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, 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, 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...
Men; Women; Reading; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Jean Thomas, wearing the costume of a Lady-in-Waiting at the annual American Folk Song Festival (a long black dress with white ruffled collar), poses onstage with a copy of her 1938 publication, "The Singin' fiddler of Lost Hope Hollow,"...
Men; Women; Reading; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Jean Thomas, wearing the 'Narrator' costume from the annual American Folk Song Festival (a long black dress with white ruffled collar), poses onstage with a copy of her 1938 publication, "The Singin' fiddler of Lost Hope Hollow," about...
Blanche Preston Jones plays Appalachian dulcimer alongside young boy and young girl in bonnet, who plays concertina. The children are Blanche's son and daughter, Thomas ("Buddy") and Hope Jones. This performance takes place next to log...
Girls; Bonnets; Accordions; Log cabins; Costumes--United States
Barefoot young girl in bonnet and calico costume (probably Hope Jones, daughter of Blanche Preston Jones) plays a concertina outside a log cabin (probably the Traipsin' Woman Cabin near the Mayo Trail, Boyd County, Kentucky, possibly at the annual...
Theaters--Kentucky--Louisville; Louisville (Ky.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
A child is considered by some psychologists to pass through on its way to manhood the stages through which the race has passed on its way to civilization. If this is true of a single man, might it not equally be true of a community of men? Have not...
Madison (Ind.)-Milton (Ky.) Bridge across the Ohio River, dedicated December 20, 1929. The river banks are covered in a light snow. Typed note on back of image: "Enclosed is a photograph of the new Madison-Milton bridge with Milton and the...
Barges; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
ANNA DALE under construction at Howard Shipyard at the bank of the Ohio River. CARRIE HOPE and other boats are also tied to the bank. ANNA DALE, a railroad transfer barge with a wood hull (225 ft. x 36 ft. x 6.7) was built in 1895.
Tugboats; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
WASH GRAY, a steam propelled tugboat with wood hull (90 ft. x 19 ft. x 8 ft.), was built at Howard in 1895. Owned by John Huffman, WASH GRAY operated in the Louisville area. She was sold to the Combine in 1900 and then to Mexico in 1920. She sank...
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 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 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'...
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...
Six boys, including three wearing shirts, pants, and shoes, pose with a nurse, two hospital beds, and a typewriter. The children are likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, being treated by Dr. Arthur Shade Jones, eastern...
Six boys, including three wearing shirts, pants, and shoes, pose with hospital beds and a typewriter. The children are likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, being treated by Dr. Arthur Shade Jones, eastern head of the...
Louisville General Hospital school of nursing 1952 - Class of 1952 at Louisville General Hospital School of Nursing. Three rows of students in nurse's uniforms and caps holding diploma covers. The students are in front of a stage curtain with an...
Louisville General Hospital; University of Louisville--Buildings; Nursing students; Dormitories
Class of 1962 at Louisville General Hospital School of Nursing. Cluster of women on the steps outside Henninger Hall. Text printed on bottom of photograph: And so we find our three years of nursing education behind us and the world, we think, at...
People; Buildings; Transportation; City & town life; Louisville (Ky.)--Pictorial works;
The collection of over half a million negatives and 2,000 vintage prints includes work for Louisville architects, builders, banks and financial houses, wholesale and retail merchants, advertisers, government agencies, public utilities, and private...
