"This mosaic decorated the bottom of a shallow pool […]. The hole at its center belonged to a water jet. […] Its border consists of a band of twisted ribbon between plain bands. The emblema shows one of the popular episodes related to the...
Rialto Theatre (Louisville, Ky.); Theaters; Cultural facilities; Street railroad tracks; Cobblestone streets; Buildings; Motion picture theaters
Address: 616 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A cobblestone road with trolley tracks runs in front of the Rialto Theatre. The entryway to the theater includes an inset, multi-story area with a ticket booth and decorative tile flooring. The...
City & town life; Sculpture; Automobiles; Office buildings; Buildings; Transportation
Address: 500 block of W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Rows of black automobiles and a statue of Thomas Jefferson can be seen from the South-facing steps of the Courthouse. Jefferson's figure is posed atop a bell-shaped pedestal adorned...
Address: 814 Cherokee Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Three black trucks sit in front of the building at Marret & Miller Florists. In front of each truck stands a man, probably the delivery driver. Painted on the side of each truck is "'Say it...
A low stone wall separates a wide lawn from the sidewalk and street. Broad steps lead up to the entry of a building, which appears to be constructed of brick with a stone foundation and is adorned with multi-story Ionic columns topped by a...
Address: 431 W. Liberty Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Two men exit the Louisville Tuberculosis Association building carrying boxes adorned with posters. The posters show a Santa Claus face, the double-barred cross symbol of the Tuberculosis...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Schools; Children
Two groups of children and a few women pictured in front of two adjacent buildings, possibly a school, in Anchorage, Kentucky. At left, children and women exit across the lawn of a two-story brick building; at right, boys and girls sit and stand on...
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; Rialto Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 616 S. Fourth Street (Demolished, 1969). This is the grand staircase to the promenade of the Rialto Theatre. The staircase appears to be made of marble with tile flooring. Modeled on the Capitol Theater in New York City, only the best of...
Buildings; Restaurants; Bars; Vienna Model Bakery & Restaurant (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 133-135 S. Fourth Street (Building no longer exists.) The Vienna Bakery and Restaurant was founded by German immigrant Frank L. Erpeldinger in 1893 and operated as one of downtown Louisville's premiere dining establishments until 1927....
Portrait of actress Minnie Palmer with bangs peeking out from underneath hat (adorned with flowers). She wears a high-collared blouse and earrings. Palmer was born circa 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died May 21, 1936 in Bay Shore,...
Character portrait of actress Adelaide Norwood standing in front of a curtain wearing a fan in her hair and a dress and jacket adorned with sequins and pom-poms. Ms. Norwood performed with the Castle Square Opera Company when they appeared at...
Three-quarter length character portrait of Alice Read wearing floral blouse with ruffled neckline; flowers at waist; and wide gingham skirt with decorative ribbon. She stands with left hand on hip, holding a black hat adorned with flowers. Location...
Three-quarter length character portrait of Mae Carman (possibly also known as Mae Carmen), who wears a hat and off-the-shoulder dress adorned with a butterfly at the bodice. She apparently appeared in the play "In New York Town," for...
School buses; Children; African Americans; Segregation in education
African American children boarding and seated on school bus heading to a presumably segregated school, Okolona, Kentucky. Bus is mostly full and adorned with bus company's name: V. Lewis & Sons. Title supplied by cataloger.
Taylor Drug Store interior with soda fountain counter, adorned with signs advertising foods and drinks. Waitresses serve customers at counter. Handwritten on back of print: "Drug Store-Soda Fountain." Title supplied by cataloger.
Biplanes; Air shows; Aeronautics; Air pilots; Crosley Radio Corporation
Embry-Riddle Corporation Wright Whirlwind-powered WACO biplane, adorned with Crosley Radio logo. Pilot John Paul Riddle, seated in plane, and Harry Serwin, amongst crowd wearing a pilot's helmet and goggles, delivering a new Crosley radio, sometime...
Park containing a pond, circular fountains, grassy areas, and a statue of a man on a horse. Trees and buildings are in the background. Text on left: America Illustrated. Text on right: Boston & Suburbs. Descriptive information on back of card:...
"To the left Pasiphae, wife of the king Minos of Crete, is shown seated on a low chair with [a] back and one armrest. She is draped in a tunic falling to her feet. The garment leaves the right part of her upper body naked and is held by a gold...
"Daedalus, identified by an inscription, is shown with his legs wide apart with the left foot [taking] a step in the same direction. He is dressed in a short tunic held over his left shoulder with a large clasp. The garment is adorned with...
