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.
A referee holds a basketball up between two young African American men. They each have an arm raised in anticipation of the ball being released. The two teams have distinctive uniforms. One uniform is made up of a white tank top with the letter M...
Aunt Betty Thomas (an elderly African-American woman) sits on the steps of a frame house holding on her lap a boy wearing shorts. Another young boys in shorts sits on the steps, and a young girl wearing a white dress stands beside them. Title...
Pansy Fay Shook does an arabesque with support from an unidentified young man. The room has wood plank flooring. Pansy Fay wears shorts with little buttons on the side. Her top is of a shiny material, sleeveless and has a tie at the throat. The boy...
Pansy Fay Shook stands in front of an unidentified young man. Both have their arms out to the sides as he holds her hands. Both stand with their weight on one leg with the other leg pointed out to the side. The room has wood plank flooring. Pansy...
Boys; Basketball players; Group portraits; Basketball; People; Young Men's Christian associations; Gymnasiums
Forty-three young men pose beneath a basketball hoop. According to the invoice for this photograph, they belong to the Young Men's Christian Association hexathlon group. Most wear sleeveless tops, shorts, and lace-up shoes. Some wear plain white or...
A team of basketball players pose for a group portrait. The players wear lace-up shoes, shorts, and long-sleeved tops which read, "Pastime B. and A.C." The man in the center of the front row holds a basketball on which is written,...
Address: 547 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A row of trucks is lined up in front of Short's Tire Service. Next to each truck is an African-American man in a jumpsuit and cap. Other men in suits and hats stand on the sidewalk. Short's...
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...
Group portraits; Basketball players; Hats; People; Students
Seven men pose in order of size in front of a building. The man in front holds a basketball with "Champs '19 - '20" printed on it. Each man is wearing a sleeveless top, shorts, and athletic shoes. Some of the men have knee pads or hats.
A basketball team poses in a line. Their jerseys advertise Elbert Coal Co. They wear tank tops, shorts, kneepads, and athletic shoes. The last man in line is likely the coach as he is dressed in a suit.
Students; Schools; Educational facilities; Gymnasiums; People; Louisville Male High School (Louisville, Ky.)
Young men are shown in the Louisville Male High School gymnasium at 911 S. Brook Street, Louisville, Kentucky. They wear tank tops, shorts, socks. and gym shoes and stand with hands behind their heads. Windows illuminate the room and the gymnastic...
At the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, three barefoot men in bead-adorned shorts, jackets, and sheaths, each wearing a different style of hat, hold swords. Behind them is a hut and trees. They are Bagobo Moros, a Muslim tribe from the western...
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.); Exhibitions; Bagobo (Philippine people); Indigenous peoples; Men
Young man with hair to his waist over a bead-adorned jacket and shorts, posing outdoors in front of trees. He is likely Bulon, a nineteen-year-old Bagobo Moro (a Muslim tribe from the western coast of Mindanao in the Philippine Islands). Since the...
Portrait of Seldon Robert Graham of Louisville, Kentucky. He is posed on a bench, wearing short-sleeve shirt and shorts. The photograph is blemished and discolored with glue remnants in top corners. Stamped on back of image: July 27, 1923. Attached...
Emory Helms of Covington, Kentucky, posed in a boxing stance, wearing boxing gloves, shoes, and shorts. The photograph has been painted on, badly creased and marred with discolorations. Stamped on back of image: March 22, 1934; Maly's Studio,...
High school football coach Ab Kirwan of Louisville, Kentucky standing with both hands in his pockets, wearing shorts and a long sleeve shirt. The photograph has been cut so that only his image is visible and marked with discolorations. Handwritten...
Sports & recreation facilities; Playgrounds; Children
Children play on see-saws in playground shaded by large trees, Anchorage, Kentucky. The girls wear plaid dresses or sailor shirts with skirts, and several hold dolls. The boys wear short-sleeve collared shirts with shorts.
Portraits; Men; Wrestlers; People associated with entertainment & sports
Billy Love of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing wrestling shorts and shoes. The photograph is cracked, creased and torn all along the surface. Handwritten on back of image: Billy Love, Louisville wrestler. Stamped on back: December 10, 1935.
