Whitestone, Henry, 1819-1893; Architects--United States
Henry Whitestone (1819-1893) practiced architecture in the
nineteenth century when the prevailing mode in architectural styles
was a series of historical revivals. His work, with few exceptions,
was entirely within the style of the Italian...
Paramount Ballroom (Shanghai, China); Architecture--China--Shanghai; Buildings--China--Shanghai; Shanghai (China)--History--20th century; Shanghai (China)--Social life and customs--20th century
The Paramount Ballroom was an innovative urban space that challenged traditional
Chinese values. In doing so it played an important role in Shanghai's modernization.
Traditional Confucian morality set very strict regulations on the social...
University of Louisville. School of Dentistry; University of Louisville--Buildings; Educational facilities
Two large buildings on the street. The building on the right is a three-story brick building with the sign "University of Louisville School of Dentistry" above the entrance. Located at 129 East Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. The building...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue says Vol. 32. No. 4. but is actually Vol. 33. No. 5. There is a crease across the center of page one that...
View of a residential street with brick sidewalk. Lined by three-story houses, most likely in Old Louisville. A lawnmower is in a yard. The original negative is deteriorated. Title supplied by cataloger.
500 block of West Chestnut Street on the south side. Three-story white brick building at the corner next to a three-story dark brick building with a For Rent sign on the front.
200 block west Walnut Street, now Muhammad Ali Boulevard, on the north side. Two- and three-story stone building next to a three-story brick building with a bookseller sign painted on the side of it.
Large three-story building, possibly a house. It is a long, white building with rows of windows and a front porch the length of the building. Men, women, and children stand on the porch and on the steps leading to the front entrance. More stand in...
Three-story brick house with shutters at the windows. The house is close to the street and has a wrought-iron fence between it and the sidewalk. Title supplied by cataloger.
Three-story dark brick building next to three-story white brick building at the corner of Eighth and Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Dark-bricked building appears to be residential (does not advertise services), while ground floor of white brick...
Sculpture; Horses; Houses; Parks; Castleman, John Breckinridge, 1841-1918; Buildings
At the intersection of Cherokee Road and Cherokee Parkway in Louisville, Kentucky, stands this monument to John B. Castleman. Created in 1913, the statue depicts Castleman on his mare Carolina. He is shown in a suit with a hat in one hand and the...
The clubhouse of the Louisville Country Club sits atop a landscape of rolling hills with manicured grass and trees. A flagless flagpole stands to the right of the three-story building. The first floor windows are arched and appear to have striped...
A dirt road leads up to Dr. Ireland's farm and residence near Okolona, Kentucky. The home has a wrap-around porch with stone columns and benches and chairs set out. A light dusting of snow sits on the roof of the three-story structure. A side...
Fire stations; Street railroads; Buildings; Historic buildings; Transportation
Address: 2620 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. A trolley approaches the firehouse at the corner of Frankfort and Franck Avenues in the Crescent Hill neighborhood. An advertisement on the trolley reads, "First Mortgage Bonds without a...
A sidewalk leads up to the front door of a three-story house. The entryway includes a small awning decorated with spindles. The front corners of the house have an unusual scooped-out design which frames a central window topped with a stained-glass...
Buildings; Religious facilities; Welfare facilities
Address: 245 E. Chestnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A sign by the front door announces, "Home of the Innocents." A cross stands above the decorative lintel of the door. The main portion of the three-story building appears to be made of...
Address: 173 N. Keats Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. At the end of North Keats Avenue stands the Grand View Apartments and Annex. The multi-story frame building to the right has a sign over its door announcing, "Grandview." A woman, a man,...
Address: 2448 Grinstead Drive. A home is pictured in a yard where there are more leaves on the ground than on the trees. The building is a three-story A-frame with a wrap-around porch. A man in a dark suit (possibly William A. Hildebrand, the name...
Show windows; Stores & shops; Grocery stores; Buildings
Address: 404 W. Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The three-story building of Steiden Stores is shown. Plate glass windows line the front of the first floor facing the sidewalk. On display are Snowdrift, Ballard's Flour, seedless grapes, pork...
Schools; African Americans; Hammers; Saws; Hand tools; Fences; Hats; Fraternal lodges; Buildings; People
Address: 316 W. Chestnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Seven young African American men stand by a fence on the Prentice School property. The hammers and saws they hold and the freshness of the fence wood indicates that they may have just built it....
