Nineteenth Century (Temporal Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Bradley Phillippi.

The production of history is inherently political and often involves legitimating the status quo by obscuring the historical roots of contemporary inequality. This paper investigates how residents of an affluent suburb on Long Island came to remember one of their historic places as a site representing white, colonial history and heritage exclusively when in fact it was a historically diverse household comprised of white family members and nonwhite laborers. The masking of plural space and...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Christopher M. Grant.

The effects of the Haitian Revolution on the city of New Orleans have been the subject of historical inquiry for several decades. Scholars have detailed the political and cultural transformations that were set into motion when some 10,000 refugees arrived in the port city from the Saint-Domingue. While it is acknowledged that they contributed heavily to everyday practices in New Orleans, the extent to which the refugees - and free people of color in particular - actively sought to preserve the...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Katherine Fennelly.

Utilising methods drawn from history, archaeology and codicology, this paper will consider the changes and challenges brought about by standardisation of administrative paperwork in public asylums in the nineteenth century. This is drawn from current PhD research based on asylum planning, management and administration in the British Isles.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Lori Lee.

This paper explores health consumerism of enslaved laborers in antebellum central Virginia. Health consumerism incorporates the modern sense of patients’ involvement in their own health care decisions and the degree of access enslaved African Americans had to resources that shaped their health and well-being experiences. To emphasize the multilayered nature of health and illness, this analysis engages Margaret Lock and Nancy Scheper-Hughes "three bodies model." The three elements comprising this...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Elizabeth K. Spott.

The 1827 Greek Revival house of John B. Richardville (aka Jean Baptiste de Richardville), Civil Chief of the Miami tribe (1816-1841), is the oldest extant Native American treaty house in the Midwest. Richardville lived in the grand house until his death, while his wife Natoequa reportedly lived in a nearby wikiup. Richardville’s daughter, LaBlonde, lived in the house after his death. The spatial distribution of material culture recovered from excavations in 1992 and 1995 is considered within the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text William Holmes.

This 1887 book on Chirqui looks at the various uses of gold, copper, and bronze among the inhabitants. This selection concentrates on the use of gold and copper in the production of human figurines. This selection also includes the contextual information found in the introduction or "general discussion" section of the book that was written in 1887 by the author.

DOCUMENT Full-Text John Henry. James Parker. William Bollaert.

This document contains the 840 page January to June 1860 edition of the "Gentlemens Magizine." For this project the section used was: "Account of the recent discovery of Indian tombs, containing figures in gold and pottery, in Chiriqui, near Panamá," in The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, vol. 8 (208), January-June. Edited by S. Urban, pp. 45-47. London: John Henry and James Parker.

DOCUMENT Citation Only George Cress.

This presentation focuses on the results of archaeological excavation at Dyottville and Henry Benner’s Glass Factory, both located at the confluence of Gunner’s Run and the Delaware River.  The Dyottville glassworks began as the Kensington Glass Works in the late 18th century and continued into the early 20th century producing many well- known glass bottles, flasks, and other glassware distributed widely throughout the country in the 19th century.  The portion of the factory complex that...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Elizabeth Barthold O'Brien. Dana B. Heck. Donna J. Seifert.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Shelby Manney

This document is a section of an article that provides illustrations of gold artifacts found in graves at Chiriqui

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The 1859 newspaper article describes the arrival in Chiriqui of two explorers and chronicles the "trilling" story of their explorations in the region. This article also compares the gold fever that was experienced during the California Gold rush to the gold rush in Chiriqui--"alleged discovery of Second California."

DOCUMENT Full-Text Alfred Taylor.

This article describes the artifacts that where exhibited at the The Numismatic and Antiquarian Society meeting on Oct. 5, 1867. The artifacts were excavated in 1859 from numerous huacas or burying grounds in the province of Chiriqui, Panama.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Holberg.

This document includes both images and descriptions of grave goods found at the intact grave at BE-16-KH site (KOT-F unit)

DOCUMENT Full-Text David M. Introcaso.

