Portrait of performer and writer William H. Gillette seated with chin on left hand, wearing a three-piece suit with tie and pin-striped pants. Born July 24, 1853 in Hartford, Connecticut, Gillette starred in eight productions at Macauley's theatre...
This two-story building includes an open tower on top with a statue depicting a man with a horn and one arm pointed out. Another horn and a ring is depicted on the wall of the tower and the wording "Volunteer Firemen's Historical...
Portrait of Sunshine (Mrs. S. Thruston) Ballard of Glenview, Kentucky, wearing her hair up. The photograph has been painted on to crop her image. Stamped on front of image: Johnston (photographers), Louisville, Ky. Stamped on back: January 1915.
World War, 1914-1918--France; Battlefields; Explosions; Shells (Ammunition); Artillery (Weaponry); Military training
Smoke plumes rise from three or four exploding artillery shells. Landscape and foliage are similar to other pictures in this collection taken during the photographer's army training exercises in Autun, France in 1915.
Republic Building (Louisville, Ky.); Cathedral of the Assumption (Louisville, Ky.); Office buildings; Churches; Canopies; Stores & shops; Buildings
Address: 429 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Blvd.), Louisville, Kentucky. This view of Fifth Street includes the Republic Building and the Cathedral of the Assumption. The Cathedral was completed in 1852 and is one of the oldest public...
Baseball; Baseball players; Athletes; Group portraits; Louisville Colonels (Baseball team)
Group portrait of the Louisville Colonels minor league baseball team at Eclipse Park stadium, 1915. Eclipse Park, located at 7th and Kentucky Streets, was the home of Louisville Colonels baseball team from 1902-1922 (two earlier ballparks bearing...
Louisville City Hospital school of nursing 1915 - Student nurses, class of 1915, at Louisville City Hospital school of nursing, which later became Louisville General Hospital. Four rows of female students sitting on the steps in front of a...
Lillian Fletcher, niece of photographer Kate Matthews is sitting in a Victorian chair in front of a painted backdrop or mural. She wears a lace-trimmed gown and flowers in her hair and holds a fan in her hand. A basket of flowers sits on the floor...
Lillian Fletcher, niece of photographer Kate Matthews, is sitting in a Victorian chair in front of a painted backdrop or mural. She wears a lace-trimmed gown and flowers in her hair and holds a fan in her hand. A basket of flowers sits on the floor...
Lillian Fletcher, niece of photographer Kate Matthews, is sitting in a Victorian chair in front of a painted backdrop or mural. She wears a lace-trimmed gown and flowers in her hair and is holding a fan close to her face. A basket of flowers sits...
Portrait of funeral director Lee Cralle, Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky. He is very young in the photo, wearing a stiff, collar shirt and suit. Background of photograph has been painted on. Stamped on back of image: April 1, 1936. Handwritten on back:...
Barges; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Steel barge (124 ft. x 30 ft. x 7 ft.) being launched into the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard at Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana in 1915. The barge was being built for someone in the port of New Orleans. There is an unfinished towboat in...
Address: 427 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. This image depicts Fourth Street with a brick road and trolley tracks. The Kaufman Straus Co. department store is shown with multiple canopies and leaded glass windows. The store windows appear...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people; People associated with entertainment & sports
Portrait of Colonel John T. Macauley of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing glasses and overcoat. The photograph has been marred with discolorations and age. Stamped on back of image: February 1915. Handwritten on back: Manager of Macauley Theatre,...
City & town life; Street railroads; People; City & town halls; City Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Clocks & watches; Buildings; Transportation
Address: 400 block of W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. This view of Jefferson Street captures trolley cars, businesses, the Court House and City Hall. In the foreground on the left are businesses including a stationery store, Laub Bros....
James E. Howard examines the paw of one of two dogs on the back lawn of the Howard Mansion in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. The porch of the carriage house is in the background.
Iris Haskins stands next to a small birdbath and a bed of irises in a garden. She has short, light brown hair and is wearing white dress and pearls. Title supplied by cataloger.
Portrait of two sisters, Iris and Betsy Haskins. Both have short brown hair and wear light summer dinner dresses and pearl necklaces. Title supplied by cataloger.
Motorboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Three men in a small tender, which has an inboard motor and canvas top, on the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. An American flag flies from the stern and a flag reading "The Barge Line" flies...
Barges; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
INCO No. 1, a self-propelled barge with steel hull (240 ft. x 42 ft. x 6.5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1915. Owned by Inland Navigation Company, it operated on the Mississippi River. This diesel powered vessel was built to introduce self loading...
