Liberty--Philosophy; Enlightenment--France; Désert de Retz (Chambourcy, France); Gardens, English--France--Chambourcy
Freedom is a critical concept that helps shape the discourse of modern society and corresponding thoughts about people's private, public, cultural and spiritual lives. Standing at the fountainhead of the modern era, the Enlightenment was a critical...
Indians of North America--Missions; Jesuits--North America; Wyandot Indians--Religion; Wyandot Indians--Missions; Jesuits--Missions--North America--History
There are perhaps but few passages in history that are more striking than those which tell of heroic efforts of the early French Jesuits to convert the Indians of North America. Many of these efforts are full of dramatic and philosophic interest,...
French Lick Springs Hotel in French Lick, Indiana. The large brick building is seen from the front, at some distance. An American flag flies from the top story, and people and horses are visible on the roads and lawns in front of the structure....
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Entertainers; Women
Portrait of Helena French, also known as Mrs. William Hoey and as half of the French Twin Sisters dance team (with sister Minnie French, who married William Hoey's theatrical partner, Charles E. Evans and is pictured in ULPA 1980.20.0236). She is...
Portrait of a young man with thin mustache and three-piece suit and tie. "A Parlor Match," starring Charles E. Evans and William Hoey, was staged at Macauley's Theatre on the date of this portrait's inscription by C. (possibly Charles)...
Portrait of twin sisters Helena (Mrs. William Hoey) and Minnie (Mrs. Charles E. Evans) French, of the French Twin Sisters dance team, who met their husbands while touring with them. They wear identical pin-striped dresses with black collars....
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Entertainers; Women
Portrait of Minnie Evans, also known as Mrs. Charles E. Evans and as half of the French Twin Sisters dance team (with sister Helena French, who married Evans' theatrical partner, William Hoey). She is wearing a high-collared dress with brass...
Bird sitting on a tree branch. An axe is at the base of the tree. The background is decorated with nature elements with fleur de lis at the top and base of the design. The name "Betty French" is above the tree image. The phrase "Il...
Map of North America, prepared for a French trading company, shows ports, bays, large lakes, mountain ranges, settlements, and villages as well as routes of various explorers. Disproportionate space is allocated to the eastern portion of...
French Tipton was born in 1848. He was licensed to practice law, but was most known as a newspaper editor in Richmond, Kentucky. In 1887, Tipton and William G. White established the pro-Democratic Richmond Climax. However, in 1896 he left the party...
Gazebo-style building with red roof, housing a spring. Several paths lead to the building, and there are trees in the background and foreground. The message on the verso is dated 1910. Imported and published by the French Lick Mercantile Company.
Men; Suits (Clothing); Group portraits; Eating & drinking; People
Over twenty men pose for a shot at a dinner at The French Village in the basement of the Heyburn Building at 332 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. It is likely that the men are the employees of Anderson Manufacturing Company. Long tables are set...
World War, 1914-1918--France; Military camps; Military cookery; Soldiers; Pots & pans
French soldier ladles liquid into a steaming cook pot, which is one of four sitting next to a brick building, in a military camp during World War I. Other soldiers, most likely from the 139e Régiment d'Infanterie, stand and sit nearby.
World War, 1914-1918; Trench warfare; Soldiers; Digging
French soldier uses a pick to dig a trench or dugout, probably in northeastern France, during World War I. He has a cigarette in his mouth and his jacket is lying on the ground above his head.
World War, 1914-1918--France; Soldiers; Military cookery; Military life; Dogs
Godet, left, friend of photographer André Jeunet watches two French soldiers from the 139e Régiment d'Infanterie prepare a meal on the banks of a stream or river. One is tending the fire. The other, smoking a pipe, is looking down at a dog. They...
