Indians of North America--British Columbia; Literacy--British Columbia--Case studies
This dissertation examines the literacy practices of a group of First Nations women who live in British Columbia and whose jobs entail the production and dissemination of texts which reflect the local, Carrier, culture. In this qualitative study of...
Coal-fired power plants--Environmental aspects--United States; Mercury wastes--Environmental aspects--United States
This dissertation tests whether or not mercury emissions from electric power plants are not a significant contributor to mercury measurements in rainfall and argues that the current United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
The Columbia Building in Louisville, Kentucky. Three-quarters shot of the building in isolation; no other buildings are visible. Includes very little street view; just a human figure and a horse-drawn carriage standing in front of the building....
Ten-story Columbia Building, at Fourth and Main Streets in Louisville, Kentucky. Horse-drawn carts traverse the street in front of the building, and The Underwood is visible at right. Completed in 1890, the Columbia Building, also known as the...
Straight edge of green-covered cliffs with a wide river to the right. Large rocks, trees, and poles stick out of the water. Train tracks run along the base of the cliff. Title: 12501 Picturesque 'Pillars of Hercules' on the Grand Columbia River,...
Paddle wheel boats in canal. One is labeled "Dalles City of Portland." Buildings can be seen on the canal bank. Text printed on verso reads, "Columbia river is one of the largest rivers in the west side of America. Its estimated...
Red Cross Hospital (Louisville, Ky.); African Americans; African American physicians; Hospitals; Integration
Oral history interview with hospital administrator Waverley Johnson conducted on August 30, 1979, by Olivia Frederick. Mr. Johnson discusses the Red Cross (Community) Hospital and his role as administrator at this black-run institution. He...
Collins, first name unknown. Black-and-white portrait of player Collins for the Columbia Tennessee team (1904). Verso: Series No. 1. Old Mill Cigarettes. Base Ball Subjects - Large Assortment. Factory No. 25, 2d Dist. VA.
Address: 830 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. On the stage of Columbia Auditorium, some men wear tuxedoes while others wear suits. The women wear dresses and a couple have corsages pinned to their shoulders. Five young girls are dressed in...
Portraits; women; Musicians; Composers; Teachers; People associated with education & communication
Portrait of Patty S. Hill of Louisville, Kentucky, who co-wrote "Happy Birthday to You" with her sister, Mildred J. Hill. She is looking downward, wearing her hair back and wire-framed glasses. Crop marks frame her face. Stamped on back...
Portrait of Judge Rollin Hurt of Columbia, Kentucky. He has salt-and-pepper hair and mustache. The photograph is marred with discolorations and blemishes, yellowing from age. Handwritten on back of image: Judge Rollin Hurt, Columbia-Ky.,...
Portrait of Reverend Roy L. Puckett of Cave City, Kentucky, wearing wire-framed glasses and gray suit. The photograph has been painted on and damaged along the edges. Stamped on back of image: Columbia Studio, Louisville. Handwritten on back: Cave...
Portrait of Bill Thomas of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing boxing gloves and in a boxing stance. The background of the photograph has been painted on to crop his image and marked with discolorations from age. Painted on bottom, front of image:...
Columbia Theater, Fourth Street south of Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Stone, ornamented, three-story building with a one-story wing at the left. Central entrance and an entrance on the wing are reached by stone stairs over a slight embankment;...
Columbia Theater, Fourth Street south of Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Similar image to ULPA 1994.18.1102. Stone, ornamented, three-story building with a one-story wing at the left. Central entrance and an entrance on the wing are reached by...
Ferries; Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
COLUMBIA (Way #1245), a side-wheel excursion and ferry boat with wood hull (170 ft. x 35 ft. x 6 ft.), was built at Howard in 1892. Owned by Louisville & Jeffersonville Ferry Co., she operated in the Louisville area and burned at the foot of...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
COLUMBIA (Way #1251), a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (170 ft. x 30 ft. x 4.4 ft.), was built at Howard in 1903. Owned by Carter Packet Company in New Orleans, she operated on the Red River and in the New Orleans-Upper Bends area. She sank near...
Northwest corner of 4th Street and Main Street with an exterior view of the Columbia Building, a multi-story brick building with arched windows on the ground floor. Multiple offices are housed within the building.
Steamboat named "Columbia" docked at river bank with crowds of people on the top and middle decks. A few people stand on the lower deck and the pier. Title supplied by cataloger.
