A man wearing yellow rain boots and carrying an umbrella walks through tall grass toward a sign that says, "Do Not Enter When Flooded." Photograph was taken in the mid-afternoon.
A group of people gathered in a field of grass featuring several wooden structures. Some of the people appear to be sucking on the grass. Sorghum is a type of grass used in the production of syrups and distilled alcoholic beverages.
Address: 1726 Hamilton Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. A creek makes a bow shape around a patch of land with industrial buildings in the background. The patch of land has grass growing with stacks of grass gathered in small hillocks. The buildings in...
Domed, one-story building with domed windows and high ceilings, built in 1904 with funding from Andrew Carnegie to establish a public library in Paducah. Stairs with two wreaths carved on either railing rise over the above-ground basement to a...
Zorn Avenue, looking north, Louisville, Kentucky. At the right of the photograph is a head on view of a road. Left of the road is an overgrown railroad track. Left of the track is a wide band of rocks in which two men are standing, one in shirt...
Buildings; Health care facilities; Hospitals; Drug abuse
Courtyard, Narcotic Farm, Lexington, Kentucky. Between two brick walls, there is a grass courtyard with a rectangular path near its edge. The courtyard's far wall, a lower wall with domed cutouts, separates it from another grass courtyard. The...
Crowd in garden area at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, 1930. A wide view of the garden area, including the surrounding structures. On one pedestal-supported roof are plaques with former Derby winners' names and years: "Worth,...
Crowd in garden area at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, 1930. A wide view of the garden area, including the surrounding structures. On one pedestal-supported roof are plaques with former Derby winners' names and years: "Worth,...
Women; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival
Jean Thomas, wearing the long black dress with ruffled collar worn by the Ladies-in-Waiting at the annual American Folk Song Festival, with her hair in ringlet curls, stands outside in the tall grass. Title supplied by cataloger.
A stately brick home has an entryway framed by four white columns and topped a triangular section with a semi-circular window inset. The home has four chimneys and mature trees surrounding it. A brick pathway leads through the mown grass to the...
This two-story home has Doric columns on the front porch and the balcony above it. The symmetrical building has matching windows on either side of the door and balcony and four chimneys. An automobile is parked to the left of the building. The...
Hospitals; Marine hospitals; Health care facilities; Buildings; United States. Marine Hospital, no. 11 (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 2215 Portland Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Completed in 1847, this Marine Hospital's unique feature is the tower on top which could be identified by passersby on the Ohio River. The grounds have an expanse of mowed grass lined with bushes...
Two mules in harness pull a young man on seed drill on a farm. On the back of the machine is lettering reading, "Alfalfa & Grass Seed Drill." A stream cuts through the picture. To the left there is a small stone outbuilding with two...
Industrial facilities; Buildings; Cobblestone streets; Utility poles
Address: 2934 Grand Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. The U. S. Foil Company building sits close to the sidewalk, with a small green space between the sidewalk and the cobblestone street. Utility poles are planted in this space and a light layer of...
A dirt road leads to a covered bridge in Prospect, Kentucky. A pole and wire fence as well as utility lines follow the road. A utility pole is next to the bridge which is made of wood and has signs posted at the entrance. Trees and grass surround...
The clubhouse of the Louisville Country Club sits atop a landscape of rolling hills with manicured grass and trees. A flagless flagpole stands to the right of the three-story building. The first floor windows are arched and appear to have striped...
Streets; City & town life; Buildings; Smokestacks; Automobiles; Banks; Apartment houses; Dwellings
The Federal Land Bank, located at Broadway and Third Street in Louisville, Kentucky, stands several stories tall. The building is set off from the street by a narrow parkway with grass and trees and a wide sidewalk. The first stories of the...
A log cabin sits at the edge of a farm field. It is surrounded by tall grass, bushes, and a few trees. The roof and an awning are shingled and a stone chimney is attached to the back. A set of wooden stairs leads to a small platform just past the...
Two automobiles are parked at a lookout in Shawnee Park in Louisville, Kentucky. The paved lot is surrounded by trimmed grass and some trees and bushes. In the background is the Ohio River and the shoreline of Indiana.
