Polk may refer to People Surname Albert Fawcett Polk 1869 1955 , American lawyer and United States representative from Delaware Aysia Polk born 1990 , American actress Benjamin Polk 1916 2001 , American designer and architect Carlos Polk born 1977 , American retired National Football League player Charles Polk, Jr. 1788 1857 , American farmer and politician Chris Polk born 1989 , American football running back DaShon Polk born 1977 , American football player Ezekiel Polk 1747 1824 , American surveyor, soldier, pioneer and grandfather to United States President James K. Polk Frank Polk 1871 1943 , American lawyer George Polk 1913 1948 , American journalist murdered in Greece Hiram Polk born 1936 , American surgeon and thoroughbred horse racing enthusiast James G. Polk 1896 1959 , United States representative from Ohio James H. Polk 1911 1992 , American four star general James K. Polk 1795 1849 , 11th President of the United States of America Leonidas Polk 1806 1864 , American bishop, Confederate general, planter, related to U.S. President James K. Polk Leonidas Lafayette Polk 1837 1892 , American farmer, journalist and political figure Oscar Polk 1899 1949 , American actor Ron Polk born 1944 , long time head baseball coach at Mississippi State University Rufus King Polk 1866 1902 , United States representative from Pennsylvania Sarah Childress Polk 1803 1891 , wife of James K. Polk Shawntinice Polk 1983 2005 , American basketball player Susan Polk born 1957 , American murderer Trusten Polk 1811 1876 , American governor, Confederate Army officer, and United States senator William Hawkins Polk 1815 1862 , Tennessee congressman William R. Polk living person , foreign policy consultant, author William Polk colonel 1758 1834 , American Revolutionary War officer and bank president Willis Polk 1867 1924 , American architect best known for his work in San Francisco, California Given name Polk Laffoon 1844 1906 , American lawyer and U.S. Representative from Kentucky Polk Miller ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 PBB geneid 51426 DNA polymerase kappa is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the POLK gene . ref name pmid10887153 cite journal author Ohashi E, Ogi T, Kusumoto R, Iwai S, Masutani C, Hanaoka F, Ohmori H title Error prone bypass of certain DNA lesions by the human DNA polymerase journal Genes Dev volume 14 issue 13 pages 1589 94 year 2000 month Aug pmid 10887153 pmc 316741 doi ref ref name pmid10518552 cite journal author Gerlach VL, Aravind L, Gotway G, Schultz RA, Koonin EV, Friedberg EC title Human and mouse homologs of Escherichia coli DinB DNA polymerase IV , members of the UmuC DinB superfamily journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A volume 96 issue 21 pages 11922 7 year 1999 month Nov pmid 10518552 pmc 18388 doi 10.1073 pnas.96.21.11922 ref ref cite web title Entrez Gene POLK Polymerase DNA directed kappa url http www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov sites entrez?Db gene&Cmd ShowDetailView&TermToSearch 51426 accessdate ref The PBB Summary template is automatically maintained by Protein Box Bot. See Template PBB Controls to Stop updates. PBB Summary section title summary text References reflist Further reading refbegin 2 PBB Further reading citations cite journal author Bavoux C, Hoffmann JS, Cazaux C title Adaptation to DNA damage and stimulation of genetic instability the double edged sword mammalian DNA polymerase kappa journal Biochimie volume 87 issue 7 pages 637 46 year 2005 pmid 15989980 doi 10.1016 j.biochi.2005.02.007 cite journal author Ogi T, Kato T, Kato T, Ohmori H title Mutation enhancement by DINB1, a mammalian homologue of the Escherichia coli mutagenesis protein dinB journal Genes Cells volume 4 issue 11 pages 607 18 year 2000 pmid 10620008 doi 10.1046 j.1365 2443.1999.00289.x cite journal author Johnson RE, Prakash S, Prakash L title The human DINB1 gene encodes the DNA polymerase Pol journal Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. volume 97 issue 8 pages 3838 43 year 2000 pmid 10760255 doi 10.1073 pnas.97.8.3838 pmc 18103 cite journal author ... more details
Polk City may refer to a place in the United States Polk City, Florida , a city Polk City, Iowa , a city geodis de Polk City nl Polk City pl Polk City pt Polk City vo Polk City ... more details
