To gain a true appreciation of the works of any author, we must first be familiar with his race, his environment, and the period in which and of which he wrote. The Paris of the early seventeenth century was far different from the modern metropolis...
Portrait of Kentucky-born author James Lane Allen wearing a suit coat, tie, glasses, and mustache. The photograph is badly discolored and damaged from age.
Portrait of Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Lafon Allen of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a suit and tie. The photograph is badly discolored from age. Stamped on back of image: July 12, 1929.
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people; Civic leaders
Portrait of businessman and civic leader John M. Atherton of Louisville, Kentucky, for whom J.M. Atherton High School for Girls was named. He is wearing dark rimmed glasses and a goatee. The photograph is missing corners and badly discolored from...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials; Business people
Portrait of Samuel Thruston Ballard of Glenview, Kentucky, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1919-1923) and vice president of Ballard & Ballard, wearing a jacket and white pencil tie. The edges of this photograph have been badly damaged and...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people
Portrait of Claude L. Balthis of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a jacket and a tie with a pin. The photograph has been painted on to crop his image and badly damaged around the edges. Handwritten on front of image: (credit) Cusick (Studios,...
Portrait of Dr. John B. Blackburn of Bowling Green, Kentucky wearing dark, rimmed glasses. Photograph has been badly creased and discolored from age. Handwritten on back of image: President Kentucky State Medical Association. Stamped on back:...
Portrait of Pauline Bowman of Louisville, Kentucky wearing her hair short and buttons down the right side of her blouse. The photograph is badly creased. Stamped on front, left corner of image: (credit) Standiford (studio), Louisville. Stamped on...
Portraits; Men; Women; Government officials; Mayors; Legislators; Boxers (Sports); Business people; Kentucky Derby
Louisville Mayor Neville Miller greeting arriving notables for the 1935 Kentucky Derby. From left to right, front: Kentucky Mayor Neville Miller; sportsman Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Alien Property Custodian Urey...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Women; Dancers; Teachers; People associated with education & communication
Portrait of Anne Bullitt Brewer, of Anne B. School of Dancing, Louisville, Kentucky wearing her hair short and curly. The photograph is badly damaged along the bottom edge and discolored from age. Stamped on back of image: credit, John T. Berry...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people
Portrait of James Graham Brown of Louisville, Kentucky, who constructed the Brown Hotel, Brown Building, Brown Theater, Martin Brown Building, and Brown Garage, wearing a jacket and tie. The photograph is badly discolored and damaged along the...
Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Government officials
L. Edwin Cranor shaking hands with Francis M. McCain, while Seldon R. Glenn stands behind them. Photograph has been badly creased, painted on, and bears discoloration marks. Stamped on back of image: September 22, 1934. Attached to back, original...
Portraits; Men; Government officials; Legislators; Crowds
Senator Frederic M. Sackett, Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky, who served as Kentucky Senator from 1925-1930, standing with Senator Charles Curtis, who served as Kansas Senator from 1915-1929, amidst a busy background of people. The photograph is badly...
Portrait of Sara (Mrs. Tom B.) Duncan II of Louisville, Kentucky. She is wearing her hair short and a long dress. The photograph has been painted on, framing her, and is badly bent. Stamped on back of image: March 23, 1934. Handwritten on back:...
Portrait of Helen Edwards of Louisville, Kentucky. She is wearing her hair short and a scoop-neck blouse. The photograph has been badly creased and painted on. Handwritten on back of image: Miss Helen Edwards - Usher - The University of Louisville...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people
Portrait of Edward F. Etheridge of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a jacket and long tie. The photograph is badly creased, painted on, and discolored. Stamped on back of image: October 13, 1933. Handwritten on back: Edw. F. Etheridge, Treasurer...
Attorney Benjamin F. Ewing of Louisville, Kentucky standing beside an unidentified man and behind three unidentified seated men. The photograph has been cut in half, badly cracked down the side and discoloration marks. Handwritten on back of image:...
Attorney Benjamin F. Ewing of Louisville, Kentucky standing beside unseen person that is holding a young boy. The photograph has been cut so that the young boy and Ben Ewing are the only ones visible and is badly cracking in top corner. Stamped on...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials
Portrait of J.M. Finch of Kentucky, wearing his hair parted down the middle, jacket, and bow tie. One corner of the photograph is badly bent the other missing. Handwritten on back of image: J.M. Finch, Member of State Fair Board. Stamped on back:...
Portrait of Joan Fleischer of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing her hair in a wavy bob and a blouse with pins at either shoulder. The photograph is badly creased and discolored. Handwritten on back of image: Mrs. Joan Harold Fleischer, concert soprano;...
