Kwame Nkrumah framed a model of African unity and development, which stood out in
sharp contrast to the Western model of capitalist development and neo-liberal democracy.
Decades after his demise, the African Union which he co-founded with other...
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...
Tall synagogue standing as a shell of a building. A crumbling building is next to it and rumble is in front. Two men sit near the edge of the rubble. Title: No. 8. Ruins of the Jewish Synagogue on Sutter St., near Powell; stood the great...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; New York Giants (Baseball team)
J.J. McGraw, John McGraw or John Joseph McGraw (1873-1934) also known as Mugsy and Little Napoleon. Color portrait of John McGraw with the New York Giants. Verso: John J. McGraw. When John J. McGraw took hold of the Giants, July 19, 1901, their...
Address: 518 S. Eighth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. At the corner of Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard) and Eighth Street, the Convent of the Good Shepherd Home for Colored Children stood. This photograph shows the a group of girls posed...
Address: 332 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. In 1928 this building became the new clubhouse for the Pendennis Club, a businessmen's social club. The right side of the building originally stood alone. Designed in...
Two women and two men are standing, and two men are sitting, on top of High Bridge, which is 275.5 feet above the low water mark, 1125 feet long, and is reported to be the first cantilever bridge in North America. Two piers anchored in concrete...
Several displays in a large room with a grid of metal beams at the ceiling within the Palace of Agriculture at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. On top of one of the displays, an enormous model of a tobacco leaf rises between two octagonal...
Two men on the banks of the Kentucky River, and another man in a small boat in the river, survey the High Bridge, which was originally planned to be a suspension bridge but construction was halted during the Civil War. When the bridge was completed...
High Bridge over the Kentucky River. It stood 275 feet tall and spanned 1,125 feet. When the bridge was completed in 1877 (after construction was halted during the Civil War), it was the first cantilever bridge in North America, and also the...
Memorial church containing the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln's parents were married in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Newspaper caption on back of image: "Church covering famed cabin. The above church, designed from the edifice which once stood...
Buildings; Canopies; Carriages & coaches; Atherton Building (Louisville, Ky.)
Original address: 610 S. Fourth Street (Later known as the Francis Building). This photo shows the corner of Walnut and Fifth Streets where the Atherton Building stood. Horses and carriages are driven on the brick streets and signs show "T.P....
Forts & fortifications; Historic sites; Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.); Buildings
Exterior view of the Alamo fort from across a road. Front wall and part of the side are visible. A star is at the top of the front wall. Title: 16578 'The Alamo' - Texas Cradle of Liberty (Dating from 1744), San Antonio. Text on left: Keystone View...
A man stands in a tobacco field in Kentucky with only his chest, shoulders, and head visible. He is wearing a dark hat and shirt and a lighter colored jacket. The tobacco field is quite large and farm buildings are in the distance. Title: (20092)...
Train on railroad tracks leading toward one of the towers of High Bridge over the Kentucky River. The tracks are cut between cliffs and both towers are seen in the background. The north and south towers were built between 1854 and 1858 by bridge...
North tower of High Bridge over the Kentucky River. The railroad tracks beneath the tower lead across the river to where the south tower can be seen in the distance. The north and south towers were built between 1854 and 1858 by bridge builder John...
Early image of the north tower of High Bridge prior to the bridge's construction. The cliff face and Kentucky River below are seen from the south side of the river. The north and south towers were built between 1854 and 1858 by bridge builder John...
One of the two towers of High Bridge over the Kentucky River. A man stands next to the tower near a fence. The Kentucky River and cliffs above it are in the background. The north and south towers were built between 1854 and 1858 by bridge builder...
Distant view of the south tower of High Bridge over the Kentucky River. A small wooden structure and debris are on the ground at eye-level. The north and south towers were built between 1854 and 1858 by bridge builder John A. Roebling to suspend...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Houchens Building (Louisville, Ky.); Post offices; Stairways;
Front stairway and entrance to the Houchens Building at the University of Louisville. Both the stairway and the handicap access ramp are visible. The Houchens Building was acquired for $1.3 million. The post office, located in the Houchens...
