This thesis is an examination and analysis of the role of law enforcement in the transformation of a city's downtown from one dominated by sleazy strip bars and prostitutes to one of family entertainment. The focus is on the police and prosecutors;...
Public housing--Kentucky--Newport; Urban renewal--Kentucky--Newport; Newport (Ky.)--Economic conditions
This dissertation examines the outcomes of the Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE VI) program in one American city, Newport, Kentucky. HOPE VI also improved the quality of life and satisfaction of former public housing residents who...
Jamestown Settlement--History; Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--17th century; Leadership--History; Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
English experience gained from colonization attempts in the New World and in Ireland, as well as military expeditions to the European continent and the New World, helped make Jamestown more successful than any previous English colonial venture in...
Postal service--History; Postal service--Southwest, Old
In every civilization of which any record has been preserved, there is known to have been some organized plan for maintaining communication by couriers who were either post runners or riders mounted. The relaying of these couriers was an obvious...
The following thesis examines the relationship between site geology and ground motion amplification for medium sized earthquake events in the Ohio Valley area. This thesis also includes a Rapid Screening Guide that can be used to estimate...
Railroad bridge crossing the Ohio River for the L&N (Louisville & Nashville) Railroad between Newport, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio. Long, narrow bridge supported by stone columns. A corner of the near shore is visible, with buildings...
Warwick Hotel in Newport News, Virginia. A multi-story red brick building with a white stone base, set on a street corner. There are a few trees along the sidewalk near the hotel. Postmarked 1937 on verso. Published by Louis Kaufmann & Sons,...
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...
This thesis deals with the events and issues which were connected with the 1935 gubernatorial election. There is first a brief sketch of Kentucky politics prior to the 1935 election. Particular interest is given to the history of the Democratic...
George Washington was born on Christmas Day of 1844 in Newport, Kentucky. He was a great-great-grandson of Samuel Washington, brother of President George Washington. He was educated at Newport and at Cincinnati, Ohio. He enlisted in the...
Cylindrical structure made of stone with two narrow arches at the base. The structure is surrounded by a fence with a white building in the background. Text on left: Stereoscopic Studies. Text on right: Seaside Views. Descriptive information on...
Soldiers from the 3rd Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Infantry at a Newport News, Virginia encampment. Soldiers are lined up in double rows with rifles in firing position. Small white tents are on either side of the soldiers. Several other...
Whitestone, Henry, 1819-1893; Architects--United States
Henry Whitestone (1819-1893) practiced architecture in the
nineteenth century when the prevailing mode in architectural styles
was a series of historical revivals. His work, with few exceptions,
was entirely within the style of the Italian...
Community college students--Kentucky; Transfer students--Kentucky; Academic achievement--Kentucky; College attendance; University of Louisville; Jefferson Community and Technical College
More students now begin their postsecondary education at the two-year college level with the intention of transferring to earn a bachelor's degree, making the transfer function more important. Recent government mandates in Kentucky brought about...
Hemolysis (red cells lysis) caused by fluid stresses in flows within hypodermic needles, blood pumps, artificial hearts and other cardiovascular devices, is one of the major concerns during the design and use of cardiovascular or blood-processing...
Iron oxide, Fe2O3, is a promising material for water splitting reaction using solar
energy due to its stability and optimal bandgap of 2 eV. Even the recent efforts, however,
using Fe2O3 thin film materials reported low efficiencies due to poor...
Louisville Medical College; Medical students; Teachers
Louisville Medical College 1907 - Composite photograph for the Louisville Medical College in Louisville, Kentucky, of faculty and graduating students for the medical school class of 1907. Rows of individual oval-shaped portraits of students with...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue says Vol. 15. No. 20. but is actually Vol. 15. No. 23. This issue is twelve pages. There are small portions...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue says Vol. 31. No. 45. but is actually Vol. 31. No. 36.
Battleships; Men; Sailors; USS Kentucky (BB-6 : Battleship)
Eight men in naval uniforms pose on deck of the USS Kentucky (BB-6), a battleship launched in 1898 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia.
