William Anderson 'Devil Anse' Hatfield, the patriarch of the West Virginia family that feuded with the McCoys of Kentucky in the 1870s-1880s, is depicted in the figure atop this family tomb. The inscription reads: 'Johnson / Wm. A. / Robert L. /...
Three-quarter length portrait of woman wearing her hair piled high atop her head (with long strands also worn down), a heavy necklace and earrings, and a long-sleeved dress with stripes at the cuffs. She is leaning onto her right arm, set atop a...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: illustrated title page for "Introductory Lessons in English Grammar," by Noble Butler (with picture of three children seated at table reading a book); man bent, holding hat...
This may have been the library in Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel's home at 1325 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The fireplace is flanked by bookcases which have pictures, vases and candles atop them. A number of seats are available as...
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...
The clubhouse of the Louisville Country Club sits atop a landscape of rolling hills with manicured grass and trees. A flagless flagpole stands to the right of the three-story building. The first floor windows are arched and appear to have striped...
Buildings; Religious facilities; Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani (Trappist, Ky.)
Address: 3642 Monks Road, Trappist, Kentucky. A low stone building with pointed-arch windows sits at the edge of a farm field. Atop the structure is a small cupola with a cross which mirrors the cross at the top of a steeple in the background. A...
Wooden benches line the walls of the Shibboleth Lodge. A waist-high wooden stand is at the center of the room opposite a large wooden seat set atop a small dais. Stairs lead up to a balcony above the dais where a few seats and an organ are. Other...
Amusement parks; Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement rides
This partially corroded image depicts the alpine slide ride at Fontaine Ferry Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Twin slides end atop two wood-planked raised platforms. A sign painted on the wall shows a hand pointing and the words "way to top of...
A delivery truck with the words "Bauer Bros. Grocers" and "St. Matthews" painted on it is parked in front of a brick home. Just under one of the truck's windows is a small sign stating "3 phones." The house has a...
Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement parks; Swimming pools; Swimmers; People
Children in swimsuits stand atop a platform connected to a large wooden wheel in the swimming pool at Fontaine Ferry Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Other children are in the water or sitting or lying down by the edge of the pool. The children's...
Churches; Religious facilities; Buildings; Bell towers; Air pollution
Address: 1127 E. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. A tri-partite stained glass window is set in a Tudor arch of a stone church. Above the window is a bell tower with a cross atop it and below is an inset doorway with double doors. The face of the...
Address: 1033 Story Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Numerous trucks and horse-pulled wagons carry barrels along Story Avenue. A metal fence with an open gate leads into the Stitzel Distillery. A number of men are standing in front of the gate and...
Two men stand atop a cart of hay. Each holds what appears to be a pitchfork. At least one mule is at the front of the cart. At the rear of the cart is a pulley system that appears to be picking up the hay from the field and putting it on the cart....
Address: 649 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. An automobile is parked by the sidewalk in front of the Kentucky Theater. Scaffolding holds a sign perpendicular to the building from the roof. It has a lot of little lights and the word Kentucky...
Hospitals; Norton Infirmary (Louisville, Ky.); Health care facilities; Buildings; Automobiles; Transportation
Address: northeast corner of Third and Oak Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Norton Infirmary is shown with people standing on curved stairway in front of the building. The lower level of the building is stone, while the upper floors are made of...
African Americans; Boys; Hats; Wheat; Farms; People
An African-American boy with a straw hat sits atop a stack of wheat at Kerlin Farm in Prospect, Kentucky. The boy is wearing knee length pants and a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up.
A small barefoot boy with long hair and a hat sits atop a thin dark horse and turns to face the camera while a small white dog with black ears lies on the dirt road, probably in Butler County, Kentucky. In the background are wood buildings, the one...
A white horse and cart stand in front of a wood building and tipple built atop some large piles of dirt; four men stand on the pile at the right. Wood boards lie loosely around, especially at the base of the pile on the left.
