Forts & fortifications; Historic sites; Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.); Buildings
Exterior view of the Alamo fort from across a road. Front wall and part of the side are visible. A star is at the top of the front wall. Title: 16578 'The Alamo' - Texas Cradle of Liberty (Dating from 1744), San Antonio. Text on left: Keystone View...
Archibald Dixon was born in Caswell County, North Carolina, in 1802. He moved with his parents to Henderson, Kentucky, in 1805. Educated in the local schools, he read law and was admitted to the bar in 1824. He established a practice in Henderson....
South side of the Henry Clay mansion, located in Lexington, Kentucky and completed by Henry Clay's son in 1857. Henry Clay was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky. Several people stand in front of the brick Italianate style house. Small...
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
Barges with cargo docked at the Portland Canal, on the left side of the canal, by two railroads and an embankment, Louisville, Kentucky. The bottom left of the photo is signed "SIMES." Stamped on the back of the image is "Simes...
Side view of a train crossing a stone bridge identified as the Bolivar Bridge. The engine, first car, and part of the second train car can be seen approaching from the left. The bridge over a small body of water has two arches. A similar bridge is...
Embellished photo of a crane and shipping way at the Portland Canal in Louisville, Kentucky. A bridge is shown, with a ship in the water behind the bridge. Decorative border around the image. The Louisville and Portland Canal bypassed the Falls of...
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
Portland Canal's Dam 41 in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Falls of the Ohio, where many fossilized organisms can be seen. The river curves right; beyond, it narrows and curves left. Two bridges are shown. Caption on back of image: "View looking...
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
Dry dock at Dam 41, Portland Canal and Locks, Louisville, Kentucky. To the left are telephone lines and in the water at the right is a barge with a crane. Beyond, the canal curves to the right. Caption on back of image: "Transfer back mix and...
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
Barges at lower part of Portland Canal Locks, Dam 41, Louisville, Kentucky. Bridge in the distance. Bottom right of the photo is marked "Lock--Louisville." Caption on back of image: "Lower part of locks -- Dam 41, Louisville Ky....
Horatio W. Bruce was born in 1830 in Lewis County, Kentucky. He attended school in Lewis County and in Manchester, Ohio, and worked as a salesman and bookkeeper at a general store in Vanceburg, Kentucky. In 1850, he went to Flemingsburg, Kentucky,...
Newspapers; Medical equipment & supplies; Men; Women; Body parts; Children; Maps
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: dark rectangular-shaped image (illegible); masthead for "Louisville School Messenger"; surgical instrument with pipe, hose, and two bulbs, manufactured by Codman &...
Oval-shaped lithograph of three-quarter length portrait of actress Julia Dean seated, wearing a long-sleeved dress and holding a book. She was born July 22, 1830, in Pleasant Valley, New York, and died March 6, 1868, in New York City. Her niece,...
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company; Railroad companies; Railroad locomotives
Three locomotives for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Louisville, Kentucky. Three cylindrical locomotives parked side to side, facing the camera. Their numbers are 1889, 1825, and 1830. Near the base, they have signs that say, "Safety...
Well-known and widely reproduced full-length photogravure character portrait of actress Fanny Janauschek in the role of Marie Antoinette. She reclines in a chair, wearing a powdered wig and voluminous dress. Born Francesca Romana Magdalena...
Map of Kentucky, bordered by Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, and Tennessee, shows rivers, cities, and county names, but not county borders. According to the collector's notes, this map was reportedly published in Boston in 1830.
Well-known and widely reproduced full-length photogravure character portrait of actress Mrs. W. J. Florence in costume for the role of Mrs. General Gilflory in "The Mighty Dollar," which she performed six times at Macauley's Theatre: in...
Full-length character portrait of performer and producer Mrs. W. J. Florence in costume for the role of Mrs. General Gilflory in "The Mighty Dollar," which she performed six times at Macauley's Theatre: in January and November 1876;...
Body of water leading to a lumber-filled shore with possibly a road or trail and tree-covered hills or mountains in the background. Sinnemahoning is a town in Pennsylvania. There are also Sinnemahoning Creek and Sinnemahoning State Park. Title:...
Train on the right pair of two sets of tracks heading around a curve with a steep rock wall to the right. A man is leaning out of the front window of the train car. Farther ahead on the left side of tracks is a railroad handcar. Title: 264. Near...
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
Bridge crane of Ohio River Sand Company on the right bank of the Portland Canal, Louisville, Kentucky. The bridge crane is trapezoidal with four thin triangular supports, and there is the impression that it has just walked across the water. On the...
