The Faroe Islands are a small archipelago in the North Atlantic. With a current population of approximately 49,000 individuals and evidence of high levels of genetic drift, the Faroese are thought to have remained highly homogeneous since their...
“The Colosseum was begun by Vespasian in the 70s AD on the site of the lake of Nero’s Domus Aurea, and was financed from the spoils of the sack of Jerusalem in AD 70. It was dedicated in AD 80 by Titus, after his father’s death.” (p.192)
Full-length character portrait of woman with dark curly hair, leaning on a rock formation in front of an outdoor backdrop. She wears a top hat and tuxedo jacket with tails over a short white dress, white tights, and dance shoes laced at the ankles....
Full-length character portrait of woman with dark curly hair, seated on a rock formation in front of an outdoor backdrop, holding a stick behind her back. She wears a top hat and tuxedo jacket with tails over a short white dress, white tights, and...
Portrait of two young men--actors Fred Bailey and Ralph Austin--wearing suit jackets and neckties. They starred in "The Top o' the World" musical at Macauley's Theatre in October 1909. Inscription on print, lower left: With best wishes to...
Full-length character portrait of woman with dark curly hair, leaning on a rock formation in front of an outdoor backdrop. She wears a tuxedo jacket with tails over a short white dress, white tights, and dance shoes laced at the ankles, and holds a...
Full-length character portrait of woman with dark curly hair, seated on a rock formation in front of an outdoor backdrop, holding a stick behind her back. She wears a top hat and tuxedo jacket with tails over a short white dress, white tights, and...
Circular close-up character portrait of woman leaning against stone wall, with head in hands, wearing a top hat and jacket. This appears to be actress Rachel Booth (1862-1955), who married actor James T. Powers (1862-1943) in 1892. Title supplied...
Character portrait of man wearing a top hat, velvet tunic, and unbuttoned jacket, with blackened eyebrows and sideburns and an mustache with the corners turned up. Location of photo studio: New York (N.Y.). Title supplied by cataloger.
Rosetta Stone (top), with its three tiers of writing (hieroglyphic, hieratic, demotic) and eight hieroglyphs with the sounds they represent (bottom). From the "Hieroglyphic, Hieratic, and Demotic Writing" section of the "Art of...
Covered wagons; Mules; Men; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
A wagon with tattered canvas cover conveyed by mules carries a male passenger. Known as a 'jolt' wagon, it is used as a prop in the American Folk Song Festival. From 1969 festival program book: "In such a jolt wagon Jean Thomas, The Traipsin'...
Side view of a house at the edge of a dirt embankment. An oval shaped opening framed by bricks is visible. Part of a brick wall hangs from the side. Pipes are also visible. Near Beargrass Creek in Germantown and the Highlands. Title supplied by...
Exterior view of State Liquor Store with a large Falls City beer sign above it and the multi-story Lincoln Garage in the background. Address: Lincoln Fire Garage, 440 South 5th Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
View from across the street of Lincoln Garage, a six-story brick industrial building with Luvisi Restaurant to the left of it. Address: Lincoln Fire Garage, 440 South 5th Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
