James Breathitt, Jr. and his wife, Natalie Martin Breathitt of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, standing outside in the grass at Bowman Field in Louisville, Kentucky. Handwritten on back of image: Lieutenant Governor. Stamped on back: September 22, 1930.
Jackson Jail in "bloody Breathitt County." A dark building (or dark photograph), behind a telephone pole and flanked by trees. Image from Associated Press Photo, Chicago Bureau. AP caption: "Kentucky mob invades jail to seize...
Jackson Jail in "bloody Breathitt County." A dark building (or dark photograph), behind a telephone pole and flanked by trees. Caption from Associated Press: "Jail from which mob took victim--the Breathitt County Jail at Jackson,...
James Breathitt, Jr. of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, overseeing the Kentucky legislature. Handwritten on back of image: Lieutenant Governor Breathitt, 1st Day of Legislature. Stamped on back: (credit) Cusick Studio, Frankfort.
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials
Portrait of Lieutenant Governor James Breathitt, Jr. of Hopkinsville, Kentucky wearing a jacket and striped tie. Photograph has been painted on to crop his image and has several spots of discoloration. Handwritten on back of image: Lieutenant...
James Breathitt, Jr. of Hopkinsville, Kentucky standing inside a courtroom. Photograph has been damaged along the edges and discolored from age. Handwritten on back of image: Lieutenant Governor.
A steam engine travels through mountains alongside a body of water in Breathitt County, Kentucky. Several men stand on a flatcar. Stacked railroad ties lie alongside the tracks. The railroad was used by the logging plant.
Lumber industry; Work camps; Lumber camps; Men; Boys; Logs
A group of men and a few boys at a logging camp in Breathitt County, Kentucky. Some stand on a dock and others stand on logs in the water. There is a row of cabins in the background.
David Bowling Redwine was born in Magoffin County, Kentucky, in 1855. He read law and was licensed to practice law and established a practice Jackson, Kentucky. He entered public life as a representative of the Breathitt County area in the...
African Americans; African Americans--Education; Boy Scouts of America; Elderly poor; Floods--Ohio River; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; National Council of Senior Citizens; Senior House; Senior centers; Scouting (Youth activity); Urban elderly;...
Oral history interviews conducted with Mr. Steward Pickett on May 23, June 4, and June 25, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Mr. Pickett, a retired assistant Boy Scout executive and board member of Senior House, talks about his family, growing up on an...
