Autographed portrait of actor Louis James wearing a suit jacket. Born in Illinois in 1842, James made twelve appearances at Macauley's Theatre between 1879 and 1908, performing mostly Shakespearean plays. Location of photo studio: New York (N.Y.)
Historic sites; Monuments & memorials; Bunker Hill Monument (Boston, Mass.)
Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Obelisk-shaped monument made of granite with a small building next to it on a grassy area. A city skyline is in the background. Title: Bunker Hill Monument. Text on left: Boston & Suburbs....
Medical education; Medical students; Louisville Medical Institute
Catalog of the class for the fifth session 1841-1842 at the Medical Institute of Louisville. Includes list of board of managers and faculty, annual circular, catalog of the class for the fifth session 1840-1841 listing student names, places of...
Character portrait of actor Louis James in three-quarter profile, wearing a toga, perhaps for the role of Julius Caesar. Born in Illinois in 1842, James made twelve appearances at Macauley's Theatre between 1879 and 1908, performing mostly...
Character portrait of Louis James in costume for a role in "The Two Orphans." He wears a floppy hat, hoop earring, small mustache, and silk scarf and vest. Born in Illinois in 1842, James made twelve appearances at Macauley's Theatre...
Full-length character portrait of actor Louis James in costume as dastardly villain. He wears a hat with plume; tunic with cape and tights; a sword at his side; and a mustache, small pointy beard, and devilish expression on his face, perhaps...
Henry Lane Stone was born in Bath County, Kentucky, near Sharpsburg, in 1842. After his father moved the family to Indiana, he attended the Indiana common schools and was also a student in an academy in Bainbridge, Indiana. After a period as a...
John Flavel Fisk was born in Genesee County, New York, in 1815, the son of a physician who settled in Kenton County, Kentucky, in 1837. He was educated at the Freeman Carey Institute, Hamilton County, Ohio, and in 1840-41 began a teaching career at...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Schools; Domes; Blindness; Kentucky School for the Blind
Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Close-up of the roof's dome, with a small, hollow, pedestaled tower on top. Originally named the Kentucky School for the Education of the Blind, the school opened in 1842...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Schools; Blindness; Kentucky School for the Blind
Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Diagonal view of four-story brick and concrete building. At left is a brick section, then further back like a stairstep is a concrete section, and then further back is...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Schools; Blindness; Kentucky School for the Blind
Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Diagonal view of four-story concrete and brick building. At left is a concrete section, then further forward like a stairstep is another concrete section, and then further...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Schools; Blindness; Kentucky School for the Blind
Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Diagonal view of front of concrete building, focusing on the pillared porch reached by wide stairs. On the photograph have been painted a great number of small black...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Schools; Blindness; Kentucky School for the Blind
Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Four- and five-story building constructed of intersecting sections. On the roof, there is a large dome on the five story section and a small dome on the adjacent four story...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Schools; Blindness; Kentucky School for the Blind
Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Four-story building with two perpendicular segments, one of brick and one of concrete. There is a small deck in front of the concrete section. Originally named the Kentucky...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Schools; Blindness; Kentucky School for the Blind
Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Four-story concrete building with a large dome on the roof, which has a small tower on top. Wide stairs lead to a two story pillared porch. A wide path leads to the stairs;...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Schools; Blindness; Kentucky School for the Blind
Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Four-story concrete building with a large dome on the roof, which has a small tower on top. Wide stairs lead to a two story pillared porch. A woman in black walks on a wide...
Landaff W. Andrews was born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky. In 1826, he graduated from Transylvania University and was admitted to Fleming County bar, where he served as county attorney from 1829 to 1839. He served in the Kentucky House of...
Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Public utility companies; Industrial facilities
Lithograph of Louisville, Kentucky's Gas Company. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter Collection; Located on Washington between Jackson & Preston Office at 116 Green (Liberty) between 3rd & 4th J. Lawrence Smith Pres....
Portrait of actor Louis James seated with hands clasped, wearing a suit and tie. Born in Illinois in 1842, James made twelve appearances at Macauley's Theatre between 1879 and 1908, performing mostly Shakespearean plays, including "The Merry...
Portrait of actor Louis James seated with hands clasped, wearing a suit and tie. Born in Illinois in 1842, James made twelve appearances at Macauley's Theatre between 1879 and 1908, performing mostly Shakespearean plays. His inscription references...
