Military nursing--History; World War, 1914-1918--Women; World War, 1914-1918--Medical care; Women and war--History--20th century
World War I resulted in the deaths of over 8,500,000
military personnel and in addition, millions of civilians.
There were not enough doctors to provide the necessary
medical care for the masses of seriously sick and wounded,
and other than in...
Background: CHF is a chronic disease that affects nearly five million people each year; in which at least 500,000 are newly diagnosed cases. Patients diagnosed with this disease will be under a physician's care for the remainder of their life. It...
Influenza--United States--Management; Epidemics--Management; Health services administration; Mathematical optimization
Pandemic influenza has been an important public health concern. During the 20th century, three major pandemics of influenza occurred in 1918, 1957, and 1968. The pandemic of 1918 caused 40 to 50 million deaths worldwide and more than 500,000 deaths...
Current wind power technology is not economically feasible throughout most of the United States due to low average wind speeds. A design for a small-scale wind concentrator device suitable for use in areas of low wind velocity was tested using...
A booth at the Kentucky State Fair displays information about the Department of Labor. A table and three chairs sit in front of the display. From the display, "Dept. of Labor, Edward F. Seiller. Chief. Bureau of Agriculture, Labor and...
Financial facilities; Show windows; Marble; Buildings
Address: 419 W. Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The front of the Greater Louisville Savings & Building Association has two large plate glass display windows set on the first floor. Underneath the windows is marble. Above, the building is...
Courthouses; Buildings; Government facilities; Carriages & coaches
Jefferson County courthouse, Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky, with horse-drawn buggies parked in front. Photograph has marks of discoloration from age. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "N. side Jefferson between 5th & 6th...
City & town life; Street railroads; Railroads; Pedestrians; People
Busy and crowded city street. The sidewalks are packed with pedestrians with more crossing the cobblestone or brick street. Streetcars are on tracks down the center of the street with wagons and carriages on either side. Buildings line the streets....
Railroad stations; Buildings; Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.); Railroads
Interior view of railroad station. Behind an iron fence and gate are multiple sets of railroad tracks with a platform in the center. Trains are on tracks on the left. A curved ceiling is above. Descriptive information on back of card: Public...
Cities & towns; Government facilities; Buildings; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
View from across the street, at an angle, of the U.S. Capitol Building and extension. Streetcars cross in front. Text on left: Stereoscopic Views. Text on right: Of Washington City. Descriptive information on back of card: The U.S. Capitol. The...
Close up view of debris, including twisted metal and wood, from the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Buildings with their facades damaged or completely gone are seen further down the street. The tornado killed an estimated...
Railroad stations; Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.); Railroads; Buildings
Exterior view of the Grand Central Depot from down the block and across the street. Three-story building with at least three four-story towers. The building is stone or brick with decorative white trim around the windows. The building next to it...
Cars crossing a bridge. The cars are coming toward the viewer. Text printed on verso reads, "This view shows the Mobile River span of the Chocrane Bridge across the headwaters of Mobile Bay. The total length of this bridge is 10.7 miles and it...
State Capitol of Tennessee in Nashville. The white columned building, which has a tall tower, is surrounded by trees a lawn. Text printed on verso reads, "Tennessee State Capitol Building was erected in 1845-1853, at a cost of $2,500,000. The...
