Boys; Recorders; Wind instruments; Costumes--United States
Little Chick Thomas, a small boy wearing a plaid shirt and suspenders and knit cap, plays a wooden recorder outdoors. A smaller boy, not in folkloric costume, looks on. Title supplied by cataloger.
A little girl and little boy (possibly from Desdemonia Eskew's family) pose in pioneer costumes (probably as part of the American Folk Song Festival) at a scenic overlook. The girl wears a long calico dress and matching bonnet; the boy, barefoot,...
Boys; Beds; Hospitals; People with disabilities; Writing
A shirtless boy with casts on both legs sits on an iron hospital bed, writing in a notepad. Another boy looks on from another bed. They are likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, being treated by Dr. Arthur Shade Jones,...
Boys; Men; Women; People with disabilities; Log cabins
A boy wearing a tie and pants with holes in the knees walks on crutches outside a log cabin, while an old man and old woman look on from the doorway. The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, who had been unable...
A boy wearing a hospital gown sits on an iron hospital bed typing on a typewriter. A nurse, holding a glass, watches him. The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, who had been unable to stand upright until he...
Orthopedic braces; Boys; Women; Hospitals; People with disabilities; Writing
On the balcony of a brick building, Jean Thomas, seated, assists a shirtless boy, standing, with a brace on his left leg, with writing on a pad of paper. The boy is likely at Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky, being treated by Dr....
Boys; People with disabilities; Men; Women; Log cabins
A boy dressed up with a tie walks on crutches outside a log cabin, while an old man and old woman look on from the doorway. The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, who had been unable to stand upright until he...
Families; Group portraits; Men; Women; Children; Log cabins; Dwellings; Dogs
Alfred "Boy" Burns and his family pose in front of their cabin. From left to right are: Gracie, Roy, an unidentified child sitting in the lap of Alfred's second wife Vinia "Aunt Viny" Robinson, Atkins or "Smokey," and...
Professor Burns, with a with hoe leaning against his shoulder, poses next to Elijah Gay and an unidentified boy while working on a farm. The boy may be Professor Burns' son, Dugger. See ULPA 1982.01.426.p and ULPA 1982.01.489.p for images of this...
Boys; People with disabilities; Women; Beds; Chairs
A boy with an injured leg lies in bed. A woman, probably his mother or grandmother, sits in the chair next to the bed. The walls are covered with newspapers and there is a shelf on the wall next to the bed. Handwritten on bottom border: 509. See...
A boy with a seriously injured leg sits on a chair. His other foot rests on a log. There is an adult hand on his shoulder and a little girl stands in the background. Handwritten on bottom border: 510. See ULPA 1982.01.509.p for another image of...
Youth organizations; Boy Scouts of America; Boys; Bridges; Uniforms
A group of nine Boy Scouts stand on or around a log bridge they have constructed in a field in a neighborhood park. Practicing rope lashing is one of the requirements for a merit badge. Title supplied by cataloger.
Address: 3936 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. (This section is now Shelbyville Road.) Two children stand in front of Plehn's Bakery near where a car had struck a boy. The invoice for this photo indicated that it was recording the skid marks...
Address: 3936 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. (This section is now Shelbyville Road.) People stand in front of Plehn's Bakery near where a car had struck a boy. The invoice for this photo indicated that it was recording the skid marks the...
Group portraits; Families; Hats; Boys; Men; Women; People
A young boy in coat and cap is flanked by a women and a man with a beard. Behind them all is a young man with a case. A taxicab is unloading behind them.