This Historic American Engineering Record for the Mormon Flat Dam contains photographs, dating from 1924-1988, and descriptive data concerning the dam's construction and use. Mormon Flat Dam was the first dam constructed under the Salt River Project's 1920's hydroelectric expansion program. Currently, the dam is operated by the Salt River Project for the purposes of generating hydroelectric power and for storing approximately 57,000 acre feet of water for agricultural and urban uses.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Fred Andersen. Carol Noland.

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-17 presents a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of Grand Canal, which delivers water to users on the north side of the Salt River for agricultural, industrial, and municipal uses. Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-30 provides similar documentation about the construction and operation of the Crosscut Hydroelectric Plant, which sits at the head of Grand Canal and relies...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David M. Introcaso.

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-25 presents a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of Bartlett Dam, which impounds the Verde River 50 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona to create Bartlett Reservoir. The report contains a narrative description, photographs, drawings, and maps. The Bartlett Dam is a major component of the Salt River Project's water supply system that provides Verde River water for agricultural,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David M. Introcaso.

Coolidge Dam was authorized in 1924 and was completed in 1928. It was built by the U.S. Indian Service. Today Coolidge Dam supplies water from the Gila River to the Gila River Indian Community and to non-Indian growers as well. This report satisfies Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) standards as established by the National Park Service. A copy of this report, along with a complete set of archival negatives and photographs, has been deposited in the HAER collection at the Library of...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Samuel D. Smith.

In 1969 the author, then a graduate student at the University of Florida, participated in the excavation of a slave cabin site on Cumberland Island, just off the Georgia coast.  This work (reported in the SHA journal for 1971) was directed by the late Charles H. Fairbanks and is generally considered one of the first two undertakings relevant to the development of what came to be know as "Plantation Archaeology."  In 1974 the author carried this experience forward to begin archaeological...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Karen Holmberg.

This document contains the schematic for the test units excavated for this project at site BE-16-KH

GEOSPATIAL Karen Holberg.

The aim of the LEAP projects was to publish multi-layered e-publications and develop and link them to associated digital archives. The original LEAP project was funded by the AHRC while the LEAP II, A Trans-Atlantic LEAP, was supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This raster is part of a 2011 LEAP II project "Placing immateriality: situating the material of highland Chiriquí" by Karen Holberg. All files associated with this record must be downloaded to ensure that the raster file opens...

GEOSPATIAL Karen Holberg.

The aim of the LEAP projects was to publish multi-layered e-publications and develop and link them to associated digital archives. The original LEAP project was funded by the AHRC while the LEAP II, A Trans-Atlantic LEAP, was supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This raster is part of a 2011 LEAP II project "Placing immateriality: situating the material of highland Chiriquí" by Karen Holberg. All files associated with this record must be downloaded to ensure that the raster file opens...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Donald C. Jackson.

Roosevelt Dam comprises the key structure in one of the first major federally sponsored reclamation projects in the West. Authorized as one of the Reclamation Service's first projects in 1903, it continues to store water for agricultural lands, homeowners, and industrial concerns in the Phoenix region that are served by the Salt River Project. Used to impound floodwaters of the Salt River, the 280-foot-high Roosevelt Dam was distinguished as the tallest and last major stone masonry gravity dams...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shelly C. Dudley.

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-19 presents a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of the Arizona Canal, which provides irrigation waters to Phoenix's urban center on the north side of the Salt River and to the northern portions of the valley. The report contains a narrative description, photographs, drawings, and maps. The northernmost canal in the water distribution system of the Salt River Project, the Arizona...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David M. Introcaso.

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-25 presents a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of Bartlett Dam, which impounds the Verde River 50 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona to create Bartlett Reservoir. The report contains a narrative description, photographs, drawings, and maps. The Bartlett Dam is a major component of the Salt River Project's water supply system that provides Verde River water for agricultural,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text David M. Introcaso.

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AZ-7 presents a written historical summary and relevant historical documentation about the construction and use of the Coolidge Dam, which impounds water along the Gila River to form the San Carlos Reservoir 30 miles southwest of Globe, Arizona. It also contains a summary of Gila River water usage and conflicts over water access, from native Pima and Maricopa water use to Historic era, multi-community uses. The report contains a narrative...