"The Canterbury Tales", prologue, opening page, in "The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer," Kelmscott Press, 1896, woodcut illustration by Burne-Jones, border decorations and initials by William Morris.
Man and woman near oversized snowball. A small animal, probably a dog, peers around the snowball, which is as tall as the woman. The man and woman wear stereotypical Dutch costumes: both wear wooden shoes, and the woman wears a white cap....
Frontier Nursing Service, Inc.; Nurses; Log cabins; Dwellings; Buildings; People
In this winter scene two young boys talk to a nurse from the Frontier Nursing Service. The boys are standing on the porch of a log cabin and the nurse stands in front of the porch with one foot on the step. One boy is wearing overalls over a...
A nurse from the Frontier Nursing Service talks with girls and a woman near a well. She is holding a brown horse by the reins. The horse wears a saddle. The nurse wears a cap and jacket with the initials FNS on the sleeve. She wears riding pants...
Profile of a male elf wearing oversized glasses and walking while carrying a large book. The image is framed by a circular inside a rectangle with decorative elements. Above the frame is a banner with the text "His Book." Above the banner...
Ornamental shield containing text. In the center of the shield is the name "John Morton Morris" and the Latin phrase "In Libris Libertas." At the bottom are the initials "LMM." Silver or grey and orange ink. Signed...
Hospital College of Medicine, Louisville (Ky.); Medical students; Teachers
Hospital College of Medicine 1905 - Composite photograph for the Hospital College of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky, of faculty and graduating medical school class of 1905. Individual oval-shaped portraits of men in suits and ties. Portraits are...
Woodblock prints of, clockwise from left: frame signed "Waggoner& Bosse SC: Louisville" (sideways); elaborate corner design signed "Waggoner & Boss SC. Louisville."; number 33; monogram for "R.E.L.", with...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the caged lion, the saddle, and the man wearing vest resting on log, holding axe, while boy carries sheaves of wheat, the images duplicate the earlier prints in this...
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1500-1550
A Book of Hours was the primary text for private lay devotion in the late middle ages and Renaissance. Consisting of the cycle of prayers to be recited at the eight canonical hours or established times for prayers throughout the day, the content of...
Four men from the Kentucky Elks Club in various poses, including three images with them in light pants and shirts with initials on them, standing in a row front-to-back and side-to-side, and one image of them in costumes of old-fashioned suits with...
Military parades & ceremonies; Military facilities; Military personnel
Uniformed men march in formation in front of a large stone building. There are men and women viewing them from at least three sides, from a distance. There are other buildings visible in the background. The number 103,900 and the initials JV are...
Orange and black banner bearing the initials "G" and "C," presumably for Georgetown College. Postmarked 1909 on verso. Published by CH Arnold, with JBM&S.
Banner over short poem and two cornucopias. The banner reads, "Thanksgiving," and the poem reads "May the golden horn of plenty / with blessings overflowing / pour forth it's [sic] store on you and your's [sic] / in measure ever...
Girl in bonnet ties a botton onto a large rabbit that is standing on its hind legs. Postmarked 1913 on verso. The initials "AMC" are printed on the front. Published by the FA Owen Company.
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Dormitories; Fraternities & sororities; Tables; Street lights; Trees; Tau Kappa Epsilon. Alpha Chi Chapter (University of Louisville); University of Louisville. Panhellenic Council;
Entranceway to Community Park dormitory. Sidewalks lead to a larger central entranceway, and to smaller entranceways bearing the letters of different "Greek" groups. The initials of the Panhellenic Council and Tau Kappa Epsilon can be...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Memorial works; Military officers; Military personnel; Symbols; Militarism; Friendship; Standards (Identifying artifacts); Military standards; Flags; Crosses; Military decorations; Awards; Emblems; Insignia; Badges;...
"Although one could read this image in the general context of wartime militarism, elements in the painting did have personal significance for Hartley; in particular, it includes references to his friend, Lieutenant Karl von Freyberg, with whom...
