Outside a Brown-Forman Distilleries building a man stands with his hand on a car covered in advertising. The advertising includes such products as Old Forester Whisky, Bottoms Up Whisky, and Old Polk Whisky. The bottom of the advertising reads,...
Advertising; Brick wall signs; Signs (Notices); Stores & shops; Office buildings; Automobiles; Dwellings; Houses; Utility poles; Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Transportation
Taken for Louisville Gas & Electric, this photograph shows route of power lines after purchase of home telephone poles and consolidation of lines. Utility lines have been placed in a row down Frankfort Avenue. On the right side are some homes....
Advertising; Stores & shops; Show windows; Street railroad tracks; Automobiles; Utility poles; Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Buildings; Transportation
Written on the front of the photograph is, "January - 10 - 1921, Louisville Gas & Electric Co., Bardstown Road at Highland Ave. looking South - showing all lines moved to Southwest side of street." Utility poles line the sidewalk...
An African-American gentleman in a suit stands next to an automobile. He's wearing a top hat and coat and carries a walking stick. Man and car are in front of a building with a window sign that reads, "Webb & Co., Live Stock Commission...
American Tobacco Company; Industrial facilities; Automobiles; Street railroads; Transportation; Buildings
Address: 1624 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. This view of the American Tobacco Co. from the south side of Broadway between 16th and 17th Streets shows a temporary crossover switch on the streetcar tracks. A car is parked in front of the...
Address: 1064-1068 Everett Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Two automobiles are parked at the curb in front of the homes at Everett Avenue. The home on the left has a pointed roof above the front entryway and a double-decker porch on the right side of...
Photograph first published in the New York evening newspaper PM Daily, 7 September, 1944; "The freelance newspaper photographer Arthur Fellig, better known as 'Weegee', was notorious in New York in the 1930s for being the first to arrive at...
Automobile dealerships; Automobiles; Men; Buildings; Electric signs; Signs (Notices)
Eline Motor Company, located on the 3900 block of Shelbyville Road in Louisville, Kentucky, 1940; salesmen posed beside vehicles in sales lot for photo. Moving location signs in window and advertisement signs for: Chevrolet; Quick Service, All...
Automobile dealerships; Buildings; Automobiles; Flagpoles; Men; Publicity; Electric signs
Jimmy "Barberwreck" Jones standing on top of flagpole to promote a local baseball player, June 24, 1928; event described by Samuel Thomas in "St. Matthews: The Crossroads of Beargrass" (Beargrass-St. Matthews Historical Society,...
Automobile dealerships; Buildings; Automobiles; Flagpoles; Men; Publicity; Electric signs
Jimmy "Barberwreck" Jones standing on top of flagpole to promote a local baseball player, June 24, 1928; event described by Samuel Thomas in "St. Matthews: The Crossroads of Beargrass" (Beargrass-St. Matthews Historical Society,...
Automobile industry; Automobiles; Ford Motor Company; Men; Business people
Last Model T Ford (motor number 14,987,899) leaves the assembly line at Ford plant on Southwestern Parkway in Louisville, Kentucky on July 3, 1927. Posing with auto, from left to right: Keith Denham, R.G. Potter, Carlton Fry, Elbert J. Lucas (Ford...
Automobile service stations; Automobile dealerships; Automobiles; Buildings; Signs (Notices); Transportation
Address: 2023 Dixie Highway, Louisville, Kentucky. The Whipple Motor Co. is shown with cars parked around it, some with "For Sale" written on the front window. Two gas pumps are visible on the left and the main office and garage are on...
Automobile service stations; Automobiles; Advertising; Signs (Notices); Buildings; Transportation
Address: 1200 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Two automobiles are pulled up to the gas pumps at the Aetna Oil service station. The canopy over the pumps advertises, "Safe Pennzoil Lubrication. The Better Motor Fuel. Benzol-Gas. Power....
Automobile service stations; Automobiles; Dwellings; Houses; Buildings; Transportation
The Gulf Refining Company service station has a sign reading, "That Good Gulf Gasoline." There is a line of cars waiting to get into the station. Neighboring houses appear to be 1 1/2 or two stories. Utility poles line the street.
Automobile service stations; Tires; Automobiles; Radios; Buildings; Transportation
Location: southwest corner of First Street and Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Goodrich Silvertown Stores is shown. The building includes an ornate tower behind which a dome and steeple from a church can be seen. The service station has a car...
