Zachary Taylor's mausoleum in the Zachary Taylor Cemetery on Brownsboro Road. Taylor, the twelfth President of the United States, died in office in 1850, but the mausoleum was not constructed until 1926. The cemetery was placed on the National...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Buildings; Odd Fellows Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Fraternal lodges; Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Wreckage of Odd Fellows Hall following the tornado which struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. The top story is collapsed, and debris is spread around the building. Three people appear to be repairing the street, while another is walking...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Buildings; Odd Fellows Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Fraternal lodges; Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Wreckage of Odd Fellows Hall following the tornado which struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. The top story is collapsed, and debris is spread around the building. A pile of bricks and iron rods are in the foreground. Originally called...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: title page for "Arithmetic adapted to the course of instruction academies & common schools by P. A. Towne John P. Morton & Co. Publishers Louisville, Ky."; skyline of a...
Discovery & exploration; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Men; Indians of North America; Uniforms
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: man in Colonial era attire holding piece of paper toward another man, in room guarded by man with bayonet wearing tri-cornered hat; man reading from paper to outdoor assemblage of men...
Soldiers--American; Nurses; Flags--France; Flags--United States; World War, 1914-1918; American Red Cross; Soldiers--French
Woman in nurse's uniform stands with arms slightly raised and outstretched. Above her are the crossed flags of the United States and France; above the flags is the Red Cross. An American soldier in World War I-style uniform stands at her right, and...
Woman holding bouquet of roses shakes hands with a man in military attire, draped in the American flag. He carries a sword. Behind them are two scenes: above, a naval battle, and below, a farm scene with cattle and horses. Below the farm scene is...
Home and school; Parenting; Children of immigrants--Education; Academic achievement--Social aspects
With the increase of immigration to the United States, immigrant children have a unique
position in the education system. Immigrant parents influence their children through
different academic engagement practices. It is important to understand how...
Social work education--International cooperation; Social service--Cross-cultural studies
With an increasing awareness of a global-local reality, social work research and theorizing on globalization is limited but growing. From a multinational perspective, the purpose of this dissertation was to contribute to the emerging professional...
Portraits; Men; Government officials; Mayors; Presidents; Boats
William B. Harrison, Mayor of Louisville from 1927-1933, with United States President Herbert Hoover. They are both wearing bowlers and winter jackets. The photograph has been marred with discolorations and bent corners. Attached to back of image:...
White columned building; the state capitol of Alabama, in Montgomery. The building has a dome on top, which bears a United States flag, and it is surrounded by a lawn with trees and bushes of various kinds. Made by E.C. Kropp C., no. 30515. Postage...
Well-known and widely reproduced photogravure of full-length character portrait of the actress Mme. Helena Modjeska in the title role of "Mary Stuart." She wears a simple head covering with regal gown and cape, and stands before a...
Water treatment facilities strive to provide potable drinking water to the community which they service. The most common way of insuring drinkable water that is free of pathogens is water chlorination, but this can lead to the production of...
Cities & towns; Government facilities; Buildings; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.); Winter
View of the United States Capitol Building in winter from Pennsylvania Avenue. Snow covers the ground on either side of a sidewalk leading to the Capitol. Descriptive information on back of card: Capitol in Winter from Penn. Avenue.
Capitols; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.); Buildings
View of the United States Capitol Building from the foot of the steps leading to the entrance. Long white building with columns and a dome on top. Title: 1. The Magnificent Capitol, Washington, D.C. Text on left: Polychrome Stereo Views, Reproduced...
Capitols; Buildings; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.); United States. Congress. Senate
View of the chambers for the United States Senate. Rows of small desks in a half circle face an elevated desk in the center. Text on left: J.F. Jarvis' Stereoscopic Views. Text on right: 185 Penn. Ave., Wash'n, D.C. Written on back of card: Senate...
