in Roman times?  Crosswords use them as clues sometimes. Like "Livy's 57." Glad I was in math class that day. Mind you, I am so old I nearly had to use Roman numerals.  |
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Post by tonyw on Jun 26, 2023 22:09:34 GMT
I'll go with our old historic Post Office which was built in 1892 and operated as a Post Office until 1964 when it moved to the current much smaller building. Initially housed the Post Office, Inland Revenue (Tax Collectors!) and Customs offices. The postmaster lived on the second floor and the caretaker on the third. Now the home of my favourite Indian Restaurant, an Ice Cream Parlour and Gift Shop as well as apartments.  Tony |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Jun 28, 2023 3:45:17 GMT
Alberta Terminals Limited ... here.Built in 1931, the 17-storey Alberta Terminals Ltd. facility continues to be a hub for modern agricultural production
Nearly 100 years old and yet the people who work there today are amazed that how the old terminal was design for the future.  |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Jun 28, 2023 4:07:58 GMT
These two items are closely linked by coal. Galt No. 6 Mine is highly valuable as a contributing coalmine to the industrial history of southern Alberta. Galt No. 6 Mine was opened in 1909, just after completion of the High Level railway bridge, on the east side of the river.
High Level Bridge. With the growth of coal mining in the city, the population of Lethbridge continued to grow. Need for rail line access for the mines saw the construction of bridge. Beginning in August of 1908, the bridge was completed June 22, 1909 and officially opened on November 1, 1909. It cost a whopping $1,334,525.00 to build. This bridge is still the longest and highest of its kind in the world reaching 5,327.625 feet long (1.6km) and 314 feet high (96 meters).
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Post by hmca on Jun 28, 2023 17:31:18 GMT
Interesting to read about the terminal in your first post, Clive. This bridge is still the longest and highest of its kind in the world reaching 5,327.625 feet long (1.6km) and 314 feet high (96 meters). Not that I know much about bridges; but would never expect that a bridge in your area would hold that record! I guess key to that record is......"of its kind." |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Jun 28, 2023 19:39:44 GMT
Precisely. I am the largest (or smallest) "of my kind," eh? It is a huge bridge spanning the Oldman River Valley. Quite feat for 1908. |
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Post by fotofrank on Jun 28, 2023 22:49:33 GMT
First Meeting House  |
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Post by Lillias on Jun 29, 2023 14:44:30 GMT
The Battle of Glen Fruin - A battle fought on 7th February 1603 between the Clan MacGregor and their allies and the Clan Colquhoun and their allies. The battle took place in Glen Fruin near Loch Lomond in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The MacGregors won the battle decisively but that doesn’t tell the full story. I will leave anyone interested to Google it for themselves. This image is a memorial stone sited near where the running battle was believed to have taken place.   |
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Post by whippet on Jun 29, 2023 18:04:50 GMT
When we travelled north or south, as soon as we saw Roseberry Topping we knew we were only about 12 miles from home. It has an interesting history. Roseberry Topping Another photo with that awful Fujifilm camera I have.  |
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Post by tonyw on Jun 29, 2023 20:24:57 GMT
Commemorative plaque and sculpture in recognition of Alexander Mackenzie - a local member of parliament and Canada's 2nd Prime Minister from 1873 to 1878. Born in Scotland, trained as a stonemason, emigrated to Canada and finished up in this area constructing things - specializing in courthouses and jails - a number of which are still around! The sculptures include some of the tools of the trade. Located at a very pleasant spot along the St Clair river - taken on another hazy day a result of the forest fires up north.   Tony |
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Post by whippet on Jul 1, 2023 18:30:15 GMT
Do YOU know who hung the monkey?The answer is HERE
 
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Post by Sepiana on Jul 3, 2023 4:38:28 GMT
Our area was first settled in 1668. Many of the earliest residents were fishermen with Norwegian backgrounds. In 1906 Monmouth Beach was incorporated as a borough. In 2006 the historical society documented the town’s history in the publication of this book. Helen, this book came handy for this challenge. Nice choice of local history subject. |
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