African American journalists; African American politicians; African American newspapers; African Americans; Politics & government; Politicians; Race relations; Democratic Party (Ky.); Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Co. (Louisville, Ky.);...
Interview with William J. Ealy, Louisville newspaperman and political activist. This interview was conducted on August 5 and 22, 1977 by Dwayne Cox of the University of Louisville Oral History Center. Mr. Ealy discusses his early life and education...
Souvenir folder of postcards from Memphis, Tennessee. Images in this folder depict public buildings, including the auditorium, hospitals, and a library; parks, monuments and gardens; various banks and other business buildings; Southwestern College...
Address: 743 E. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. A brick, stone, and marble building displays a sign reading: "'The Oldest National Bank in the South' First National Bank. Shelby & Broadway Branch. 'You can park.'" The corner of the...
Address: 421 W. Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A group of people stand inside the newly opened Lincoln Bank. The people are well-dressed and the room has several bouquets of flowers. The main room shows teller booths on either side and a...
Address: 224 S. Fifth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Three Terminix trucks parked at the side of the First National Bank on Fifth Street have signs indicating, "Terminix destroys termites." A small group of people stands at the corner of...
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...
Office buildings; Banks; Street railroad tracks; Transportation; Buildings
Address: 431 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Trolley lines cross the street in front of the Keller Building. The first floor of the building is labeled "National Bank of Commerce" and windows of upper stories advertise brokers,...
Streets; City & town life; Buildings; Smokestacks; Automobiles; Banks; Apartment houses; Dwellings
The Federal Land Bank, located at Broadway and Third Street in Louisville, Kentucky, stands several stories tall. The building is set off from the street by a narrow parkway with grass and trees and a wide sidewalk. The first stories of the...
City & town life; Streets; Banks; Automobiles; Buildings; Historic buildings; Stores & shops
Address: 208 S. Fifth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. At the intersection of Fifth and Market Streets in downtown stands the Louisville Trust Building. Oversized arches mark the entries and are repeated several stories above with smaller arched...
A row of children are lined up at the new accounts counter of a bank. A little girl in a hat and coat holds a passbook and a bell in her hands while she smiles at the camera. A gentleman in a suit hands the next child in line a bell. A discrete...
A hexagonal marble desk sits in the lobby of an ornate bank. A sign on the desk reads, "Information" while other signs hang above teller windows with signs like "Savings." The floor is a checkerboard pattern with the lighter...
Streets; Stores & shops; Crowds; Banks; American Legion; Signs (Notices)
Address: Fourth Avenue and Guthrie Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Crowds teem in downtown Louisville during the American Legion Convention of 1929. Flags of the United States line the street as people in civilian clothes and military uniforms roam...
Streets; Banks; Stores & shops; Buildings; Street railroads; Transportation
Address: 403 W. Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Pedestrians cross Market Street at the intersection with Fourth Street. Cars are driving both directions down Market and a number of autos are parked diagonally along the street. A trolley car is...
Address: 2118 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky. The Bardstown Road Branch of the First National Bank features a sign with a clock suspended perpendicular to the building. The brick building has a crenellated roofline and plate glass windows...
Streets; Banks; Automobile service stations; Buildings
Highland Avenue where Baxter Avenue becomes Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky. The road is criss-crossed with trolley tracks and power lines. In the right forefront is a mailbox. Going counterclockwise, a bank sits on one corner, then an Aetna...
Bardstown Road where it crosses Highland Avenue to become Baxter Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. On one corner is Taylor-Made Pharmacy No. 10 with a Coca-Cola sign in the window and a gingerbread-trimmed turret. The Highland Lunchroom sits to its...
A number of cars are parked at the curb in front of the building that housed the First National Bank, Louisville Trust Co. and Louisville Title Co. at 224 S. Fifth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A four-sided clock is suspended from the corner of the...
A branch of the First National Bank at 2223 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky, is shown. The brick building has large windows and an entryway built on a corner of the building. Lettering in the front window reads, "Bardstown Road Branch,...
