Life care communities--Kentucky--Louisville; Congregate housing--Kentucky--Louisville; Older people--Housing--Kentucky--Louisville
As the older adult population in the United States continues its accelerated growth, there is a growing concern about the long-term care options for these elders. While nursing homes are no longer desirable and costly for federal and state...
Undertakers and undertaking; Business people; African American businesspeople; Politicians; African American politicians; Discrimination in public accommodations; Segregation--Law and legislation; Discrimination in employment; African...
Oral history interview with Goldie Winstead Beckett, conducted on September 12, 1978 by Ken Chumbley. In this interview, Mrs. Beckett discusses her life as well as her husband’s experiences as alderman in the city of Louisville in the late 1940s...
African Americans; African American politicians; African American businesspeople; African American business enterprises; Women politicians; Civil rights; Louisville (Ky.)--Politics and government; Politicians; Integration; Discrimination in housing
Oral history interview conducted with Louise Reynolds on June 13, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Louise Reynolds was the first African American woman elected alderman in the city of Louisville. Ms. Reynolds discusses her work with the Republican Party,...
Child leads man carrying buckets toward St. Joseph's Infirmary in Louisville, Kentucky. Captioned on bottom edge of mounted print: "R.G. Potter, Collection; St. Josephs Infirmary opened Nov. 20th 1836 in spacious brick building on Jefferson...
Hotels; Tampa Bay Hotel (Tampa, Fla.); Gardens; Towers
Tampa Bay Hotel, a large red building with several turrets. The turrets are rounded with Middle Eastern influenced styling. There are gardens on "islands" in front of the hotel. Text printed on verso reads, "Tamp Bay Hotel. Florida....
Railroad stations; Automobiles; Buses; Union Station (Chicago, Ill.)
Union railroad station in Chicago. The Chicago River is visible in the foreground, and cars and a bus can be seen in the street near the station. Text printed on verso reads, "This majestic new railroad terminal occupies the entire block...