Adolphus E. Richards was born in Virginia in 1844. His education was interrupted by the Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army, where he rose to the rank of major before his twenty-first birthday. At the war's end, he returned to school,...
Andrew T. Wood was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, in 1834. He received a good common-school education and in 1862, he enlisted in the Federal army, Company C, Tenth Kentucky Cavalry. He was mustered out in 1863 and moved to Mount Sterling,...
Families; Group portraits; Men; Women; Children; Log cabins; Fireplaces
Alfred "Boy" Burns, "Aunt Viny," and four children sit inside Burns' cabin on Goose Creek, below Cemetery Ridge. See ULPA 1982.01.391.p for another image of this family. Handwritten on bottom border: 522. Title supplied by...
Archibald Dixon was born in Caswell County, North Carolina, in 1802. He moved with his parents to Henderson, Kentucky, in 1805. Educated in the local schools, he read law and was admitted to the bar in 1824. He established a practice in Henderson....
"Every so often as the excavation continued, one of the workmen would shout: 'Another marble here!' In the end, we found ourselves - entranced and speechless - before a group of sculptures lying side by side: from west to east ([in this...
A family Bible propped open to a page of the book of Malachi, facing a page marked 'Family Record.' On the left-hand (Malachi) side is handwritten "Mrs. Kate L. Bell, our dearly beloved mother, passed away Dec. 31, 1925 at 8:30 p.m. Funeral...
Character portrait of actor Henry Weaver in costume for the role of Ilderim in "Ben Hur," which was produced at Macauley's Theatre in March 1905. He has a long beard and mustache and wears a brimless hat and shawl. Henry A. Weaver Jr.,...
Character portrait of left profile of actress Stella Boniface Weaver in costume for the role of Amrah in "Ben Hur," which was performed at Macauley's Theatre five times between 1891 and 1917. She was probably part of the March 1905 cast,...
Born in 1819 in Shelby County, Kentucky, Bland Ballard attended Hanover College and the Law Department of Transylvania University where he received an L.L.B in 1846. He read law under James T. Morehead. In 1846, he married Sarah McDowell, daughter...
Cemeteries; Cave Hill Cemetery (Louisville, Ky.); Clock towers; Street railroad tracks
Clock tower and gate at Broadway Entrance (actually accessed from Baxter Avenue) to Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky. The Corinthian-style building with clock tower was completed in 1892. Title supplied by cataloger.
Charles J. Bronston was born in 1848 in Richmond, Kentucky. He was a successful lawyer and powerful politician. He served as Fayette County Commonwealth Attorney and represented Lexington in the Kentucky Senate. He was a delegate from Fayette...
Charles Morehead Thomas was born in 1847 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He attended the common schools of Warren County, Kentucky, but was caught up in the turmoil of the Civil War, joining the Confederate Army as a youth. After the war he returned to...
Cave Hill Cemetery (Louisville, Ky.); Cemeteries; Clock towers; Buildings
The entryway to Cave Hill Cemetery is located at Baxter Avenue and Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. The larger part of the gate includes a house and a clock tower topped with a statue of an angel in the Victorian Romanticism style. The gate allows...
Cave Hill Cemetery (Louisville, Ky.); Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Cemeteries
A mausoleum and monuments in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. The mausoleum was designed by Harrison Granite Company of New York for whiskey distiller Paul Jones. Title supplied by cataloger.
Cave Hill Cemetery (Louisville, Ky.); Cemeteries; Clock towers; Buildings; Horses; Men
Entrance to Cave Hill Cemetery at the intersection of Baxter Avenue, Cherokee Road, and East Broadway in Louisville, Ky. The Corinthian style entry includes a 2000 pound bell and a clock tower which were added in 1892. Two men and a horse stand at...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Cemeteries
Old cemetery plot on Lincoln farm in Hodgenville, Kentucky. A man in light overalls and a man in a dark suit pose amid small tombstones and grass. Abraham Lincoln National Park was established in 1916. It is now the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace...
Rock formations; Cliffs; Cemeteries; Men; Gates; Frankfort Cemetery (Frankfort, Ky.)
The Frankfort Cemetery, in Franklin County, Kentucky, was Kentucky's first picturesque cemetery. Land for the cemetery was purchased in 1845, and Robert Carmichael was hired to do the landscaping. A man is sitting on the cliff adjacent to a walk...
Rock formations; Cliffs; Cemeteries; Men; Gates; Frankfort Cemetery (Frankfort, Ky.)
The Frankfort Cemetery, in Franklin County, Kentucky, was Kentucky's first picturesque cemetery. Land for the cemetery was purchased in 1845, and Robert Carmichael was hired to do the landscaping. A man is sitting on the cliff adjacent to a walk...
Path in Chalmette Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana. The path has a stone or brick border. One relatively large monument is visible on the left hand side; many smaller headstones are visible in the center, farther off. There are many trees and other...
