Environmental art; Islands; Trees; Bays (Bodies of water); Bodies of water; Water; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Bird's-eye views
"Europe's great master of Environmental Art is, of course, Christo, who continues to work triumphantly with a significance equal to the ever-greater ambition and scale of his projects. For the recent Surrounded Islands, Christo spent over $3...
Environmental art; Islands; Trees; Bays (Bodies of water); Bodies of water; Water; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Bird's-eye views
"Europe's great master of Environmental Art is, of course, Christo, who continues to work triumphantly with a significance equal to the ever-greater ambition and scale of his projects. For the recent Surrounded Islands, Christo spent over $3...
A train bearing the words "Kosair" and "Monon" and the emblem for Kosair Templars sits on the railroad tracks. The wheels on the engine section have pictures of camels decorating them and there is bunting as well. A couple of...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
A.D. ALLEN, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (125 ft. x 23 ft. x 3.5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1901. She operated on the Arkansas River initially and, after being sold to U.S. Engineers in 1910, on the upper White River. A.D. ALLEN was...
Dredges; Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
According to the photographer's notes, "Cincinnati dredge on grade." Presumably this is the Cincinnati dredge that was launched in 1908 from Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana, and the sternwheeler under...
Historic buildings; Apartment houses; Buildings; Building construction
Address: 2140 Bonnycastle Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Built in 1928, this 11-story building near Cherokee Park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The photograph shows the structure in the early stages of its...
Buildings; Building construction; Kosair Temple (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 224 E. Broadway. This construction scene shows Kosair Temple almost completed. Windows are still missing from the first floor. A number of wheel barrows are in front of the building, and a pulley system is attached to one of the upper...
Buildings; Building construction; Kosair Temple (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 224 E. Broadway. This construction scene shows Kosair Temple being built. Scaffolding and pallets of bricks are in front of the building. A car is parked in front of a neighboring building which has signs reading, "Franklin /...
Buildings; Building construction; Kosair Temple (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 224 E. Broadway. This view of the construction site for the Kosair Temple shows the first floor partially built. A support beam and construction equipment abound. Signs facing Broadway read, "Plumbing by P.H. Meyer Co. / 640 South...
Buildings; Building construction; Kosair Temple (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 224 E. Broadway. This view of the construction site of the Kosair Temple shows the building with brick and ornamentation, but no windows. A truck is parked in front of pile of bricks. The truck has "Heating / Electrical / Engineers /...
Buildings; Hotels; Lodges; Henry Clay Building (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 604 S. Third Street. This drawing of the Henry Clay Hotel shows Joseph and Joseph's signature suspended canopy over the entrance. Originally built as the Elks Athletic Club in 1924, it was converted into the Henry Clay Hotel in 1928 and...
Address: 604-612 W. Walnut Street (Building no longer exists). An unidentified building is shown in construction. It might be the Mammoth Building. The building has a suspended canopy, and mostly brick construction. The first floor has large...
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; Rialto Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 616 S. Fourth Street (Demolished, 1969). This view of the Rialto Theatre stage was probably taken from the balcony and shows an elegant stage, with orchestra pit. The stage is framed by an ornately tiled arch and two box seats....
Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Barge sliding off the ways and onto the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. According to the photographer's notes this is "quarterboat number 2," presumably one of four quarterboats built in 1894...
Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Barge sliding off the ways and onto the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. According to the photographer's notes this is "U.S. Quarterboat no. 1," presumably one of four quarterboats built in 1894...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Boiler for TECHE being moved in the Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana. TECHE, a stern-wheel towboat with steel hull (86 ft. x 19 ft. x 4.5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1910. Owned by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, TECHE operated in the New...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of MAMIE S. BARRETT, tied to the bank of the Ohio River shortly after she was launched at Howard Shipyard. MAMIE S. BARRETT, a stern-wheel towboat with steel hull (146 ft. x 30 ft. x 5 ft.), was built by Howard in 1921. Owned by...
Dredges; Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry
Bow and starboard side view of U.S. Dredge FORT CHARTRES undergoing repairs on ways at Madison shipyard. FORT CHARTRES, a stern wheel dredge was built at Dubuque Boiler & Boat Works in Dubuque, Iowa in 1908. Owned by U.S. Engineers, FORT...
Dredges; Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry
Bow and starboard side view of U.S. Dredge FORT CHARTRES undergoing repairs on ways at Madison shipyard. FORT CHARTRES, a stern wheel dredge was built at Dubuque Boiler & Boat Works in Dubuque, Iowa in 1908. Owned by U.S. Engineers, FORT...
Chart labeled Population Growth, Louisville, Kentucky. City Planning Commission. Bartholomew & Associates, City Plan and Landscape Engineers, Saint Louis, Missouri. X-and y-axis graph showing Louisville's population from the early 1800s through...
