Male figure in wooden shoes sits in chair; the image of a woman's head floats nearby as if in his mind. The man is smoking a cigar. "Not like this tho" is handwritten near the cigar, which has been circled. The man and the woman wear...
Trolley tracks run down Bardstown Road at its intersection with Highland Avenue. Utility poles are visible on both sides of the road and a traffic light hangs down from some of these. On the left is Louisville National Bank and Otto E. Mueller's...
Hotels; Cobblestone streets; Street railroad tracks; City & town life; Buildings
Address: 610 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. This portion of Main Street, a cobblestone street with trolley tracks, includes a row of five-story buildings including the Louisville Hotel. Two doormen stand by the entryway of the hotel which...
Workers from the Kentucky Coal & Coke Mine of Echols, Kentucky pose in front of a building. Most of them wear overalls and hats with lights attached and a number of them have a metal pail nearby which may hold their lunches. One man is smoking...
Address: 528 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Several trucks are parked in front of a row of businesses, including C. C. Bickel Co., The Phil. Hollenbach Co., and Jno. J. Schulten & Co. Above the entry to the C. C. Bickel Co. is a sign...
City & town life; Streets; Banks; Automobiles; Buildings; Historic buildings; Stores & shops
Address: 208 S. Fifth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. At the intersection of Fifth and Market Streets in downtown stands the Louisville Trust Building. Oversized arches mark the entries and are repeated several stories above with smaller arched...
Several women smile from a float in the Kentucky Derby Festival Parade. The float is pulled by two horses as the driver smokes a cigar. A sign suspended above the float reads, "Louisville Thanks You" and one on the side reads,...
Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Floods; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Flood damage
Men work to repair equipment at the Louisville Gas & Electric Co. Beargrass Sub-Station after the 1937 flood. The men wear overalls or coveralls and one man smokes a cigar.
A Franklin automobile is shown with four men in it. The top is down for the picture, but the road appears icy and a little bit of snow appears at the base of the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the side of the Louisville Free Public Library at 301...
One of the windows of this large stone building indicates "County Health Officers, Public Health Nurses." The State Board of Health of Kentucky was located at 532 W. Main Street at this time. The entrance is framed by twin columns on each...
Irvin S. Cobb, Paducah, Kentucky-born author of more than fifty works and later an actor, standing outside, wearing a suit, holding a cane, and smoking a cigar. Photograph is cracking in a few places. Attached to back of image: Associated Press...
Irvin S. Cobb, Paducah, Kentucky-born author of more than fifty works and later an actor, posing in an advertisement for a Fox film called "Everybody's Old Man." His glasses are resting low on the bridge of his nose and he is holding a...
Irvin S. Cobb, Paducah, Kentucky-born author of more than fifty works and later an actor, sitting at a desk writing, smoking a cigar. Photograph is damaged in several places and also has some discolored blemishes. Attached to back of image: When...
Judge Charles I. Dawson of Crestwood, Kentucky, appointed by President Coolidge as United States Judge for Western District of Kentucky, wearing a tuxedo and holding the last of a cigar. The photograph has a few small marks and some discoloration,...
Portraits; Men; Government officials; Mayors; Military uniforms; Cigars
William B. Harrison, Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1927-1933, standing with three men, holding a cigar box and looking to the man on the left (his right). The photograph has been torn in a few spots. Stamped on back of image: October 17, 1933.
Portrait of Dr. Willard Rouse Jillson of Frankfort, Kentucky. He has a cigar in his mouth and he's looking at a rock. The photograph is yellowing from age. Typed on back of image: Dr. W.R. Jillson, Director and State Geologist of the Kentucky...
Portrait of Dr. Willard Rouse Jillson of Frankfort, Kentucky. He has a cigar in his mouth and he's standing with the river ravine behind him. Crop marks frame his image, and the photograph is marked with discolorations. Typed on back of image: Dr....
