Atlas of the City of Louisville, Kentucky prepared from official records, private plans and actual surveys. Thirty plates cover the entire city of Louisville and parts of the surrounding county. Each plate shows names of businesses and property...
African Americans; African Americans--Education; African Americans--Social conditions; African American college teachers; African American educators; African American newspapers; Integration; Segregation in education; Race relations; Baptists;...
Oral history interview conducted with sociologist Charles H. Parrish, Jr. on December 1 and 14, 1976 and February 21, 1977 by Dwayne Cox and William Morison. Dr. Parrish discusses his father, Charles H. Parrish, Sr., who was a Baptist minister and...
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.
Automobiles; People; Stores & shops; Transportation; Campaign headquarters; Political campaigns
Address: 609 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A crowd gathers in front of the headquarters of Jouett Todd for Congress. A banner advertises, "Tax reduction through goverment [government] economy / Temperance through repeal and state...
Liberty Bell. The crack faces the viewer. Text printed on verso reads, "This famous relic was first cast in London 1752. It bore the motto: 'Proclaim Liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.' It was afterward recast in...
Bearded man in classical dress holding a book and looking at a younger man sitting on steps in front of a set of columns. Books and a scroll are on the step next to the younger man. A globe and books are on the base of the column next to the...
Three-story brick building on the corner of Sixth and Congress, Louisville, Kentucky, "Peter Wermeister's Cafe" painted on the side of the building. Three men wait in the street in the foreground; ad for Frank Fehr Brewing in the window....
Two men stand at the front of a train between a narrow rock canyon. Title: 4829. The Great Gorge, Crawford Notch, U.S.A. Text on right: Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1891 by B.W. Kilburn in the Office of the Librarian of...
Cities & towns; Government facilities; Buildings; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
View from across the street, at an angle, of the U.S. Capitol Building and extension. Streetcars cross in front. Text on left: Stereoscopic Views. Text on right: Of Washington City. Descriptive information on back of card: The U.S. Capitol. The...
City & town life; Elevated railroads; Railroads; Buildings; Pedestrians; People
View down the Bowery of the cobblestone street and the elevated railroad tracks on either side in front of the buildings. Streetcars, carriages, and pedestrians are on the street. A train passes on the tracks to the right. Title: 6499. Bowery and...
City & town life; Street railroads; Railroads; Buildings; Pedestrians; People
Busy city street lined with buildings . The building on the front right corner is a five-story light-colored structure. The street is crowded with pedestrians, carriages, and streetcars. Text on bottom: Entered according to Act of Congress in the...
Clock towers; Historic buildings; Pedestrians; Sculpture; Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Independence Hall, a large red brick structure with a white clock tower. Pedestrians can be seen in front of the building, near a statue. Text printed on verso reads, "The hall is located on Chestnut street, one of the principal thoroughfares...
View from the street of a train on elevated railroad tracks approaching a curve. On the street are carriages and wagons. Two people sit at the front of the wagon on the left. Title: 6495. Elevated Railway, South Ferry, New York, U.S.A. Text on...
View from the street of a train on elevated railroad tracks approaching a curve. On the street are carriages and wagons. A man sits on a fire hydrant at the street corner. Title: 6494. Elevated Railway, South Ferry, New York, U.S.A. Text on right:...
Elevated railroad and accompanying station as viewed from down the street. A train is on the tracks. Streetcars, carriages, and pedestrians are on the street below. A large building is to the left and a clock tower is in the background. Title:...
Equipment; Steel, High strength; Steel, Heat resistent; United States--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction & pillage
E. Moliter, noted Civil War lithographer, drew this image of the hook used by Sherman's Army on the March to the Sea (1864) and Campaign of the Carolina's (1865), for twisting and destroying railroad iron. Many of Moliter's illustrations were drawn...
Ship docked at a wooden pier with waterfall in the background. Men stand on different levels of the ship. On the interior side of the dock are rocks and a rowboat. Title: 4203. The Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls, U.S.A. Text on right: Entered...
East Broadway in Louisville, Kentucky during the flood of 1884. A dog stands in road on dry ground, and people row canoes in background. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "View looking east on Broadway, flood of February 1884. Chas. D....
Government facilities; Buildings; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.); United States. Congress. House; Memorial rites & ceremonies; McKinley, William, 1843-1901
United States Capitol chamber filled with people during a eulogy for President William McKinley. The desks on the floor, the mounted desk, and the galleries above are full. Title: (6)-8961-A tribute to McKinley's memory-Secretary Hay's eulogy...
Elevated railroad tracks with the front car approaching from the left. Men stand on the street below. A building with a dome roof is in the background. Title: 6505. Castle Garden, New York, U.S.A. Text on right: Entered according to act of...
