Shen, Fu, 1763-ca. 1808. Fu sheng liu ji; Shen, Fu, 1763-ca. 1808--Criticism and interpretation; Chinese literature--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912--History and criticism; Conduct of life in literature
This study endeavored to provide a new path to understand Fusheng liu
ji (Six Chapters of a Floating Life) by Shen Fu in the middle of the Qing
Dynasty (1636-1911). Shen Fu recorded his love story with his wife Chen Yun and his life as a Chinese...
A system for analysis of the traffic flow on public streets and highways through the use of Floating Car Data (FCD) relies completely on the number of simultaneously contributing vehicles, a fact that is no barrier for the phases of conception and...
Understanding of the band structure of the new nano materials is essential to have a deeper insight into their optical and electrical properties. Along with the existing techniques used for characterization of nano-materials, it is also important...
Nationalism--China; Semantics--Social aspects; Mass media and international relations; Nationalism--Psychological aspects
This project examines the rhetorics that enable nations to tap into and deploy capital transnationally. Its primary focus is on China. China's globalism promotes a version of Western neoliberalism, including tropes such as efficiency,...
Cars parked askew after the flood water has subsided. Third street was flooded to the extent that cars were floating away from their parking places along the curb. According to the blogger who contributed the photo: "On 3rd street the most...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Interiors; Basements; University of Louisville--Buildings; Mechanical systems
Flooded mechanical level of Miller Hall dormitory on the University of Louisville Belknap Campus. The water line appears to be visible on the posts and water heaters. Photograph was taken in the late afternoon.
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Starboard side of CAPE GIRARDEAU, under construction on ways at Howard Shipyard. CAPE GIRARDEAU, a stern-wheel packet with steel hull (210 ft. x 38 ft. x 6.5 ft.), was built in 1923. Owned by Eagle Packet Company in St. Louis, CAPE GIRARDEAU...
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
The old Coast Guard station in the shallows of the Ohio River, Louisville, Kentucky. The white two-story station has a balcony and a United States flag and a pointed turret and small windows. The first Louisville Lifeboat Station was a wooden...
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
New Coast Guard station or Life Saving Station in the shallows on the Ohio River, Louisville, Kentucky. Compared to the old station, the windows are large and the trim is dark. There is a rope across the water to the shore and men on both sides....
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
New Coast Guard station or Life Saving Station on Ohio River with a steamboat and bridge visible as seen from Louisville, Kentucky, 1929. The first Louisville Lifeboat Station was a wooden houseboat built in 1881 and located at the Falls of the...
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
Nine Louisville, Kentucky Coast Guard members in dark suits. On back of image: (left-to-right) "Capt. Walter Farrell, commander; Walter Fugit, boatswain's mate, first class; Frank Pezulo, surfman; Harry LaFever, surfman; William Seibert,...
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
On the cobblestone in front of the Louisville, Kentucky, Coast Guard station, five coast Guard members wearing uniforms and boots stand at attention, shouldering rifles, while their captain looks on. From left, they are: Captain Walter Farrell,...
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
Man standing on life saving station on Ohio River. Three men are in the front and center in a U.S. Coast Guard row boat near Louisville, Kentucky. Photograph was touched up with paint. The first Louisville Lifeboat Station was a wooden houseboat...
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
Three Coast Guard members on patrol of Ohio River in a white speedboat flying a United States flag near Louisville, Kentucky, Coast Guard Station. The first Louisville Lifeboat Station was a wooden houseboat built in 1881 and located at the Falls...
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
Coast Guard members, formally posed, from left: John F. Gillooly, John J. Tully (holding a row with a star), and William Devan. Louisville, Kentucky, 1934. The first Louisville Lifeboat Station was a wooden houseboat built in 1881 and located at...
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
Three men in patrol boat on river, near bank and Coast Guard Station, Louisville, Kentucky, 1938. Also visible are a car on a beach, and, across the river, buildings on the other bank. Stamped on back of image: Robert E. Stigers Chief Cameraman...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
J.M. WHITE, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (312.7 ft. x 47.9 ft. x 11.5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1878. Owned by Greenville & New Orleans Packet Co., J.M. WHITE operated on the lower Mississippi River. The 276th boat built at Howard,...
