A band takes center stage at the Kentucky State Fair Music Festival. The group stands in concentric semi-circles facing a band director on a wooden stand. A crowd watches from raised bleachers as numerous lights and flags hang from the ceiling...
A basketball team poses in a line. Their jerseys advertise Elbert Coal Co. They wear tank tops, shorts, kneepads, and athletic shoes. The last man in line is likely the coach as he is dressed in a suit.
A blurry image of the front of a log cabin, built onto a platform stage. A flag is draped on one side of the cabin, and on the other side is a sign. This cabin, known as the "Traipsin' Woman Cabin" (as indicated by the sign above the...
Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement parks; People
A crowd of people at Fontaine Ferry Park, Louisville, Kentucky. A clubhouse at the top of the hill has a stairway and dock leading out to the Idlewild steamboat (not shown). Some people are dressed in casual tops and pants; others are dressed in...
Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement parks; Buildings; Historic buildings; Steamboats; Belle of Louisville (Steamboat); Transportation
A crowd of people lounge around a stone building which has an awning facing the river. The steamship Idlewild stops at Fontaine Ferry Park on the banks of the Ohio River. Now known as The Belle of Louisville, this ship became part of the National...
A gravel or dirt road goes over a stone or concrete bridge approximately one half mile from Middletown, Kentucky. A plaque on the bridge support reads, "Erected by Jefferson County Fiscal Court / 1922." On the opposite support beam is a...
A gravel road leads up to a stone or concrete bridge approximately one half mile from Middletown, Kentucky. Utility lines run along the sides of the road. On one is a sign for "Fehr's F.F.X.L. / Jefferson Island Salt." A metal shed is to...
Streets; Buildings; Houses; Construction; Maintenance & repair; Sewerage; Construction equipment
A large construction crane is parked in the front yard of a house with more equipment and materials on the street. Construction of a sewer ditch or trench in a residential neighborhood.Title supplied by cataloger.
A large piece of construction machinery by Ingersoll-Rand by the sidewalk on a residential street near a construction site. Title supplied by cataloger.
Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement parks; Steamboats; Historic buildings; Belle of Louisville (Steamboat); Transportation
A line of people walk down a dock as the Idlewild steamboat prepares for a cruise. Now known as The Belle of Louisville, this steamer became part of the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The Idlewild sports a paddlewheel and twin...
A low stone wall separates a wide lawn from the sidewalk and street. Broad steps lead up to the entry of a building, which appears to be constructed of brick with a stone foundation and is adorned with multi-story Ionic columns topped by a...
Construction; Maintenance & repair; Sewerage; Men; Construction workers; Children; Construction equipment; Signs (Notices); United States. Public Works Administration
A sign for Federal Public Works Project No. 937, Commissioners of Sewerage, leans against a construction fence surrounding a construction site for the digging of sewer trenches. Men and a girl stand by the site. Large equipment is nearby. Title...
Construction; Maintenance & repair; Sewerage; Signs (Notices); United States. Public Works Administration
A sign reading Federal Public Works Project No. 937 set into the ground overlooking a creek. Pieces of wood, metal beams, and other materials are on the hill. Title supplied by cataloger.
A train pulls into the station at Pewee Valley, Kentucky. A crowd of people wait on the boardwalk. Many of the men wear suits and top hats and the women wear long dresses. The train is blowing smoke or steam out its chimney.
Construction; Maintenance & repair; Sewerage; Men; Construction workers; Construction equipment
A trench supported by wood beams is being dug down the center of a road. A large bulldozer and other equipment next to dirt piles are to the left. Workers stand to the right. Title supplied by cataloger.
A woman and a girl stand outdoors in front of trees, wearing Pilgrim costumes (long dresses with wide collars, and white bonnets without ties). Title supplied by cataloger.
Address: 1127 S. Seventeenth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A brick apartment building is shown in a residential area. A small sign declares it Ruby Apartments. Another sign reads, "For Rent to colored. These modern apartments, two rooms &...
Address: 113 Charles Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Rows of houses line Charles Street. Utility poles are embedded along the sidewalk on the right of the road. Most of the yards on the left are raised several feet above the sidewalk and one has a...
