This thesis is an exploration of Black cultural space and its influence on the
retention, adaptation, and transmission of African folktales during and after the
antebellum era. During slavery, the survival of kinship and family helped to create
an...
The Faroe Islands are a small archipelago in the North Atlantic. With a current population of approximately 49,000 individuals and evidence of high levels of genetic drift, the Faroese are thought to have remained highly homogeneous since their...
In studying the culture of any people we learn that no group has been absolutely independent of influences from other people. No man indeed can say that he has attained anything of value absolutely by himself; an individual must give credit to the...
Rising environmental concerns due to our rising population ad energy demand along with our excessive dependence on fossil fuels has created an urgent need to find clean, renewable and carbon free source of energy. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water...
Environmental art; Islands; Trees; Bays (Bodies of water); Bodies of water; Water; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Bird's-eye views
"Europe's great master of Environmental Art is, of course, Christo, who continues to work triumphantly with a significance equal to the ever-greater ambition and scale of his projects. For the recent Surrounded Islands, Christo spent over $3...
Environmental art; Islands; Trees; Bays (Bodies of water); Bodies of water; Water; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Bird's-eye views
"Europe's great master of Environmental Art is, of course, Christo, who continues to work triumphantly with a significance equal to the ever-greater ambition and scale of his projects. For the recent Surrounded Islands, Christo spent over $3...
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: men with plumed hats holding swords and men with helmets holding spears looking over valley at distant mountain range, from which smoke signals emanate; man sitting outdoors with books...
Transportation; Street railroads; Automobiles; Union Station (Louisville, Ky.); Railroad stations; Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company; Streets
Address: Broadway and Tenth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Union Station's impressive stone edifice faces Broadway. A large canopy protects the entryway above which is a large circular stained glass window. A clock tower indicates the time as 9:00....
At the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, three barefoot men in bead-adorned shorts, jackets, and sheaths, each wearing a different style of hat, hold swords. Behind them is a hut and trees. They are Bagobo Moros, a Muslim tribe from the western...
A girl in a beaded dress and head covering stands with her arm in front of a tree trunk. In her hand she holds a cloth. She may be Bagobo Moro (a Muslim tribe from the western coast of Mindanao in the Philippine Islands). Since the World's Fair in...
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.); Exhibitions; Bagobo (Philippine people); Indigenous peoples; Men
Young man with hair to his waist over a bead-adorned jacket and shorts, posing outdoors in front of trees. He is likely Bulon, a nineteen-year-old Bagobo Moro (a Muslim tribe from the western coast of Mindanao in the Philippine Islands). Since the...
Hand-colored character portrait of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, seated on the grass holding a water pail. She shields her eyes with her right hand, and wears a cotton dress and apron. Born Emilie Charlotte Le...
Full-length character portrait of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, standing in front of an outdoor backdrop with ferns and stone steps, wearing a long white dress with train. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in...
Portrait of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, wearing a dark bonnet with veil, and holding a fan. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in Jersey, Channel Islands, on October 13, 1853, Langtry appeared in twelve...
Full-length character portrait of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, wearing a long dark dress with long white gloves. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in Jersey, Channel Islands, on October 13, 1853, Langtry appeared...
Three-quarter length character portrait of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, wearing a long dress with a leaf pattern, long gloves, and a hat with a large ostrich plume. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in Jersey,...
Portrait of left profile of "The Jersey Lily," performer and writer Lillie Langtry, wearing a hat that matches her dress and a stole. Born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in Jersey, Channel Islands, on October 13, 1853, Langtry appeared in...
One of twelve plates in Antonio Zatta's "Le Colonie Unite dell'America Settentrle" based on John Mitchell's "Map of the British and French Dominions in North America." This hand-colored map shows the Wabash River flowing into...
Detailed map of Caribbean islands and most of Central America plus the coasts of Florida and northern South America shows countries, mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, large creeks, cities, and towns. Printed below the title, "by J....
Map of Louisville, Kentucky and parts of Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana, shows Ohio River islands, railway bridge, Portland canal, ferry routes, city streets, toll roads, rail lines, and major landmarks. City limits are outlined in color...
