Centro Asturiano Hospital on 21st Avenue. Auteur(s) : Robertson and Fresh Photographers, 1925-1960 ( Photographer ) Résumé : The society grew in membership so rapidly that it leased the Orange Hotel on Tampa Street in June 1903 for use as a sanitarium until the original Covadonga Sanitarium opened on Ola Avenue in April 1905 with 54 beds. The second Covadonga Hospital on 21st Avenue opened in October 1927. The hospitals were called Covadonga in homage to the Virgin of Covadonga who appeared to Pelayo at the beginning of the Reconquest of Spain in the 8th century which freed the country from Moorish rule. (Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project. Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa 21st Avenue Droits : All rights reserved. 2005. R05-10557 | Partager |
Love Birds (metal with paint) North America -- Haiti -- Department du Ouest -- Port-au-Prince Caribbean area Latin America | Partager |
People line the old Lafayette Street Bridge and the pilings are placed for the new draw bridge. Auteur(s) : Burgert Brothers, 1917- Résumé : (Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project. Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa Droits : All rights reserved. 2005. D29-017 | Partager Voir aussi Bridge ( Other Structure, Structures ) ( nmc ) Lafayette Street Bridge ( nmc ) Pile bridges ( lctgm ) Tampa Bay Hotel (West Lafayette and Hyde Park Avenue) ( lcsh ) Plant Park (West Lafayette Street opp Hyde Park Avenue) ( lcsh ) Parks ( lctgm ) Rivers ( lctgm ) Hillsborough River ( lctgm ) Bridges ( lctgm ) Vertical lift bridges ( lctgm ) |
Nativity (painting) Auteur(s) : Gerard, Edouard Yves Jm. North America -- Haiti -- Department du Ouest -- Port-au-Prince Caribbean area Latin America | Partager |
Copy of resignation letter from John F. Stevens to President Theodore Roosevelt Auteur(s) : Stevens, John F. (John Frank), 1853-1943 ( Author, Primary ) Résumé : (Biographical) From Wikipedia: John Frank Stevens (25 April 1853 – 2 June 1943) was an American engineer who built the Great Northern Railway in the United States and was chief engineer on the Panama Canal between 1905 and 1907. Biography: Stevens was born in rural Maine, near West Gardiner to John Stevens, a tanner and farmer, and Harriet Leslie French. He attended Maine State Normal School (now the University of Maine at Farmington) for two years. At the conclusion of his schooling in 1873, bleak economic conditions held little promise of a job, and he chose to go west. Entry into the field of civil engineering evolved from his experience in the Minneapolis city engineer's office. For two years he carried out a variety of engineering tasks, including surveying and building railroads, and at the same time gained experience and an understanding of the subject. He became a practical engineer, self-taught and driven by a self-described "bull-dog tenacity of purpose." In 1878 Stevens married Harriet T. O'Brien. They had five children, two of whom died in infancy.
By the age of 33, in 1886, Stevens was principal assistant engineer for the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway, and in charge of building the line from Duluth, Minnesota to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Although a large part of his work involved surveying, he assisted in all phases of railroading: reconnaissance, locating, organizing, and construction.
In 1889, Stevens was hired by James J. Hill as a locating engineer for the Great Northern Railway.
Stevens earned wide acclaim in 1889 when he explored Marias Pass, Montana, and determined its practicability for a railroad. Stevens was an efficient administrator with remarkable technical skills and imagination. He discovered Stevens Pass through the Cascade Mountains, set railroad construction standards in the Mesabi Range of northern Minnesota, and supervised construction of the Oregon Trunk Line. Hill promoted him to chief engineer in 1895, and later to general manager. During his time at the Great Northern, Stevens built over a thousand miles of railroad, including the original Cascade Tunnel. Stevens Pass in the Cascade Range was named for him. (Most other Pacific Northwest landmarks with the word "Stevens" are named after Isaac Stevens, who is of no relation.)
Panama Canal:
Stevens left the Great Northern in 1903 for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, where he was promoted to vice-president. Then, in 1905, at Hill's recommendation, he was hired by Theodore Roosevelt as chief engineer on the Panama Canal.
