Soon after the atomic theory was established, it was found that the plant uses as sources of food not only the air and water, but also different constituents of the soil, dissolved in the soil moisture—the mineral nutrients. Ashes of different...
Racetracks (Horse racing); Keeneland Association (Lexington, Ky.); Buildings; Building construction
Buildings nearing completion for 1936 opening, Keeneland Association, Lexington Kentucky. Buildings with one to three-story sections of different sized stone and dark windows. The buildings have two layered tops like the tops of castles. The...
Racetracks (Horse racing); Keeneland Association (Lexington, Ky.); Buildings; Building construction
Buildings nearing completion for 1936 opening, Keeneland Association, Lexington, Kentucky. A three-story section of the buildings, from the left side. The buildings are of different sized stone and dark windows, and have two layered tops like the...
Racetracks (Horse racing); Keeneland Association (Lexington, Ky.); Buildings; Building construction
Buildings nearing completion for 1936 opening, Keeneland Association, Lexington, Kentucky. Panoramic photograph of two to three-story buildings of different sized stone and dark windows. At the sides the buildings have two layered tops like the...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. The tops of each page of this issue have significant portions missing from them and much of what remains along the tops...
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Interiors
The interior of Le Rose Theatre includes an aisle between a front and back section of seating as well as aisles dividing the front seating into three sections. The movie screen is framed by arched windows on either side. Short windows at the tops...
Lincoln Institute (Simpsonville, Ky.); Football players; African Americans; Schools; People; Segregation in education
A group of mostly African American men pose for a photograph next to a goalpost. Most wear dark long-sleeved tops and knee length light-colored pants. Some hold helmets and others have footballs in their hands. To the sides are two men who may be...
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...
City & town halls; City Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Historic buildings; Clocks & watches; Automobiles; Carriages & coaches; Horses; Buildings; Transportation
Address: 601 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. This Renaissance Revival style building is Louisville City Hall which was constructed in the early 1870s. The building includes a raised basement and three stories of white stone. A...
Group portraits; Basketball players; Women; People; Stages (Platforms)
Seven girls pose for a group portrait. Four stand in the back row and three sit in chairs in the first row. The seated girl in the center holds a basketball. The girls wear uniforms of baggy, knee-length pants, long-sleeved tops, knee-length socks,...
Address: 11400 Ridge Road, Anchorage, Kentucky. Snow lies on the ground around the Anchorage Public School. A terra cotta roof tops this building with Mission Style and Greek Revival influences. The building appears to be made of stucco or concrete.
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,...
Buildings; Air pollution; Industrial buildings; Churches; Religious facilities
Address: 215 Central Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Smog lingers in the air above the buildings of Reed Air Filter Company. Two low buildings are labeled with the company's name. One is brick with awnings and the other is made of sheet metal. Lumber...
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...
A fleet of black cars are parked in front of the Fourth District police station in what is likely Louisville, Kentucky. The shiny autos each have four doors and hard tops. Drivers with the occasional passenger sit in the cars; some wear suits while...
Seven African American men pose for a group portrait. They all wear some type of hat or cap and work clothes. The clothes include overalls, jeans, tank tops and long-sleeved shirts. Some of the clothes show evidence of dirt and patches.
Cityscapes; Streets; Clock towers; Buildings; Street railroads; Transportation
Trolley cars, automobiles, and pedestrians teem along Fourth Street in Louisville, Kentucky. B. F. Keith's Mary Anderson Theatre is visible on the left as is a sign for Southern Optical. Across the street from it are Loew's and United Artists State...
A man stands amidst rows and rows of bourbon barrels. He wears overalls and a cap and is working with a mallet and a metal device on top of one of the barrels. The barrel tops have sequential numbers and some text printed on them. The text reads,...
Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement parks; People
A crowd of people at Fontaine Ferry Park, Louisville, Kentucky. A clubhouse at the top of the hill has a stairway and dock leading out to the Idlewild steamboat (not shown). Some people are dressed in casual tops and pants; others are dressed in...
Churches; Gardens; Steeples; Buildings; Religious facilities; Monuments & memorials
The back of Duncan Memorial Chapel in Floydsburg, Kentucky. The English Gothic building is made of stone with two distinct sections with a connecting section. One of the main sections has a steeple with a cross at the top. The three windows are set...
