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...
Government facilities; Buildings; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.); United States. Congress. House; Memorial rites & ceremonies; McKinley, William, 1843-1901
United States Capitol chamber filled with people during a eulogy for President William McKinley. The desks on the floor, the mounted desk, and the galleries above are full. Title: (6)-8961-A tribute to McKinley's memory-Secretary Hay's eulogy...
Post offices; Post Office and Customs House (Louisville, Ky.)
United States Post Office and Custom House in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1892. Construction is being done on steeple. Handwritten on back of print: "Old Post Office, about 1892; Steeples." Title supplied by cataloger.
University of Louisville--Presidents; Maps; Flags--United States; College presidents;
University of Louisville president Philip Davidson poses in front of a map of the Belknap Campus. There is a United States flag standing beside the map and a bookcase behind Davidson.
University of Louisville--Faculty; University of Louisville--Employees; Teachers;
University of Louisville professor Dr. Edmond Schlesinger stands on a terrace outside the University College building (eventually renamed the Miller Information Technology Center) with Marianne Witten, Anne McDowell, and Betty Ann Christian of the...
Distance education; University of Louisville--Students; University of Louisville--Faculty; Television broadcasting; WAVE-TV (Television station : Louisville, Ky.); Students; Teachers;
University of Louisville professor Dr. Harvey Webster sits on a desk facing students sitting in desk-chairs; there is a television camera labeled "WAVE-TV" in front of the class, as well. Webster is teaching a class on contemporary...
Very faint full-length character portrait of Julia Marlowe wearing a long dress and hat. Julia Marlowe was a child actress born Sarah Frances Frost on August 17, 1865 in England. She spent her late childhood in the United States, and married actor...
View down a tree-lined Pennsylvania Avenue from the steps of the Treasury Building. At the end of the street is the United States Capitol with other buildings lining both sides of the avenue. Men and women stand on the Treasury Building steps....
Cities & towns; Government facilities; Buildings; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.); Streets
View down a Washington, D.C. street with the United States Capitol Building at the end. Buildings and trees line the street . Descriptive information on back of card: Pennsylvania Avenue and Capitol.
View of "Grand Canal" (also known as the lagoon) and bridge at World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, with Palace of Liberal Arts at left; Palace of Mines and Metallurgy at right; and United States Government Building at rear. There are a...
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....
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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:...
