One African American teenage boy is giving a shoe shine to an African American man sitting in a shoe shine chair on a sidewalk in Lexington, Kentucky. The chair is covered by an umbrella advertising "Lexington's Biggest Store Kaufman Clothing...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: title page for "American School Series. New First School Reader by Noble Butler A.M. John P. Morton & Co. Louisville, Kentucky." with image of girl playing with dogs and...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the three boys and woman with sailboat in washtub, the cat chasing bird, and the clockmaker, the images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints...
Address: 600 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. A sign on the side of this brick building announces that it is First Standard Bank, an African American bank in downtown Louisville. The pediment over the door, mock...
Buildings; Vehicles; Airplanes; Airports; Hangars; Bowman Field (Ky.)
Night photo of Curtiss Flying Service depot and hangar, Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. The inside lights are on, and two lights in the shape of bulls eyes are shining at the top floor from afar. The airfield, established in 1919 by Abram H....
Ship with sails in the waves with a shining star in the background. Framing the ship is a circular border of decorative elements and stars. The text around the ship reads "All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by." Below the...
Bridge to a castle with the sun shining through clouds. The bridge and castle are framed by a circular border with text. The text around the image is "Books are a finer world within the world." Below the border is an open book. These...
Passenger train stopped at a station with a large crowd of people on the platform. Trains are stopped on both sides of the platform. Title: P-23092. Railroad Train Arriving at Ranger, Texas. Text on left: Keystone View Company. Copyrighted....
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Smokestacks;
Steam and Chilled Water Plant, Belknap Campus. Steam rises from the building; the smoke stacks are prominent. This image was taken at night; there are lights shining through the windows. Current uses: Heating plant for Belknap campus. Former uses:...