Two people wearing shorts and rain jackets splash through the flooded intersection of Brook and Lee Street on foot. Photograph was taken during the initial downpour in the late morning.
Address: 547-553 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Six men sit on parked motorcycles in front of Short's Tire Service. The men wear uniforms including jackets with insignia on the sleeves and a black belts buckled over their jackets. Their...
Stores & shops; Department stores; Merchandise displays; Raincoats
Display of women's jackets with two jackets on display on either side of a row of coats hanging. The sign above the racks reads "Rain 'N Shine Corner." Address: Kaufman-Straus Company, 427-437 South 4th Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
Address: 1028 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. A two-story brick building is shown. A sign is suspended from the corner of the building that reads, "Joe Bass, Gents Furnishings, Clothing, Shoes, Trunks,...
Men; Cobblestone streets; Hats; Western Union Telegraph Company; Uniforms; Alcoholic beverages; People
Young men gather around with cups and small buckets as a beer keg is emptied in the streets at Twelfth and Main Streets in Louisville, Kentucky. This December shot shows young working men, some wearing heavy jackets and caps or hats. One young boy...
Country clubs; Eating & drinking facilities; Banquets; Men; Women; Suits (Clothing); Chandeliers; People
An aerial shot captures attendees of a banquet at the Audubon Country Club. The attendees may be employees of the National Bank of Kentucky, the organization which commissioned the photograph. The men wear dark suits and ties while the women wear...
Schools; Classrooms; Children; Desks; Teachers; Stoves; Newspapers; People
Boys and girls sit at iron and wood desks in a classroom while a woman observes. The students are reading a newspaper titled Southern Agriculturist. The boys wear sweaters or jackets over button up shirts with ties. One girl has short bobbed hair,...
Schools; Children; Group portraits; People; Buildings
Address: 1713 W. Madison Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Students pose for a group portrait at the entrance to the Madison Street School. The entry has an extra large arch with "Madison St. School" and decorative leaves carved above it. In...
Buildings; Theaters; Hotels; Cultural facilities; Brown Hotel (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 300 block of W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. A lit sign in the foreground announces "Brown Theatre" while others in the background indicate, "The Brown Hotel" and "Coffee Shoppe." Another sign on the...
Four men sit in a truck in front of the Louisville Salvage Corps building at 527 W. Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The men wear caps and jackets and the back of the truck is covered with a tarp. On the hood of the truck are the words,...
Two images of the graduating students from Western Junior High School, located at 22nd and Main Streets in Louisville, Kentucky. The backdrop of each image is a brick wall with sheets of white fabric tacked up. In each photograph there are seven...
Grocery stores; Crowds; Entertainment; Musicians; African Americans; African American musicians; Jug bands
The Ballard Chefs, a jug band, stands at the middle of the room. Their costumes include white chef jackets and chef hats emblazoned with "Ballard Chefs." A crowd has gathered to hear them play at Mason Grocery and Supply Company in...
Grocery stores; Crowds; Entertainment; Musicians; African Americans; African American musicians; Jug bands
A couple of members of the Ballard Chefs jug band stand at the right. Their costumes include white chef jackets and chef hats emblazoned with "Ballard Chefs." A crowd has gathered to hear them play at Mason Grocery and Supply Company in...
Address: 2116 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky. An automobile is parked in front of the Bardstown Road Pharmacy. The hood of the car appears to be seamed down the middle with hinges so that it can be opened from the side. Two headlamps, metal...
Brown-Forman Distillers Corporation; Group portraits; Suits (Clothing); Buildings; Men; People
A group of men in suits pose for a picture in front of the Brown-Forman plant. Suits vary from light to dark colors but all include shirts, ties, jackets and trousers. Some of the men sit on the grass as others stand. There is a chain link fence...
Hotels; Brown Hotel (Louisville, Ky.); Group portraits; Men; People
Address: 335 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. A group of Brown Hotel employees pose for a picture in their uniforms. The men appear in white shirts with black bow ties, black suits with black bow ties, or white jackets with narrow or bow ties.
African Americans; Women; Hats; Political participation; Political posters; People
Four African American stand in the street. One of them is writing on a sheaf of paper. All of the women wear hats and jackets. Political advertising is visible posted on the walls behind the women.
Jug bands; African American musicians; African Americans; Musicians; Show windows; Automobiles; Buildings; People; Transportation
Address: 941 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A jug band and a group of men in suits and straw hats stand outside Landrum Bros. display window. The African American men in the jug band wear white suits and hats with black bow ties and have...
A Franklin automobile is shown with four men in it. The top is down for the picture, but the road appears icy and a little bit of snow appears at the base of the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the side of the Louisville Free Public Library at 301...
