African American journalists; African American politicians; African American newspapers; African Americans; Politics & government; Politicians; Race relations; Democratic Party (Ky.); Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Co. (Louisville, Ky.);...
Interview with William J. Ealy, Louisville newspaperman and political activist. This interview was conducted on August 5 and 22, 1977 by Dwayne Cox of the University of Louisville Oral History Center. Mr. Ealy discusses his early life and education...
A number of cars are parked at the curb in front of the building that housed the First National Bank, Louisville Trust Co. and Louisville Title Co. at 224 S. Fifth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A four-sided clock is suspended from the corner of the...
Address: 224 S. Fifth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Three Terminix trucks parked at the side of the First National Bank on Fifth Street have signs indicating, "Terminix destroys termites." A small group of people stands at the corner of...
Address: 600 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. A sign on the side of this brick building announces that it is First Standard Bank, an African American bank in downtown Louisville. The pediment over the door, mock...
Address: 2118 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky. The Bardstown Road Branch of the First National Bank features a sign with a clock suspended perpendicular to the building. The brick building has a crenellated roofline and plate glass windows...
A branch of the First National Bank at 2223 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky, is shown. The brick building has large windows and an entryway built on a corner of the building. Lettering in the front window reads, "Bardstown Road Branch,...
Drawing of Union National Bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter. Collection; Union National was licensed Oct 28 1890 / Geo. W. Swearingen Pres. W. P. Otter V.Pres. L.O. Cox Cashier....
Address: 743 E. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. A brick, stone, and marble building displays a sign reading: "'The Oldest National Bank in the South' First National Bank. Shelby & Broadway Branch. 'You can park.'" The corner of the...
A hexagonal marble desk sits in the lobby of an ornate bank. A sign on the desk reads, "Information" while other signs hang above teller windows with signs like "Savings." The floor is a checkerboard pattern with the lighter...
Address: 421 W. Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A group of people stand inside the newly opened Lincoln Bank. The people are well-dressed and the room has several bouquets of flowers. The main room shows teller booths on either side and a...
Banks; First National Bank (Excelsior Springs, Mo.)
First National Bank, in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Red-brick two-story commercial building with plate glass windows. A "five and dime" store occupies the space next to the bank. A man stands in front of the bank near the side walk....
Banks; Women; Citizens Union Bank (Louisville, Ky.); Clerks
Address: 4th & Broadway. Women, identified left to right as Mrs. Francis Hogue (Becky Yeager), Lorraine Crawford (Mrs. M. G. Whitley), Mrs. Winthop Allen (Louis A Starks), Mrs. Chas Hill (Elanor Gordon), Mary Ferris Lindenberger, and Miss Thoda...
Address: 5th & Market Streets, Louisville, KY. "The Louisville Trust Co." is painted on the south side of the building. In smaller letters, with only some words discernible: "interest (?) paid (?) on deposits." The section...
Address: 208 S. Fifth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The multi-story brick, stone and granite building in the foreground is Stock Yards Bank and Trust. In years past it was known as the Louisville Trust Company. Their sign is still visible on the...
Address: 208 S. Fifth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The multi-story brick, stone and granite building in the foreground is Stock Yards Bank and Trust. In years past it was known as the Louisville Trust Company. Their sign is still visible on the...
Souvenir folder of postcards from Memphis, Tennessee. Images in this folder depict public buildings, including the auditorium, hospitals, and a library; parks, monuments and gardens; various banks and other business buildings; Southwestern College...
Address: 101 W. Market St., Louisville, KY. "1875" is painted above "German National Trust" on the west side of this building. The German National Trust was later know as National Bank of Commerce.
