A boy wearing a hospital gown sits on an iron hospital bed typing on a typewriter. A nurse, holding a glass, watches him. The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, who had been unable to stand upright until he...
Lincoln Institute (Simpsonville, Ky.); Students; African Americans; Typewriters; Vocational education; Schools; People; Segregation in education
A woman watches a young lady typing. Three others are also practicing at their typewriters. Each short desk has one or two typewriters and a larger table has a book, pen, paper, and calendar on it. A radiator sits between two windows which show...
Offices; Office workers; Telephones; Desks; Typewriters; People
Address: 309 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Four employees of the Peoples Provident Association are shown in an office with large windows. A man is sitting at the largest desk with a phone in his hand. He wears a tie and a suit as does the...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American college students; College students; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); African American universities and colleges; Typewriters; Typewriting; Classrooms; Blackboards; Teachers;...
Commercial class at Simmons University were students learn skills such as typing and shorthand. The chalkboard reads "Gentlemen, In this Institution we have a Commercial Course second to none." The instructor pictured is Mrs. Mary B....
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American college students; College students; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); African American universities and colleges; Typewriters; Typewriting; Classrooms; African Americans
Commercial class at Simmons University where students learn skills such as typing and shorthand. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883),...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American college students; College students; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); African American universities and colleges; Typewriters; Typewriting; Classrooms; African Americans
Commercial class at Simmons University where students learn skills such as typing and shorthand. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883),...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American college students; College students; Education; African Americans--Education (Higher); African American universities and colleges; Typewriters; Typewriting; Classrooms; African Americans
Commercial class at Simmons University where students learn skills such as typing. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University...
Jean Thomas (seated, center, with a typewriter on her lap) shares her 1938 book about Jilson Setters, "The singin' fiddler of Lost Hope Hollow," with a man and woman seated in the yard of her "Wee House in the Wood" in Ashland,...
Jean Thomas (seated, center, with a typewriter on her lap) shares her 1938 book about Jilson Setters, "The singin' fiddler of Lost Hope Hollow," with a man and woman seated on the ground outside her brick "Wee House in the Wood"...
Jean Thomas (seated, left, with a typewriter on her lap), a man in suit and tie, and a woman (standing, right) examine manuscript pages outside Thomas' brick "Wee House in the Wood" in Ashland, Kentucky. A copy of Thomas' 1938 book about...
Jean Thomas (seated, left, with typewriter on her lap) shows her 1938 book about Jilson Setters, "The singin' fiddler of Lost Hope Hollow," to a man and woman outside her brick "Wee House in the Wood" in Ashland, Kentucky. The...
Jean Thomas (seated, right, with a typewriter on her lap) shares her 1938 book about Jilson Setters, "The singin' fiddler of Lost Hope Hollow," with a man and woman seated in the yard of her brick "Wee House in the Wood" in...
Jean Thomas poses at her desk in her long black 'Narrator' costume from the American Folk Song Festival. She was being filmed by Jack Jacumski of Georgetown, Ohio. Title supplied by cataloger.
Jean Thomas poses at her desk in her long black "Narrator" costume from the American Folk Song Festival. Three of her publications ["The Singin' Fiddler of Lost Hope Hollow," "Devil's Ditties," and "The Traipsin'...
Jean Thomas poses at her typewriter, with three of her publications ["The Singin' Fiddler of Lost Hope Hollow," "Devil's Ditties," and "The Traipsin' Woman"] displayed on the table. The room appears to be a rustic...
Jean Thomas takes notes using a typewriter while Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942) performs with fiddle. They sit outside, surrounded by trees and plants. Thomas transcribed the lyrics to ballads performed by Day,...
Jean Thomas takes notes using a typewriter while Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942) performs with fiddle. They sit outside, surrounded by trees and plants. Thomas transcribed the lyrics to ballads performed by Day,...
Jean Thomas takes notes with a typewriter while Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942), performs with fiddle. They sit outdoors, surrounded by trees and plants. Thomas transcribed the lyrics to ballads performed by...
