Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
In the early days of 1861, Kentucky, torn between her allegiance to the federal government and her sympathy for the South, with her citizenry so divided that hardly a family in the state stood united, vainly endeavored to carve out for herself a...
Mary Long Hanlon (Mrs. Frank Davern Burke) of Louisville, Kentucky with J.C.W. Beckham, Jr. They are in the midst of a dance; she is wearing a long dress, with lace trim at the bottom. The photograph is cracked along the edges and marred with...
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
Leaf from a small portable Gothic Bible, copied in France in the thirteenth century. The Latin translation used throughout this period was known as the Vulgate, since Latin was the common or vulgar language read by all literate people of the time....
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Planetaria; Trees;
Rauch Memorial Planetarium, a round brick structure, in the midst of the Belknap campus and many trees. Many other buildings are visible nearby, and the street can be behind the Planetarium. The Confederate Monument stands in the foreground, near a...
Sculpture; Men; Warriors; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Clothing & dress; Capes (Clothing); Trousers; Footwear; Headgear; Beards; Daggers & swords; Arms & armament; Lifting & carrying
"Images of barbarians, an essential element of triumphal ceremony in imperial Rome, were most often represented in a military context. […] [S]uch representations are omnipresent in Trajan's Forum, on the façade of the Ulpia Basilica, and...
