The thesis deals with the political career of John Marshall Harlan prior to his appointment in 1877 as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Throughout the majority of those twenty-three active years in Kentucky politics, Harlan...
The Harlan County Courthouse stands on a square. Its structure is in the Roman Revival style with multi-story Corinthian columns holding a large pediment. The side entrance is flanked by round-globed sconces and that shape is repeated in the...
Aerial view of "The Hub City," the county seat of Harlan County, Kentucky, 1928. The town in the valley is surrounded by hills. On back of image: Birdseye view of Harlan 'The Hub City'.
Aerial view of "The Hub City," the county seat of Harlan County, Kentucky, 1928. The town in the valley is surrounded by hills. On back of image: "Birdseye view of Harlan, Ky 'The Hub City'"
Portrait of performer Otis Harlan wearing a suit jacket, tie, and vest. Harlan was born December 29, 1865 in Zanesville, Ohio, and died February 21, 1940 in Martinsville, Indiana. He performed at Macauley's Theatre in "Gloriana" in...
Portrait of a scene from "A Hole in the Ground," starring William F. Mack and W. Otis Harlan, which was performed at Macauley's Theatre in April 1888. In a snowy outdoor scene, and policeman gestures and grabs the arm of a startled man...
Portrait of William W. Duffield of Harlan, Kentucky, wearing a suit and tie. The photograph is missing a corner. Handwritten on back of image: Wm W. Duffield, -Harlan, Ky- GOP candidate for Congress 1930. Stamped on back: October 24, 1930.
Two men use a whipsaw, or long two-handled saw, in the woods in Harlan County, Kentucky, while three other men look on. One man stands on a tall platform with a large log laying along the platform that they are planing. The man on the other end of...
A woman sitting on a chair inside a cabin in Harlan County, Kentucky. Behind her are three beds with quilts, shelves on the wall with folded linens, and petticoats hanging from the ceiling.
A woman sits in front of a house in Harlan County, Kentucky, spinning flax with a flax wheel. Behind her is a large stone chimney. A man and a boy sit on the front porch, and a young boy sits in a chair in the front of the house.
A woman spinning wool with a great wheel or "walking wheel" in front of a wooden house with a large stone chimney in Harlan County, Kentucky. A young woman with a baby on her lap sits in a chair next to the spinning wheel. A man sits on...
Boys; Men; Women; People with disabilities; Log cabins
A boy wearing a tie and pants with holes in the knees walks on crutches outside a log cabin, while an old man and old woman look on from the doorway. The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, who had been unable...
Louisville College of Dentistry; Dental students; Teachers
Louisville College of Dentistry 1910 - Composite photograph of students in the dental school class of 1910 and faculty at Louisville College of Dentistry. Six rows of oval individual portraits of men in suits. Three portraits are above the text...
The plate arranges illustration of five natives of Kentucky that have sat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Included are John Marshall Harlan, John McKinley, Stephen F. Miller, Thomas Todd and Robert Trimble.
Government facilities; Buildings; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.); United States. Congress. House; Memorial rites & ceremonies; McKinley, William, 1843-1901
United States Capitol chamber filled with people during a eulogy for President William McKinley. The desks on the floor, the mounted desk, and the galleries above are full. Title: (6)-8961-A tribute to McKinley's memory-Secretary Hay's eulogy...
Cityscapes; Mining; Churches; Streets; Hospitals; Orthodox churches; Schools; Department stores; Power plants; Catholic churches; Athletic fields; Methodist Episcopal churches; Hotels; Banks; Post offices; Buildings; United States Coal and Coke...
Souvenir folder of postcards from Lynch, Kentucky, in Harlan County. Lynch is a mining town and some of the views reflect that role: there are views of mine entrances. Also pictured are various churches, including a Greek Orthodox church, an...
Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, had been unable to stand upright until he was taken by Dr. Arthur Shade Jones, eastern head of the Kentucky Crippled Children Commission, to Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland,...
Boys; Blankets; Hospitals; People with disabilities
Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, had been unable to stand upright until he was taken by Dr. Arthur Shade Jones, eastern head of the Kentucky Crippled Children Commission, to Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland,...