Polk County is the name of twelve counties in the United States, all except two named after president of the United States James Knox PolkPolk County, Arkansas Polk County, Florida Polk County, Georgia Polk County, Iowa Polk County, Minnesota Polk County, Missouri , named after Ezekiel Polk a colonel in the American Revolutionary War and Grandfather of James K. PolkPolk County, Nebraska Polk County, North Carolina , named after Col. William Polk colonel William Polk who fought in the American Revolutionary War first cousin once removed of James K. PolkPolk County, Oregon Polk County, Tennessee Polk County, Texas Polk County, Wisconsin Polk County is also the name of a play by Zora Neale Hurston Formate disambig Categories Category United States county disambiguation pages Interwiki cs Polk County de Polk County es Condado de Polk fr Comt de Polk it Contea di Polk nl Polk County ja no Polk County nds Polk County pl Hrabstwo Polk pt Condado de Polk ro Comitatul Polk ru sv Polk County zh ... more details
Polk Township may refer to the following Township United States townships in the United States TOCright Arkansas Polk Township, Calhoun County, Arkansas Polk Township , Calhoun County, Arkansas Polk Township, Montgomery County, Arkansas Polk Township , Montgomery County, Arkansas Polk Township, Newton County, Arkansas Polk Township , Newton County, Arkansas Illinois Polk Township, Macoupin County, Illinois Indiana Polk Township, Huntington County, Indiana Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana Polk Township, Monroe County, Indiana Polk Township, Washington County, Indiana Iowa Polk Township, Benton County, Iowa Polk Township , Benton County, Iowa Polk Township, Bremer County, Iowa Polk Township , Bremer County, Iowa Polk Township, Jefferson County, Iowa Polk Township , Jefferson County, Iowa Polk Township, Shelby County, Iowa Polk Township , Shelby County, Iowa Polk Township, Taylor County, Iowa Polk Township , Taylor County, Iowa Polk Township, Wapello County, Iowa Polk Township , Wapello County, Iowa Minnesota Polk Centre Township, Minnesota Missouri Polk Township, Adair County, Missouri Polk Township , Adair County, Missouri Polk Township, Atchison County, Missouri Polk Township , Atchison County, Missouri Polk Township, Cass County, Missouri Polk Township , Cass County, Missouri Polk Township, Dade County, Missouri Polk Township , Dade County, Missouri Polk Township, DeKalb County, Missouri Polk Township , DeKalb County, Missouri Polk Township, Madison County, Missouri Polk Township , Madison County, Missouri Polk Township, Nodaway County, Missouri Polk Township , Nodaway County, Missouri Polk Township, Ray County, Missouri Polk Township , Ray County, Missouri Polk Township, St. Clair County, Missouri Polk Township , St. Clair County, Missouri Polk Township, Sullivan County, Missouri Polk Township , Sullivan County, Missouri and also East Polk Township, Christian County, Missouri East Polk Township , Christian County, Missouri West Polk Township, Christian County ... more details
William Polk is the name of William Hawkins Polk 1815 1862 , Tennessee congressman William R. Polk living person , foreign policy consultant, author William Polk colonel 1758 1834 , American Revolutionary War officer, bank president, namesake of Polk County, North Carolina hndis Polk, William ... more details
Camp Polk may refer to Camp Polk Oregon 1865 1866 , a former military installation in the U.S. state of Oregon Fort Polk , a United States Army post located near Leesville, Louisiana disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image MOMap doton Polk.png right Polk is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri Polk County , Missouri , United States . It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route D about twelve miles northeast of Bolivar, Missouri Bolivar . Polk is part of the Springfield, Missouri Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Area Metropolitan Statistical Area . polk was also a small town with a feed store, a canning factory and many other thigs. Polk County, Missouri Coord 37 43 45 N 93 17 58 W type city region US MO display title Category Unincorporated communities in Polk County, Missouri Category Springfield, Missouri metropolitan area PolkMO geo stub ar vo Polk Missouri ... more details
