"This fragment of a wall painting was among the very first ancient artworks discovered in Herculaneum after the volcanic eruption on August 23 in 79 A.D. […] This panel was executed using a technique similar to fresco painting. The design...
A sidewalk leads up to the front door of a three-story house. The entryway includes a small awning decorated with spindles. The front corners of the house have an unusual scooped-out design which frames a central window topped with a stained-glass...
A woman stands facing a dressing screen. She is showing the back of her dress and its decorative white trim. Her hair is in a ponytail reaching to her waist.
Decorative shield with a row of three birds on top and a fourth bird above a painter's palette on the bottom. Below the shield is an open book. The name "Mary Verhoeff" is below the book. Decorative torches are on either side of the...
Shield containing three feline heads and 6 identical decorative elements. Decorative ivy hangs from two corners of the shield, which is framed by an oval border. Below the design is the name "Dorothy Crosby Helm." Brown ink. Signed AH...
Shield featuring a knight's head with helmet in profile. The shield is framed by scroll with text and decorative flourishes. The scroll above the shield contains the phrase "Ex Libris." The name "Charles Haskell Morrow" is on...
White bird with extended wings [possibly a gull] flying over the water with smaller birds in the background. The water is inside a decorative circular border. The bird's wings extend beyond the border. Below the image are the phrase "Ex...
Buildings; Public accommodation facilities; Lodging houses
Boarding house at 667 South 8th Street. It is a three-story brick house with decorative trim above the windows, an arched window on the first floor, and decorative trim above the front porch. A sign on the door reads Rooms for Light Housekeeping.
A man stands next to paint cans of Nu-Enamel in front of a decorative train car painted white with people's portraits and America on it. Title supplied by cataloger.
View from across the street of a three-story commercial building with decorative elements. Carved across the top of the building is "C. Noelling." It is a brick building with decorative elements. Gerber Furniture is on the first floor....
Architecture; Buildings; Religious facilities; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Cults; Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Clothing & dress; Architectural elements; Walls; Pilasters;...
Shows "the end wall (frescoed) and the side wall (on the south side) with the reconstruction of the architectural order." (Caption, p. 145); "The Hall of the Colossus was deliberately set in the northeast corner of the Forum, at the...
Address: 122 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. On the first floor of the Urban Building are plate glass windows with signs for "Lincoln Building & Loan Association" and "L&N." Above the plate glass windows are...
Men; Suits (Clothing); Group portraits; Eating & drinking; People
Over twenty men pose for a shot at a dinner at The French Village in the basement of the Heyburn Building at 332 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. It is likely that the men are the employees of Anderson Manufacturing Company. Long tables are set...
Hotels; Cobblestone streets; Street railroad tracks; Automobiles; Street lights; Buildings; Transportation
Address: 516 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Willard Hotel is shown facing a cobblestone road with trolley rails embedded in it. Street lamps with globed lanterns flank the entrance which is ornamented with three arches that extend up...
Hotels; Cobblestone streets; Street railroad tracks; City & town life; Buildings
Address: 610 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. This portion of Main Street, a cobblestone street with trolley tracks, includes a row of five-story buildings including the Louisville Hotel. Two doormen stand by the entryway of the hotel which...
Rialto Theatre (Louisville, Ky.); Theaters; Cultural facilities; Street railroad tracks; Cobblestone streets; Buildings; Motion picture theaters
Address: 616 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A cobblestone road with trolley tracks runs in front of the Rialto Theatre. The entryway to the theater includes an inset, multi-story area with a ticket booth and decorative tile flooring. The...
Address: 226 E. Chestnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A four-story brick building is shown. The building is not symmetrical, but does include a covered porch, a large bay window on the third floor, skylights and decorative brick work. The...
Address: 427 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. This image depicts Fourth Street with a brick road and trolley tracks. The Kaufman Straus Co. department store is shown with multiple canopies and leaded glass windows. The store windows appear...
