John Franklin Hager was born in Floyd County, Kentucky, on March 16, 1853. His family moved to Ashland, Kentucky, in 1864, and he was educated in the public schools and at Ashlands Beech Grove Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1873 and...
Character portrait of American actor and producer Lawrence Barrett wearing a mustache and goatee, brimless hat, high-collared shirt, and tunic, possibly for the role of Hamlet. Barrett was born Lawrence Brannigan in Paterson, New Jersey on April 4,...
Portrait of American actor and producer Lawrence Barrett as a young man. He wears a suit jacket, white vest, and large bow tie. Barrett was born Lawrence Brannigan in Paterson, New Jersey on April 4, 1838. His acting career was briefly interrupted...
Three-quarter length character portrait of Louise Allen Collier in costume consisting of headdress and veil, choker, polka-dot dress with plaid cummerbund and floral bodice, and tambourine worn at her right side. Actress Louise Allen, born circa...
Buildings; City Hall (Louisville, Ky.); City & town halls
Built between 1870 and 1873, the Louisville City Hall was designed by John Andrewartha and C.S Mergell. It is located at 601 West Jefferson Street in Louisville, Kentucky. Prominent features of the building are the clock tower and the symbolic...
Buildings; Schools; Louisville Female High School (Louisville, Ky.)
The Louisville Female High School, located on First Street, in Louisville, Kentucky, opened in 1856 but moved to this location in 1864, where a new structure was built for it in 1873. People are standing around the front of the building.
Lyttleton Cooke was born in Virginia in 1831. He spent his childhood in boarding schools and academies until age 18 when he entered the law school of the University of Virginia. Involved in a duel, he left before graduation, and moved to St. Louis,...
Exterior of Macauley Theatre on Walnut Street (east of 4th Street) in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The photograph had to have been taken between 1873 and 1925, the years of the theatre's existence, but the caption indicates that this print was...
Three-quarter length character portrait of actress Marie Bates wearing a bird on her hat and an elaborate dress of brocade, fringe, and satin stripes. Marie Bates performed in "Extremes" and "Caste" during opening week at...
Portrait of actress Marie Bates wearing a bow in her hair and a dark dress and jacket. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, ca. 1853, Bates died March 12, 1923 in Glenbrook, Connecticut. Marie Bates performed in "Extremes" and "Caste"...
Towboat MODOC at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. MODOC, a stern wheel towboat with a wood hull (102 ft. x 17 ft. x 3 ft.), was built at Charleston, West Virginia in 1873. According to Frederick Way, Jr., her last...
Portrait of Joseph Murphy wearing a three-piece suit and tie with horseshoe pin. Joseph Murphy performed at Macauley's Theatre in Fred G. Maeder's "Maum-Cre" on March 23-27, 1875, reprising it on April 24-26, 1876 followed by Fred...
Theatrical posters; Portraits; Portrait photographs; Actresses; Women
Promotional poster for an unidentified performance by Rachel Macauley, wife of Bernard "Barney" Macauley, who first appeared on the Macauley's Theatre stage during its second week (October 20-25, 1873), and continued to perform there...
Oval-shaped lithograph portrait of right profile of Rachel Macauley wearing an off-the-shoulder dress and resting her left hand on her cheek. Rachel Macauley first appeared on the Macauley's Theatre stage during its second week (October 20-25,...
Poster for opening night at Macauley's Theatre, on October 13, 1873. In the form of a playbill, it lists the artists and artisans who contributed to the construction of the theatre, as well as the dramatic company and orchestra. There are two...
Portrait of right profile of Rachel Macauley wearing her hair in a long braid down her back. Rachel Macauley first appeared on the Macauley's Theatre stage during its second week (October 20-25, 1873), and continued to perform there regularly in...
Three-quarter length portrait of performer, director, producer, and writer Richard Bennett wearing a long black suit jacket with matching vest, a necktie, and pin-striped pants. He is perched on a table, with left hand at his hip. Bennett performed...
Medical education; Medical students; University of Louisville. Medical Dept.
Catalog for University of Louisville medical department for 1873-1874. Includes list of board of trustees and faculty, announcement or circular for 1873-1874, catalog of students in the 1872-1873 session listing student names residence, and...
William Murphy Reed, of Benton, Kentucky, was born in 1848, in Graves County, Kentucky. He acquired his education in Benton Seminary, of Marshall County, Kentucky, and in Princeton College. He read law with Philander Palmer, of Benton, Kentucky,...
William Walter Cleary was born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1831. He was an 1849 graduate of Transylvania University and in 1849, graduated from its law department with honors. In 1852, he was admitted to the bar and settled in Cynthiana, Kentucky....
