Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Dormitories; Doors & doorways;
Entranceway to Bettie Johnson Hall. The doorway features a short covered walkway. The window over the entranceway roof is visible, and there are two wastebaskets flanking the glass door. Landscaping adjacent to the walkway is in bloom. Location:...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Theaters; Trees;
Playhouse Theater seen from across Second Street. There are several trees featuring fall foliage in front of the white frame building. The crosswalk on Second Street is also visible. Originally built as a chapel for the Louisville Industrial House...
Women; University of Louisville--Buildings; Covered walks; Theaters; Buildings;
A woman in a skirt suit, penny loafers and ankle socks leans against a beam of the roof over Garth Walk, the covered sidewalk which wound around the north side of the Playhouse. Constructed in 1932, Garth Walk was named after Mrs. Charles M. Garth,...
University of Louisville--Buildings; Theaters; Buildings;
Playhouse during the 1932 renovations, with trees in the foreground. Records indicate that work was also done to the Playhouse in 1933 and funded by a federal relief program. Note on back of photo: "Playhouse. Alterations. Oct 22 1932."...
Theaters; Covered walks; University of Louisville--Buildings; Buildings;
Playhouse in its former location on Belknap Campus. A covered sidewalk, known as Garth Walk, lines the north side of the Playhouse. Note on back: "Playhouse -- OLD location. Belknap Theatre 1/77 [?]" Originally built as a chapel for the...
Student movements; Activists; Students; Black Student Union (University of Louisville); University of Louisville--Students
A female protester walks out of the offices of the College of Arts and Sciences into the waiting crowd of onlookers, police and the media. Members of the Black Student Union (BSU) and some of their supporters occupied the administrative offices of...
Black Student Union (University of Louisville); Student movements; Crowds; Police; University of Louisville--Students
Police officers and a dark-shirted man look into the open door of Gardiner Hall. Members of the Black Student Union (BSU) and some of their supporters occupied the administrative offices of the College of Arts and Sciences, located inside Gardiner...
University of Louisville--Buildings; Theaters; Buildings;
Interior of the University of Louisville Playhouse, looking at the stage curtain. A note on the back indicates that the curtain was brown velvet, stenciled in gold, that the interior was a "warm gray" with the trusses painted black. The...
Couples; Covered walks; Theaters; University of Louisville--Buildings; Buildings;
A couple stands on the covered sidewalk, known as Garth Walk, outside the Playhouse. Constructed in 1932, Garth Walk was named after Mrs. Charles M. Garth, then president of the theater group known as the Players Club of Louisville. Originally...
Theaters; University of Louisville--Buildings; Buildings; Doors & doorways;
Doors to the University of Louisville Playhouse. A display window beside one of the doors contains information on a production of "Kiss Me Kate," which was performed in 1960 and 1961. Note on back: "UofL Playhouse on Belknap Campus....
Theaters; University of Louisville--Buildings; Buildings;
Playhouse on the Belknap Campus of the University of Louisville, with trees in the foreground. Originally built as a chapel for the Louisville Industrial House of Reform, it was purchased by the University of Louisville, circa 1923, as part of its...
Theaters; University of Louisville--Buildings; Buildings;
Playhouse in its former location on Belknap Campus, with trees in the foreground. Originally built as a chapel for the Louisville Industrial House of Reform, it was purchased by the University of Louisville, circa 1923, as part of its acquisition...
Theaters; University of Louisville--Buildings; Buildings;
Playhouse in its former location on Belknap Campus, seen from across a sidewalk. Originally built as a chapel for the Louisville Industrial House of Reform, it was purchased by the University of Louisville, circa 1923, as part of its acquisition of...
Activists; Black Student Union (University of Louisville); University of Louisville--Students; Police
Police carrying demonstrators into transport vehicle. Police officers and news people are gathered around. Members of the Black Student Union (BSU) and some of their supporters occupied the administrative offices of the College of Arts and...
University of Louisville--Presidents; Radio stations; WLOU (Radio station : Louisville, Ky.); College presidents;
University of Louisville president Dr. John W. Taylor sits at a table with Mrs. John E. Messervy, president of the Louisville Broadcasting Co. and general manager of the newly established AM radio station WLOU; there are papers on the table in...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Dormitories;
Entranceway to Bettie Johnson Hall. The upper windows and roof are visible, and the doorway is not. Location: Belknap Campus: 401 West Cardinal Boulevard. Current uses: Dormitory. Named in honor: Bettie Johnson, 1936 graduate of UofL's Louisville...