File Polk Place.jpg thumb Polk Place around 1880. Polk Place was the home of List of Presidents of the United States 11th President of the United States James K. Polk and his wife Sarah Childress Polk on Vine Street in Nashville, Tennessee . He purchased form his mentor Felix Grundy . It was called Grundy Place and was changed to Polk Place. It was his final residence and where he died in 1849 at age 53. After his death his wife continued to reside there. During the Civil War, Polk Place was considered neutral ground by both the Confederate and Union armies. In spite of the fact that she had nephews fighting on the Confederate side, Union Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Don Carlos Buell frequently paid their respects to the former first lady. After a short illness, Mrs. Polk died at Polk Place in 1891, just short of her 88th birthday. His tomb was located on the front lawn until 1893, when it was moved to the Tennessee State Capitol . ref http www.presidentialavenue.com jp.cfm 4 ref deadlink date December 2011 What followed was a long legal dispute centered on James K. Polk s will, after which the descendants of President and Mrs. Polk sold Polk Place. The state of Tennessee nearly acquired Polk Place and made it the governor s mansion at the time, the governor of Tennessee stayed in a hotel room . A developer bought the house and had it demolished in 1900 to build a small apartment building. ref http www.tnhistoryforkids.org places polk homes ref An iron fountain was preserved from the property and is now located at the James K. Polk Ancestral Home . ref http www.presidentialavenue.com jp.cfm 3 ref deadlink date December 2011 Sources reflist coord missing Tennessee Category James K. Polk Category Presidential homes in the United States Category Houses in Tennessee Category Buildings and structures in Nashville, Tennessee Tennessee stub ... more details
File Piotr Polk by Foksal.jpg thumb Piotr Polk Piotr Polk born January 22, 1962 in Kalety is a Polish actor. He appeared in the comedy television series Bao Bab, czyli zielono mi in 2003. ref cite web url http www.imdb.com title tt0965545 title Bao Bab, czyli zielono mi publisher Internet Movie Database accessdate 2010 05 17 ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Polk, Piotr ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1962 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Polk, Piotr Category Polish actors Category 1962 births Category Living people Poland actor stub pl Piotr Polk ... more details
Infobox Company company name Polk Audio, Inc company logo Image Polklogo.jpg 230px company type Public Company Public company slogan Listen to innovation foundation 1972 founder Matthew Polk, George Klopfer ... http www.polkaudio.com www.PolkAudio.com Polk Audio is a manufacturer of audio products best known ... Citation last Phillips first Wes title Polk Audio Acquired by Directed Electronics url http www.stereophile.com news 082706polk accessdate 2007 05 05 publisher Stereophile ref Background Polk Audio was founded by Matthew Polk, George Klopfer and Sandy Gross in 1972. Matthew, George and Sandy met ... a logo for Polk Audio and attached it to the speakers. Sandy was behind the marketing of Polk Audio and also helped create Polk s worldwide dealer network. After spending a short period of time dabbling in Pro Audio, Polk Audio turned its attention to high end home audio. With the release of the first successful model in 1974, the Monitor 7, Polk Audio started to become a recognized name in audiophile circles. Polk used a two way configuration on the vast majority of its speakers like the popular ... Hz, a free air mounted tweeter and 500 watt RMS power handling. Later Polk speaker models used ... beyond the space between two stereo speakers. The SDA concept is still used in some current Polk branded speaker products. Polk has also ventured into automobile speakers. ref Citation last Polk first Matthew title Soundstage Interview with Matthew Polk url http www.soundstage.com interviews matthew ... Polk Audio official Web site http www.polkaudio.com.au Polk Audio Australian Web Site http isonic.polkaudio.com I Sonic Entertainment System Polk Audio HD Radio and Audio System http www.polksda.com ... 20 Year old Polk SDA SRS 1.2TL s rebuilt to new Condition. http www.youtube.com watch?v rHHLKERU0wo Polk SRS 1.2TL s in Action Lasareath s Polk SRS 1.2TL s in Action http www.polk audio sda srs one point two t l.com polk audio sda srs one point two t l.com Lasareath s other Polk Audio Site Category ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Polk Hotel image Haines City Polk Hotel06.jpg caption lat degrees 28 lat minutes 6 lat seconds 24 lat direction N long degrees 81 long minutes 37 long seconds 27 long direction W location Haines City, Florida Haines City , Florida locmapin Florida refnum 94000151 ref name nris NRISref version 2010a ref added March 17, 1994 architecture Renaissance Revival architecture Italian Renaissance Revival visitation num visitation year governing body Private mpsub Haines City MPS The Polk Hotel also known as the Palm Crest Hotel or the Landmark Baptist College is a historic hotel in the Renaissance Revival architecture Italian Renaissance Revival style. It is located at 800 810 Hinson Avenue in Haines