Residential buildings account for a large portion of total energy consumption in the United States. Residential energy usage can be dramatically reduced by improving the efficiency of building envelope systems. One such method is to incorporate...
Waterfalls; Hydroelectric power; Power plants; Hydroelectric power plants
Kanawha Falls in Glen Ferris, West Virginia. The Glen Ferris Hydro Electric Station sits on the bank on the south side of the falls. A. W. Terhune wrote on the front of the postcard, to his daughter: "Saw these today, Father, June 11/07."
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
Barges with cargo docked at the Portland Canal, on the left side of the canal, by two railroads and an embankment, Louisville, Kentucky. The bottom left of the photo is signed "SIMES." Stamped on the back of the image is "Simes...
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping; Laborers
Men sit or stand aboard a barge parked at Portland Canal, Louisville, Kentucky, 1923. Two stand on the adjacent railroad. Crane on tracks and a view of the 14th Street bridge. Stamped on the back of the image is "Simes Photo. Send for Simes...
Westminster Presbyterian Church (Louisville, Ky.); Churches;
Westminster Presbyterian Church at the corner of South Second and Avery Street (now Cardinal Boulevard). This building is believed to have been torn down to make way for the university expansion. Note on back: "Westminster Club."
Marquee at Mary Anderson Theatre with "James Cagney. Yankee Doodle Dandy" on both sides of the marquee and the front of the building painted with images from the film. Address: Mary Anderson Theatre, 610 South 4th Street, Louisville,...
Women agricultural laborers--England--History--19th century; Women agricultural laborers--United States--History--19th century; Women in agriculture--England--History--19th century; Women in agriculture--United States--History--19th century; Women...
This thesis is a historical study comparing the work-lives African-American and English nineteenth-century, field-working women. It focuses on the ideology and structure of the gender division of labour as it formed and informed the lives of these...
Women on television; Animated television programs--Social aspects; Women in popular culture
Utilizing the criteria for unruly women established by Kathleen Rowe, this work engages with current television scholarship on animated sitcoms in order to come to an understanding of how unruliness as a category of behavior and embodiment is...
Women; Children; Buildings; Health care facilities; Hospitals
Large group of children and women, some of whom are in nurse's uniforms, pose in walls on the lawn in front of a brick building. A cross-shaped sign reading "Deaconess Hospital" hangs from the left of the building. Address: Methodist...
Large group of people, mostly women, outside a brick building. Some of the women are in nurse's uniforms. Some women hold babies or toddlers. A few men are in the group. Address: Methodist Deaconess Hospital, 529 South 8th Street, Louisville,...
A young woman is inside a Royal Crown booth. Text on the booth reads "Take Royal Crown's Famous Cola Taste-Test Here" with publicity photos of celebrities on the right and left. A young woman and man stand in front of the booth holding...
An elderly woman sits in a chair on porch of log cabin with alligator skins hanging on the wall behind her. The cabin, located near Jacob's Park south of Louisville, Kentucky, was owned by Samuel W. Hegan, father of Alice Caldwell Hegan, who wrote...
Young Men's Christian associations; Buildings; Youth organizations; Electric signs; Signs (Notices)
Exterior view of YMCA Central Branch, Third Street and Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Seven-story, wide brick building with a tall first floor featuring domed windows, above which "Young Men's Christian Association" is carved. The roof...
Young Men's Christian associations; Buildings; Youth organizations; Electric signs; Signs (Notices)
Exterior view of YMCA Central Branch, Third Street and Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Seven-story, wide brick building with a tall first floor featuring domed windows, above which "Young Men's Christian Association" is carved. The roof...
Boys and girls in band uniforms with capes stand on the steps of St. Paul's School with their musical instruments, including a drum with a ship on it. Address: St. Paul's School, 1034 South Jackson Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
