Liberty--Philosophy; Enlightenment--France; Désert de Retz (Chambourcy, France); Gardens, English--France--Chambourcy
Freedom is a critical concept that helps shape the discourse of modern society and corresponding thoughts about people's private, public, cultural and spiritual lives. Standing at the fountainhead of the modern era, the Enlightenment was a critical...
Heavy waterfalls with a covered bridge and buildings in the background. Title: Au Sable Chasm-Birmingham Falls. Text on left: The Picturesque of the Adirondacks. Text on right: Purviance. Philadelphia. Photographer and Publisher.
Men in matching dark jackets, pants, and caps - possibly uniforms - stand on a wide dirt path or in the grass. Trees and the corner of a large building on the right are in the background. Caption 1836 Connecticut Avenue National Military Home, O....
Men in matching dark jackets, pants, and caps - possibly uniforms - stand in clusters on a wide dirt path. Behind them is a large, three-story building. Title: 680 Home Store and Soldier Group. National Solders' Home, Dayton, O. Text on left:...
Cumberland Falls State Park (Ky.); Historic preservation--Kentucky
This thesis is an examination of Louisville Times editor Tom Wallace's fight to prevent the construction of a hydroelectric dam at Cumberland Falls, Kentucky between 1926 and 1931. By mining Wallace's recently cataloged personal papers, this study...
City planning--Psychological aspects; City planning--Citizen participation
This dissertation examines the impact of complexity and familiarity on visual preference for two content domains defined as Neo-Traditional and Modern. This research has five main themes: (1) To determine if there is a method for community design...
Long, narrow body of water between a sheer rock wall on the right and a tree-covered cliff on the left. Title: Au Sable Chasm - The Boat Rider. Text on left: The Picturesque of the Adirondacks. Text on right: Purviance Philadelphia Photographer and...
Train on tracks coming around a slight curve. Palm trees are on the left and electrical poles and a possible body of water are to the right. Title: 22 A Picturesque Hawaiian Railway Scene. Copyright statement: Copyright 1905 by H.C. White Co.,...
Two women in decorative costumes, one in red and one in blue. A man in brown stands next to them. Behind them are more people and the corner of a stone building. Title: 25 Picturesque Costumes of Bulgaria. Copyright statement: Copyright 1905 by...
Two sets of railroad tracks running through a gorge with sheer rock walls on either side. A bridge, with a train passing underneath, is in the distance. Two people, possibly children, stand on the tracks about halfway down. Descriptive information...
Straight edge of green-covered cliffs with a wide river to the right. Large rocks, trees, and poles stick out of the water. Train tracks run along the base of the cliff. Title: 12501 Picturesque 'Pillars of Hercules' on the Grand Columbia River,...
Grand Canon of the Arkansas River, also known as Royal Gorge, in Colorado. Set of railroad tracks between two steep rock walls with a rocky mountain in the background. 516. Grand Canon on the Arkansas River. Descriptive information on back of card:...
Natural arch near Beaver Gap in Kentucky. It is believed to be located in McCreary County, Kentucky near the Cumberland River between Parker's Lake and Flat Rock. Picturesque scenery on the Cincinnati Southern Railway.
View of large rock known as "The Sphinx" along the Emory River in Tennessee. The rock is poised between the river and the railroad tracks. On the other side of the tracks is a large rock cliff with a cross visible at the top. Picturesque...
Green River Valley (Ky.)--History--19th century; Green River Valley (Ky.)--Economic conditions--19th century; Farms, Small--Kentucky--History
This study focuses on the expansion of the Green River's economic and political importance within Kentucky and how it impacted small farmers of the region. It challenges the idea that small farmers played an insignificant role in the agriculture...
Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721-1771. Travels through France and Italy.; Historiography--Great Britain--History--18th century; Nationalism--Great Britain--History--18th century; Great Britain--Social conditions--18th century
This thesis examines Tobias Smollett's Travels through France and Italy as a product of the dynamics influencing British identity in the eighteenth century. Specifically, it compares Smollett's Travels with recent trends in the historiography of...
Maritime museums--Indiana--Jeffersonville; Museums--Collection management--Indiana--Jeffersonville; Howard Steamboat Museum
My project looks at the current state of collections at the Howard Steamboat Museum located in Jeffersonville, Indiana and how the staff can improve their collections care and management. It is imperative that collection management guidelines and...
This study investigates the use of bongo music as a medium for social commentary in
society. African traditional musicians, without formal education have been able to
address socio-political and moral issues. The methodology includes the use...
This dissertation examines popular periodicals in the late 19th- and early 20th-century America as pivotal artifacts in the history of literacy education. It first reviews current histories of literacy, writing instruction, and magazines at the...
Modotti, Tina, 1896-1942; Women photographers--Biography
This thesis is an examination of the transformation Tina Modotti's photography underwent because of the "Idols Behind Altars" project which she completed on an expedition with Edward Weston in 1926. The thesis begins with an introduction...
