African Americans; African Americans--Education; Boy Scouts of America; Elderly poor; Floods--Ohio River; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; National Council of Senior Citizens; Senior House; Senior centers; Scouting (Youth activity); Urban elderly;...
Oral history interviews conducted with Mr. Steward Pickett on May 23, June 4, and June 25, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Mr. Pickett, a retired assistant Boy Scout executive and board member of Senior House, talks about his family, growing up on an...
Majestic Theatre (Louisville, Ky.); Theaters; Cultural facilities; Buildings; Group portraits; African Americans; Boys; Boy Scouts of America; People
A group of African American Boy Scouts pose in front of the Majestic Theatre at 618 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. (Building no longer exists.) Most of the boys wear coats or thick jackets and caps. Handwritten on back: "March 1923,...
African Americans; Race relations; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights; Louisville Free Public Library; Girl Scouts; Libraries; Integration; African Americans--Social conditions
Oral history interview with Murray Atkins Walls and John Walls, conducted July 27, 1977 by Dwayne Cox. Most of the interview focuses on Murray Atkins Walls, although her husband, John Walls, is also an active participant. They were both involved in...
People; Signs (Notices); Tuberculosis; Boy Scouts of America; Uniforms; Boys; Group portraits
Boy Scouts pose for a group portrait as they hold signs for an anti-tuberculosis campaign sponsored by the Louisville Tuberculosis Association. They read: "Consider the health of children. Dont spit." "Obey the law and be a good...
Youth organizations; Boy Scouts of America; Boys; Men; Flags; Buildings
Group of eleven uniformed Boy Scouts along with three young men wearing ties (two of them with jackets as well) and two older men wearing suits stand on the steps of a brick building with mosaic tiles on arches above doors. One boy holds an...
Youth organizations; Boy Scouts of America; Boys; Bridges; Uniforms
A group of nine Boy Scouts stand on or around a log bridge they have constructed in a field in a neighborhood park. Practicing rope lashing is one of the requirements for a merit badge. Title supplied by cataloger.
Stores & shops; Department stores; Merchandise displays; Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts department at Levy Bros. showing a mannequin in a Boy Scouts uniform and shelves and counters with items on display. A sign in the back reads Boy Scout Trading Post.
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Uniforms; Business people
Portrait of Major Forrest Braden of Louisville, Kentucky wearing military garb. Photograph has been painted on cropping his image and discolored from age. Handwritten on back of image: Second Commissioner, Louisville Council, Boy Scouts of America.
Portrait of Dorothy B. Erthle of Louisville, Kentucky, field captain of the Louisville Council Girl Scouts. She wears her hair short and wire-framed glasses. Handwritten on back of image: Miss Dorothy Erthle, 1274 Willow Ave. Stamped on back: May...
Northwest corner of Chestnut and Third Streets, Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1928. Goodman's Delicatessen; Benzole Cleaners; Louisville Council of The Boy Scouts of America; Shoe Repairing; EDW. Soskine Jeweler, Silverware; A. Borowitz Tailor; and...
