To gain a true appreciation of the works of any author, we must first be familiar with his race, his environment, and the period in which and of which he wrote. The Paris of the early seventeenth century was far different from the modern metropolis...
A grandfather clock, harp and fireplace line the far wall of a room with floral wallpaper. Chairs and other seating furniture are also visible. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on the lower right corner of mount. Title supplied by cataloger.
"The painting belonged to Edward James. The 'paranoiac-critical town' is composed of elements principally from Cadaqués and Palamós." (Caption); "The reference was to Outskirts of the Paranoiac-Critical Town, one of Dali's finest...
Oral history interview conducted with Nelson Goodwin on January 10, 1979 by Kenneth Chumbley. Mr. Goodwin, a nursery owner and local historian from Louisville, Kentucky, discusses his ancestors and other African Americans who lived in the...
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...
Several people pose behind a table with a white tablecloth. The people wear paper or cloth hats with shiny bands. One man holds a menorah, another has an accordion, another a bottle of wine, and one woman holds a noise-maker. Another bottle of...
Buildings; Dwellings; Houses; Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864; State parks & reserves; Historic buildings
On back of image: "My Old Kentucky Home, Federal Hill." Entrance hall of Federal Hill, the Bardstown, Kentucky, estate of the Rowan family, whose cousin, Stephen Foster, composed "My Old Kentucky Home." Federal Hill Mansion, on...
Portrait of Mary Ellen McAdams of Louisville, Kentucky posed on a couch with her grandfather, John Thipton. The photograph is yellowing with age. Handwritten on back of image: Daughter of Pope McAdams, 2119 Highland; credit, Walton Jones...
Hall leading to the guest room at Pendennis Club, Louisville, Kentucky. In a wall nook there is a bucking horse statuette, and in the far corner there is a grandfather clock.
Entrance hall looking into library at the Dr. and Mrs. Irvin Abell home, 1433 South Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Wide hall holds a piano, mirror, couch, and grandfather clock. There are taxidermy heads in the hall and the next room.
A two-story frame house that belonged to Jean Thomas' father or paternal grandfather, Dr. 'Doc' Bell. It is located on 'Lex,' possibly Lexington Avenue in Ashland, Kentucky.
Jean Thomas' sister, Trixy Lydia Ross Bell, and two other women identified as "Bess" and "Sade" pose outside a two-story frame house that belonged to Thomas' father or grandfather, Dr. "Doc" Bell. The house is located...
Peter B. Muir was born in Nelson County, Kentucky, in 1822. He was orphaned at an early age and raised by his paternal grandfather, Dr. William Muir. After an early education in the country schools of Nelson county, he attended Hanover College....
Madison Conyers Johnson was born September 21, 1806 in Fayette County, Kentucky to one of the states pioneer families. His grandfather, Robert Johnson, represented the District of Kentucky in the Virginia Assembly in 1782 and was a member of the...
Full-length character drawing of red-haired performer, producer, and arranger Joseph Jefferson III, in costume for his famous role as "Rip Van Winkle." He is seated on a table, wearing a hat, jacket, striped tie, knickers, and spats, and...
Full-length character portrait of performer, producer, and arranger Joseph Jefferson III in costume for the role of Bob Acres in "The Rivals." He stands before an outdoor backdrop, wearing a tri-corner hat, jacket with tails, and pants...
