African American farmers--Kentucky; Farms--Kentucky; Land use, Rural--Kentucky
The decline of black farmers and black-owned farmlands is an ever worsening problem. Though their numbers neared one million at the start of the 20th century, the most recent account of black farmers states that there are only 30599 left in America...
Green River Valley (Ky.)--History--19th century; Green River Valley (Ky.)--Economic conditions--19th century; Farms, Small--Kentucky--History
This study focuses on the expansion of the Green River's economic and political importance within Kentucky and how it impacted small farmers of the region. It challenges the idea that small farmers played an insignificant role in the agriculture...
This dissertation examines popular periodicals in the late 19th- and early 20th-century America as pivotal artifacts in the history of literacy education. It first reviews current histories of literacy, writing instruction, and magazines at the...
The trucking industry is the largest freight sector, making up about 70 percent of all domestic shipment in the United States and contributes greatly the American economy. About 10 billion tons of goods are shipped annually and of that, about...
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)...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Universities & colleges; University of Kentucky--Buildings
College of Agriculture at University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1924. Three-story brick building with "Agriculture" carved above the door vestibule. Slightly slanted, four sided roof. White bar details above the windows.
Several displays in a large room with a grid of metal beams at the ceiling within the Palace of Agriculture at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. On top of one of the displays, an enormous model of a tobacco leaf rises between two octagonal...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials
Portrait of Commissioner of Agriculture and Chairman of State Board of Agriculture, Newton Bright of Eminence, Kentucky wearing a jacket and striped tie. Photograph has been painted on to crop his image. Stamped on back of image: Herald-Post, Page...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials
Portrait of Commissioner of Agriculture and Chairman of State Board of Agriculture, Newton Bright of Eminence, Kentucky wearing a bow tie and jacket. Stamped on back of image: September 16, 1929; Credit Griswold Studio (Louisville).
Buildings; Educational facilities; Universities & colleges; University of Kentucky--Buildings
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, judging pavilion, Lexington, Kentucky, 1924. Low concrete building with high, industrial windows and flat roof. The nearby land is arid mud but to the side there is some brush grass. A small water...
Man standing in front of a fountain covered with plants. In the background, there is a horse-drawn wagon with two people standing near the back of the wagon. Text on left: Views of Washington, D.C. and Vicinity. Text on right: H. H. Hempler,...
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...
Seven cows of various size and a small calf stand in a row (one cow faces backwards) on a field enclosed by a split rail fence topped with barbed wire. G. N. McGrew was a farmer and stock raiser and served nine years on the State Board of...
Side view of a Hereford bull standing in front of a building of unpainted wood boards with open sections on its lower level. The bull is dark with a light, curly-haired face and a light chest, belly, feet, horns and tail. A cord is attached to a...
In a large room with a metal beamed ceiling within the Palace of Agriculture at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, a display table featuring a miniature farm with log cabin next to a field of crops highlights Kentucky's tobacco growers; a row...
Indoor exhibit with low, sectioned border walls reading "Washington." The centerpiece of the exhibit is a towering, thatched structure with a flag reading "State of Washington" emerging from its pointed top. Behind it, a sign...
Indoor exhibit in the Palace of Agriculture at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri of a "corn palace" -- a hexagonal structure labeled "Missouri" topped by a large dome encircled by fleur de lis. The display is also...
Indoor exhibit at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, probably in the Palace of Agriculture, of a tower labeled "Nebraska" topped by an eagle standing on a starry ball. The tower is decorated with ears of dry corn and is surrounded...
Indoor exhibit at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, probably in the Palace of Agriculture, of an open structure with block pillars and an arch which reads "Indiana" and runs above a cutout of a herald picturing a sun, buffalo, and...
