A tree in Iroquois Park of Louisville, Kentucky is surrounded by a wood frame with chicken and barbed wire. On the tree is carved, "Z. Taylor 1831." Zachary Taylor, the twelfth president of the United States, is believed to have carved...
"Z Taylor 1835" is carved into the trunk of a tree in Iroquois Park, Louisville, Kentucky. The tree is believed to have been carved by Zachary Taylor, the twelfth president of the United States, in 1835. Beneath that carving is another...
The Henri Barret Montfort Home stands at 413 W. Broadway in Louisville, Kentucky. The building is set off from the public by an iron fence and has a walk leading up to a double-sided staircase. The staircase leads to the entryway which is supported...
Address: 4701 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, Kentucky. A stone staircase and wall provide the structure for a gate leading into a cemetery. The iron gate is swung open between two stone posts with a stylized T carved on them. The small mausoleum has...
Address: 625 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The interior of Loew's Theatre shows the stage set up for a band with a drum, two pianos and music stands. The backdrop curtain has a patterned design and a side panel blocks the view of the...
Fire fighters; Fire stations; Fire engines; Automobiles; Uniforms; Hats; Historic buildings; People; Men; Buildings
Address: 619 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Fire officials pose with their fire engines and other vehicles in front of the Fire Department headquarters. Near the roof of the building, two men's faces are carved. A number 2 is also...
Address: 1810 Sils Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Designed by J. Earl Henry, the Belknap School was housed in this building until Jefferson County Public Schools closed the school in 1978. The Belknap Building, which became a condominium in 2006,...
Domed, one-story building with domed windows and high ceilings, built in 1904 with funding from Andrew Carnegie to establish a public library in Paducah. Stairs with two wreaths carved on either railing rise over the above-ground basement to a...
"Venus is represented rising out of the water in accord with the conventions of the Aphrodite Anadyomene type. The triton and dolphin, which recall the maritime setting, were sometimes depicted alternately with two cupids accompanying the...
1) Pyramid of Menkaure, 2) Pyramid of Khafre, 3) Mortuary temple of Khafre, 4) Causeway, 5) Great Sphinx, 6) Valley temple of Khafre, 7) Pyramid of Khufu, 8) Pyramids of the royal family and mastabas of nobles; "From the remains surrounding...
From Gizeh, Egypt, Dynasty IV. "The seated statue of Khafre is one of a series of similar statues carved for the pharaoh's valley temple near the Great Sphinx. The stone is diorite, an exceptionally hard dark stone brought some 400 miles down...
Address: 2140 Bonnycastle Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. The garage for the Commodore Apartments is shown. A cement pathway leads up to double doors. The faade of the building has a three-tiered appearance. Three windows are centered above the...
Religious facilities; Synagogues; Schools; Buildings
Address: 232 E. Jacob Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The congregation of Keneseth Israel Synagogue gathers in front of the new brick and limestone building, which is multiple stories with twin Corinthian columns. Menorahs and a tablet are carved...
A stone bridge and surrounding trees reflect in a stream. A walkway approaches the bridge. The bridge's decorations include lanterns and urns at either end and a lattice design alternating with a carved floral design.
This two-story building includes an open tower on top with a statue depicting a man with a horn and one arm pointed out. Another horn and a ring is depicted on the wall of the tower and the wording "Volunteer Firemen's Historical...
Temple Adath Israel (Louisville, Ky.); Religious facilities; Buildings; Historic buildings; Synagogues
Address: 834 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. "Mine house shall be an house of prayer for all people" marks the entry of Temple Adath Israel. The words are carved above a series of Ionic columns which support a pediment with...
A wood and wire fence surrounds a tree at Iroquois Park in Louisville, Kentucky. The tree is believed to have been carved by Zachary Taylor, the twelfth president of the United States, in 1835. The sky is gray and there are more leaves on the...
Address: 301 York Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Cars park outside the Louisville Free Public Library which was built in 1906. The symmetrical lines of the building along with the central pediment supported by columns represent the Beaux Arts style....
Schools; Children; Group portraits; People; Buildings
Address: 1713 W. Madison Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Students pose for a group portrait at the entrance to the Madison Street School. The entry has an extra large arch with "Madison St. School" and decorative leaves carved above it. In...
Fire stations; Street railroads; Buildings; Historic buildings; Transportation
Address: 2620 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. A trolley approaches the firehouse at the corner of Frankfort and Franck Avenues in the Crescent Hill neighborhood. An advertisement on the trolley reads, "First Mortgage Bonds without a...
