Business logistics; Production management; Manufacturing processes; Industrial efficiency
In today's competitive business environment, companies face enormous pressure and must continuously search for ways to design new products, manufacture and distribute them in an efficient and effective fashion. After years of focusing on reduction...
For persons with disabilities, access to transportation is necessary for integration into society. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been instrumental in assuring transportation access to individuals with disabilities for purposes of...
Warehouses--Management; Warehouses--Design and construction
A main component of a company's supply chain is their distribution center. In a distribution center the product is brought in from the manufacturer and then shipped out either to retail stores or end users. There are five main processes that are...
Hotels; Hotels; Springs; Springs; Health resorts; Health resorts; Golf; Dairying; Cows; Railroad stations; French Lick Springs Hotel; West Baden Springs Hotel (West Baden, Ind.)
Set of postcards from West Baden and French Lick, Indiana. Includes interior and exterior images of the buildings and grounds at West Baden, and exterior scenes at French Lick. Produced by Curt Teich & Co., manufacturer's number 2176. Published...
Part of High Bridge over the Kentucky River. The metal railroad bridge spans the scene, with its stone piers visible at the far left. Several structures are visible on the river banks below the bridge, and the striations in the stone sides of the...
Spanish-style house with hedges covered in orange flowers. There are also bushes with purple flowers. The house has striped awnings on the windows. Text printed on the back reads, "What lovelier flower could we choose / To represent the...
Churches; Methodist churches; Crosses; Towers; White Temple Methodist Church (Miami, Fla.)
White building with tall tower topped by a cross. An inscription over a doorway reads, "The White Temple." This structure is identified elsewhere as White Temple Methodist Church. This card is apparently no. DC-187 in a series. Also bears...
Building marked "B. F. Avery & Sons Co.", featuring large windows on the first two floors (of three), and a parking lot, Louisville, Kentucky The company started in Louisville in the mid-1800s making plows and other farm tools before...
Portrait of William E. Pilcher of Louisville, Kentucky seated at his desk, wearing a suit and printed tie. The photograph is badly discolored from age. Handwritten on back of image: President Pilcher & Sons, Pipe Organ Manufacturer. Stamped on...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people
Portrait of Joseph E. Roth of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a textured tie. The photograph has some damage around the edges and is discolored from age. Stamped on bottom, front of image: (credit) The Cusick Studio, Louisville. Handwritten on back:...
Mansfield Tire & Rubber Company; Tire industry; Group portraits; Meetings; Men
Portrait of group of men wearing shirt sleeves and ties, posed in ballroom of Brown Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky. Stratton & Terstegge Co., based in Louisville, was a manufacturer; Mansfield Tire & Rubber Company was based in Ohio. Title...
Mansfield Tire & Rubber Company; Tire industry; Group portraits; Meetings; Men
Portrait of group of men wearing shirt sleeves and ties, posed in ballroom of Brown Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky. Stratton & Terstegge Co., based in Louisville, was a manufacturer; Mansfield Tire & Rubber Company was based in Ohio. Title...
Bricks and rubble from damaged buildings lie in Market Street following the tornado which struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. A sign advertising "Montgomery & Bailey's," a candy manufacturer located at 1018 W. Market...
Front windows of Henry Fuch's Florist in Louisville, Kentucky. Two windows are visible with flowers and other plants on display. Additional plants are displayed on the sidewalk in front of the store and around columns to the right of the store. A...
Street scene in Louisville, Kentucky, probably at the turn of the 20th century. The observer looks down Market Street. Various shops are depicted, including Rodgers and Krull (a delicatessen). Numerous figures, including women in long dresses and...
Looking down Third Street. The fronts of several houses are visible, as is the tree-lined street and sidewalk. Published by IPCN & Co., manufacturer number 17-3.
City hall in Kansas City, Missouri, a multi-story Richardsonian Romanesque brick-and-stone building with many turrets and gables. Some of the roof points are embellished with crosses. Two horse-drawn carriages stand in front of the building, on the...
Boulevarded entrance to Cherokee Park, Louisville, Kentucky, at Cherokee Parkway and Cherokee Road. There is a small round "island" in the middle of the road leading to the entrance, reminiscent of a traffic circle; a statue of John...
Locks on the Ohio River at Louisville, looking down the canal from the river bank. There are no boats visible in the locks; the gates are closed. Many structures are visible along the bank on the opposite side of the canal. Published by Detroit...
Hogan's Fountain in Cherokee Park, Louisville, Kentucky. Water streams from a figure of the Greek god Pan into a round reservoir below. A female figure stands beside the fountain on the right, leaning on it. The fountain is in a clearing surrounded...
