The Newton Owen Postcard Collection represents nearly a century in the life and travels of an extended Kentucky family. The earliest cards date to the late 19th century, and while the bulk of the collection dates to the period 1900-1940, there are...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)
Harry Davis or Harry H. Davis (1873-1917) also known as Jasper. Color portrait of Harry Davis with the Philadelphia Athletics. Verso: This card is one of a set of Star Base Ball Players' Cards as follows. Includes list of players and teams.
The Leonard Brecher Tobacco and Chewing Gum Card Collection contains 154 digital images of baseball cards from the early 20th century. Tobacco, candy, and chewing gum companies printed trade cards or advertising cards to include with their...
Fraternities & sororities; Playing cards; Men; Pipes (Smoking); Card games; Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Sigma Chi Sigma Chapter (University of Louisville)
Members of the Delta Upsilon fraternity at the University of Louisville playing cards at a table. Several of them are smoking pipes. Some can be identified: Jack Deddens (farthest left, smoking pipe); Claude "Awa" Eddleman (top of frame,...
University of Louisville--Basketball; University of Louisville--Students; Basketball players; Students; Playing cards; Airplanes; College athletes; University of Louisville--Sports
Members of the University of Louisville basketball team and others playing cards in an airplane. Several men are gathered in the aisle of the airplane to watch. This image is from a trip the University of Louisville basketball team took to the...
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Trench warfare; Soldiers; Tables; Card games; Games; Board games
Soldiers sit at a narrow table playing cards and checkers in a rocky ravine or trench in the Balkans during World War I. They are believed to be members of the 34e Colonial Regiment stationed near Monastir in the Balkans in 1917-1919.
One of Kate Matthews' Christmas cards. The top part of the card features a Kate Matthews' photograph of the snow-covered gate on Ashwood Avenue at the photographer's family home, Clovercroft, in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. On the bottom portion of the...
Souvenir postcard folder from Long Beach, California. Includes images of buildings such as the Municipal Auditorium and Horseshoe Pier (under construction), various hotels, and the Polytechnic High School. There are also scenic shots, including...
Ringing bell and fir boughs on front, with a small image of three men on camels with a guide pointing and looking at a light in the sky, presumably the Christmas star. The bell has an inscription that reads, "gloria in excelsis Deo."...
Three young girls in white winter coats. One carries an umbrella and another carries a muff. There are gold shamrocks in the background. Postmarked 1908 on the verso. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons as part of the "New Years Post...
Santa Claus; Wreaths; Girls; New Year cards; Clocks & watches
Santa Claus pokes his head through a wreath of holly and ivy toward a little girl in a short dress. Santa is standing behind a large clock face that reads 12:00. Postmarked 1908 on verso. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, "New Year Post...
Girl in a pink bonnet pokes her head through a hole torn in the background; she looks out over a clock face reading 12:00. Postmarked 1910 on verso. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, "New Year" post cards, series 12.
Santa Claus; Christmas cards; Christmas trees; Holly; Toys;
Santa Claus stands beside a scroll bearing the message, "Be this Christmas fair and bright, With all that makes a young heart light." The scroll is topped with two gold bells and holly with berries can be seen peeking from behind the...
Roast turkey on a platter near a decanter, vase, fruit bowl and other tableware. The fruit bowl has a variety of fruits in it, including grapes. The signature "RJ Wealthy" is printed below the platter. Printing information dates this...
Chicks and Easter eggs. Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, part of the Easter Post Cards series, no. 701. Printing information dates this card to before the first World War.
Student photographer standing behind the Polaroid photo ID camera in the University Center. Student Photographer Taking Photos in the University Center (University of Louisville) for Student ID Cards. February 17, 1969. People: John Beckman.
