Conception Gallery

Northrop JB-1A / JB-10 flying bomb

A Photo-Illustration of a Northrop Jb-10 / Jb-1A Pulsejet Engined Flying-Bomb Flying. it Was Unsucessfully Tested in 1945. a Single Ford Pj31 Pulsejet Engine Was Mounted in a Centerline Shroud. the Shroud Was of Larger Diameter Than the Pulsejet to Allow the Flow of Cooling Air Around the Engine. the Prominent Bomb Containers of the Jb-1 Were Also Removed and Replaced by Integral Warhead Sections in the Wing Roots. Date: 1944

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Canary Islands - Tenerife, Santa Cruz, The Church of the Con

Lantern slide of Tenerife, Santa Cruz, The Church of the Conception. The Iglesia-Parroquia Matriz de Nuestra Se񯲡 de La Concepci󮠨Church of the Immaculate Conception) is a Catholic church and was built upon the first chapel erected by the Spanish conquistadors after landing on the coast where they would later build the city.. Part of Box 126, Canary and Madeira, slide no.5 Date: circa 1890s

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Pilgrimage at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Cinci

The annual pilgrimage to the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Cincinnati showing pilgims ascending the many steps up to the church. he Immaculata Church has served since 1860 as a pilgrimage church, where on Good Friday the faithful ascend 85 steps to the church's front door from the neighborhood below while praying the Rosary. An additional 65 steps start at the base of Mt. Adams, with a pedestrian bridge over Columbia Parkway connecting the two paths. The steps were originally made of wood, but in 1911, the City of Cincinnati helped the church build concrete steps. Date: 1909

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