City, Florida Haines City , Florida . On March 17, 1994, it was added to the United States U.S. National Register of Historic Places . Gallery gallery File Haines City Polk Hotel front01.jpg File Haines City Polk Hotel05.jpg File Haines City Polk Hotel07.jpg File Haines City Polk Hotel10.jpg gallery References reflist External links commonscat inline http www.flheritage.com Florida s Office of Cultural and Historical Programs http www.flheritage.com facts reports places index.cfm?fuseaction ListAreas&county polkPolk County listings http www.flheritage.com services sites fht record t.cfm?ID 845&type c&index 53 Landmark Baptist College Category Buildings and structures in Polk County, Florida Category National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Florida Category Italian Renaissance Revival architecture in the United States Category Haines City, Florida Category Defunct hotels in Florida Florida NRHP struct stub ... more details
Image Frank Lyon Polk, LC DIG npcc 01132, trimmed.jpg thumb Frank Polk Frank Lyon Polk September 13, 1871 in New York City February 7, 1943 was a prominent United States lawyer and a name partner of the law firm today known as Davis Polk & Wardwell . Biography Polk graduated from Yale College ref name Frank L. Polk http www.smokershistory.com IHR.htm Frank L. Polk Frank L. Polk ref B.A., 1894 and Columbia University Law School ref name Frank L. Polk LL.B., 1897 . He was a member of the Scroll and Key Society. In 1897, Polk began his law practice in New York City . He served on a variety of City boards and commissions. He was member of the civil service commission of New York from 1907 to 1909, and in 1907 and 1910 was a member of the New York City Board of Education . On 24 January 1914 Mayor of New York City Mayor John Purroy Mitchel Mitchel appointed him corporation counsel, in which office he remained until his appointment on 16 September 1915 as counselor for the United States Department of State at Washington, D.C. ref Cite Americana Polk, Frank Lyon year 1920 ref He served in the Department of State as Counselor until 1919, and then as Acting United States Secretary of State Secretary of State 1920 and Under Secretary of State 1919 1920 . Polk headed the American Commission ..., 1919 peace conference . ref Cite Collier s Polk, Frank Lyon year 1921 ref He managed the 1924 Democratic ... Reflist External links Commonscat http www.library.yale.edu un house colldesc.htm polk Frank Lyon Polk Papers, 1883 1942 http www.fundinguniverse.com company histories Davis Polk amp Wardwell Company History.html Davis Polk & Wardwell s start s off s bef before Robert Lansing s ttl title Secretary ... Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Polk, Frank ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United States lawyer and diplomat ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Polk, Frank Category Under Secretaries of State United States Category ... Category Wilson Administration personnel la Franciscus L. Polk ja no Frank Polk ... more details
MedalTableTop MedalSport Women s Rowing sport Rowing MedalCountry USA MedalSport Rowing World Championships MedalGold 2010 World Rowing Championships 2010 Karapiro W8 MedalGold 2011 World Rowing Championships 2011 Lake Bled W8 MedalSilver 2009 World Rowing Championships 2009 Pozna W4 MedalBottom Amanda Polk born 2 August 1986 in Pittsburgh is an American rower. External links FISA 22167 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Polk, Amanda ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Rower DATE OF BIRTH 02 August 1986 PLACE OF BIRTH Pittsburgh DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Polk, Amanda Category 1986 births Category Living people Category American rowers Category People from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania US rowing bio stub pl Amanda Polk ... more details
Infobox Company company name Polk Bros., Inc. company logo Image with unknown copyright status removed Image Polk.gif 150px Polk Bros logo company type Public company Private company slogan NA foundation 1935 Illinois defunct 1992 location Chicago, Illinois , United States USA key people Sol Polk num employees NA industry Retailing products Retailing Electronics Retailing Furniture revenue NA homepage None Polk Brothers was a large home appliance and electronics retailer in Chicago , Illinois that had 17 stores in the region at its peak in the 1980s. One of the original discounters, Polk Bros. Inc. was founded by Sol Polk the son of Romanians Romanian immigrants, ref http www.chicagojewishnews.com lists chijews.htm The Jewish List Chicago s Top 100 Jews of the 20th Century , Nr. 