Entertainers; Musicians; Big bands; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra; Celebrities; Concerts; Audiences
Frank Sinatra onstage accompanied by Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra at the Jefferson County Armory. Dorsey has his back to the audience and stands in front of the other musicians while Sinatra faces the audience while gripping the stand of a microphone....
View down Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard) from Fourth Street with a Sheraton Hotel, the Kentucky Hotel, and stores lining the block. Title supplied by cataloger.
Men; Suits (Clothing); Group portraits; Eating & drinking; Waiters
Numerous middle-aged white men in dark suits, likely employees of the Anderson Manufacturing Company, are seated at well-appointed dinner tables at the Pendennis Club at 218 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. Three...
Address: 1028 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. A two-story brick building is shown. A sign is suspended from the corner of the building that reads, "Joe Bass, Gents Furnishings, Clothing, Shoes, Trunks,...
Address: 518 S. Eighth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. At the corner of Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard) and Eighth Street, the Convent of the Good Shepherd Home for Colored Children stood. This photograph shows the a group of girls posed...
Buildings; Clubs; Cobblestone streets; Street railroad tracks; Transportation
Address: 615 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. The Catholic Woman's Club is set off the street by a sidewalk and small lawn with one small tree on each side of an entry walk. The building appears to have been...
Address: 600 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. A sign on the side of this brick building announces that it is First Standard Bank, an African American bank in downtown Louisville. The pediment over the door, mock...
Republic Building (Louisville, Ky.); Cathedral of the Assumption (Louisville, Ky.); Office buildings; Churches; Canopies; Stores & shops; Buildings
Address: 429 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Blvd.), Louisville, Kentucky. This view of Fifth Street includes the Republic Building and the Cathedral of the Assumption. The Cathedral was completed in 1852 and is one of the oldest public...
Address: Fourth Street and Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. A branch of the Crutcher & Starks Company is shown in the Seelbach Hotel. The display windows of Crutcher & Starks show gloves, hats, and scarves...
Address: 321 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. The display window of the Player Roll Shop advertises Q.R.S. Player Rolls, "Records by the Mile" and specific songs, including "My Mammy,"...
Stores & shops; Buildings; Automobiles; Streets; Historic buildings; Stewart Dry Goods Co., Inc.
Address: 501 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Rows of black cars are parked on either side of the Stewart Dry Goods Company at the corner of Fourth and Walnut Streets (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard). The stone and brick building rises several...
Address: 601 E. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Blvd.), Louisville, Kentucky. Employees of Horney Grocers line up behind the fish counter for a group portrait. Glass encases the food stock and the counters are made of wood and tile. A Remington...
Address: 332 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. In 1928 this building became the new clubhouse for the Pendennis Club, a businessmen's social club. The right side of the building originally stood alone. Designed in...
Crowds; Men; Women; People; Theatres; Cultural facilities; Electric signs
Address: 416 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. A crowd stands under a marquee that reads, "Drury Lane / Oertel's Radio Theatre." The men wear suits and most have hats. The women wear dresses and...
Automobiles; Transportation; Buses; Louisville Railway Company
Address: 1806 Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. Buses are parked outside a large building with numerous doors large enough for a bus to fit through. The nearest bus has the words "Louisville Railway...
Address: Fifth and Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. Three men stand behind the bar at the Kentucky Hotel. Each wears a white jacket and apron as well as a collared shirt and tie. The bar is shiny dark wood and has...
Address: 1806 Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Blvd.), Louisville, Kentucky. A cobblestone road with trolley tracks passes outside the Louisville Railway Co. bus garage. Two cars are parked by the curb outside the multi-story building and the front...
Address: 309 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. The Bomar-Summers store windows advertise the RCA Victor Radio. A living room scene is created with armchairs, tables and rugs with a backdrop of glamorous women....
Women; Democratic Party (Ky.); Political participation; Advertising; Fliers (Printed matter); Politicians; Flags--United States; People
Address: 808 E. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. Eleven women from the Democratic Women's Group pose outside by a staircase. Some are holding United States flags. Others are holding signs for Democratic mayoral...
Address: 103 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. A young African American man sits upon a horse which wears a blanket proclaiming, "Every day is Derby Day." They are standing on the sidewalk outside the...
