Three men, a woman, a teen-age boy, and a young girl stand around a large, high table outdoors. The men may be preparing food, or pulling cooked meat from an animal carcass. Other men are apparently eating at a makeshift counter or rail in the...
A group of people, mostly men, stand around a long, narrow, makeshift counter outdoors. Most are wearing suits and hats, and a few also have coats. Many appear to be eating food that is being cooked, or smoked, in about 25 kettles in foreground....
An unidentified female student, or a young instructor, with teacher Minnie Leigh Gibson of Shelbyville (left). Miss Gibson joined the faculty in 1907. The unidentified young lady may be Evelyn Carter who later married Howard Giles.
Two men brushing a Hereford bull in front of a horse stable, probably at the Kentucky State Fair which was held at Churchill Downs in 1907 (see images ULPA 1982.01.616.p, ULPA 1982.01.727.p, ULPA 1982.01.728.p, ULPA 1982.01.732.p, ULPA...
In "The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding" (1907), Katie Marks photographs Lloyd Sherman, Leland Harcourt, and other characters posing in a series of pictures based on Robert Browning's "Garden Fancies." Although not...
Young woman stands next to a sundial in a garden. She holds a hat that matches her dress and flowers in her arms and has one hand on the sundial. In "The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding" (1907) by Annie Fellows Johnston, Katie Marks...
This tableau is described by fictional character Katie Marks, who was based on photographer Kate Matthews, in Chapter V of 'The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding" (1907): "'It is to illustrate a fairy-tale. . .When naughty Esmerelda...
Graph documenting flood levels of Louisville floods in January 1937, February 1884, March-April 1913, February 1883, January 1907, January 1913, and March-April 1933. Hydrograph of seven major floods of Ohio River at Louisville, Ky. May, 1940....
City & town life; Elevated railroads; Railroads; Buildings
Busy city street with elevated railroad crossing over it and tall buildings on either side and in the background. Title: 59. North up B'dway from 32nd St., Herald and Times (26 stories) B'ld'gs in distance, New York, U.S.A. Copyright statement:...
Shoots, an amusement park ride, in Electric Park, Kansas City, Missouri. The Shoots (or Chutes) is essentially a large slide that was ridden in a car; the slide ends in a lake or pond. There are two tracks or slides. There is a roller coaster near...
Bridge with stone pilings over a river. Buildings are visible on the far shore; presumably this is Knoxville, Tennessee. Smoke rises from the smokestack of one of the buildings. Postmarked 1907 on front. Published by Gaut-Ogden Company,...
Advertising card for the Everett Piano Company. One woman plays piano while another woman sings from sheet music. The two women are dressed in long Edwardian formal gowns. There are other men and women in formal attire seated near them. Stamped...
Soup tureen sits on a platter decorated with holly. Four lit candles glow in the corner. "Here's to a happy holiday, health and wealth for all the year" is printed on the front. "Ellen H. Clapsaddle" is written in script...
Santa Claus carries a sack of toys. Part of the sack on the original is made of cloth, as is the pine bough (with cloth needles) that sticks out of the sack. Santa wears a red fur-trimmed coat and hat with a black belt. "No. 6001" printed...
Young boy seated at a table in front of a large roast of some type. The boy is seen from behind; he wears a large napkin tied around his neck and he wields a fork and spoon. Holly decorates the roast and the tablecloth. A large dog and a black bird...
Rabbit in a red jacket standing by split-rail fence. A basket lies nearby with spilled and broken Easter eggs; the rabbit is crying. The signature "Grace Harlow" is printed below one of the fence posts. Copyright RL Wells, 1907.
Boy and girl standing on sidewalk. The girl is crying violently and the boy stands looking at her with his hands in his pockets. Copyright 1907 by M.T. Sheahan.
Snow scene with fence and buildings. A pine bough with holly berries and white flowers in the foreground. The back of this card is not divided for message and address, which likely dates this card to between 1901 and 1907.
Teachers; College administrators; University of Louisville--Faculty;
John L. Patterson served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 1908-1922. He came to University of Louisville in 1907 as professor of Greek, and was appointed dean of College of Arts and Sciences (then known as the College of Liberal...
