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- A heavy old-time gun, Morro Castle, S.E., up Harbor entrance- Havana, Cuba.
Reverse Side Reads: This is the old Spanish fort where you stand. It was within this land-locked arm of the sea that the Maine lay anchored when the fearful catastrophe of Feb. 15. 1898, brought about the war between the United States and Spain. She lay at anchor at a … Reverse Side Reads: This is the old Spanish fort where you stand. It was within this land-locked arm of the sea that the Maine lay anchored when the fearful catastrophe …Oakville Museum - From San Francisco Cathedral, on the largest Aztec Pyramid, looking over Cholula, Mexico.
Reverse Side Reads: We are in Mexico, some 50 miles S.E. of the capital city, Cholula, the site of what was an old, old town even when Cortez and the Spanish invaders came here in 1519. This level plain, stretching away as far as we can see toward the Gulf … Reverse Side Reads: We are in Mexico, some 50 miles S.E. of the capital city, Cholula, the site of what was an old, old town even when Cortez and the …Oakville Museum - Sky-scrapers of steel and stone- Randolph St. Chicago, E. toward Lake Shore.
Reverse Side Reads: Chicago has some 2700 miles of streets within her city area of 190 square miles. This is not one of the longest but it is one of the most important in a political, legal and commercial sense. You are looking east towards Lake Michigan. This is the … Reverse Side Reads: Chicago has some 2700 miles of streets within her city area of 190 square miles. This is not one of the longest but it is one of …Oakville Museum - Cattle in the Great Union Stock Yards, the greatest of Live Stock Markets, Chicago, Ill.
Reverse Side Reads: These yards cover 475 acres of ground; 320 acres out of the number are divided up into pens likes these- the rest of the space is taken up by railroad tracks, water-works and buildings. The whole establishment keeps 1800 regular employees busy. These cattle came from distant … Reverse Side Reads: These yards cover 475 acres of ground; 320 acres out of the number are divided up into pens likes these- the rest of the space is taken …Oakville Museum - Majestic Pike's Peak, through the Gateway of the Garden of the Gods, Colorado, U.S.A.
Reverse Side Reads: You are looking nearly west. It is the road from Manitou- two miles away- which you see coming up at your left. Denver is eighty miles distant at your right (north) and Leadville is away over beyond that northernmost shoulder of Pike’s Peak. The dark brown sandstone … Reverse Side Reads: You are looking nearly west. It is the road from Manitou- two miles away- which you see coming up at your left. Denver is eighty miles distant …Oakville Museum - Overlooking Nature's grandest scenery- from Glacier Point (N.E.), Yosemite Valley, Cal.
Reverse Side Reads: We are up near the eastern end of the valley, looking towards Nevada and Idaho and distant Montana. The State of California stretches out behind us and off at out left. Scientists are not altogether agreed in their explanations of the stupendous splendors of this corner of … Reverse Side Reads: We are up near the eastern end of the valley, looking towards Nevada and Idaho and distant Montana. The State of California stretches out behind us and …Oakville Museum - Supposed site of Acadian Church, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia.
Reverse Side Reads: Look and you will see, in a line with the lady standing beside the post and the distant promontory of Cape Blomidon, the little railway station of Grand Pre. Here, if you will, you may exercise the creative function of imagination, and rebuild the long street of … Reverse Side Reads: Look and you will see, in a line with the lady standing beside the post and the distant promontory of Cape Blomidon, the little railway station of …Oakville Museum - On the brink, one mile above the River- Grand Canyon of Arizona- W. from Rowe's Point.
Reverse Side Reads: Small boys have a bird-like capacity for perching in dangerous places, but they seldom find so airy a perch as this. It looks as if they were on some dizzy mountain height. Not at all. This is only the edge of a river bank- it is the … Reverse Side Reads: Small boys have a bird-like capacity for perching in dangerous places, but they seldom find so airy a perch as this. It looks as if they were …Oakville Museum - Indian village of Klinkwan- modern natives, and Totem Poles of old Hydahs, Alaska.
Reverse Side Reads: You are away above Sitka up in nearly 60 degrees north latitude, on one of the routes to the Klondike by the Chilkat Pass. Tacoma and Seattle are a thousand miles away before you and off at your right (S.E.). At your left are the snow-covered mountains … Reverse Side Reads: You are away above Sitka up in nearly 60 degrees north latitude, on one of the routes to the Klondike by the Chilkat Pass. Tacoma and Seattle …Oakville Museum - Dotombori or Theatre street- looking north- where the townspeople get amusement, Osaka, Japan.
Reverse Side Reads: This street runs parallel with the Dotombori canal, hence its formal name. No wonder they often call it Theatre Street, for almost every building in sight is devoted either to the drama or to shows and entertainments of one sort and another. At night, when all those … Reverse Side Reads: This street runs parallel with the Dotombori canal, hence its formal name. No wonder they often call it Theatre Street, for almost every building in sight is …Oakville Museum - The picturesque Land of Confucius- Woo Men bridge and Grand Imperial Canad, Soo-Chow, China.
