"This fragment of a wall painting was among the very first ancient artworks discovered in Herculaneum after the volcanic eruption on August 23 in 79 A.D. […] This panel was executed using a technique similar to fresco painting. The design...
Cabinets hold leaves of tobacco with tags on them and tables display squash, corn, and other produce. The tables are decorated with striped bunting and sheaths of foliage. The ceiling is draped with fabric covered in stars and stripes.
Entrance to Mammoth Cave: a large hole with foliage on its far side and a rocky dirt path which curves around it at the front of the photograph. Along the rim of the cave there is an interesting tree which grows horizontally and is curved in the...
African Americans, including a man, two women, three children, and a baby held by the woman at left, pose close in front of an house of unpainted, long vertical wood boards supporting a roof with thick shingles; the house has a tall brick chimney...
Four women, one of whom is a little person, stand on the pebbled shore of muddy Highland Creek in front of a backdrop of foliage. The woman on the left is pointing with an umbrella.
Buildings; Religious facilities; Churches; Episcopal churches
St. Mark's (Episcopal) Church, at Frankfort Avenue and Kennedy Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. This wing includes stone and wood, ivy, and a modest steeple. Foliage includes a flowering bush under one window and small tree within an iron fence.
Buildings; Transportation facilities; Railroad stations; Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Anchorage, Kentucky depot of the L. & N. (Louisville & Nashville) Railroad. The wooden building, viewed from its side, features geometric detail and a leaded-glass window. At left, behind foliage, a metal frame supports a metal ring and a...
Gate leading to a walkway with flowers and foliage on either side. The image is in the center of a plaque from which floral elements hang on either side. Below the image are the names "Eleanor & Lewis Humphrey" and the quotation...
World War, 1914-1918--France; Trench warfare; Soldiers; Military training; Explosions; Shells (Ammunition); Artillery (Weaponry)
A soldier and an exploding artillery shell as seen over the rock wall of a trench during World War I. Landscape and foliage are similar to other pictures in this collection which were taken during the photographer's army training exercises in...
World War, 1914-1918--France; Battlefields; Explosions; Shells (Ammunition); Artillery (Weaponry); Military training
Smoke plumes rise from three or four exploding artillery shells. Landscape and foliage are similar to other pictures in this collection taken during the photographer's army training exercises in Autun, France in 1915.
Full-length character portrait of performer Louise Eissing standing before a backdrop of a wooden fence and foliage, wearing a hat, long braid, and sleeveless shirt with pleated skirt, and holding a pail. She inscribed this portrait to John...
A woman in a white, or light-colored, dress sits on a bench. There are trees beside and behind the bench and there appears to be a clearing or waterway behind the trees. Based on the foliage, the location may be Florida. Title supplied by cataloger.
A railroad crossing sign stands on a small patch of grass. The white sign is framed by the foliage of trees in the background. Printed on the crossbars are "Railroad" and "Crossing". Print on the vertical post: "Look Both...
An old stone mill on a creek in Fraziertown, Kentucky surrounded by trees and other foliage. The water is very low, exposing the rocky creek bed. Title supplied by cataloger.
An old stone mill on a creek in Fraziertown, Kentucky surrounded by trees and other foliage. The water is very low, exposing the rocky creek bed. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on the lower right corner of mount. Also handwritten on album...
An old stone mill on a creek in Fraziertown, Kentucky surrounded by trees and other foliage. The water is very low, exposing the rocky creek bed. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on the album page.
An old stone mill on a creek in Fraziertown, Kentucky surrounded by trees and other foliage. The water is very low, exposing the rocky creek bed. Handwritten on mount in lower left margin in photographer Kate Matthews' handwriting: "The Old...