28 ref on the Northwest Side, Chicago Northwest Side in the Portage Park, Chicago Portage Park community area of Chicago ... Goldie Bachmann, ran the business, which was renamed Polk Brothers in 1946. By the 1960s, there were ... when the industry was very fragmented. Polk Bros. was the dominating electronics appliance retailer ... stores at full price, Polk Bros. pioneered the art of discounting. The motto was that no customer walks out of the store without buying at least something, recalls Howard Polk. Whatever it took ... that advertise, as Polk Bros. did, the lowest prices anywhere. Owner Sol Polk was considered a master pitchman. He ran in store promotions that offered everything from TVs to Christmas trees. Polk ... CEO Sol Polk sent it spiraling downward. The Late 1980s recession 1990 91 recession and the arrival of new competitors such as Best Buy sealed Polk Bros. fate. Divestment & The Polk Foundation The chain ... bankrupt. The assets were rolled over into the Polk Bros. Foundation, today one of the Chicago .... A Menards currently occupies the rebuilt Polk Brothers store in Melrose Park. References references External links http www.polkbrosfdn.org Polk Brothers Foundation Category History of Chicago, Illinois ... more details
Susan Polk born Susan Mae Bolling in 1957 is an United States American woman convicted in June 2006 of second degree murder in connection with the 2002 death of her husband, Dr. Frank Felix Polk. ref name ... susan.polk.2.443987.html Jurors find Susan Polk guilty Of 2nd Degree Murder cbs5.com. Retrieved 30 01 08. ref Polk s trial, described by one Associated Press correspondent as circus like , drew extensive ... bin article.cgi?f c a 2007 02 23 BAGM8O9MKK110.DTL Murderer Susan Polk loses bid for new trial . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 31 01 08. ref Background Polk met Dr. Polk, a psychotherapist, in 1972 ... murder case raises troubling issues The New York Times . Retrieved 30 01 08. ref Polk later claimed that Dr. Polk first had sex with her when she was 16 and still under his treatment, a taboo ... At the time, Dr. Polk had a wife and two children, ref name Pogash though that couple subsequently divorced in 1982. ref name Pogash2 After graduating high school, Polk attended Mills College and San Francisco State University before, in 1982, marrying Dr. Polk, who was then an instructor at the California .... ref name Pogash2 At the time of their wedding, Polk was 24 and her husband 50. ref name court Sweetingham, Lisa. February 23, 2007 http www.courttv.com trials polk 022307 sentencing ctv.html Susan Polk, defiant at sentencing, gets maximum term for fatally stabbing her husband Court TV. Retrieved ... book dissects Polk murder case . Oakland Tribune . Hosted at bnet.com. Retrieved 31 01 08. ref In 2001, Dr. Polk filed for divorce, a complicated and contentious proceeding during which each contacted ... Sweetingham, Lisa. June 16, 2006 http www.cnn.com 2006 LAW 06 16 polk.verdict index.html Polk guilty of killing therapist husband . CNN. Retrieved 31 01 08. ref In 2002, after Dr. Polk claimed that Susan had abandoned him, the courts granted Dr. Polk sole custody of the couple s minor son, Gabriel Polk, and sharply reduced Susan s alimony. Dr. Polk also won sole possession of their house. ref name ... more details
unreferenced date September 2009 Image Polk miller loc cropped.jpg 275px right thumb Polk Miller Polk Miller 1844 October 20, 1913 was a pharmacist and musician from Richmond, Virginia Richmond and Bon Air, Virginia . Early life, Civil War, druggist Polk Miller was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia in August, 1844. While growing up, he learned to play the banjo from slaves on his father s plantation. He became a pharmacist druggist in Richmond in 1860. During the American Civil War , he served as a Confederate States Army Confederate artilleryman. At his drugstore in Richmond, Miller began making remedies for Sergeant dog Sergeant , his favorite hunting dog . His friends soon found these remedies ... 275px left In 1892, he began performing music professionally. Polk Miller and his Old South ... national prominence, and toured between 1900 and 1912. At one performance, Mark Twain introduced Polk Miller at Madison Square Garden . Although he did not perform in blackface, Polk sometimes billed ..., Pittsburgh, and Cleveland. Polk Miller and the Old South Quartette also performed at African American churches. Polk Miller s and the Old South Quartette were featured on some of Thomas Edison s earlier phonograph recordings. Death, legacy Polk Miller died on October 20, 1913. He was buried in Richmond s Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia Hollywood Cemetery . Polk Miller s scrapbook is now ... by principals of the Richmond and Danville Railroad as a Victorian resort. Polk Street there was named in honor of Polk Miller. Bon Air Elementary was the inspiration for a series of children s book s, The Kids of the Polk Street School by Patricia Reilly Giff . External links http cylinders.library.ucsb.edu search.php?query polk miller&queryType 40attr 1 3D1 Polk Miller cylinder recordings ... Library. