Enzymatic hydrolysis is an important, but time limiting step in the process of converting biomass into ethanol. High solids concentrations are desired in order to minimize reactor size and achieve a higher concentration of glucose in the end...
A growing interest has manifested itself within the past two or three years in "phytin" and "phytic acid", and in some of the compounds of the latter. Posternak first isolated this substance from the seeds of the red fir,...
African Americans; Boys; Hats; Wheat; Farms; People
An African-American boy with a straw hat sits atop a stack of wheat at Kerlin Farm in Prospect, Kentucky. The boy is wearing knee length pants and a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up.
Men use a mule-powered thresher in a wheat field. Students and faculty worked on the Oneida Baptist Institute farm, which was purchased with a donation from a woman in New York, to provide food for the school. Power was supplied by four pairs of...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the caged lion, the saddle, and the man wearing vest resting on log, holding axe, while boy carries sheaves of wheat, the images duplicate the earlier prints in this...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the fox hiding from dog behind a log, the boy carving a Jack o'lantern, the blackbird, the turkey and snake, and the laborers on the riverfront, the images duplicate the...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: portrait of man with wavy hair, beard, and mustache; man stacking sheaves of wheat while another man harvests wheat; woman lying in bed staring out window at church and sunshine, while...
Sculpture; Portraits; Women; Empresses; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Goddesses; People associated with religion; Supernatural beings; Fictitious characters; Myths; Legends; Standing; Clothing & dress; Robes; Veils;...
"[…] this statue of Livia, wife of Augustus, underwent not only many modern restorations but also additions such as the arms, the cornucopia, part of the crown of flowers, and large pieces of veil around the neck. Given these circumstances,...
Streets; City & town life; Utility poles; Brick wall signs; Signs (Notices); Automobiles; Buildings; Stores & shops
Utility poles line East Broadway near Eighth Street in Louisville, Kentucky. Their wires form a grid in the air. A traffic cop stands in the middle of the intersection as cars and a trolley pass by. On the left side of the street people stand by...
Indoor exhibit at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, probably in the Palace of Agriculture, of an arch labeled "Minnesota" and emblazoned with bunches of wheat. Title supplied by cataloger.
University of Louisville. Medical Dept.; Medical students; Teachers
University of Louisville medical department 1893 - Composite photograph for the University of Louisville school of medicine in Louisville, Kentucky, of faculty and graduating students for the medical school class of 1893. Oval-shaped grouping of...
Men threshing wheat in a field on the Oneida Baptist Institute school farm. Students and faculty worked on the farm, which was purchased with a donation from a woman in New York, to provide food for the school. See image ULPA 1982.01.310.p. for...
Two men stand outside Joe Hignite's mill on Bullskin. One man is holding a homemade compass made of hickory that was used to mark out mill stones for grinding corn and wheat. Title supplied by cataloger.
Men; Women; Children; Animals; Textbooks; Wagon trains; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Medical aspects of war; Soldiers; Uniforms; Battlefields; Jack-o-lanterns; Zoo animals; Intoxication
Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: man behind tree watches owl perched on boat; title page for Morton & Griswold's "Western Farmer's Almanac 1870" (with scenes of wagon train, implying westward migration, and of a group of...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. The images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: boy wading into water; young man seated outdoors, with sailboat on...
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: large building built in hill and valley; white man wearing loincloth and carrying bow and arrows among indigenous people, possibly setting up sacrificial altar; scene of Boston Tea...
Floods; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River; Streams; Bridges; Buildings; Industrial facilities; People
Flooded creek approaching the base of a bridge where a crowd of people stands. A Ballard wheat storage building is in the background. Labeled time is 3:40 pm.
Stores & shops; Department stores; Window displays; Famines; Food relief
Window display at Kaufman Straus on famine in food shortages in Europe. Two mannequins - a woman and child - stand in front of a broken brick wall. Text on either side of the scene compares American food consumption to European. Text on the bottom...
Bales of cotton covering a large area in front of a large paddle boat or paddle steamer. In the foreground two African-American men sit on the bales. Other men are in the background. Title: 12479 - Cotton! Cotton! Cotton! Levee, New Orleans, La....
