Ruins of Sacred Heart Church at Broadway and 17th Street. Shell of a brick church whose roof and brick walls have collapsed. A tornado struck Louisville on March 27, 1890. Caption: Louisville Tornado. Wreck of Church of Sacred Heart - Interior....
A large stone statue of the Virgin Mary stands seemingly undamaged amid the wreckage caused by the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and many more were injured. Sacred Heart Church...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Churches; Buildings; Ruins; Debris; St. John's Church (Louisville, Ky.)
The wall of the front of St. John's Church is left standing while the rest of the church and rectory are gone, following the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. St. John's Church, located at 1115 W. Jefferson, was built in...
Homes and a German Catholic Church at the corner of Wall Street and Maple Street in Jeffersonville, Indiana sit surrounded by flood waters from the flood that occurred in February 1883. Men in boats are in the foreground.
Methodist Church on Broadway, between Brook Street and Floyd Street in Louisville, Kentucky. The church was established in 1867 and moved from its former location to Brownsboro Road in Louisville, Kentucky in 1955.
Hotels; Streets; Carriages & coaches; Cathedrals; Catholic churches; Fifth Avenue Hotel (Louisville, Ky.); Cathedral of the Assumption (Louisville, Ky.)
Fifth Avenue Hotel on Fifth Street in Louisville, Kentucky. The Cathedral of the Assumption sits in the background at 443 South Fifth Street. A carriage is parked under a tree on the opposite side of the road.
Baptist churches; Broadway Baptist Church (Louisville, Ky.)
Founded in 1870, the Broadway Baptist Church was built originally on Broadway between First Street and Brook Street and the first worship services were held in the sanctuary in May 1872. The last service was held in May 1948 at this location, and a...
Ruins of a church building behind an iron fence -- St. John's Episcopal Church at 1115 West Jefferson Street. The building still stands but has no roof and is missing most of the front wall. A pile of rubble lies in front of the building. A woman...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Sculpture; Churches; Buildings; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Statue of Virgin Mary against a stone or marble wall as seen through a stack of rubble, including broken beams. Title: The Miracle of the Louisville Cyclone, U.S.A. Copyright statement: Copyright 1890, by Geo. Barker. Text on left: Geo. Barker,...
First Presbyterian Church (Danville, Ky.); Presbyterian churches
First Presbyterian Church in Danville, Kentucky, an ivy-covered stone building. The front features a tower with spires on the corners, flanked by a facade with spires on each end. Much of the structure is obscured by trees. Postmarked 1912 on the...
Churches; First Christian Church (Winchester, Ky.)
Grey stone church building, viewed from the front. There is a shallow dome on top, but no steeple. Four ionic columns frame the front doorway. This is a Disciples of Christ church. Published by S.H. Kress & Co., manufacturer's number A-3515.
New Year's card with a wintry scene, including a stone structure, perhaps a church, and snowy trees. The structure, a red stone building, has a domed tower with a bell. A poem is printed on the front: "As sweet toned bells the New Year chime;...
Landscape including town and church spire. There is a lake or seashore in the foreground. The town is identified as Dunmore, County Waterford, in a caption on the front of the card. Postmarked 1911 on verso.
Landscape with a building (perhaps a church) on a hill and sheep on the hillside. There are multi-colored tulips in the foreground. The scene is partially framed in a cross; there are six-pointed stars decorating the card, as well. Copyright 1909,...
Snow scene with church and figures near the church. This scene is in a vignette; a cross bearing the words "Easter Greeting" and pink flowers are nearby. Address information dates this card to no later than 1914.
Westminster Presbyterian Church (Louisville, Ky.); Churches;
Westminster Presbyterian Church at the corner of South Second and Avery Street (now Cardinal Boulevard). This building is believed to have been torn down to make way for the university expansion. Note on back: "Westminster Club."
Zion Baptist Church (Louisville, Ky.); Crowds; Churches;
Mourners gather in front of Zion Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, waiting to board a bus to Atlanta for the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr. Many people have suitcases; several are sitting on them. King's younger brother, A.D. King, was...
