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Looking back, down the long tunnel of time. Mission San José de Tumacácori, Arizona DP100-2013 Posted April 10, 2013; processed ditto Taken December 22, 2012 This historic Spanish mission was established in 1691 by Father Kino at the supposed invitation from the local tribe of Tohono O'odham people. The existing Franciscan church dates to the late 18th century. It lies 50 miles south of Tucson, just off I19. Read more about it at its National Park Service website, http://www.nps.gov/tuma/index.htm, or on Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumac%C3%A1cori_National_Historical_Park
Peter Navarre cabin Toledo Botanical Garden, Ohio June 3, 2012 (nex5n)
Peter Navarre cabin, ca. 1837 Shown in a setting that would have been typical of the period. Toledo Botanical Garden, Ohio June 3, 2012 (nex5n)
FHAA Vaughan 03 (I don't share this sentiment; I just report it.) A vault or mausoleum for the Vaughan Family, block G. A quotation on the rear of the monument is rather controversial, and to my mind repugnant, once you know that the elder V. C. Vaughan was a proponent of eugenics, including forced sterilization. Dr. Vaughan literally meant the white race, if not the more narrowly interpreted Aryan race. Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan April 4, 2012 (nex-5)
The plaque reads: 1907 // The Nichols Arboretum // given by // Walter Hammond Nichols // B. S. (Chem.) 1891 // and Esther Blanche Connor Nichols // B. S., 1894 // To the Regents of the University of Michigan for the use of the University and of the schools of Ann Arbor. March 15, 2012
Pillar at the Geddes Ave. gate with the dedication plaque honoring the gift of the land by alumnae Walter and Esther Nichols in 1907. March 15, 2012
Near the eastern boundary of the cemetery. Fall foliage in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan. October 8, 2011
Mums and marigolds. Fall foliage in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan. October 8, 2011
Fall foliage in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan. October 8, 2011
The plaque reads:
1907 // The Nichols Arboretum // given by // Walter Hammond Nichols // B. S. (Chem.) 1891 // and Esther Blanche Connor Nichols // B. S., 1894 // To the Regents of the University of Michigan for the use of the University and of the schools of Ann Arbor.

March 15, 2012
The plaque reads: 1907 // The Nichols Arboretum // given by // Walter Hammond Nichols // B. S. (Chem.) 1891 // and Esther Blanche Connor Nichols // B. S., 1894 // To the Regents of the University of Michigan for the use of the University and of the schools of Ann Arbor. March 15, 2012
The plaque reads:
1907 // The Nichols Arboretum // given by // Walter Hammond Nichols // B. S. (Chem.) 1891 // and Esther Blanche Connor Nichols // B. S., 1894 // To the Regents of the University of Michigan for the use of the University and of the schools of Ann Arbor.

March 15, 2012
See photo in original gallery.
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