Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
HENRY HARLEY, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (160 ft. x 29 ft. x 4 ft.), was built at Howard in 1898. Owned by Capt. J. R. Handly, HENRY HARLEY operated on the upper Cumberland River between Nashville and Burnside, Kentucky. HENRY HARLEY...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
JAMES LEE, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (230 ft. x 43 ft. x 7 ft.), was built at Howard in 1898. Owned by Lee Line in Memphis, Tennessee, JAMES LEE operated on the lower Mississippi River between Memphis and Friars Point, Mississippi. ...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
JULIEN POYDRAS, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (145 ft. x 28 ft. x 4 ft.), was built at Howard in 1898. Owned by Baton Rouge & Bayou Sara Packet Co., JULIEN POYDRAS operated on the lower Mississippi River. JULIEN POYDRAS was bought by...
Medical education; Medical students; Kentucky School of Medicine
Catalog for Kentucky School of Medicine for 1899. Includes list of board of regents, faculty, and hospital staff; dental program announcement, program and hospital information, and a list of graduates. Printed on cover: Kentucky School of Medicine...
Well-known and widely-reproduced photogravure of full-length character portrait of American actress Fanny Davenport in the role of Margaret Gauthier in "Camille." She is leaning against a column, looking out onto the horizon with her left...
Portrait of performer Mary Marble wearing an off-the-shoulder white dress. Born circa 1874, Mary Marble died in 1965. She performed at Macauley's Theatre in "A Milk White Flag" in November 1898. Inscription on print, lower center:...
Portrait of writer, producer, and performer Clay Clement, Sr., wearing a suit jacket and dark necktie. Clay Clement starred in seven productions at Macauley's Theatre between 1887 and 1909. There is no record of a performance on March 28, 1898, the...
Portrait of actor Maclyn Arbuckle looking to his right, wearing a double-breasted suit jacket and striped bow tie. His hair is parted in the middle and curls slightly at the sides. Arbuckle was born July 9, 1866, in San Antonio, Texas, and died...
Oval-shaped portrait of Canadian actress Julia Arthur striking a pensive pose, wearing a black dress with ruffles at neck and wrists and sheer sleeves. Arthur, whose birth name was Ida Lewis, was born in 1869 in Hamilton, Ontario. She starred in...
Character portrait of left profile of American actress Fanny Davenport. Her top is fastened at the neck, and she wears a straw hat festooned with ribbons. Born into a family of actors on April 10, 1850, Davenport was the leading lady of actor...
Full-length character portrait of American actress Fanny Davenport in introspective pose, costumed in long dress with corset and train and elaborate hat. Born into a family of actors on April 10, 1850, Davenport was the leading lady of actor Robert...
Portrait of John W. Dunne wearing a suit jacket with boutonniere and striped necktie. Dunne starred in "A Milk White Flag" at Macauley's Theatre in September 1897. The play was reprised at Macauley's in November 1898. Inscription on...
Autographed full-length character portrait of performer and producer Nathaniel Carll (N. C.) Goodwin costumed for the role of Sir Lucius O'Trigger in "The Rivals." He wears a black hat; long jacket; shirt with ruffled collar; short pants;...
Topographic map on a scale of 1:125000 of the area near Huntington, West Virginia, with Lawrence County, Ohio to the northwest. Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, Putnam, and Logan Counties of West Virginia are shown. Kentucky, to the west, is only shown in...
View of Fourth Street south of Chestnut Street in Louisville, Kentucky. It appears to be winter: the trees are bare and there may be some snow on the road. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "4th St. looking north toward Chestnut...
Uniontown, Kentucky during the Ohio River flood of 1898. Floodwaters cover the town and its buildings. Several people in small boats are in the floodwaters.
Drill teams; Flags; Orphanages; Orphans; Delinquents; Reformatories; Jouett Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Louisville Industrial School of Reform;
The drill corps of the Industrial School of Reform, formerly called the Louisville House of Refuge, a home for orphaned and delinquent youth. The drill corps stands in front of what is now Jouett Hall, with a large American flag. This photo was...
Automobile service stations; Buildings; Transportation; Brick wall signs; Signs (Notices)
A Gulf service station sits at the corner of a street which is likely located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The lot has two tall lampposts with five white globes. Fuel pumps sit by a small brick building with terra cotta roof tiles. Cars are...
Six men in loincloths and two women in robes stand in a row outdoors behind two men in loincloths on the ground, one doing acrobatics, one sitting. There are five huts and a large building in the background. Handwritten on the bottom of the...
