Piers & wharves; Department stores; Banks; Railroad stations; Art Institute of Chicago; Field Museum of Natural History; City & town halls; Post offices; Masonic buildings; Streets; Street railroads; Automobiles; Libraries; Stockyards
Souvenir folder of postcards from Chicago, Illinois. Includes images of the post office and federal building, the municipal pier, Marshall Field's department store and other commercial buildings, the Art Institute, Union Station and other train...
"A moving tribute to her mother, this work combines the personal and the political. The quilt includes a narrative - the witty story of the family of Aunt Jemima, most familiar as the stereotypical black 'mammy' but here a successful African...
"By the turn of the 1950s Rothko had arrived at the pictorial format which was to serve him for the rest of his career; horizontal lozenges of soft-edged color hovering in a large vertically oriented field. These clouds of color were seen by...
"Preston Lodge F & A. M." (Free and Accepted Masons), Louisville, Kentucky. The first floor has concrete blocks and a tiny window; the second and third floors are connected by marble pillars around three windows on each of those...
Grocery stores; Crowds; Entertainment; Musicians; African Americans; African American musicians; Jug bands
A couple of members of the Ballard Chefs jug band stand at the right. Their costumes include white chef jackets and chef hats emblazoned with "Ballard Chefs." A crowd has gathered to hear them play at Mason Grocery and Supply Company in...
A crane and concrete beams in a dirt lot for the construction of a Louisville Gas and Electric Company building. Caption: No. 18. Lou Gas & Electric Company Construction Dept. Project No. 3111-7236 Cane Run Station Unit 5 Pile for Stack...
A dead swan lies on the ground in front of a twisted tree and limbs. Two damaged buildings are in the background. The damage was caused by the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and...
