Copy photograph of a drawing of the Otis Hidden Company building with a small drawing dated 1864 and a larger one dated 1946. It is a large, three-story stone building.
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Teachers; People associated with education & communication
Portrait of Louisville educator Theodore Ahrens with a mustache and slightly balding. Stamped on back of image: December 19, 1927. The collection includes other copies of this image (ULPA 1994.18.1139, dated December 15, 1927 on the back, and ULPA...
Portraits; Paintings; Men; Historians; People associated with education & communication
Painted portrait of John Filson, Kentucky's first historian, for whom The Filson Club Historical Society is named. The original text looks to be very damaged, this photograph of that text is dated June 9, 1934 on the back of the image.
Mash House and beer well, Louisville Distillery of Frankfort Distilleries. The photograph is dated December 4, 1933. Large canisters line the walls, a ladder is against one of them, and there is a huge raised concrete vat crisscrossed with planks....
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue says Vol. 16. No. 14. but is actually Vol. 16. No. 15. The final four pages are in very bad condition and are...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women; Costumes; Posing
Full-length character portrait of soprano Emma Abbott wearing a dress with embroidered patterns. Abbott led the Emma Abbott Grand [English] Opera Company, which performed at Macauley's Theatre eleven times between March 1880 and November 1889. Her...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women; Costumes; Posing
Full-length character portrait of soprano Emma Abbott standing near a table bearing a bottle of wine and a backdrop of a country scene and cottage, wearing a plain white dress with fitted bodice. Abbott led the Emma Abbott Grand [English] Opera...
Portrait of left profile of actor Joseph F. Sheehan, who has grown corpulent since his portraits dated 1904. He wears a pinstripe suit jacket with tie. The Joseph F. Sheehan English Opera Company performed five operas at Macauley's Theatre on...
Portrait of performer E. L. (Edgar L.) Davenport wearing a suit jacket with boutonniere, vest, and tie. He may have performed at Macauley's in "The Cavalier," starring Julia Marlowe, in April 1903, since he had appeared on Broadway with...
Full-length portrait of performer Edna Luby (1891 - 1928) standing with hands behind her back, wearing a long dress and hat. Luby appeared in "The Two Schools," starring Winchell Smith and Elsie Ferbuson, at Macauley's Theatre in March...
Full-length portrait of performer Edna Luby (1891-1928) leaning on a pedestal, wearing a long dress and holding a bouquet of flowers. Luby appeared in "The Two Schools," starring Winchell Smith and Elsie Ferbuson, at Macauley's Theatre in...
Full-length portrait of performer Edna Luby (1891-1928) standing, with hands folded under her chin, wearing a long dress with the train swept in front of her. Edna Luby appeared in "The Two Schools," starring Winchell Smith and Elsie...
Portrait of left profile of Edna Luby (1891-1928) with her hair down. Luby appeared in "The Two Schools," starring Winchell Smith and Elsie Ferbuson, at Macauley's Theatre in March 1903. She must have sent this portrait (along with three...
Maps; Forts & fortifications; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Reprint of a Civil War-era map of Louisville, Kentucky, highlighting forts. Printed in lower lefthand corner:"Accompanying report of Lieut. Col. J.H. Simpson Corps of Engrs., U.S. Army, dated June 24, 1865. SERIES I. VOL. XLIX." Printed...
Maps; Forts & fortifications; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Two-page spread, featuring three maps. Published by the United States Department of War in 1895 as Plate 102 of Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies 1861-1865. Map 1 is "Defenses of Munfordville, Ky....
Two images of the exterior of the Creamtop Creamery office, with a small sign on the left side of the brick-and-siding building. In the second view, dated January 28, cars are parked in front of the building.Title supplied by cataloger.
Two tables comparing the weights of steel reinforcing bars of different sizes. The one on the left is dated 11-17-1926. The one on the right was revised April 29, 1935.
Construction equipment; Hoisting machinery; Sewerage; Culverts
Crane or other construction machinery on site where a culvert is being built. A large ditch has been dug out with vertical beams placed along part of the perimeter. One man stands on lumber titled into the hole, while other men stand by the...
Copy of an engraving depicting downtown Louisville: men converse in street while children play off to the side and a horse-drawn carriage drives ahead; pedestrians stroll along tree-lined sidewalks; buildings, including two churches, are visible....
A group of uniformed Salvation Army members stand on stage along with a group of children, some holding American flags, and props including a giant pot of Peacock Coffee (with mug); an oversized "In God We Trust" coin (dated 1932); a drum...
