Segregation in education; African American construction workers; Construction workers; African Americans; Labor unions; Race relations; Laborers' International Union of North America; Women construction workers; African Americans--Employment; A....
Oral history interview conducted with James "Jimmy" Stewart on April 4, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Mr. Stewart, business manager for Local 576 of the Laborers' International Union of North America discusses segregation in education in Tennessee...
Children and war; World War, 1939-1945--Kentucky--Louisville; World War, 1939-1945--Indiana--Madison; Girls--Indiana--Madison; Girls--Kentucky--Louisville
This thesis presents the view of World War II, a watershed event in U.S. history, through the lenses of a group that is not normally called upon, that of young children. The war was viewed by and affected young girls differently than others....
Construction; Maintenance & repair; Sewers; Pipes (Conduits); Sewerage; Men; Construction workers; Women; Construction workers; Children
A wide trench is being dug at the base of a hill with a house at the top of the hill. Short vertical bars stick out of the bottom of the trench and long wood beams run across the top. Men with shovels are at the site. Next to the trench, a man,...
Men; Construction workers; African Americans; Construction workers
An African-American man stands with a wheelbarrow in front of construction machinery from Koehring Paver. The man wears a vest and cap. Title supplied by cataloger.
Paintings; Murals; Cityscape paintings; Buildings; City & town halls; Government facilities; Social & civic facilities; Storytelling; Allegories; Allegorical paintings; Political issues; Politics & government; Municipal government;...
Construction; Construction equipment; Construction workers; Schneider Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Pile drivers;
A pile driver stands beside a large hole; construction workers stand near the hole and mounds of dirt. They are beginning construction of the new University Library (later renamed Schneider Hall). According to the September 1955 Alumni News, nearly...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Still life paintings; Still lifes; Tableware; Grapes; Fruit; Food; Scaffolding; Construction; Construction equipment; Men; Construction workers; Laborers; Working class; Climbing; Clothing & dress; Coveralls;...
“The images on Trajan’s Column are not only notable for their bold artistry, but also constitute an important historical record. This section of the frieze vividly illustrates the painstaking accuracy of the depictions. The lower register shows...
Streams; Rivers; Pumping stations; Construction; Maintenance & repair; Sewerage; Men; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Pipes (Conduits)
Multiple views of a pumping station and pipes or tunnels under construction by the Ohio River. Workers and construction machinery are on site. The station is on a bluff overlooking the river with tunnel construction below.Title supplied by...
Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Men; Construction workers; Construction; Construction equipment
Tube or pipe buried under dirt in a wood-supported platform in the ground for sewer construction. Equipment and workers are in the background. Title supplied by cataloger.
Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Men; Construction workers; African Americans; Construction; Construction equipment
Multiple views of tubes and pipes being laid and buried within wood supports for sewer construction in a residential neighborhood. The construction runs through yards. Workers and equipment are on site. African-American men lay beams across one...
Construction; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Surveying; Surveying equipment; Schneider Hall (Louisville, Ky.);
A man looks through a surveying instrument on the site of the construction of the University Library. There are trucks, construction equipment and other workers in the background, and a building behind them. Note written on back by John Houchens:...
