Louisville Free Public Library; Segregation; Libraries; African Americans; People
Address: 604 S. Tenth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. African American children sit at tables or stand by bookshelves in the children's room of the Western Colored Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. A number of books are on the tables and...
Louisville Free Public Library; Segregation; Libraries; African Americans; People
Two women in hats and coats consult a librarian at the reference desk of the Western Colored Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. A trophy sits on the corner of the desk. A man in a suit stands to one side of the desk browsing a book. A...
Boys; Bicycles & tricycles; Louisville Free Public Library; Group portraits; Buildings; People; Transportation
Address: 301 York Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Five boys pose in front of the Louisville Free Public Library on York Street. They each have a bicycle with a headlight, horn, and water bottle. The boys are dressed in white shirts with ties, short...
Address: 301 York Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Cars park outside the Louisville Free Public Library which was built in 1906. The symmetrical lines of the building along with the central pediment supported by columns represent the Beaux Arts style....
Louisville Free Public Library; Segregation; Libraries; African Americans; People
Address: 604 S. Tenth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A woman sits at desk reading. A girl with a braid stands next to the desk and consults what is probably a dictionary. The desk also has a globe, a bell, and an ink pad. Some children sit at tables...
Automobiles; Libraries; Louisville Free Public Library; Buildings; Historic buildings; Transportation
Address: 301 York Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A Winton automobile is parked in front of the Louisville Free Public Library. One of a series of photographs of Winton automobiles owned by John Maas, Mrs. Mooney, Mrs. Read, Dr. Anderson, Mr. Long,...
A Franklin automobile is shown with four men in it. The top is down for the picture, but the road appears icy and a little bit of snow appears at the base of the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the side of the Louisville Free Public Library at 301...
Automobiles; Public libraries; Signs (Notices); Louisville Free Public Library
An automobile parked in front of the Louisville Free Public Library. A small flag on the hood of the car reads: Matlack Lighting Fixtures. Written across the bottom border of the print: Hudson 6-40 HP Claude C. Matlack 1914. See ULPA 1982.01.552.p...
Automobiles; Public libraries; Signs (Notices); Louisville Free Public Library
An automobile parked in front of the Louisville Free Public Library. A small flag on the hood of the car reads: Matlack Lighting Fixtures. Written across the bottom border of the print: Hudson 6-40 HP Claude C. Matlack 1914. See ULPA 1982.01.551.p...
African Americans; Race relations; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights; Louisville Free Public Library; Girl Scouts; Libraries; Integration; African Americans--Social conditions
Oral history interview with Murray Atkins Walls and John Walls, conducted July 27, 1977 by Dwayne Cox. Most of the interview focuses on Murray Atkins Walls, although her husband, John Walls, is also an active participant. They were both involved in...
Bookplates; Armorial bookplates; Labels; Louisville Free Public Library
Shield with a tower in the top half and a skull atop an open book in the bottom half. Above the shield is a knight's helmet facing forward. The shield is surrounded by ornamental flourishes inside a rectangular border. Inside the border and above...
Floods; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River; Buildings; Religious facilities; Churches; Libraries; Louisville Free Public Library
Flooded and icy intersection at 4th Street and York Street. At 4th Street looking east down York Street. The Louisville Free Public Library is on the left and the First Unitarian Church is on the right. Labeled time is 2:00. Image is stamped Ohio...
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Libraries; Louisville Free Public Library; Public libraries
Frame building with shaded porch which served as the free public library, probably in Buechel, Kentucky. A horse and buggy are stopped in front. The photograph is torn at upper and lower right.
