Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American college students; College students; Women; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); African American universities and colleges; Sewing; Sewing machines; Classrooms; Home economics;...
Young women in sewing class at Simmons University with instructors. The chalkboard has instructions for proper sewing techniques, some of which are "No kind of needle work requires a cramp or stoop position. Have your chair square to a table...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American college students; College students; Women; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); African American universities and colleges; Sewing; Sewing machines; Classrooms; Home economics;...
Young women in sewing class at Simmons University with instructors. Included in the photo is Presisdent C. H. Parrish as well as women identified on the back as Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Crutcher. The university has gone by many names since its...
Women; African Americans; Students; Schools; Cookery; People
Young women at Central Colored School (908 Magazine Street, Louisville, Kentucky) take a cooking class. Each girl wears an apron over her dress and a chef's hat or towel around her hair. The tables have an array of bowls and silverware on them as...
Young woman in profile with rose in her hair. She is framed in a heart; another rose, other flowers and hearts decorate the card as well. Address information dates this card to no later than 1914.
Young woman gazes into a hand mirror. Her long hair is blow in the wind. There are two rabbits and flowers on the card as well. Partially obscured artist's signature on card appears to read "Bieletto." "Series no. 77" printed on...
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...
Wooden well with bucket donated by Perma Stone at an exhibition. Signs read 'Make a Wish. Help a Crippled Child Walk. Sponsored by Odom Club.' Title supplied by cataloger.
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left (all images signed "Hartwell" unless otherwise noted): Sardanapalus (Assyrian king) seated on throne holding a goblet aloft, with men and women in attendance; scene in city square;...
Animals; Street railroads; Children; Play (Recreation); Toys; Writing; Reading; Sleeping; Men; Lathes; Shepherds; Barrels; Women; Flowers; Plants; Trees; Urns; Inkstands
Woodblock prints of, from top left and starting with larger images: fox ready to pounce on rabbit, hidden under tree root; 5-cent stamp, bearing image of horse-drawn trolley; mother cat leaping with arched back toward dog to protect her litter of...
Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: title page for "Primary Arithmetic for use in Academies and Common Schools by P. A. Towne. Louisville Ky. John P. Morton & Co."; chicken; rectangular image with blank space inside and...
Women seated at a table appear to be sewing buttons on clothing. Large spools of thread and large pincushions sit on the table, as well as a box of buttons. Title supplied by cataloger.
With the Middle Kingdom mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II at left; "If the most impressive monuments of the Old Kingdom are its pyramids, those of the New Kingdom are its grandiose temples, often built to honor pharaohs and queens, as well as...
With the increasing computational power and the decreasing cost of high bandwidth networks resulted in Distibuted Systems. Distributed Data Mining is being used to analyze and monitor data in distributed systems. In the past, distributed...
Twitter; Museum visitors--Services for--Technological innovations; Museums--Technological innovations; Online social networks; Museums--Marketing
With the evolution of social networks and technological innovations, services such as Twitter provide a platform for increased dialogue and participation. Micro-blogging features enable individuals and organizations to communicate directly,...
Feminism in literature; Self-perception in literature; Women in literature; Chen, Ran, 1962-; Tan, Amy
With increasing cross-cultural infiltrations and accelerated interflows among people of all nationalities in this globalized world, the focus of comparative literature has experienced a shift from traditional Eurocentric cannons to a broader space...
Window display for office accessories by Globe-Wernicke. Posters in the center read "The G-W of 1776-1942," "Freedom depends on Victory," and "Globe-Wernicke Office Accessories. Speed up work for Victory." The display...
Wind power has the potential to provide access to electricity to areas lacking the resources to create industrial power plants, as well as supplement residential energy supplies. The low resource investment and ease of installation make it ideal...
Lumberyards; Carts & wagons; Men; Horses; Utility poles
Wide street lined with telephone wires, buildings at right, and large stacks of lumber at left, as well as one stack in the center of the street where two driverless horse-drawn carts are also passing. The closest building, presumably the London...
While the character of women in the plays of ancient times has ever played an important part in the history of the drama, the appearance of women in the feminine roles is a distinctly recent development. It might well be said that this is a fairly...
