This dissertation explores the physical and biological factors that control zooplankton population growth rates in the Ohio River (USA). I employed both observational studies and a mesocosm experiment to ascertain zooplankton population and...
Louisville (Ky.)--Economic conditions--19th century; Louisville (Ky.)--Commerce--History; Ohio River Valley--Commerce--History
The dominant theme in the study of any phase of Ohio River history is found in the great extent of the river system and the vast area of the drainage basin of the Mississippi to which this stream forms so important a part. The basin of the...
Mathematics--Study and teaching (Middle school)--Ohio; Educational tests and measurements--Ohio
Classroom tests from nine eighth-grade mathematics teachers were collected from the 2003-04 and 2005-06 school years. These years represent one school year prior to the eighth-grade Ohio Achievement Test (OAT) in mathematics being implemented and...
Amish--Books and reading; Amish--Ohio--Social life and customs; Literacy--Ohio
Following in the tradition of scholars who treat literacy in context such as Deborah Brandt, Shirley Brice Heath, and David Barton and Mary Hamilton, I conducted my dissertation research not in an academic classroom but in the valleys of Hanley, a...
Map of six southern states (Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia) plus the Tennessee Government area and other land east of the Mississippi River, shows cities and towns, mountain ranges, rivers, large lakes,...
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
Bridge crane of Ohio River Sand Company on the right bank of the Portland Canal, Louisville, Kentucky. The bridge crane is trapezoidal with four thin triangular supports, and there is the impression that it has just walked across the water. On the...
Paddlewheeler "Keystone State of Pittsburgh" docked alongside a wharfboat in the Ohio River near Cincinnati, Ohio. Another paddlewheeler is pulling alongside the Keystone. Two bridges over the Ohio River are seen in the background.
Railroad bridges; Carts & wagons; Rivers; Electric railroads; Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Two electric streetcars pass over the Ohio River on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio. Several detached wagons sit on the banks below the bridge in the foreground.
Three ships docked along the shore of a river. Buildings are on the shore in the background. Text on left: Popular Series. Text on right: American Views. Descriptive information on back of card: Views In and Around Cincinnati, Ohio. No. 7565, '66....
Ohio River Environmental Station; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Research facilities;
The land for the Ohio River Environmental Station was purchased in 1994. This facility provides the Department of Biology with a center for the study of large rivers, their ecosystems, and management. Location: Off-campus: 6610 Main Street,...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
BIG KANAWHA, on the Ohio River near Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. A stern wheel packet with a wood hull (152 ft. x 30 ft. x 4.5 ft.), BIG KANAWHA was built at Madison, Indiana in 1887. Owned by Captain Marlin Brown,...
Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. People are walking in front of the Tyler Davidson Fountain, constructed in 1871, and along the sidewalk in front of several shops. A Mabley Carew sign is seen above the tree-lined street. Title supplied...
People stand by railroad tracks and survey the flooding of the Ohio River, likely in Louisville, Kentucky. Two sets of railroad tracks are shown on parallel hills. Between the tracks and beyond the second set of tracks is water. Houses, trees and...
Industry; Sand; Bridges; Transportation; Rivers; Waterfronts; Big Four Bridge
Address: 129-133 River Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Sand is heaped in piles at the Ohio River Sand Company along the Ohio River. Industrial equipment, buildings and utility lines mark the property. A fuel company boat is docked along the river and...
Men and boys fishing at Falls of the Ohio near Louisville, Kentucky. Men and boys fish from rocks below the Falls. Most are wearing dark pants and white shirts. Some hold long fishing poles.
Falls of the Ohio frozen over near Louisville, Kentucky. Two levels of the Falls are frozen. The smaller, lower level is the height of a man standing beside it; another man kneels beside him. The photograph has been touched up with paint.
Falls of the Ohio at a low water level near Louisville, Kentucky. Photograph is taken from under a bridge, whose support is in a dry part of the river bed. A small amount of water is trickling over the locks, which are in front of a building with a...
Falls of the Ohio almost at flood stage near Louisville, Kentucky. View of the Falls taken from under a bridge. The water of the lower level of the Falls is so high that it nearly reaches the upper level, over which water is flowing thickly. At the...