Reverse Side Reads: This is 80 miles N.W. of Shanghai, on the Grand Canal. It is a very old town here, famous for its beauty. The Chinese themselves have a proverb: “Heaven is above- below is Soo Chow.” “The Chinese seem never to have taken to the swing bridge to … Reverse Side Reads: This is 80 miles N.W. of Shanghai, on the Grand Canal. It is a very old town here, famous for its beauty. The Chinese themselves have a …Oakville Museum - Rosario Street and Binondo Church, from the Pasig River, Manila, Philippines.
Reverse Side Reads: The river is behind you, and a large district of the city lies beyond it in that direction. Much of the business is transacted on this (north) side of the river. The Binondo Church which you see in the distance, over the house roofs, is of course, … Reverse Side Reads: The river is behind you, and a large district of the city lies beyond it in that direction. Much of the business is transacted on this (north) …Oakville Museum - A Filipino Saw Mill, in the Island of Cebu, Philippine Islands.
Reverse Side Reads: This is one of the southern islands of the Philippine group. Manila, on the island of Luzon, is away off at the north, - a little to the left of the direction in which you are facing. Just beyond that beautiful, feathery clump of bamboos is a … Reverse Side Reads: This is one of the southern islands of the Philippine group. Manila, on the island of Luzon, is away off at the north, - a little to …Oakville Museum - A marvel of beauty- looking N. to Taj Mahal, marble tomb of a Mogul queen, Agra, India.
Reverse Side Reads: You are a mile away from the city which lies ahead at your left; the Jumma is flowing by just at the farther side of this building, a beautiful blossom in marble and precious stones. All that ornamentation which you see means months and years of patient … Reverse Side Reads: You are a mile away from the city which lies ahead at your left; the Jumma is flowing by just at the farther side of this building, …Oakville Museum - Worshippers before an image in the exquisitely carved temple of Vimala Sah, Mount Abu, India.
Reverse Side Reads: In western Hindostan, 400 miles directly north of Bombay, Mount Abu arises abruptly from the desert. Its in accessible cliffs are 6000 feet high, and the only practicable approaches to its summit are through steep ravines. Away up on the top of the mountain is a fertile … Reverse Side Reads: In western Hindostan, 400 miles directly north of Bombay, Mount Abu arises abruptly from the desert. Its in accessible cliffs are 6000 feet high, and the only …Oakville Museum - An elephant "siesta"- basking in the sun in their native home, Interior Ceylon.
Reverse Side Reads: We are in the interior hill country of Ceylon. It is the sky of the tropics that is reflected in the placid waters yonder. Those clouds are carrying away vapor given off from the sun heated waves of the great Indian Sea which surrounds us on every … Reverse Side Reads: We are in the interior hill country of Ceylon. It is the sky of the tropics that is reflected in the placid waters yonder. Those clouds are …Oakville Museum - Cape Town and table Mountain, west from foot of Signal Hill, South africa.
Reverse Side Reads: The boundless ocean lies over at the other side of that tremendous height. Let your eyes trace gradually the upward lines of the mountain and you will find its dignified bulk looming up with more and more impressiveness. See- those first wooded slopes alone would make a … Reverse Side Reads: The boundless ocean lies over at the other side of that tremendous height. Let your eyes trace gradually the upward lines of the mountain and you will …Oakville Museum - The Road to the Pyramids, Egypt.
Reverse Side Reads: We have crossed the river Nile from Cairo, leaving the city behind us, and are facing west. It is nearly the edge of the vast, yellow-brown sands of the Libyan Desert. The nearer one is the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops); the Sphinx stands farther to the … Reverse Side Reads: We have crossed the river Nile from Cairo, leaving the city behind us, and are facing west. It is nearly the edge of the vast, yellow-brown sands …Oakville Museum - The famous colonnade of the great Hypostyle Hall in the Temple of Karnak, Thebes, Egypt.
Reverse Side Reads: “Even in the hazy past when tales of the Trojan War took shape in the Iliad, the Greeks knew about “Hundred-gated Thebes,’ and quoted it as the supreme embodiment of power and splendor. Now the city, which once spread far over this great plain, has vanished off … Reverse Side Reads: “Even in the hazy past when tales of the Trojan War took shape in the Iliad, the Greeks knew about “Hundred-gated Thebes,’ and quoted it as the …Oakville Museum - The Acropolis, the glory of ancient Athens, N.E. from Philopappos monument, Greece.
Reverse Side Reads: That temple-crowned height over opposite where you stand is the most famous hill in Europe. Modern Athens is, for the most part, at the farther (north) side of the Acropolis. That large square building at the right, below and beyond the Acropolis, is the Royal Palace. Beyond … Reverse Side Reads: That temple-crowned height over opposite where you stand is the most famous hill in Europe. Modern Athens is, for the most part, at the farther (north) side …Oakville Museum