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Miller, Polk ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ..., Polk Category 1844 births Category 1913 deaths Category Burials at Hollywood Cemetery Richmond ... more details
For the agrarian leader and North Carolina s first Commissioner of Agriculture Leonidas Lafayette Polk Infobox military person name Leonidas Polk birth date birth date 1806 4 10 death date death date and age ... in action awards relations laterwork Leonidas Polk April 10, 1806 &ndash June 14, 1864 was a Confederate ... County, Tennessee , and a second cousin of President of the United States President James K. Polk . He ... Diocese of Louisiana Diocese of Louisiana and was for that reason known as The Fighting Bishop . Polk ... . Early life Polk was born in Raleigh, North Carolina , to Sarah Hawkins Polk and Colonel William Polk colonel William Polk , a American Revolutionary War Revolutionary War veteran and prosperous planter ... about convert 100000 acre km2 of land. ref name Robins1537 Robins, p. 1537. ref Polk attended ... of Ohio. Polk had an impressive academic record, excelling in rhetoric and moral philosophy. He ... United States second lieutenant in the artillery. ref name Dupuy601 Dupuy, p. 601. ref Polk ... . Moore ordained Polk as a deacon in April 1830 and a priest the following year. ref name Robins1537 On May 6, 1830, Polk married Frances Ann Deveraux, daughter of John and Frances Pollock Devereaux ... In 1832, Polk moved his family to the vast Polk Rattle and Snap tract in Maury County, Tennessee, and constructed a massive Greek Revival home he called Ashwood Hall . Polk was the largest slaveholder in Maury County, Tennessee , in 1840, with 111 slaves. By 1850, census records state that Polk owned ... in October 1841. ref name Dupuy601 Bishop Polk was the leading founder of the Sewanee The University ..., he expounded on the secession ist motives for his university. Polk laid and consecrated the cornerstone for the first building on October 9, 1860. ref name Dupuy601 Polk s foundational legacy ... 1, 2003. Citation needed date March 2009 Civil War Kentucky At the outbreak of the Civil War, Polk ... States Army . Polk was commissioned a Major General CSA major general on June 25, 1861, and ordered ... more details
Image Wpolk2.jpg right Architect Willis Polk Willis Jefferson Polk October 3, 1867 September 10, 1924 was an American architect best known for his work in San Francisco , California . Life He was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and was related to United States President James Polk . Addison Mizner was one of his apprentices and later a partner. ref Mizner, Addison. The Many Mizners . Chicago Sears, 1932. p. 75 ref Willis Polk s early career included work with McKim, Mead & White , as well as Bernard Maybeck . ref name mccoy cite book last McCoy first Esther authorlink Esther McCoy title Five California Architects publisher Reinhold Publishing Corporation year 1960 location New York pages 37 38 id ASIN B000I3Z52W ref Polk also worked with Daniel Burnham in Chicago, and then moved to San Francisco to establish and direct Burnham s San Francisco office. Before long, Polk started his own firm and spent many years designing highly regarded California commercial and residential architecture. Polk was a versatile architect, with particular skill in combining classical styles with environmental harmony. He was regarded for his elegant residential work, mainly in mansions and estates, in the Georgian ... leaders who undertook ambitious plans to rebuild a world class city. In 1917, Polk designed ... Building Museum in Washington D.C. credits this much quoted sentence to Willis Polk. His papers ... collections willis polk scrapbooks 8580 ref Notable Polk buildings Image 2855 Pacific Small.jpg frame left Example of a Polk designed house in San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts Polk was the Supervising ... listing of 65 selected extant architectural works in the Bay Area by Willis Polk 1890 1932 http ... history Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Polk, Willis ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1867 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1924 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Polk ... American architects Category 1906 San Francisco earthquake Category Polk family ... more details
