Stone building with multiple archways and a tower across a body of water. On the near side, a man sits on a tree branch extended over the water. The building is surrounded by trees on the other sides with steps leading down to the water. Title: The...
View down a tree-lined Pennsylvania Avenue from the steps of the Treasury Building. At the end of the street is the United States Capitol with other buildings lining both sides of the avenue. Men and women stand on the Treasury Building steps....
Capitols; Buildings; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.); United States. Congress. Senate
View of the chambers for the United States Senate. Rows of small desks in a half circle face an elevated desk in the center. Text on left: J.F. Jarvis' Stereoscopic Views. Text on right: 185 Penn. Ave., Wash'n, D.C. Written on back of card: Senate...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Buildings; Debris; Horses; Carriages & coaches; Men
View of rubble and debris on Market Street following the tornado that struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. Horses, carriages, and people on foot are in front of several buildings in the background that were damaged by the tornado. The...
Soldiers from the 3rd Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Infantry at a Newport News, Virginia encampment. Soldiers are lined up in double rows with rifles in firing position. Small white tents are on either side of the soldiers. Several other...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Buildings; Odd Fellows Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Fraternal lodges; Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Wreckage of Odd Fellows Hall following the tornado which struck Louisville, Kentucky on March 27, 1890. The top story is collapsed, and debris is spread around the building. Three people appear to be repairing the street, while another is walking...
Ruins of a church building behind an iron fence -- St. John's Episcopal Church at 1115 West Jefferson Street. The building still stands but has no roof and is missing most of the front wall. A pile of rubble lies in front of the building. A woman...
Soldiers from the 1st Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Infantry at a Newport News, Virginia encampment, preparing to go to Puerto Rico in summer 1898. The soldiers are performing a drill while holding their rifles diagonally in front of their...
Soldiers from the 1st Regiment of the Kentucky Volunteer Infantry at a Newport News, Virginia encampment, preparing to go to Puerto Rico in summer 1898. Soldiers are lined up in double rows with rifles in firing position. The soldiers remained in...
Buildings; Soldiers' homes; United States Soldiers' Home; United States Soldiers' and Airmens' Home
Two small cannons on the grounds in front of a large, white, three-story building with a four-story tower in the center. Text on left: J.F. Jarvis' Stereoscopic Views. Text on right: 135 Pa. Ave. Washington, D.C. Descriptive information on back of...
Ruins of Sacred Heart Church at Broadway and 17th Street. Church whose roof and walls have collapsed except for the front wall, which still stands. Men stand near the rubble of the building. Caption: Sacred Heart Church after Tornado, Louisville,...
Ornate bedroom inside the Royal Palace in France. Bed framed by tall curtains with a chandelier hanging above. Paintings are on the wall and a second chandelier hangs near the back. Descriptive information on back of card: The Royal Palace, Paris....
View of a house from across the street. The roof has collapsed or blown away and the front left corner of the house has collapsed. Rubble is in the yard and on the sidewalk in front. Caption: Dr. Griffith's Residence, after Tornado, Louisville, Ky....
Exhibition buildings; Buildings; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.); People
Large crowd of people, mostly men, outside at the World's Fair in Chicago (1893). Some people appear to be climbing or sitting on a pole in front of an arch over the crowd. Title: Entering Midway Plaisance to the World's Fair Grounds, Chicago, U.S....
