Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: title page for "Home and School Journal of Popular Education"; portrait of man seated in chair, wearing glasses; cube, dissected by smaller cubes, with labeled endpoints; number 26; cow with...
Animals; Indians of North America; Men; Discovery & exploration; Military personnel; Uniforms; Soldiers; Children; Snow; Play (Recreation); Toys; Circuses & shows; Sailboats; Wash tubs; Butterflies; Disasters
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. The images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting with top left: lion preparing to pounce on giraffe, signed D. H. Strother and N....
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the word "AND" and the circular image of a house on an urban street, the images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. The images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: man and woman riding galloping horses; men loading or unloading...
Woodblock prints of, from left: Yawning child in nightdress, holding candlestick; woman and monkey riding horse along cobblestone street, past spectators (man in top hat and two children; two young men); flowers planted in ground; number 1.
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the paddle-wheel steamboat, the zeppelin, the teapot or genie bottle, the three-dimensional rectangle, the flower with 9 spokes, the eagle perched on shield, the...
Woodblock prints of, from left: girl, boy, and cats in front of fireplace; man and boy in rowboat rocked by waves; girl putting hand on boy's shoulder on snowy day outside schoolhouse; number 9.
Animals; Medical equipment & supplies; Men; Women; Waterfronts; Shipping; Steamboats; Children; Indians of North America
Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: Dog holding cane in its mouth (upside-down); fish (salmon?); number 27; belted poultice, possibly for hernia (upside-down); design, possibly of interlocking letters; man rushing to greet woman, with...
Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: narrow rectangular advertisement for "JPM & Co. Printers, Binders and Blank Book Manufacturers," with printing press shown; narrow rectangular advertisement for "JPM & Co....
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: dozens of children gathering eggs from chicken coop and series of henhouses; boy reading on stoop, surrounded by barnyard animals including cat, dog, goose, sheep, pig, turkey, and...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: Label for "Smith's Tonic Syrup or Vegetable Febrifuge Caution," signed "Jno. J. Smith Proprietor" and bordered by leaves and fleur de lis; dark image, possibly of...
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: large building built in hill and valley; white man wearing loincloth and carrying bow and arrows among indigenous people, possibly setting up sacrificial altar; scene of Boston Tea...
Newspapers; Medical equipment & supplies; Men; Women; Body parts; Children; Maps
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: dark rectangular-shaped image (illegible); masthead for "Louisville School Messenger"; surgical instrument with pipe, hose, and two bulbs, manufactured by Codman &...
Equipment; Steel, High strength; Steel, Heat resistent; United States--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction & pillage
E. Moliter, noted Civil War lithographer, drew this image of the hook used by Sherman's Army on the March to the Sea (1864) and Campaign of the Carolina's (1865), for twisting and destroying railroad iron. Many of Moliter's illustrations were drawn...
Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union; Generals--American--1860-1870; Generals; Military uniforms; Military officers
Engraved portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), Major General of the Union Army during the United States Civil War. He is well known for leading his troops in the capture (and burning) the city of Atlanta in 1864, then marching to the...
Louisville Water Company (Louisville, Ky.); Pumping stations; Smokestacks; Engravings
Engraving of Water Works Tower in Louisville, Kentucky. Written on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter Collection; Water Works; The Louisville Water Co. was granted a charter by state legislature in 1854 as a private corp. Capital of 1...
Engraving of Speed Market at 12th and Market Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Storefronts line sidewalks filled with pedestrians, while the streets are filled with horse-drawn covered wagons, approaching a large barn at center.
Schools; Buildings; Engravings; St. Xavier High School (Louisville, Ky.)
Drawing of St. Xavier High School at 118 West Broadway. Shows two-story building set back from the road, with trees on either side. Structures resembling greenhouses can be seen behind the main structure. Contains the text "Courier-Journal...
