Women--Kentucky--Louisville; Social reformers--Kentucky--Louisville--History; Morel, Louise C., b. 1871
Louise C. Morel was a leading social reformer in Louisville from 1917 through the early 1940s. Morel's work is a primary example of the continuation of Progressive Era ideals into the decades after the traditional end of the Progressive Era....
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;...
Louisville (Ky.)--History; Louisville (Ky.)--Social conditions; Cities and towns--Kentucky--History; Louisville (Ky.)--Economic conditions; Cities and towns--Growth--History--19th century
This thesis is a historical examination of the perception of Louisville as a southern city. The work begins with a discussion regarding Louisville's historical ties with the North and its acceptance as either a western or northern city. The thesis...
American literature--Hispanic American authors; Santiago, Esmeralda; Ortiz, Cofer, Judith, 1952-
United States capitalist development efforts, known as Operation Bootstrap, created an economic need for Puerto Ricans. Two authors, Esmeralda Santiago and Judith Ortiz Cofer, are both women of Puerto Rican decent who lived through this historic...
City & town life; Elevated railroads; Street railroads; Railroads; Pedestrians; People
View of streets and elevated railroad tracks in New York City. Buildings line the streets on the right, while the railroad tracks run perpendicular to the streets. Carriages, streetcars, and pedestrians are on the streets. Trains run on the tracks....
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...
City & town halls; City Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Historic buildings; Clocks & watches; Automobiles; Carriages & coaches; Horses; Buildings; Transportation
Address: 601 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. This Renaissance Revival style building is Louisville City Hall which was constructed in the early 1870s. The building includes a raised basement and three stories of white stone. A...
City & town life; Elevated railroads; Street railroads; Pedestrians
View of streets and elevated railroad tracks in New York City. Buildings line the streets on the right, while the railroad tracks run perpendicular to the streets. Carriages, streetcars, and pedestrians are on the streets. Trains run on the tracks....
Paintings; Murals; Cityscape paintings; Buildings; City & town halls; Government facilities; Social & civic facilities; Storytelling; Allegories; Allegorical paintings; Political issues; Politics & government; Municipal government;...
City & town halls; City Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Historic buildings; Clock towers; Automobiles; Brick wall signs; Signs (Notices); Fire stations; Buildings; Transportation
Address: 601 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The City Hall Annex in Italianate and Second Empire style is surrounded by cars parked on the street. The sidewalk is lined with street lamps with round globes. The clock tower shows the time...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Starboard side of CITY OF MONROE, probably on the Mississippi River in Louisiana. CITY OF MONROE, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (275 ft. x 45 ft. x 8 ft.), was built in 1887 at Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company in Jeffersonville, Indiana....
City & town life; Railroads; Street railroads; Pedestrians
View of Broadway avenue in Saint Louis, Missouri. Street with back of streetcar, horses and wagons, carriages, and pedestrians with a row of buildings on the left and wires and poles near the right. Title: (28) Street scene in the largest city of...
Schools; Kansas City High School (Kansas City, Kan.)
Brick and stone building with tall tower. The building stands on the corner of a street. This is Kansas City High, which was also known as Wyandotte High School; it burned in 1934. Published by the Elite Post Card Co. of Kansas City; dates to early...
City & town halls; City Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Historic buildings; Clocks & watches; Buildings
Address: 527 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A flag flies over the brightly lit Courthouse at the corner of Jefferson and Sixth Streets in Louisville, Kentucky. The building was constructed with clean lines, columns, and pediments which...
Ferries; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
CITY OF BATON ROUGE, a centerwheel ferry with steel hull (115.2 ft. x 28 ft. x 7.2 ft.), was built at Howard in 1916. Owned by Baton Rouge Transportation Co., CITY OF BATON ROUGE operated at the the Louisiana city, carrying up to twenty-one...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Port side of CITY OF NEW ORLEANS at the bank of a river, probably in Louisiana. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (290 ft. x 48 ft. x 8.5 ft.), was built in 1881 at Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company in Jeffersonville,...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Starboard side of CITY OF PROVIDENCE on the Ohio River. CITY OF PROVIDENCE, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (273.7 ft. x 44.5 ft. x 7.8 ft.), was built in 1880 at Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Owned by Anchor...
Louisville City Hospital school of nursing 1908 - 1909 - Student nurses, class of 1908-09, at Louisville City Hospital, which later became Louisville General Hospital. Two rows of female students in front of the city hospital on a brick street. The...
Louisville City Hospital school of nursing 1917 - Composite photograph of Louisville City Hospital school of nursing class of 1917. Five rows of individual oval-shaped photographs of students in nursing uniforms and caps. Text: Louisville City...
Louisville City Hospital school of nursing 1918 - Composite photograph of Louisville City Hospital school of nursing class of 1918. Two rows of individual oval-shaped portraits of students in nursing uniforms and caps with four portraits across the...
