Author Archive: Ultimateplaces Photography

POW-MIA and American Flags with Blue Sky – Indiana

POW-MIA and American Flags with Blue Sky - Indiana

A POW-MIA flag accompanied by an American Flag against a blue sky at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Madison, Indiana.  The POW-MIA Flag is the official symbols of the National League of POW/MIA Families, which was created in 1970 to bring awareness to prisoners of war (POW) and those missing in action (MIA), from the Vietnam War. The flag, adopted in 1972, has since become a widely adopted symbol, visible at most military installations, US Post Offices, as well as federal and local government agencies, and veteran group posts and celebrations. Two slogans are visible in the image, “You are not forgotten” was official adopted by the National League of POW/MIA Families as their motto, and “Freedom Is not Free” is a common statement reminding everyone that the price of American comes at a tremendous cost of human lives that should be remembered and respected.

Red Butte Garden Sign – Salt Lake City, Utah

Red Butte Garden Sign - Salt Lake City, Utah

The entrance sign for Red Butte Garden at the University of Utah. Red Butte Garden is 100 acre combination botanical garden, arboretum, and outdoor amphitheater in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains above Salt Lake City. The Garden is probably best known for its summer outdoor concert series popular among independent musicians and bands.

Lincoln Highway Marker – Sugarhouse, Utah

Lincoln Highway Marker - Sugarhouse, Utah

A marker for the Lincoln Highway, found in Sugarhouse, Utah, a neighborhood in Salt Lake City. The Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental highway in the United States, and the first built specifically for the automobile. The Lincoln Highway runs coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City west to Lincoln Park in San Francisco. Its total original length upon completion in 1913 was 3,389 miles.  The concrete highway marker in the picture, is one of 3,000 erected along the highway by Boy Scout troops in 1928. The highway is named after Abraham Lincoln,  the 19th president of the United States. He is best known for his time in office during the Civil War, and the formal freeing of the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.