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...
Barges; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
People are gathered to watch American Barge Line's first steel barge slide off the ways and onto the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Starboard side of NEW SOUTH at the bank of the Ohio River. NEW SOUTH, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (257 ft. x 42.6 ft. x 7 ft.), was built in 1887 at Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Owned by Shelby & Perkins...
This work examines our perception of distance within "action space" (about 2m ~ 30m), an ability that is important for various actions. Two general problems are addressed: what information can be used to judge distance accurately and how...
Ford Motor Company; Business logistics--Management; Production management; Manufacturing processes; Organizational change
For many years the concept of Lean Manufacturing has been applied in automotive development as a tool to refine the manufacturing practices to the greatest efficiency possible through waste reduction. Continuous Improvement is a quality innovation...
Self-knowledge in literature; Feminism in literature; Mind and body in literature
That Terrifying Center is a creative and philosophical experiment in the transmission of corporeal experiences and socio-cultural knowledge through poetry. I am bringing together the seemingly disparate threads of my studies into one...
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822--Criticism and interpretation
The most striking quality of Shelley's poetry meets our attention once, in the play of ever-changing emotion through his lines. When he called himself "A pard-like Spirit beautiful and swift," he characterized the spirit of his poetry,...
Address: 2352 Lexington Road, Louisville, Kentucky. A car is parked next to a two-story brick building. A sign is posted on the roof reading "Old Kentucky Tavern." The same words appear on the glass windows and on a sign which extends...
Kentucky--History--1792-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes
During the secession winter of 1860-61 the Commonwealth of Kentucky found itself caught in the middle of the great sectional controversy. With the Union's fate hanging in the balance Kentucky figured as a prominent player in the outcome of that...
Several purple flowers and a single yellow flower against a gold background. Verse printed on front reads, "Don't let this surprise, you, but gently remind you / Of the letter you promised to write; / If you have any time to drop me a line, ;...
Freight cars filled with logs next to a building with a conveyor built and a barn. Lumber is on the ground in front of the buildings. More freight cars are in the background. Text on left: Photographed and Published by M.A. Kleckner, Mansion House,...
Two sets of railroad tracks with a car on each track and possibly a switch station in between the tracks. Tall trees are on either side of the tracks. Descriptive information on back of card (left): James S. Earle & Sons, 816 Chestnut St.,...
Set of railroad tracks curving around a hill or mountain with trees above. The curve is known as Horseshoe Curve. A train is on the tracks. Descriptive information on back of card (left): James S. Earle & Sons, 816 Chestnut St., Philadelphia,...
Long row of train freight cars on railroad tracks on a curve, with another set of railroad tracks to the right. A man stands between the two sets. Telephone or electrical poles line the tracks. Descriptive information on back of card (left): James...
Chief Wilson or John Owen Wilson (1883-1954). Color portrait of Chief Wilson with the Pittsburg Pirates or Pittsburgh Pirates. A pirate is in the top left corner and 'Pirates' is in the top right. Verso: J. Owen Wilson. J. Owen Wilson, now one of...
A woman holds her horse steady in a stream. Her riding outfit includes a hat, jacket, blouse, and wide-hipped pants tucked into knee-high boots. The dark horse has bridle with a bit. The saddle rests on top of a blanket and the rider's boots rest...
Address: 3936 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. (This address is now Shelbyville Road.) Railroad tracks run eastward parallel to Frankfort Avenue at the intersection of Meridian Avenue. Utility poles run in the same line. On the right is...
Oxygen is critical to aerobic metabolism, but hyperoxia is cytostatic and cytocidal. The precise mechanisms involved in hyperoxic cell injury remain incompletely understood although there is substantial support for the possibility that hyperoxia...
Pituitary tumor transforming gene ( PTTG ), also known as securing, is a novel oncogene that is expressed at high levels in most of the tumors analyzed to date. Overexpression of PTTG in mouse fibroblast(NIH 3T3) cells increases cell proliferation,...
Inflammation is now recognized as an important factor in several age-related diseases such as arthritis, atherosclerosis, multiple sclerosis and diabetes. In each case, sub-clinical chronic inflammation occurs over years and leads to progressive...
