Commissioned in 1848 by the Kentucky State Legislature, this monument to honor Kentucky veterans of all wars was built by Robert E. Launitz of New York. It was brought by barge to Frankfort, Kentucky, and completed in 1850. Only the top of the...
Frankfort Avenue near Mellwood Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. View of Frankfort Avenue with telephone wires on each side. Little else is shown on the right but on the left are two drugstores at opposite street corners; the second one is "Billig...
Monument for Daniel Boone in the Frankfort Cemetery in Franklin County, Kentucky. Boone died in 1820 in Missouri, but his and his wife's remains were reinterred in Kentucky in 1845. ULPA 1999.36.91 is a duplicate image on a yellow card.
Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Frankfort Cemetery (Frankfort, Ky.); Cemeteries; Johnson, Richard M. (Richard Mentor), 1780-1850
Monument to Richard Mentor Johnson in the Frankfort Cemetery in Franklin County, Kentucky. Johnson served in both the House and Senate of the United States, and was elected Vice-President of the United States in 1837. His birth year on the monument...
Tall monument, with the name Campbell etched on it, in the Frankfort Cemetery in Franklin County, Kentucky, surrounded by several smaller monuments and grave markers. This is the Sawyier-Wingate family plot, but the stereograph was made before Paul...
The city of Frankfort viewed from the Frankfort Cemetery, in Franklin County, Kentucky. The Kentucky River winds past the city, and barges are lined up on the Frankfort shoreline.
Rock formations; Cliffs; Cemeteries; Men; Gates; Frankfort Cemetery (Frankfort, Ky.)
The Frankfort Cemetery, in Franklin County, Kentucky, was Kentucky's first picturesque cemetery. Land for the cemetery was purchased in 1845, and Robert Carmichael was hired to do the landscaping. A man is sitting on the cliff adjacent to a walk...
Rock formations; Cliffs; Cemeteries; Men; Gates; Frankfort Cemetery (Frankfort, Ky.)
The Frankfort Cemetery, in Franklin County, Kentucky, was Kentucky's first picturesque cemetery. Land for the cemetery was purchased in 1845, and Robert Carmichael was hired to do the landscaping. A man is sitting on the cliff adjacent to a walk...
Address: 2320 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Trolley tracks run down Frankfort Avenue by the Schwarz, Clifford and Scott building at the corner of Keats Avenue. The building includes signage for "Pontiac Sixes and Eights" and...
Automobile service stations; Signs (Notices); Dwellings; Houses; Buildings
Address: 2066 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. The Gulf Refining Company service station on Frankfort Avenue is shown. Gas pumps stand outside near a street lamp. Signs indicate, "No smoking," "No-Nox" and "Crankcase...
Buildings; Military facilities; Armories; Fires; Kentucky. National Guard
Interior of Arsenal building of the (Frankfort) Kentucky National Guard destroyed by fire. The arsenal caught on fire during the night of June 30, 1933, after an explosion on the second floor. The building held the state's munitions. On back of...
Capitol building in Frankfort, Kentucky, a Beaux-Arts style building with columns and dome, and a statue, lawn, and two driveways in front. A car drives away from the building at left. The photograph has been marked in white to be cropped, with...
Buildings; Government facilities; Capitols; Kentucky. General Assembly. House of Representatives
New chambers for the Kentucky House of Representatives, in Frankfort, Kentucky, 1930, featuring marble walls and a chandelier. Rolltop desks with reading lamps are arranged in a curved fashion facing the bench. Inscribed in lower right corner:...
Opening session of the state Senate chamber, Frankfort, Kentucky in 1934. A section of the room is shown with occupied desks and more men against the wall. On back of image: Senate chamber opening session Jan 1934 Frankfort"
Buildings; Commercial facilities; Newspaper industry
Low brick building with square pillars and a sign reading "The State Journal," the name of Frankfort, Kentucky's daily newspaper. The building at left bears a sign for "The Rupert Grocery Store Incorporated Wholesale Grocers"...
Portrait of John Rogers of Frankfort, Kentucky, wearing a pin-stripe suit jacket and polka dot tie. Crop marks outline his image, and the photograph is marred with discolorations and yellowing from age. Handwritten on back of image: Frankfort...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials; Legislators
Oval-shaped portrait of Edward C. Walker of Frankfort, Kentucky, wearing glasses and a printed tie. The photograph is yellowing from age. Handwritten on back of image: Senator; Frankfort, Kentucky. Stamped on back: (credit) Cusick Studio,...
Portraits; Men; Women; Government officials; Governors; Mansions
Governor Flem D. Sampson of Barbourville, Kentucky, standing in front of the governor's mansion in Frankfort, Kentucky, with his wife, Susie Steele Sampson, and an unidentified man. The photograph has yellow discoloration from age. Stamped on...
Main entrance, OFC Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky. Small roadway leading to the Frankfort Distillery. Rows of buildings can be seen behind the trees along the road.
Location: Frankfort, Ky. Multi-story building shown with window advertisements and canopies. The street scene shows a horse and buggy and multiple telephone lines. Handwritten on back: McClure Bldg. / Frankfort, KY.
