Maps; Forts & fortifications; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Two-page spread, featuring three maps. Published by the United States Department of War in 1895 as Plate 102 of Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies 1861-1865. Map 1 is "Defenses of Munfordville, Ky....
Monuments & memorials; Daughters of the American Revolution
A memorial stone, erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) in Boonesboro, Kentucky, listing its first settlers. Names listed include, from top left: James McMillan; Margaret White McMillan; Colonel Daniel Boone; Rebecca Boone;...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Port quarter of COL. G.L. GILLESPIE, almost complete, at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. COL. G.L. GILLESPIE, a stern-wheel towboat with wood hull (110 ft. x 25 ft. x 3 ft.), was built in 1897. Owned by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in...
Maps; Forts & fortifications; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Reprint of a Civil War-era map of Louisville, Kentucky, highlighting forts. Printed in lower lefthand corner:"Accompanying report of Lieut. Col. J.H. Simpson Corps of Engrs., U.S. Army, dated June 24, 1865. SERIES I. VOL. XLIX." Printed...
Families; Flowers; Group portraits; Men; Women; Children; People
Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel and his wife sit in a room full of flowers surrounded by children who are likely their grandchildren. The six children range in age from approximately seven years old to fifteen years old. The elderly couple wear...
Families; Flowers; Group portraits; Men; Women; Children; People
Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel and his wife sit in a room full of flowers surrounded by children who are likely their grandchildren. The six children range in age from approximately seven years old to fifteen years old. The elderly couple wear...
Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel and his wife sit in a room full of flowers. Both wear corsages on their formal clothes. She wears a pale dress with a jacket. He wears a dark suit with lighter pin-striped pants. Col. Mengel was President of the...
Looking through a doorway, this image shows a dining room table, chairs, and sideboards in the home of Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel, at 1325 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A floral arrangement is on the table and a tea set is on the...
A bedroom in the home of Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel, at 1325 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky, is shown. The four-poster bed has a white spread and roll of pillow near the headboard. A small rocking chair and chest are directly in...
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...
This sitting room within Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel's home at 1325 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky has three doorways visible and includes a rocking chair and a stuffed chair and couch. The floor is covered in carpets and the table...
This view of a bedroom at Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel's home at 1325 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky, shows the foot of a sleigh bed, a rocking chair, a roll-top desk, and a chaise. The fireplace has an oval mirror above it and on its...
A large sleigh bed sits against one wall in this bedroom scene within Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel's home at 1325 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A dresser with an oval mirror has a marble top on which sits a number of photographs,...
This image of Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel's home at 1325 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky, shows a hallway leading into what may be a library. The hallway has vases or urns on pedestals, two bench seats facing each other and what might...
A number of rooms are visible within Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel's home at 1325 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The room in the foreground includes a loveseat and chairs. The hallway includes another chair, ornate lamp, and urns....
A sitting room with delicate furniture is shown within Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel's home at 1325 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. This may have been a ladies' sitting room. A portrait of a woman hangs on one wall above a curio...
Three servants of Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel pose by the house. Both women have aprons tied on over their dresses. The man wears a dark suit white shirt and tie.
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
COL. A. MACKENZIE, a side-wheel snag-boat (160 ft. x 33 ft. x 5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1900. Owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, she initially operated on the upper Mississippi River. When Captain David Tipton died at her wheel in Lake...
Character portrait of the left profile of a man wearing a fedora, overcoat, eyeglasses, and leather gloves, attempting to light a cigarette. His inscription to Col. Macauley references the "Chili Con Carne Club," which was a men's poker...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Actors; Men; Costumes; Military uniforms
Character portrait of actor Carl Ahrendt in costume for a role as Colonel Sapt in "The Prisoner of Zenda," which was performed at Macauley's Theatre numerous times between 1896 and 1908, although not in 1903 and never with Ahrendt...
