Abandoned buildings; Printing industry; Buildings; Brick wall signs; Electric signs
Address: 18th and Portland Ave., Louisville, Kentucky. Portland Printing advertises their Reduced & Enlarged Copies, as well as a Fax Service. A Neon "OPEN" sign appears in the window to the left of the ghost sign.
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
Barges at lower part of Portland Canal Locks, Dam 41, Louisville, Kentucky. Bridge in the distance. Bottom right of the photo is marked "Lock--Louisville." Caption on back of image: "Lower part of locks -- Dam 41, Louisville Ky....
Fire stations; Group portraits; Fire fighters; Fire engines; Steam engines
Group portrait of firefighters sitting and standing around a steam engine at the Engine Company No. 6, located at present day 2427 Portland Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky, 1874. The address at the time was listed in the City Directory as...
Air void structure in hardened concrete is critical to its durability. This project mainly focuses on investigating the air void system in hardened concrete with the microscopic analysis Linear Traverse Method specified by ASTM Specification...
Embellished photo of a crane and shipping way at the Portland Canal in Louisville, Kentucky. A bridge is shown, with a ship in the water behind the bridge. Decorative border around the image. The Louisville and Portland Canal bypassed the Falls of...
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
Barges with cargo docked at the Portland Canal, on the left side of the canal, by two railroads and an embankment, Louisville, Kentucky. The bottom left of the photo is signed "SIMES." Stamped on the back of the image is "Simes...
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping; Laborers
Men sit or stand aboard a barge parked at Portland Canal, Louisville, Kentucky, 1923. Two stand on the adjacent railroad. Crane on tracks and a view of the 14th Street bridge. Stamped on the back of the image is "Simes Photo. Send for Simes...
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
Dry dock at Dam 41, Portland Canal and Locks, Louisville, Kentucky. To the left are telephone lines and in the water at the right is a barge with a crane. Beyond, the canal curves to the right. Caption on back of image: "Transfer back mix and...
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
Portland Canal's Dam 41 in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Falls of the Ohio, where many fossilized organisms can be seen. The river curves right; beyond, it narrows and curves left. Two bridges are shown. Caption on back of image: "View looking...
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
At the Portland Canal on the Ohio River, Louisville, Kentucky, a man is shoveling in the road next to another man, and other men stand by on other areas of the road. All of the men wear hats; most wear suits, but the man who is shoveling wears work...
Stores & shops; Department stores; Advertising; Children; Ponies
Children, one astride a pony, gathered in front of Carrie Deeb & Sons department store, holding up copies of "Keds Handbook." Handwritten on back of print: "Carrie Deeb & Sons, Portland's most complete dept. store, dry goods,...
Two-story light brick building with a dark facade on the ground floor at the corner of Eighteenth and Portland, Louisville, Kentucky. Ground floor businesses include Nan's Parlor on the left and a Cafe on the right. Painted on the side of the...
Buildings; Bars; Signs (Notices); Advertisements; Water pumps
Tall two-story dark brick building at the corner of Nineteenth and Portland, Louisville, Kentucky. Ground floor business is Francis' Exchange, a cafe advertising Kentucky whiskies and Phoenix beer. A poster in the window advertises a...
Two-story dark brick building with long windows at the corner of Twentieth and Portland, Louisville, Kentucky. Windows on second floor have little floral details over the top. Louis Ellis' Cafe is on the bottom, serving Fortuna Whiskey and Hot Soup...
Two-story light brick building with white pillars around the entrance at the corner of Twenty-First and Portland, Louisville, Kentucky. Store name on the ground floor is indecipherable. On the side of the building is painted "Nelligan Bros...
Two-story brick building with very long windows at the corner of Twenty-Sixth and Portland, Louisville, Kentucky. Ground floor store is a grocery story advertising Mother's Bread in the window.