Stevens' primary achievement in Panama was to build the infrastructure needed for the completion of the canal. "The digging," he said, "is the least thing of all." He proceeded immediately to build warehouses, machine shops, and piers. Communities for the personnel were planned and built to include housing, schools, hospitals, churches, and hotels. He authorized extensive sanitation and mosquito-control programs that eliminated yellow fever and other diseases from the Isthmus. Reflecting his background, he saw the early stage of the canal project itself as primarily a problem in railroad engineering, which included rebuilding the Panama Railway and devising a rail-based system for disposing of the soil from the excavations. Stevens argued the case against a sea level canal like the French had tried to build. He successfully convinced Theodore Roosevelt of the necessity of a high-level canal built with dams and locks.
Resignation:
Stevens resigned suddenly from the Canal project in 1907 to Roosevelt's great annoyance, as the focus of the work turned to construction of the canal itself. As a railroad engineer, Stevens had little expertise in building locks and dams, and probably realized he was no longer the best person for the remainder of the job. Stevens would also have been aware that the original great Cascade Tunnel, for which he was responsible, was in hindsight built in error too close to the ruling grade and was perhaps turning from a credit to a debit. The true reasons for his resignation have never been known.
Subsequent career:
Following the collapse of Imperial Russia in 1917, leaders of the provisional government appealed to President Wilson for help with their transportation systems. Stevens was selected to chair a board of prominent U.S. railroad experts sent to Russia to rationalize and manage a system that was in disarray; among his work was on the Trans-Siberian Railway. After the overthrow of the provisional government, the board's work ceased. Stevens remained in Allied-occupied Manchuria and in 1919 headed the Inter-Allied Technical Board charged with the administration and operation of the Chinese Eastern and Siberian railways. He remained in an advisory capacity until occupying Allied troops were withdrawn; he finally left in 1923. After his return to the United States Stevens continued to work as a consulting engineer, ending his career in Baltimore in the early 1930s. He was awarded the Franklin Institute's Franklin Medal in 1930. He then retired to Southern Pines, North Carolina, where he died at the age of 90 in 1943. Digital version only, no paper copy in collection archives. Droits : This item is presumed to be in the public domain. The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries respect the intellectual property rights of others and do not claim any copyright interest in this item. Users of this work have responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions may require permission of the copyright holder. The Smathers Libraries would like to learn more about this item and invite individuals or organizations to contact Digital Services (UFDC@uflib.ufl.edu) with any additional information they can provide. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00029596/00001 | Partager |
Toussaint Louverture (statue) (Port-au-Prince, Haiti) Auteurs secondaires : Kesse, Erich J. (photographer) North America -- Haiti -- Department du Ouest -- Port-au-Prince Caribbean area Latin America Droits : May be used under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike (by-nc-sa) license. Cette donnée peut être utilisée sous une licence Creative Commons de Paternité-Pas d'Utilisation Commerciale-Partage des Conditions Initiales à l'Identique. Este archivo puede ser utilizado en virtud de una licencia Creative Commons de Atribución-No Comercial-Licenciar Igual. | Partager |
Straw mat Auteurs secondaires : Kesse, Erich J. (photographer) North America -- Haiti -- Department du Ouest -- Port-au-Prince Caribbean area Latin America Droits : May be used under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike (by-nc-sa) license. Cette donnée peut être utilisée sous une licence Creative Commons de Paternité-Pas d'Utilisation Commerciale-Partage des Conditions Initiales à l'Identique. Este archivo puede ser utilizado en virtud de una licencia Creative Commons de Atribución-No Comercial-Licenciar Igual. | Partager |
Lovers (painting) Auteur(s) : Louis, Prospere Pierre North America -- Haiti -- Department du Ouest -- Port-au-Prince Caribbean area Latin America | Partager |
