Floods; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River; Buildings; Religious facilities; Churches; Libraries; Louisville Free Public Library
Flooded and icy intersection at 4th Street and York Street. At 4th Street looking east down York Street. The Louisville Free Public Library is on the left and the First Unitarian Church is on the right. Labeled time is 2:00. Image is stamped Ohio...
Flooded portion of 3rd Street looking north toward Broadway. The Louisville AAA Club is to the left and a car lot is on the right. Labeled time is 3:00. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of...
Flooded intersection at Larchmont Avenue and Taylor Bouulevard with houses in the distance. Labeled time is 1:20. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky.
Ruins of Sacred Heart Church at Broadway and 17th Street. Church whose roof and walls have collapsed except for the front wall, which still stands. Men stand near the rubble of the building. Caption: Sacred Heart Church after Tornado, Louisville,...
Bottling industry; Industrial facilities; Building construction; Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company at 1661 W. Hill Street, Louisville, Kentucky, May 3, 1941. Brick building is nearing completion, although workers are still on roof and ground in front is still pile of dirt. Sign propped against building reads "New...
A group of musicians pose in uniform with their instruments. The corps includes wind instruments and drums. The largest drum reads "Banner Council Band, Louisville, KY." The band is posed in front of the group's meeting place at 318 E....
Monuments & memorials; War memorials; Sculpture; Louisville Confederate Monument (Ky.)
The Confederate Monument, completed in 1895, located at the convergence of Second Street and Third Street in Louisville, Ky. The base of the 70 foot statue is granite and the three soldiers at its base are made of bronze.
The Confederate Monument, completed in 1895, located at the convergence of Second Street and Third Street in Louisville, Ky. The base of the 70 foot statue is granite and the three soldiers at its base are made of bronze.
The Louisville Confederate Monument, completed in 1895, located at the convergence of Second Street and Third Street in Louisville, Ky. The base of the 70 foot statue is granite and the three soldiers at its base are made of bronze. There is a car...
Eclipse Park on the day of the opening game at the new location, the northwest corner of Seventh Street and Kentucky Street, 1913. Handwritten on back of print: "Eclipse Park. N.W. corner 7th & Ky. - right field bleachers at extreme left....
Group of men, and women stand behind a cluster of baskets filled with food. Bread loaves are on a small table in front of the people. Printed on image: First Christmas Baskets Given By Churchill Downs Post #2921 V.F.W. Louisville KY. Dec. 23, 1939....
Address: 224 E. Broadway. The exterior of the completed Kosair Temple is shown with numerous automobiles in front. The entryway is lit by a street lamp and sconces. The central windows of the third floor look out over balconies. Printed on front:...
Buildings; Utility poles; Carts & wagons; Belknap, Inc. (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 129-133 N. Second Street (Building no longer exists.) The completed warehouse for Belknap Hardware included two colors of stone and brick. The Lintel over the doorway says "1906". The street scene includes telephone poles, horses...
Buildings; Garages; Lincoln Garage, Inc. (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 444 S. Fifth Street. The photograph shows a multistory building with the words Lincoln Garage painted on the side. That wording also appears on a T-shaped sign hanging on the front of the building. That sign also says "Storage"...
A factory workroom at the Claude C. Matlack Company. Various parts of lamps and chandeliers sit on and around workbenches. Signs on the column read: "Gas Fixtures Made Electric Matlack" and "Special Designs Executed Matlack."...
Address: Story Ave., Louisville, KY. View of building with a ghost sign that reads "Kirchner's Cafe" on side. This sign seems to overlap other ghost signs that are now unreadable.
Address: 1323 S. Preston St., Louisville, KY. "Geo. Wurster Saloon" is painted in a box and "Chew" and indistinguishable words is painted below, on the north side of this brick building. Currently it appears to be a residence,...
Sign above the Brown Garage that reads "Serve Lady Betty Mayonnaise Salad Dressings and Other Fine Foods" with a picture of a hand scooping mayonnaise onto a salad. The bottom of the sign reads "Wheatley Mayonnaise Co. Louisville,...
Three-story ornate house with arched windows on the first and third floors. James Bridgeford lived at 405 West Broadway. Written on back: Residence Jas. [James] Bridgeford Louisville Ky.