File AnNeoplanOnThe19InSanFrancisco.jpg thumb A Neoplan bus on Polk Street operating on San Francisco Municipal Railway San Francisco Municipal Railway s MUNI 19 Polk Line Polk Street is a street in San Francisco , California , that travels northward from Market Street San Francisco Market Street to Beach Street and is one of the main thoroughfares of the Polk Gulch neighborhood traversing through the Tenderloin, San Francisco Tenderloin , Nob Hill , and Russian Hill neighborhoods. The street takes its name from former U.S. President James K. Polk . The street remains a busy business district with many restaurants, cafes, home decorating and hardware stores. ref name RestaurantCat cite web author title Polk Street San Francisco Shopping url http www.polkst.com category restaurants work PolkStreet.com date 2010 accessdate 23 November 2010 ref ref name PolkStreetSF cite web author title Polk Street url http sfmerchants.com neighborhoods polk district.htm work San Francisco City Guide publisher SF Merchants date 2010 accessdate 23 November 2010 ref As the original center of the city s LGBT ..., San Francisco South of Market SOMA Polk Street was the location of the first official San Francisco Gay Pride Parade in 1972. In the 1950s through the 1970s Halloween in the Castro Halloween on Polk ... to Gentrification gentrify . ref name SFGate3 cite news author Leslie Fulbright title Polk Gulch ... Lesli Neilson title Strolling on Polk Street Offers a Big Slice of Life url http www.sfgate.com cgi ... news author Rachel Gordon title Supes approve bicycle lanes on Polk Street url http www.sfgate.com ... 18, 1999 accessdate 23 November 2010 ref Polk Gulch Polk Gulch is the neighborhood around a section of Polk Street, and its immediate vicinity, that runs through the Nob Hill and Russian Hill neighborhoods ... sloped valley. The neighborhood is sometimes referred to as Lower Nob Hill or the Tendernob . Polk ..., California Category History of San Francisco, California Category James K. Polk Category LGBT history ... more details
Infobox NFL player image CarlosPolk USS Chosin Feb 3 2008.jpg caption Polk in February 2008 currentnumber currentposition Linebacker birth date birth date and age 1977 2 22 birth place Memphis, Tennessee heightft 6 heightin 2 weight 262 debutyear 2001 debutteam San Diego Chargers college University of Nebraska Lincoln Nebraska draftyear 2001 draftround 4 draftpick 112 pastteams nowiki nowiki San Diego Chargers 2001 NFL season 2001 2007 NFL season 2007 Dallas Cowboys 2008 NFL season 2008 nfl POL122826 Carlos Devonn Polk born February 22, 1977 In Memphis, Tennessee Memphis , Tennessee is a retired American football linebacker . He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft . He played college football at Nebraska Cornhuskers football Nebraska . He has also played for the Dallas Cowboys . Polk is now working for the San Diego Chargers, assisting in linebackers drills and special teams. Early years Polk attended Guilford High School Illinois in Rockford, Illinois, where he was a standout for the Vikings. College career Polk attended and played college football at the University of Nebraska Lincoln . NFL career 2001 NFL Draft Polk was selected by the Chargers with the 112th overall pick in the 4th round of the 2001 NFL Draft . class wikitable colspan ... ratings profile.php?pyid 60448 Carlos Polk, ILB, Nebraska 2001 NFL Draft Scout Profile ... Prior to his eighth NFL season, Polk had played in 64 games at linebacker and special teams . He has made 112 Tackle football move tackles , 18 assists and 4 Quarterback sack sacks . Polk was released by the Chargers prior to the 2008 2009 NFL Season. Dallas Cowboys On October 16, 2008, Carlos Polk ... lb carlos polk.html Cowboys sign LB Carlos Polk ref External links http www.dallascowboys.com team ... Chargers2001DraftPicks Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Polk, Carlos ALTERNATIVE ... OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Polk, Carlos Category 1977 births Category Living people Category ... more details
