Formerly the Benjamin Franklin School, this photograph shows the property for sale and solicits bids for demolishing the building. The sign reads, "FOR SALE. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Business Director of the Board...
Living rooms; Furniture; Bookcases; Houses; Dwellings; Interiors
A long view of the front rooms of 2515 Longest Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky is shown. In the foreground is a room with a long wood and upholstery couch, a chair, and built-in bookcases. In the middle ground is the entryway with doors on the right...
A pendant light with a shade hangs down low over a dining room table at 2515 Longest Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky. The table and chairs are made of dark wood and the seats are upholstered. A sideboard sits against the back wall along with a table...
Fireplaces; Chairs; Tables; Furniture; Living rooms; Houses; Dwellings; Interiors
Two upholstered chairs are set at an angle in front of a fireplace in the sitting room of 2515 Longest Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky. Tall wood-framed windows flank the fireplace and two andirons sit within it. Radiators are under the windows and...
A carpet runner climbs a wooden staircase at 2515 Longest Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky. A chandelier lights the area as does a large window at the stair landing. To the right is a small hallway leading to another room. A sideboard, carpet and a...
A number of automobiles and trucks are parked in front of buildings on Main Street. The building partially showing on the left is Bosler Bros. Leather & Findings. A sign in the window advertises, "Shoemakers Supplies, Shoe Machinery,...
This image is part of a set of twelve photographs of houses where tax assessments were raised. In the photograph, five boys with caps sit on the front porch as a woman stands to the side with hands on her hips. The house is shotgun style with a...
Address: 830 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. On the stage of Columbia Auditorium, some men wear tuxedoes while others wear suits. The women wear dresses and a couple have corsages pinned to their shoulders. Five young girls are dressed in...
Religious facilities; Steeples; Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani (Trappist, Ky.)
Trees and a wood-and-wire fence surround the property of the Abbey of Gethsemani. The monastery's steeple is the highest point of the complex's structures and is topped with a crucifix. A lower, but still multi-story, building appears on the right...
Religious facilities; Steeples; Buildings; Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani (Trappist, Ky.)
Stakes stand in a winter-dried field near the Abbey of Gethsemani in Trappist, Kentucky. The brick building stands three stories and is topped by numerous chimneys. The chimneys are evenly spaced and plain, as are the windows. Some of the windows...
Temples; Domes; Religious facilities; Historic buildings; Buildings
Address: 757 S. Brook Street, Louisville, Kentucky. James J. Gaffney designed this building, with its terra cotta dome, tile mosaics, and elaborate brickwork, for congregation Adath Jeshurun. The first service there was on July 5, 1919. The...
Grawemeyer Hall (Louisville, Ky.); University of Louisville--Buildings
Administration Building, now Grawemeyer Hall, seen from across Third Street. The brick gates by the entrance and exit to the Oval can be seen in the left and right extremes of the image. The Music Building can be seen on the left. The...
Trucks; Advertising; Bridges; Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Transportation
Location: Third Street and River Road, Louisville, Kentucky. A sound truck is parked next to the Ohio River with a bridge in the background. The truck is covered with advertising reading "Come to Fontaine Ferry, Saturday, Aug. 19, Chevrolet...
This aerial view details the railroad tracks and cars, storage areas, and buildings of a factory, possibly the Wood-Mosaic Co. of Highland Park, Kentucky. There are multiple, large, industrial buildings. A house sits amidst the other buildings. A...
Automobile service stations; Automobiles; Advertising; Signs (Notices); Buildings; Transportation
Address: 1200 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Two automobiles are pulled up to the gas pumps at the Aetna Oil service station. The canopy over the pumps advertises, "Safe Pennzoil Lubrication. The Better Motor Fuel. Benzol-Gas. Power....
African Americans; Women; Hats; Political participation; Political posters; People
Four African American stand in the street. One of them is writing on a sheaf of paper. All of the women wear hats and jackets. Political advertising is visible posted on the walls behind the women.
African Americans; Women; Hats; Political participation; People
Four African American women talk on the street. Two of them are writing in notebooks. Its likely that the two are recruiting voters for an upcoming election.
African Americans; Women; Hats; Political participation; Dogs; Political posters; People
Two African American women talk on the street as a dog watches. Utility poles and walls are plastered with political signs, including ones for Senator Ernst and Chas. F. Ogden for Congress.
