In the year 1573 when Shakespeare and Marlowe were already boys of nine, Chapman in adolescence, Spenser, Lyly and Richard Hooker men of twenty, John Donne, then important to only a few but destined to the company of royalty, was born. Walton...
A family Bible propped open to a page of the book of Malachi, facing a page marked 'Family Record.' On the left-hand (Malachi) side is handwritten "Mrs. Kate L. Bell, our dearly beloved mother, passed away Dec. 31, 1925 at 8:30 p.m. Funeral...
The Chautauqua movement has been called "culture under canvas" and "the university of the people." What began as a training camp for Sunday School teachers on the shores of Lake Chautauqua in western New York State in the...
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...
Lawyers; Municipal officials; Legislators; Judges; Portraits
William Pollitt McClain was born in 1849 in Henderson, Kentucky. He attended Notre Dame College, graduating in 1869. He then attended the law department of the University of Virginia, graduating in 1872. After practicing law in Missouri, he...
Promotional ad in the New York Tribune for J. M. Barrie's "A Kiss for Cinderella," starring Maude Adams, which apparently played at the Hollis St. Theatre in New York in January 1917. It features four images from the play, with actors...
Pancreatic beta cells are extremely vulnerable to destruction by Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS). In type 1 diabetes and islet transplantation ROS are thought to be involved in the loss of beta cells. To test the role of antioxidant in islet...
Monument at left to Zachary Taylor, twelfth President of the United States, who died in office in 1850, and mausoleum at right. The monument was dedicated on September 20, 1883, in the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery on Brownsboro Road,...
Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Actors; Men; Posing
Portrait of three men wearing three-piece suits and ties. They appear to be signing a document, so they crouch to reach the low table, but keep their eyes on the camera. Actor Billy B. Van (left) wears a bow tie; actor and boxer James J. Corbett...
Scene from "Inconstant George," featuring Jane Laurel, John Drew, and Adelaide Prince. Drew, center, wearing a suit and tie, kisses the hand of Laurel, left, while Prince, right, looks on. John Drew, Jr., of the famous Drew/Barrymore...
Performance program for fiftieth performance of "The Henrietta," a comedy by Bronson Howard, produced by the comedians Robson & Crane at Union Square Theatre, New York, Monday evening, November 14th, 1887. Includes list of characters...
Portrait of left profile of infamous actor John Wilkes Booth, wearing hair parted at the side, a handlebar mustache, and a dark suit jacket. Born May 10, 1838, the youngest brother of renowned actors Edwin Booth and Junius Brutus Booth, Jr., Booth...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Actors; Men; Costumes; Posing; Military uniforms
Full-length character portrait of two soldiers, one holding a rifle and the other holding an American flag, shaking hands. Edward (Ned) Harrigan (left), a playwright, lyricist, and actor, was born October 26, 1844 in New York City, and died on June...
Portrait of infamous actor John Wilkes Booth, wearing hair parted at the side, a handlebar mustache, a dark suit jacket and tie, an overcoat, and leather gloves. Born May 10, 1838, the youngest brother of renowned actors Edwin Booth and Junius...
Portrait of infamous actor John Wilkes Booth, wearing a handlebar mustache, suit jacket, and bow tie. Born May 10, 1838, the youngest brother of renowned actors Edwin Booth and Junius Brutus Booth, Jr., Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln...
Howie Camnitz (1881-1960) also known as Red. Born in Covington, Kentucky; died in Louisville, Kentucky. Color portrait of Howard Camnitz. A pirate is in the top left corner and 'Pirates' is in the top right. The team is the Pittsburgh Pirates....
Howie Camnitz (1881-1960) also known as Red. Born in Covington, Kentucky; died in Louisville, Kentucky. Color portrait of Howard Camnitz with the Pittsburg Pirates or Pittsburgh Pirates. Verso: Base Ball Series. 100 Subjects. Base Ball Caramels....
Howie Camnitz (1881-1960) also known as Red. Born in Covington, Kentucky; died in Louisville, Kentucky. Black-and-white portrait of Howard Camnitz with the Pittsburgh Pirates on a round card. Verso: Stars of the Diamond. The Gum That's Round. One...
A booth at the Kentucky State Fair displays information about the Department of Labor. A table and three chairs sit in front of the display. From the display, "Dept. of Labor, Edward F. Seiller. Chief. Bureau of Agriculture, Labor and...
Theological seminaries; Historic buildings; Men; Boys
Baptist seminary in London, Kentucky is a simple-lined brick building with a two-story mid-section with a pediment supported by square brick pillars, and two one-and-a-half-story wings. A man in a suit stands on the porch, and two barefoot boys in...