George Polk 17 October 1913, Fort Worth , Texas May 1948 was an American journalist for CBS who disappeared ... in the back of the head, and with hands and feet tied. Polk was covering the civil war in Greece ... bombing by the Hellenic Air Force when Polk was murdered. Staktopoulos himself maintained ... revealed that Adam Mouzenidis arrived at Salonica, where he was allegedly introduced to Polk, two days after Polk s murder, and Vasvanas was not in Greece at the time. Citation needed date May 2008 ... that it was more likely Polk had been murdered by right wing groups within or affiliated to the Greek ... 1945 but this became an impossibility after the war. Polk had married Rea also known as Rhea Coccins ... Hemingway , William PolkPolk s brother , William A. Price his cousin and Homer Bigart . This was soon ... of his death, a group of American journalists instigated the George Polk Awards for outstanding radio ... print journalism in newspapers. Criticism In February 2007, Polk s status as a symbol of journalistic integrity was challenged by historian Richard Frank, who concluded that Polk made false ..., that Polk had commanded a unit of 119 Marines on Guadacanal, flew a fighter plane that shot ... documentation. Frank said, the inescapable conclusion is that George Polk did not simply verbally ... Articles 000 000 013 313fgojr.asp George Polk s Real World War II Record The fictional career of a famous newsman. Richard B. Frank, Weekly Standard, Feb 16, 2007 ref George Polk s brother, William, replied ... a single article Polk ever wrote and that his military record is amply substantiated in a range of military documents, including a picture of Polk being decorated by Vice Admiral John McCain ... 20letter 20to 20winners 20of 20the 20geo 20polk.pdf In April 2007, Frank responded to William Polk ... Hersey , George Polk, Rub n Salazar , and Eric Sevareid . ref Cite web url http ap.google.com article ... at the Associated Press Managing Editors Meeting in Washington, D.C. Washington . George Polk grew up ... more details
Aysia Polk born August 10, 1990 is a young American actress. Background Polk had a recurring role on American Dreams playing Angela Walker from 2002 2005, and on Six Feet Under TV series Six Feet Under playing Taylor from 2002 2003. She appeared in the movie Biker Boyz and had guest starring roles on shows such as Moesha , The Hughleys and The Parkers . She has also appeared in JAG TV series JAG , ER TV series ER and Touched by an Angel . External links IMDb name id 1156144 Amg name 371920 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Polk, Aysia ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American actor DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1990 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Polk, Aysia Category 1990s births Category American child actors Category Living people US tv actor 1990s stub ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Polk, Nebraska settlement type Village United States Village nickname motto Images image skyline Polk, Nebraska 1.jpg imagesize image caption Downtown Polk image flag image seal Maps image map Polk County Nebraska Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Polk Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of Polk, Nebraska image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Nebraska subdivision type2 List of counties in Nebraska County subdivision name2 Polk County, Nebraska Polk government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 1.3 area land km2 1.3 area water km2 0.0 area total sq mi 0.5 area land sq mi 0.5 area water sq mi 0.0 Population population as of United States Census, 2010 2010 population footnotes population total 322 population density km2 254.2 population density sq mi 658.4 General information timezone North American Central Time Zone Central CST utc offset 6 timezone DST CDT utc offset DST 5 elevation footnotes elevation m 531 elevation ft 1742 coordinates display inline,title coordinates type region US type city latd 41 latm 4 lats 34 latNS N longd 97 longm 47 longs 6 longEW W Area postal codes & others postal code type ZIP code postal code 68654 ... GR 3 website footnotes Polk is a village in Polk County, Nebraska Polk County , Nebraska , United States . The population was 322 at the 2010 United States Census 2010 census . Geography Polk is located ... 65 or over. References references Polk County, Nebraska Category Populated places in Polk County, Nebraska Category Villages in Nebraska ca Polk Nebraska es Polk Nebraska ht Polk, Nebraska nl Polk Nebraska pt Polk Nebraska vo Polk Nebraska ... more details
Persondata . NAME Polk, Benjamin ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 18 May 1916 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 23 April 2001 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Polk, Benjamin Category American architects ... more details
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