“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...
Architecture; Architectural elements; Towers; Walls; City walls; Forts & fortifications
"As the town's wealth grew and powerful neighbors established themselves, the need for protection resulted in the first known permanent stone fortifications. By approximately 7500 BCE, the town, estimated to have had a population of more than...
"For their palace walls the Assyrian kings commissioned extensive series of narrative reliefs exalting royal power and piety. The sculptures record not only battlefield victories but also the slaying of wild animals. […] The degree of...
Railroads--Kentucky--History; Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
In studying and teaching history, I have been convinced that the transportation facilities of a country have helped or hindered its political, industrial and commercial development. In this thesis, I have endeavored to show the value of the...
This work seeks to fill a gap in the academic literature concerning the study of the Ilkhanid Mongols of the Middle East during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries CE using Armenian, Persian, Arabic, and Syriac primary sources in English...
Guthrie, James, 1792-1869; Kentucky--Officials and employees; Kentucky--Politics and government--19th century
James Guthrie, like any man, may be considered as a private individual, as a participant in the economic activities of his time, and as a citizen. Of Guthrie’s personal life little is known besides the barest biographical outline. His business...
Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
In the early days of 1861, Kentucky, torn between her allegiance to the federal government and her sympathy for the South, with her citizenry so divided that hardly a family in the state stood united, vainly endeavored to carve out for herself a...
The purpose of this dissertation is to suggest that peace is an idea that changes throughout the history of the west, rather than to show how nations may achieve peace or to define what it is. It begins as a concept the power brokers refer to or...
Military facilities; Forts & fortifications; Aerial photographs
Aerial view of roads, buildings, grounds, and trees at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Fort Knox was known as Camp Knox until 1932. Parts of the photograph have been retouched to a bright white. Stamp on back: "Robert E. Stigers Chief Cameraman...
Military facilities; Forts & fortifications; Aerial photographs
Aerial view of trees, roads, barracks, and grounds at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Fort Knox was known as Camp Knox until 1932. Parts of the photograph have been retouched to a bright white. Stamp on back: "Robert E. Stigers Chief Cameraman...
Military facilities; Forts & fortifications; Aerial photographs
Aerial view of trees, roads, barracks, and grounds at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Fort Knox was known as Camp Knox until 1932. Parts of the photograph have been retouched to a bright white. Stamp on back: "Robert E. Stigers Chief Cameraman...
Military facilities; Forts & fortifications; Aerial photographs
Aerial view of trees, roads, barracks, and grounds at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Fort Knox was known as Camp Knox until 1932. Parts of the photograph have been retouched to a bright white. Stamp on back: "Robert E. Stigers Chief Cameraman...
Military facilities; Forts & fortifications; Barracks
Barracks and grounds at Fort Knox, Kentucky, including the Indiana National Guard at Artillery Camp. Fort Knox was known as Camp Knox until 1932. Parts of the photograph have been retouched to a bright white. On back of image: "Artillery Camp...
Military facilities; Forts & fortifications; Barracks
Barracks and grounds at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Fort Knox was known as Camp Knox until 1932. The photograph appears to have been retouched to a bright white. On back of image: "General view of main area Camp Knox Kentucky. Photo by 113th Photo...
Military facilities; Forts & fortifications; Aerial photographs
Dark aerial view photo from 1931 of Baker Road crossing Dixie Highway at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Fort Knox was known as Camp Knox until 1932. On back of image: "Photo taken on Baker Road crossing Dixie Highway near tip top[?]." Additional...
Military facilities; Forts & fortifications; Vaults (Strong rooms); Historic sites
Gold vault under construction at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The vault is the U.S. Bullion Depository, which has been in operation since 1937. Two men wearing overalls stand beside a truck with a pulley and cranes. A pile of dirt and logs appear in the...
Military facilities; Forts & fortifications; Reservoirs
Two water reservoirs at Fort Knox, Kentucky. One is shaped like a bowl, while the one at right has a top and is checkered. Fort Knox was known as Camp Knox until 1932. On back of image: "Water Power 1 & 2. Ft. Knox 1936." Includes...
