Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919; Freer Gallery of Art
This qualifying paper examines the contradiction of a public museum dedicated to one man's vision of art collecting. Charles Lang Freer established the Freer Gallery of Art in 1906, regarded as the first national public art museum on the National...
Installation: used sump oil, steel; "The oil uncannily mirrors the ceiling of the gallery, leaving the spectator, figuratively speaking, in mid-air. Although currently installed in the Saatchi Gallery, the work was originally located in Matt's...
Galleries & museums; Buildings; Corcoran Gallery of Art
Ornate, three-story building made of brick or stone with domed towers on the corners and a dome in the center. Text on left: Rodgers & Co. Publishers & Dealers. Stereoscopic Views. No. 359 Penna. Avenue Washington, D.C. Descriptive...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Libraries; Schneider Hall (Louisville, Ky.);
Schneider Hall, with "overhang" covering doorway. This is the rear of the building. Schneider Hall was named in honor of Evelyn Schneider, long-time University Librarian. The cornerstone was laid on January 12, 1956. Current uses: A&S...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Libraries; Schneider Hall (Louisville, Ky.);
Front of Schneider Hall; the building bears a name plate reading "University Library." The stairway and part of the front entrance can be seen. Named in honor of Evelyn Schneider, long-time University Librarian. The cornerstone was laid...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Schneider Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Women; Kiosks; Libraries; Librarians;
Public services area in the University Library, Schneider Hall. People are seated on curving padded benches. There are people at the circulation desk, and at the card catalog. The kiosk near the front held the charter of the city of Louisville;...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Schneider Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Libraries; Snow;
Entrance to Schneider Hall, in the snow. The nameplate near the entryway reads, "University Library." There is a person walking down the stairway near the library. Schneider Hall was named in honor of Evelyn Schneider, long-time...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Schneider Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Libraries; Women; Kiosks;
Young woman stands by kiosk holding charter of the city of Louisville; behind her is the paneled mural depicting early Louisville. Schneider Hall was named in honor of Evelyn Schneider, long-time University Librarian, and it originally housed the...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Schneider Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Libraries;
Schneider Hall, named in honor of Evelyn Schneider, long-time University Librarian, this building originally housed the University Library. The cornerstone was laid on January 12, 1956. Current uses: A&S Fine Arts Department; Art Library;...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Schneider Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Libraries; Mosaics;
Schneider Hall, with Minerva mosaic afixed to the wall. Schneider Hall was named in honor of Evelyn Schneider, long-time University Librarian, and it originally housed the University Library. The cornerstone was laid on January 12, 1956. Current...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Libraries; Schneider Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Fountains;
Fountain by Schneider Hall. A lone figure walks behind the fountain. Schneider Hall was named in honor of Evelyn Schneider, long-time University Librarian. The cornerstone was laid on January 12, 1956. It formerly housed the University Library....
Libraries; Librarians; University of Louisville--Students; Schneider Hall (Louisville, Ky.);
Janene Simpson sits on a bench in the public services section of the University Library in Schneider Hall. A librarian named Mrs. Stone stands behind the circulation desk. Other people are seated on benches and at tables, or look in the card...
Libraries; University of Louisville--Students; Books; Tables;
Several women sit at long tables next to bookshelves in the reading area of the University Library in Schneider Hall. Schneider Hall was named in honor of Evelyn Schneider, long-time University Librarian. The cornerstone was laid on January 12,...
Card catalogs; Libraries; University of Louisville--Students;
A woman searches the card catalog at the University Library in Schneider Hall while a man sits at a table looks through a drawer of cards. Schneider Hall was named in honor of Evelyn Schneider, long-time University Librarian. The cornerstone was...
Time capsules; Rites & ceremonies; Librarians; College administrators;
Trustee Adele Brandeis puts a publication of some kind into a time capsule to be deposited in the cornerstone in the foundation of Schneider Hall, as others look on. Pictured from left to right, Evelyn Schneider, University Librarian; Woodrow...
Schneider Hall (Louisville, Ky.); University of Louisville--Buildings; Buildings; Libraries;
Entrance of Schneider Hall viewed from the sidewalk to the southwest of the building. Schneider Hall was named in honor of Evelyn Schneider, long-time University Librarian. The cornerstone was laid on January 12, 1956, and the building originally...
University of Louisville librarian Evelyn Schneider assists Betty Stewart with a Recordak microfilm reader in the Periodical Room of the university library. Schneider served as University Librarian from 1919-1965. She oversaw the construction of...
Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement parks; Shooting galleries; Carnival games
A mat is spread on the floor in front of the shooting gallery at Fontaine Ferry Park. The front of the counter reads, "5 shots 10." Behind the counter are a number of targets including circles on the back wall and a line of automated...
Commercial art galleries; Brick wall signs; Buildings; Drugstores
Address: 1764 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY. View of Architype Gallery. Woman standing at window looking inside. Ghost sign on Pope Street side of building reads "H.G. Young, Druggist."
The Silver House & Gallery, belonging to Brainerd C. Lemon, at 223 E. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Two-story house with steeply peaked roofs. Stone first floor; second floor and up to the roof is concrete with dark wood in windowpane...
