Railroads--Kentucky--History; Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
In studying and teaching history, I have been convinced that the transportation facilities of a country have helped or hindered its political, industrial and commercial development. In this thesis, I have endeavored to show the value of the...
African Americans; African American physicians; African Americans--Hospitals; African Americans--Social conditions; African Americans--Education; Segregation in education; African Americans--Medical care; Hospitals; Medical education; Race...
Oral history interview with Louisville physician Maurice Rabb. Dr. Rabb discusses his early life and education in Mississippi. He speaks of his experiences as a student at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, comparing race relations in his...
Union Station, a train station in Nashville, Tennessee. The station is a large stone building with a tall clock tower. There are rows of trains on tracks in the foreground. Other buildings are also visible. Text printed on verso reads, "Union...
War Memorial Building, ornamental lawn, and state capitol. Cars are parked in a line by the lawn. Text printed on verso reads, "The War Memorial Building, erected jointly by the City of Nashville, the County of Davidson and the State, is a...
Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Women; Business people; Railroad employees
Whitefoord R. Cole, President of L. & N. Railroad, standing outside with his wife, Mary Connor Bass Cole; their son, Whitefoord R. Cole, Jr.; and Dr. M.M. Collum of Nashville, Tennessee. Photograph has been damaged and is missing bottom corner....
Railroad bridges; Carts & wagons; Rivers; Electric railroads; Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Two electric streetcars pass over the Ohio River on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio. Several detached wagons sit on the banks below the bridge in the foreground.
State Capitol of Tennessee in Nashville. The white columned building, which has a tall tower, is surrounded by trees a lawn. Text printed on verso reads, "Tennessee State Capitol Building was erected in 1845-1853, at a cost of $2,500,000. The...
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company; Railroad companies; Railroad locomotives
Three locomotives for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Louisville, Kentucky. Three cylindrical locomotives parked side to side, facing the camera. Their numbers are 1889, 1825, and 1830. Near the base, they have signs that say, "Safety...
Freight yard for Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Louisville, Kentucky. Rows of trains receding in the distance, with smoke stacks also in the distance, emitting smoke. Embellishments have been painted on the smoke. " . . ASH" is...
Freight yard for Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Louisville, Kentucky. Rows of trains receding in the distance, with smoke stacks also in the distance, emitting smoke. To the right of the trains are parallel curving tracks. The photograph is...
Freight yard for Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Louisville, Kentucky. Diagonal view of rows of trains. The train in the foreground is engine number 29, and two people are approaching one of its cars.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company; Railroad companies; Railroad crossings
Louisville & Nashville Railroad grade crossing at Baxter Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Close-up of an engine on a bridge (photographed from behind) and the profile of a man on the bridge in the sunlight, wearing a suit and hat. Another man is...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Stern and port side of stern-wheeler BOB DUDLEY, nearing completion, at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. BOB DUDLEY, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (160 ft. x 29 ft. x 3.8 ft.), was built in 1897. Owned by Ryman Line in Nashville,...
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company; Union Station (Louisville, Ky.); Railroad stations; Automobiles; Buildings; Transportation
Address: 1000 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company's Union Station includes a canopy and large circular stained glass window over the entryway. Its clock tower looms on the left. Three cars are parked on...
Buildings; Transportation facilities; Railroad stations; Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Anchorage, Kentucky depot of the L. & N. (Louisville & Nashville) Railroad. The wooden building, viewed from its side, features geometric detail and a leaded-glass window. At left, behind foliage, a metal frame supports a metal ring and a...
Buildings; Railroad stations; Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
L & N Station for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in Salt River, Kentucky. Small wood A-frame with a ramp. "Salt River" sign under roof. On back of image: "L&N Station just south of bridge crossing Salt River -...
Bridges; Railroad bridges; Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Louisville-Anchorage Bridge, once used by Louisville Interurban Railroad Company, Louisville, Kentucky. The bridge spans a road and railroad tracks, which were for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. A water reservoir is shown on the...
Barges; Tugboats; Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Stern view of anagboat GEN. O.M. POE (Way T0905), with her fantail broken off, in ice on the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. NASHVILLE, (Way #4100), a sternwheel packet built for the Parminters of...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of H.W. BUTTORFF, complete, tied to bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. H.W. BUTTORFF, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (160 ft. x 30 ft. x 4.1 ft.), was built by Howard in 1896. Owned by Ryman Line in Nashville, H.W....
