Standing in the creek, a man wearing a white shirt holds the hand of a woman wearing a print dress. Another woman with a bun in her hair touches the baptized woman's face, and another man wearing overalls holds onto the woman's arm. A group of boys...
Standing in the creek, a man wearing a white shirt holds one hand over the head of a woman as if to bless her. She clutches his other arm with both hands. A man wearing overalls stands, head bowed, holding onto the woman being baptized with one...
Standing in the creek, a man wearing a white shirt holds a woman wearing a print dress by the arm. She looks as though her head has just been dunked in the water. Another man holds onto the woman's arm, and another woman with a bun in her hair...
Standing in the creek, a man wearing a white shirt holds onto a man wearing overalls, who looks as though he has just been dunked in the water. A group of boys watches the baptism from the bank.
Rites & ceremonies; Building construction; Blueprints; Shovels
Address: 829 Logan Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Four men pose for a group portrait commemorating the breaking of ground for a new building on the lot at Logan and Breckenridge Streets. All four wear suits, overcoats, and hats. One is holding...
Churches; Cathedrals; Catholic churches; Religious facilities; Vestments; Rites & ceremonies; Cathedral of the Assumption (Louisville, Ky.)
The inside of the Cathedral of the Assumption, home church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville and located at 433 South Fifth Street, Louisville, Kentucky, is shown during a service. Behind the altar is a large stained glass window depicting...
Religious services; Rites & ceremonies; Men; Women; Mountains
A group of people gather in prayer outdoors on the mountain. The occasion may be the burial of Brother Dawson, or a memorial service for him. Brother Dawson had led the Primitive Baptists on Dry Fork of Christy Creek in Rowan County, Kentucky, a...
Religious services; Rites & ceremonies; Men; Women; Mountains
A group of people gather in prayer outdoors on the mountain. The occasion may be the burial of Brother Dawson, or a memorial service for him. Brother Dawson had led the Primitive Baptists on Dry Fork of Christy Creek in Rowan County, Kentucky, a...
Religious services; Rites & ceremonies; Men; Women; Children; Mountains
A group of people, seated, gather in prayer outdoors on the mountain. The occasion may be the burial of Brother Dawson, or a memorial service for him. Brother Dawson had led the Primitive Baptists on Dry Fork of Christy Creek in Rowan County,...
“Illustration of a suovetaurilia, a ritual sacrifice made before the start of a military offensive. At the bottom, a pig and a sheep are being led to the sacrificial altar. The ox which was also destined for sacrifice cannot be seen in this view....
Oneida Baptist Institute commencement procession in 1916. The procession moved from the chapel in Marvin Hall, around the school's tennis and basketball courts and the Big Store to reach the banks of the South Fork. There they witnessed the baptism...
Children; Group portraits; Dresses; Suits (Clothing); African Americans; Rites & ceremonies; People
Address: 1304 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Three rows of children pose for a photograph commemorating their first communion in front of St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church. The children are African American and range in ages from perhaps...
A crowd of people fill the Municipal Bridge during its opening in October 1929. The bridge was later renamed the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge. The bridge spans the Ohio River from Second and Main Streets in Louisville, Kentucky, to Illinois...
