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...
Bourbon County Memorial Building, Paris, Kentucky, 1922. A crowd throngs at the memorial building yard, porch, and windows. Upstairs there are small groups of people in each of four open windows and one woman is sitting on an open window, hanging...
A man stands amidst rows and rows of bourbon barrels. He wears overalls and a cap and is working with a mallet and a metal device on top of one of the barrels. The barrel tops have sequential numbers and some text printed on them. The text reads,...
Men roll barrels of bourbon at the Frankfort Distillery Co. warehouse at the Dixie Highway plant. The men wear sleeveless shirts and long pants as they systematically roll the barrels in a line. To the left and right are barrels stocked up on...
Advertisement for Old Joe Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. At the top of the ad is the Old Joe Distillery. Below is a banner that reads "Anderson County Sour Mash Old Joe Brand Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey." Next to that is a...
Location: Main and Johnson Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Six dappled horses pull a white wagon hauling steers. Two men in white coats and hats drive the wagon as another man in a dark hat rides along. "Falls City Brewing Co." is written...
Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Utility poles; Bourbon Stock Yard Company; Street railroad tracks; Brick wall signs; Signs (Notices); Stockyards; Transportation
Utility lines crisscross over the trolley tracks on Johnson Street in front of the Bourbon Stockyards. Utility poles run down the sidewalk along a wooden privacy fence. Past the stockyards is a building advertising "F. Burke[?] Caf &...
Market Street, Bourbon Stockyards in background, Louisville, Kentucky. Wide road with street car tracks and a street car; one car driving and a few parked cars. Head-on view of the street lined by telephone lines and buildings and terminating at...
Distilling industry; Industrial facilities; Stills (Distilleries); Whiskey; Barrels; Men
General Distillers Corporation, located at 1726 Mellwood Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky; worker stands over a barrel of bourbon whiskey, gauging it, as others watch. Stamped on bottom of barrel: "General Distillers Corporation of Kentucky, No....
Herd of cattle in an enclosed space with part of a fence to the right. Address: Bourbon Stock Yards, Main Street at southeast corner of Johnson Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
Billboard at night for Glenmore bourbon. The sign reads Kentucky's Finest Bourbon. Glenmore. Makes Better Drinks. There is a picture of a bottle of Glenmore and a glass with ice and a small man in a suit preparing a drink.
African Americans; Civil rights demonstrations; Race relations; Public relations; Discrimination in housing; Housing; African American legislators; Insurance agents; Women legislators; African American legislators; Kentucky--Politics and...
Oral history interview conducted with legislator Mae Street Kidd on October 10, November 11, and December 5, 1978 by Ken Chumbley. Ms. Kidd discusses her life, including her childhood growing up in Bourbon County. Kidd attended the Lincoln...
Several men and women are boarding the Park 7th Streetcar. On the front of the car the number 1089 is painted and there are a number of signs. One reads, "To the Races." Another says, "The winner! Schenley's Cream of Kentucky / The...
A streetcar drives past buildings on Fourth Street at Liberty Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The streetcar bears the number 1083 and the designation "Park 3rd." The front of the bus has ads for Crab Orchard Kentucky Straight Bourbon...
Fire fighters; Industrial facilities; Buildings; People; Men
A fireman takes a drink of water. Two gentlemen wearing coats and caps carry mugs and a pail of water. Behind them firefighters spray water on a smoldering building. Beyond that the top of the Bourbon Stock Yard Co. can be seen.
A dirt road in front of a wooden fence with railroad tracks, a railroad crossing sign, and fields of crops behind. The farm belongs to Kentucky State Senator C. B. Ecton (1844? - 1922), who went on to represent Clark, Bourbon, and Montgomery...
Farmland with railroad tracks, a barn, and a house surrounded by trees, with more structures further in the background of rolling hills. The farm belongs to Kentucky State Senator C. B. Ecton (1844? - 1922), who went on to represent Clark, Bourbon,...
Address: 2532 South Fourth Street (at Montana Avenue), Louisville, Kentucky. North side view of the Whirlaway Inn, with ghost signs reading "It's one of a bourbon Kentucky Tavern" and "Klotter's Fall City Amusement Co. Depot Service...
Address: 2532 S. Fourth Street (at Montana Avenue), Louisville, Kentucky. A sign hanging from the storefront advertises "Whiskey by the drink Frosted Mugs" and "Budweiser King of Beers." Ghost signs on brick wall at side of...
Louisville General Hospital school of nursing 1952 - Class of 1952 at Louisville General Hospital School of Nursing. Three rows of students in nurse's uniforms and caps holding diploma covers. The students are in front of a stage curtain with an...
