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During the 2004 Presidential Election in the Republic of China, President Chen Shui-bian proposed two referenda. These referenda dealt with relations with the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China reacted very strongly against...
In the 1990s, especially the years before and after Hong Kong's return to the People's Republic of China in 1997, some celebrated and talented Hong Kong film stars, such as Jackie Chan, Yun-Fat Chow and Michelle Yeoh, sought their career success in...
This thesis is a social and military history of the First Battalion of the 27th Foot, the Inniskilling Regiment, at the Battle of Waterloo. Crucial to success in battle is the cohesion of units and their ability to withstand punishment and keep...
The purpose of this dissertation is to suggest that peace is an idea that changes throughout the history of the west, rather than to show how nations may achieve peace or to define what it is. It begins as a concept the power brokers refer to or...
Republic Building (Louisville, Ky.); Cathedral of the Assumption (Louisville, Ky.); Office buildings; Churches; Canopies; Stores & shops; Buildings
Address: 429 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Blvd.), Louisville, Kentucky. This view of Fifth Street includes the Republic Building and the Cathedral of the Assumption. The Cathedral was completed in 1852 and is one of the oldest public...
Copy negative of a photograph of the steamboat GRAND REPUBLIC. GRAND REPUBLIC, a side wheel packet with a wood hull, was originally built as the GREAT REPUBLIC (Way #2438) in 1867 and then remodeled and renamed GRAND REPUBLIC in 1876. Owned by...
Copy negative made from a "Boehl & Koenig" photograph of the ornate interior cabin on the steamboat GRAND REPUBLIC. The original photograph was taken by GRAND REPUBLIC, a side wheel packet with a wood hull, was originally built as...
Buildings; Churches; Canopies; Stores & shops; Republic Building (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 429 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Blvd.). The Republic Building, using glazed terra cotta as both surfacing and decorative elements, was one of the first buildings designed by Joseph & Joseph. The building is eleven stories with...
Grand Army of the Republic; War casualties; Military camps; Swine
Several men stand holding pigs to roast above a roasting pit during the encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Louisville, Kentucky in 1895. Two pigs are roasting in the pit. Title: Roasting Pigs at the Great Barbecue, G.A.R. [Grand Army...
Steamship Baltic, on the sea, seen from the side. Smoke trails from its two smokestacks. Text printed on verso reads, "This steamship is the principal vessel of the White Star fleet, being one of the largest boats in the world, is 710 feet...
Sierra Leone; Imperialism; Discovery & exploration; Men; Women; Animals; Central African Republic; Africa, Central; Big game hunting; Royalty; Lutes; Stringed instruments; Servants; Africa, West; Ships
Woodblock prints, all signed "Hartwell," from left to right starting at top left: Scene of Sierra-Leone, with black man pointing lion out to two white men holding guns; group of black men, overseen by white man in safari garb, rowing boat...
Parades & processions; Marching bands; Grand Army of the Republic; People
Parade down a city street. A marching band followed by a horse-drawn wagon marches down a city street lined with crowds of people in front of the buildings. A flag and bunting are hung from some of the buildings. Possibly a parade for the G.A.R....
Arches; Cities & towns; Grand Army of the Republic; People
Stone arch over a city street with streetcar tracks running down the center. The arch has the letters G, A, and R on it. People cross the street. Most likely for the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic). Descriptive information on back of card:...
Grand Army of the Republic; War casualties; Military camps
Members of the Grand Army of the Republic sit talking among tents at an encampment in Louisville, Kentucky in 1895. In the center sits a soldier who obviously lost an arm during the Civil War.
This facility appears to have closed sometime in 1991. The downtown campus began as an effort to appeal to the Louisville business community. Classes and seminars were offered throughout the day from January, 1986 until its closure. The university...
Portrait of Mary J. (Mrs. R.V.) Love of Louisville, Kentucky wearing a hat, glasses, and beaded necklace. The photograph has been painted on and marred with discolorations from age. Stamped on back of image: April 20, 1935; October 19, 1936....
Portrait of Mary J. (Mrs. R.V.) Love of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing glasses and hat. The photograph has been painted on and marked with discolorations. Typed on back of image: Senior Vice President, National Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the...
Painting of mounted display of two paper bills. The front side of one bears the words "The National Bank Republic of New York." Title supplied by cataloger.
a. Cryptoporticus (A), b. Bedroom B, c. Triclinium (C), d. Bedroom D, e. Bedroom E, f. Corridor F, g. Corridor G, i. Fauces, m. Vestibule; "The Villa Farnesina, which some scholars think was built by Agrippa in 21 B.C. to celebrate his...
"The Villa Farnesina, which some scholars think was built by Agrippa in 21 B.C. to celebrate his marriage to Julia, daughter of the emperor Augustus, displayed one of the most refined examples of Roman domestic decoration. It is dated to the...
