Broken boards, rocks, and other rubble at 10th Street and Main Street in Louisville, Kentucky. A row of damaged buildings, including some missing roofs and walls, is on the right. Title: 257 10th and Main Sts., Looking West, Louisville, Ky. Text on...
An African American man is leaning against a piece of fence standing between structures that have been completely destroyed by the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Other damaged buildings are in the background in the...
600 block of south 4th Street looking north. A dump truck filled with bags in front of Hubbuch Brothers and Wellendorff store. An African American man stands with a shovel behind a pile of gravel. Next to the store is a wood fence with painted...
Southeast corner of 4th Street and Jefferson Street looking east. Construction fence and equipment on Jefferson Street at the southeast corner. Stores include a tobacco shop, American Shoe Rebuilders, and a Chop-Suey restaurant.
Side view of Mohlenkamp's at the corner of 8th Street and Market. The store, which sells automobile parts and harnesses and horse accessories, is in a long, brick building. Two African American women stand in front of the entrance. Two cars are...
Segregation in education; African American construction workers; Construction workers; African Americans; Labor unions; Race relations; Laborers' International Union of North America; Women construction workers; African Americans--Employment; A....
Oral history interview conducted with James "Jimmy" Stewart on April 4, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Mr. Stewart, business manager for Local 576 of the Laborers' International Union of North America discusses segregation in education in Tennessee...
African Americans; Civil rights demonstrations; Race relations; Public relations; Discrimination in housing; Housing; African American legislators; Insurance agents; Women legislators; African American legislators; Kentucky--Politics and...
Oral history interview conducted with legislator Mae Street Kidd on October 10, November 11, and December 5, 1978 by Ken Chumbley. Ms. Kidd discusses her life, including her childhood growing up in Bourbon County. Kidd attended the Lincoln...
African Americans; African Americans--Education; Boy Scouts of America; Elderly poor; Floods--Ohio River; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; National Council of Senior Citizens; Senior House; Senior centers; Scouting (Youth activity); Urban elderly;...
Oral history interviews conducted with Mr. Steward Pickett on May 23, June 4, and June 25, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Mr. Pickett, a retired assistant Boy Scout executive and board member of Senior House, talks about his family, growing up on an...
Forts & fortifications; Historic sites; Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.); Buildings
Exterior view of the Alamo fort from across a road. Front wall and part of the side are visible. A star is at the top of the front wall. Title: 16578 'The Alamo' - Texas Cradle of Liberty (Dating from 1744), San Antonio. Text on left: Keystone View...
Horses; Boys; Banners; American Folk Song Festival
Children on horseback carry a sign reading "Jean Thomas presents Dorothy Gordon in American Folk Songs" through a cornfield next to a haystack. Thomas had met Gordon, a folk song interpreter, while working in New York City, and invited...
Men; Women; Boys; Costumes--United States; Log cabins; People with disabilities
Described by Jean Thomas as "Idiot Man," the man in this image is wearing overalls and putting his finger to his nose. The child, a boy, crouches on the ground wearing a headband with feathers. A young woman (standing) and old woman...
Two boys stand on a hillside holding a sign reading "Jean Thomas presents Dorothy Gordon in American Folk Songs." Thomas had met Gordon, a folk song interpreter, while working in New York City, and invited her to perform at the first...
Boys; Banners; Girls; Hills; American Folk Song Festival
Three boys and a girl stand on a hillside holding a sign reading "Jean Thomas presents Dorothy Gordon in American Folk Songs." Thomas had met Gordon, a folk song interpreter, while working in New York City, and invited her to perform at...
Boys; Banners; Cliffs; American Folk Song Festival
Three boys hold a sign reading "Jean Thomas presents Dorothy Gordon in American Folk Songs" over a cliff. Thomas had met Gordon, a folk song interpreter, while working in New York City, and invited her to perform at the first American...
Louisville Colonels pitcher, "Lefty" Seamonds during warm-up, Parkway Field, Louisville, Kentucky, 1942. In the background a row of cars can barely be seen in front of the trees. Stamped on back of the image is "Robert E. Stigers...
One African American teenage boy is giving a shoe shine to an African American man sitting in a shoe shine chair on a sidewalk in Lexington, Kentucky. The chair is covered by an umbrella advertising "Lexington's Biggest Store Kaufman Clothing...
Horses; Sleds & sleighs; Men; Women; Boys; Girls; Banners; American Folk Song Festival
A group in a horse-drawn sleigh bearing a sign "We're on our way to Dorothy Gordon's concert" makes their way to the American Folk Song Festival. Thomas had met Gordon, a folk song interpreter, while working in New York City, and invited...
Horses; Sleds & sleighs; Men; Women; Boys; Girls; Banners; American Folk Song Festival
A group in a horse-drawn sleigh bearing a sign "We're on our way to Dorothy Gordon's concert" makes their way to the American Folk Song Festival. Thomas had met Gordon, a folk song interpreter, while working in New York City, and invited...
Men; Women; Children; Boys; Girls; Log cabins; Banners; American Folk Song Festival
An old man, woman, and four children stand in front of a log cabin holding a sign reading "We're on our way to Dorothy Gordon's concert." Thomas had met Gordon, a folk song interpreter, while working in New York City, and invited her to...
