Jackson Jail in "bloody Breathitt County." A dark building (or dark photograph), behind a telephone pole and flanked by trees. Caption from Associated Press: "Jail from which mob took victim--the Breathitt County Jail at Jackson,...
Churchill Downs executive (1902-1949) "Col. Matt" (Martin J.) Winn of Louisville, Kentucky, talking with boxer Max Schmeling. The photograph is marked with discolorations and yellowing around the edges. Stamped on back of image:...
Portraits; Men; Teachers; College presidents; People associated with education & communication
Dr. John J. Tigert, professor at the University of Kentucky, seated at his desk, wearing a suit jacket and pencil tie. The photograph has marks of discoloration from age. Article attached to back of image: Associated Press Photo; to accept...
James Ross Todd of Louisville, Kentucky with wife, Margaret Menefee Todd standing on the deck of a cruise ship. The photograph has marks of discoloration from age. Stamped on back of image: August 8, 1925; Associated Press Photo, New York City....
Portrait of Melvin A. Traylor of Chicago, Illinois, wearing a printed tie. The photograph has become warped along the top edges and marked with discolorations. Article attached to back of image: Associated Press Photo, from New York; Selected to...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Teachers; People associated with education & communication
Portrait of Professor Samuel Walker of Richmond, Kentucky, wearing a printed tie. The photograph has been painted on outlining/cropping his image and marked with discolorations from age. Article attached to back of image: Associated Press photo...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials; Governors
Portrait of Governor Flem D. Sampson of Barbourville, Kentucky, who served as Governor of Kentucky from 1927-1931. He is wearing a printed tie. The photograph is warped along the edge and marked with discolorations. Article attached to back of...
Colonel Edward W. Starling wearing a suit and bowler hat, holding a dog, which is being examined by an unidentified man. The photograph has marks of discoloration and small cracks along the edges. Stamped on back of image: Associated Press Photo.
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Military officers; Military uniforms; Government officials
Portrait of Major General Charles Pelot Summerall, who was born in Blount's Ferry, Florida, wearing his ranked military uniform. The photograph is missing two corners and marked with discolorations from age. Attached to back of image: Associated...
Vehicles; Cruisers (Warships); United States. Navy
Launching of U.S.S. Louisville at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington. The official launching was on September 1, 1930. Flags are hung on lines from mast to bow and stern and at top is a U.S. flag. Crowds line the docks. There is fog in...
Vehicles; Cruisers (Warships); United States. Navy
U.S.S. Louisville for the United States Navy and other ships at the docks. During World War II, the Louisville operated mainly in the Pacific Ocean, including the central and southern Pacific, as well as the Aleutians. It was decommissioned in 1946.
Vehicles; Cruisers (Warships); United States. Navy
U.S.S. Louisville rescuing 465 passengers from the steamship Harvard stranded on reef off California coast on May 30, 1930. Passengers standing on deck. Ship's shadow visible in the calm water. Associated Press caption on back of image: "The...
Buildings; Barns; Dwellings; Horse farms; Man o' War (Race horse); Horses
Man O'War grazing at Faraway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Dark horse with glossy coat wears a bridle and leans his neck down to graze in a field of grass. There are a few trees on the horizon and a fence to the right. Man O'War won the Preakness...
Dwellings; Horse farms; Man o' War (Race horse); Horses
Man O'War with owner Samuel D. Riddle at Faraway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Dark horse stands with perfect posture as a vested man behind him holds his bridle, accompanied by another man in suit and hat who holds a thin cane and looks at the...
View from the infield at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, 1929. A man in uniform sits behind a row of bushes on a horse in the infield, watching a race in progress on the track along with two other men also behind the bushes. Behind the...
Placing judges, from left, Sam McMeekin, Sherman Goodpaster & William Shelley, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky. The men stand in a row on a white floor, wearing suits and hats; the two men on the sides have binoculars hanging around their...
