Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Stern and port side of GREY EAGLE, almost complete, sitting with steam up, at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. GREY EAGLE, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (250 ft. x 40 ft. x 5.5 ft.), was built by Howard in 1892. Owned by Eagle Packet...
Ferries; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of MADISON at the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. Bow of GREY EAGLE can be seen behind MADISON. MADISON, a center wheel ferry with wood hull (157.4 ft. x 45.4 x 6.1 ft.), was built in 1892 at Howard Ship Yards and...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)
Tris Speaker or Tristam E. Speaker (1888-1958) also known as the Grey Eagle and Spoke. Color portrait of Tris Speaker with the Boston Red Sox. A 'B' is in the top left corner and 'Red Sox' is in the top right. Verso: Tris Speaker. Tris Speaker, the...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)
T.H. Speaker, probably Tris Speaker or Tristam E. Speaker (1888-1958) also known as the Grey Eagle and Spoke. Color portrait of player Speaker with the Boston Red Sox. Verso: Base Ball Caramels. This card is one of a set of thirty-three base ball...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; College presidents; People associated with education & communication
Portrait of James K. Patterson, who retired as president of the University of Kentucky in 1910. He has a full grey beard. The photograph has been painted on, accentuating details, and marred with discolorations from age. Handwritten on back of...
Intricate organ pipes framed by decorative scrolls. In a scroll at the top of the design is the phrase "Ex Libris." In a scroll surrounding the pipes is the phrase "Man makes beauty of that which he loves." The name...
Ornate decorative border around three blocks of text. The top block of text contains the name "Dilworth Richardson Lupton." The center block contains the phrase "His Book." The bottom block contains the Latin words,...
Ornamental shield containing text. In the center of the shield is the name "John Morton Morris" and the Latin phrase "In Libris Libertas." At the bottom are the initials "LMM." Silver or grey and orange ink. Signed...
Three-quarter length character portrait of American actress and director Minnie Maddern Fiske leaning against a rock formation, in front of a backdrop of a body of water, wearing an ermine-trimmed robe and holding a black hat in her hand. Born...
Autographed photogravure print on silk of American actress and director Minnie Maddern Fiske, who was born Marie Augusta Davey on December 19, 1865 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Specializing in comedy, Ibsen, and tragedy, she appeared in thirteen...
Color lithograph of American actress and director Minnie Maddern Fiske in the role of Mary of Magdala. She wears regal robes of gold with a crown, and sits on a throne holding a scepter. The background of the drawing is of blue tile with various...
Photogravure of three-quarter length portrait of American actress and director Minnie Maddern Fiske seated in a chair, next to an end table and a bookcase, with her head resting on her right hand. She is wearing a long white dress, and her hair is...
River or creek running beneath a stone arch bridge with a mountain in the distance. Sand Springs, which was renamed Greylock Hall, was a hotel or resort at the site of mineral springs. Handwritten title: Grey lock [ ] from Adams. Text on left:...
Long building with a dome and columns behind formal gardens, with a wide set of stairs leading to the entrance. Four women, two of them holding umbrellas, stand at the end of the garden. Title: 15001-Sunken Gardens and Government Building,...
Small area of a lake visible with snow-capped mountains behind it and rocky terrain around it. Title: 2734. Upper Chicago Lake. Descriptive information on back of card: Clear Creek Canon, Georgetown and Vicinity Colo. The Colo. Central Div. of the...
Churches; First Christian Church (Winchester, Ky.)
Grey stone church building, viewed from the front. There is a shallow dome on top, but no steeple. Four ionic columns frame the front doorway. This is a Disciples of Christ church. Published by S.H. Kress & Co., manufacturer's number A-3515.
“The porch has sixteen Egyptian grey and red granite columns, each 40 Roman feet in height and weighing about 84 tons. […] The diameter and height of the rotunda are exactly the same, 43.2 metres [meters] (140 feet). […] The walls of the...
