Formerly the Benjamin Franklin School, this photograph shows the property for sale and solicits bids for demolishing the building. The sign reads, "FOR SALE. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Business Director of the Board...
Address: 1114 W. Liberty Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Tobacco leaves are spread on wooden benches in a dimly lit workroom. With the exception of one man standing at the edge of the room who is Caucasian, all the workers are African Americans. Some...
Schools; Children; Group portraits; People; Buildings
Address: 1713 W. Madison Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Students pose for a group portrait at the entrance to the Madison Street School. The entry has an extra large arch with "Madison St. School" and decorative leaves carved above it. In...
A sidewalk leads up to the front door of a three-story house. The entryway includes a small awning decorated with spindles. The front corners of the house have an unusual scooped-out design which frames a central window topped with a stained-glass...
Address: 1617 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A small statue of a woman holding a large flame decorates a handrail in a hallway. The walls are decorated with two different patterns; one is a wallpaper with sketches of leaves and...
Address: 1806 Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Blvd.), Louisville, Kentucky. A cobblestone road with trolley tracks passes outside the Louisville Railway Co. bus garage. Two cars are parked by the curb outside the multi-story building and the front...
Louisville Free Public Library; Segregation; Libraries; African Americans; People
Address: 604 S. Tenth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A woman sits at desk reading. A girl with a braid stands next to the desk and consults what is probably a dictionary. The desk also has a globe, a bell, and an ink pad. Some children sit at tables...
Interior of Palace Pharmacy at 12th and Walnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Two men stand in front of counters, looking toward front of store. Stools along counter, bottle-shaped refrigerator, pharmacy counter in back are also visible. Stamped on...
Funerary facilities; Cemeteries; African Americans; People
African-American men and boys with baseball equipment stand in a large clearing in Pioneer Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky, also called Western Cemetery.
Interior of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, looking toward altar and showing pews and vaulted ceilings. Handwritten on back of print: "Church - St. Patrick, interior of church. 1301 W. Market St."
Interior view of fire station in Russell neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky; two fire engines and car parked inside. Handwritten on back of print: "Fire Dept.-12th/Jefferson." Title supplied by cataloger.
