Slavery--Political aspects--Kentucky; Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
In his 1926 study of the Civil War era in Kentucky, southern historian E. Merton Coulter repeated the old saying that Kentucky was the only state to secede after Appomattox. In an over-simplification of the process, most historians have seen harsh...
Soldiers--French; World War, 1914-1918--France; Military uniforms; Military life; Pacifists
Photographic postcard of André Jeunet taken during his military training in Autun, France in 1915. Other copies were mailed to his family, but Jeunet saved this one and inscribed it in 1920.
African American soldiers--History--18th century; United States--History--War of 1812--Participation, African American; Great Britain. Corps of Colonial Marines--African Americans
This research will address several key historical realities overlooked in reference to African Americans during the War of 1812. One, that African Americans played a significant role in the successes of United States military conflicts during the...
Railroads--Virginia--History--19th century; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Transportation; Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
This thesis is an examination of the Virginia railroad system during the Civil War. Using extensive and primary secondary sources, the thesis argues that the Virginia General Assembly, the Confederate Government under Jefferson Davis, and the...
Buildings; Signs (Notices); Brick wall signs; War posters
Large banner reading Buy War Bonds! on the side of a building next to a Murphy Elevator Company sign on the corner of Brook and Main Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Title supplied by cataloger.
Military nursing--History; World War, 1914-1918--Women; World War, 1914-1918--Medical care; Women and war--History--20th century
World War I resulted in the deaths of over 8,500,000
military personnel and in addition, millions of civilians.
There were not enough doctors to provide the necessary
medical care for the masses of seriously sick and wounded,
and other than in...
Kentucky--Governor (1859-1862 : Magoffin); Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
This thesis seeks to understand Beriah Magoffin as Governor of Kentucky. Adding to the work begun by Michael T. Dues and Lowell H. Harrison during the 1960s and 1970s, this thesis fleshes out a man little studied in history. It addresses several...
Dwellings; Horse farms; Man o' War (Race horse); Horses
Elizabeth Daingerfield, horse breeder, with Man O' War, here 12 years old, at Hinata Farms near Lexington, Kentucky. Man O'War's torso is pictured as he stands with groom John Buckner, who wears a warm-up jacket and hat and holds the bridle, and...
Buildings; Stores & shops; Variety stores; War bonds & funds
A woman works inside a war stamps booth at a Woolworth's store. The booth is painted with ads and slogans. The text above reads 'Keep 'Em Flying' and is decorated with eagles and American flags. In one image, two woman stand at the booth's counter.
United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America. Army; Soldiers--Kentucky--Psychology--History--19th century; Soldiers--Kentucky--Attitudes--History--19th century
Beginning with Bell Irvin Wiley's 1943 The Life of Johnny Reb: The Common Soldier of the Confederacy, historians have produced many works describing the motivations for soldiers to enlist and serve during the Civil War. However, because they often...
This dissertation is a rhetorical analysis of the political discourse surrounding the role of poor African American women within the American social and political economy beginning in 1965 with Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty initiatives and...
Souvenir postcard folder from Savannah, Georgia. Includes a variety of images of buildings in Savannah, including Christ Church Episcopal Church, the city hall, various hotels, Central of Georgia Railway Hospital [sic], the masonic temple, and...
Autographed full-length character portrait of actress Jennie Reiffarth in costume for her role in the comic opera "The Merry War." She stands in front of a set backdrop featuring a tree, wearing a dress with a feminine version of an...
Jesse Fletcher, wearing a World War I U. S. Cavalry uniform, walks down stone steps, away from a house and toward the photographer. Jesse was a nephew of photographer Kate Matthews. Title supplied by cataloger.
