Portraits; Men; Children; Boys; Business people; Civic leaders
Portrait of businessman and civic leader (whom J.M. Atherton High School for Girls was named), John M. Atherton and grandson, John M. Atherton II of Louisville, Kentucky, seated together. On either side of the photograph x's have been painted to...
Shield containing three birds in profile. A crown and two floral ornamentations are above the shield. "Ex Libris" is above the design, while "Cornelia Anderson Atherton" is below it. Cornelia Anderson Atherton married Peter Lee...
Atherton High School; Schools; Clock towers; Buildings; Educational facilities
J. M. Atherton High School for Girls is the sign posted over the entryway. This impressive building includes large plate glass windows, and a stone and brick exterior topped by a clock. The edifice was built in 1923 at 1418 Morton Avenue and named...
Buildings; Canopies; Utility poles; Atherton Building (Louisville, Ky.)
Original address: 610 S. Fourth Street (Later known as the Francis Building.) The Atherton Building is shown with Southern Optical Co. sign on the corner, but most other storefronts empty. There's graffiti on the window next to Southern Optical and...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people; Civic leaders
Portrait of businessman and civic leader John M. Atherton of Louisville, Kentucky, for whom J.M. Atherton High School for Girls was named. He is wearing dark rimmed glasses and a goatee. The photograph is missing corners and badly discolored from...
Buildings; Canopies; Atherton Building (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 610 S. Fourth Street (Later known as the Francis Building). Completed in 1907, the Atherton Building would have been a project started while Alfred S. Joseph was still serving as chief architect and engineer for the firm of McDonald &...
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....
Atherton Girls High School, Morton and Rubel Avenues, Louisville, Kentucky. Three-story brick building with white stairs leading from two directions to the front entrance. The section surrounding the entrance is also white and culminates in a...
Atherton Girls High School, Morton and Rubel Avenues, Louisville, Kentucky. Three-story brick building with white stairs leading from two directions to the front entrance. The section surrounding the entrance is also white and culminates in a...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people
Portrait of financier, real estate developer, and distiller Peter Lee Atherton of Glenview, Kentucky, wearing dark rimmed glasses and a tapered mustache. This photograph has been painted on. Handwritten on back of image: (credit) Cusick Studios...
Portrait of Cornelia S. Anderson (Mrs. Peter Lee) Atherton of Glenview, Kentucky, wearing her hair very short and pearls in her ears. This photograph has been painted on to crop her image. Stamped on back: September 13, 1933; credit, Standiford...
Portrait of Susan C. Atherton of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing her hair short and wavy. The photograph has been painted on to crop her image and discolored from age. Handwritten on back of image: Local Society woman. Stamped on back: March 10,...
Portrait of Susan C. Atherton of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing her hair short and wavy. There are a few discolorations on the photograph. Stamped on back of image: credit, Walton Jones (Louisville photographer); March 13, 1936.
John M. Atherton home at 2542 Ransdell, Louisville, Kentucky, 1930. Modern concrete house with extra wide roof and three levels of windows though the house has two stories. Striped canopy descends over double doors leading to a brick sidewalk....