Havana Riviera Hotel (Havana, Cuba), Résumé : (Biographical) A 1950s Cuban landmark, this project was originally given to architect Philip Johnson by Meyer Lansky ca. 1956; however, when Lansky rejected his original proposal, Johnson abandoned the project. Subsequently, Lansky handed over the Havana Riviera project to Igor B. Polevitzky, Verner Johnson & Associates, and they completed the project in 1958. The Havana Riviera remained private for only six months before being seized by Fidel Castro's government. Droits : All rights reserved by the source institution. 1997-508-32 http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00015615/00001 | Partager |
Aruba Resort, Spa & Casino : night view of beach huts (Playa Linda, Aruba) Auteurs secondaires : Kesse, Erich J., 1959- Résumé : Digitized with funding from the Digital Library of the Caribbean grant awarded by TICFIA. South America -- Aruba -- Playa Linda -- Aruba Resort, Spa & Casino (Playa Linda, Aruba) Caribbean Droits : Copyright, Erich Kesse, 2008. May be used in accord with Creative Commons license allowing Attribution + Noncommercial + ShareAlike (by-nc-sa). | Partager |
Centro Asturiano Hospital on 21st Avenue. Auteur(s) : Robertson and Fresh Photographers, 1925-1960 ( Photographer ) Résumé : The society grew in membership so rapidly that it leased the Orange Hotel on Tampa Street in June 1903 for use as a sanitarium until the original Covadonga Sanitarium opened on Ola Avenue in April 1905 with 54 beds. The second Covadonga Hospital on 21st Avenue opened in October 1927. The hospitals were called Covadonga in homage to the Virgin of Covadonga who appeared to Pelayo at the beginning of the Reconquest of Spain in the 8th century which freed the country from Moorish rule. (Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project. Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa 21st Avenue Droits : All rights reserved. 2005. R05-10556 | Partager |
Hispanolia's explorers (Hotel Oloffson, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti) North America -- Haiti -- Department du Ouest -- Port-au-Prince Caribbean area Latin America | Partager |
Jungle scene (painting) Auteur(s) : Frantz, Art North America -- Haiti -- Department du Ouest -- Port-au-Prince Caribbean area Latin America | Partager |
InterContinental San Juan Hotel and Resort Auteur(s) : Kesse, Erich J., 1959- North America -- Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico -- San Juan -- San Juan Caribbean Droits : 2007, Erich Kesse - CC: at-nc-sa (Creative Commons license requiring attribution, prohibiting commercial uses, and requiring rights-share for use of this image.) | Partager |
Last Supper (painting) Auteur(s) : Gerard North America -- Haiti -- Department du Ouest -- Port-au-Prince Caribbean area Latin America | Partager |
Hotel Oloffson : various views Auteurs secondaires : Kesse, Erich J. (photographer) North America -- Haiti -- Department du Ouest -- Port-au-Prince Caribbean Droits : May be used under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike (by-nc-sa) license. Cette donnée peut être utilisée sous une licence Creative Commons de Paternité-Pas d'Utilisation Commerciale-Partage des Conditions Initiales à l'Identique. Este archivo puede ser utilizado en virtud de una licencia Creative Commons de Atribución-No Comercial-Licenciar Igual. | Partager |
Front view of Grand Hotel and the 1829 building Auteur(s) : Beck, R. H. Résumé : (Funding) Support for the development of the technical infrastructure and partner training provided by the United States Department of Education TICFIA program. Charlotte Amalia (V.I.) -- Saint Thomas (V.I.) -- Grand Hotel (Charlotte Amalia, V.I.), 1829 Building (Charlotte Amalia, V.I.) Caribbean | Partager |
Cultura (painting) Auteur(s) : Prince Jean Jo Auteurs secondaires : Lafontant, Jean Joseph North America -- Haiti -- Department du Ouest -- Port-au-Prince Caribbean area Latin America | Partager |
Brandsville Apartments (89-90 Pike Street, Section M, Campbellville, Georgetown, Guyana) : views of Auteurs secondaires : Kesse, Erich J., 1959- Résumé : Digitized with funding from the Digital Library of the Caribbean grant awarded by TICFIA. South America -- Guyana -- Georgetown -- Campbellville, Section M, 89-90 Pike Street Caribbean Droits : Copyright, Erich Kesse, 2008. May be used in accord with Creative Commons license allowing Attribution + Noncommercial + ShareAlike (by-nc-sa). | Partager |
City scene with Tap-tap (painting) Auteur(s) : Juliot North America -- Haiti -- Department du Ouest -- Port-au-Prince Caribbean area Latin America | Partager |