“An aerial view of the Acropolis as it might have appeared at the beginning of the fourth century BC. Besides the important sanctuaries on the summit, many shrines dating back to the Bronze Age were located along the sides of the hill. / A-...
Military facilities; Forts & fortifications; Military bands
138th Field Artillery (F.A.) men in uniform posed with musical instruments, including a drum labeled "138th F.A. Louisville, Kentucky," on bleachers at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In the lower right-hand corner, an inscriptions reads "2711A...
200 block west Walnut Street, now Muhammad Ali Boulevard, on the north side. Three-story brick building with arched windows. A sign reads Liberty Hall Association. Above the door are the letters I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows). The...
Streets; Railroad tracks; Railroad crossings; Buildings; Stores & shops; Children
4701 Louisville Avenue at Pocahontas Avenue, now an extension of Woodlawn Avenue. The W.F. Lippold market is at the corner. A boy stands at the door while another one sits on the front steps. Across from Louisville Avenue is a set of railroad...
600 block of South 4th Street on the west side. Front of the Rialto Building, a stone building with a marquee reading B.F. Keith's. Located at 616 South 4th Street.
"A full-scale replica of the ship in the Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Bodrum, Turkey." (Caption, p. 315); "Without doubt it was a royal cargo. And an exceptional one, at that. We can only guess how its loss, toward the end of...
"Artifacts from the wreck include: the ivory figurine of a female acrobat with her feet on her head; a gold pendant of a nude fertility goddess holding gazelles in her hands; a partly gold-clad bronze figurine of a goddess, perhaps the ship's...
"Autograph drawing. Study in pencil and pen for a cornice (at the left above) and for various movements of the 'Nudes' on the Sistine Chapel Vault. (Florence. Casa Buonarroti. 75 F. See Exhibition of drawings by Michelangelo. Catalogue edited...
Baseball; People associated with entertainment & sports; Men; Louisville Colonels (Baseball team)
"Colonel" William F. Knebelkamp was the president of the Louisville Baseball Co., which owned the Louisville Colonels baseball team. He wears a "Baseball Boosters" ribbon on his lapel, and holds a floral wreath. Title supplied...
"Preston Lodge F & A. M." (Free and Accepted Masons), Louisville, Kentucky. The first floor has concrete blocks and a tiny window; the second and third floors are connected by marble pillars around three windows on each of those...
Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Memorial works; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Bas-reliefs; Portraits; Families; Men; Women; Couples; Spouses; Fathers; Mothers; Children; Boys; Youth; Slaves; Servants; Women domestics; Working class;...
"The father (pater in the epitaph) was the libertus of Quintus Servilius (Q.L.) and took his patron’s name upon manumission (gaining freedom). His wife (uxor) was formerly a slave of a woman named Sempronia. She too assumed her patron’s...
A booth at the Kentucky State Fair displays information about the Department of Labor. A table and three chairs sit in front of the display. From the display, "Dept. of Labor, Edward F. Seiller. Chief. Bureau of Agriculture, Labor and...
A crowd of people lines the sidewalk in Jeffersonville, Indiana during the opening of the Municipal Bridge which spans the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. A police officer stands in the middle of the street at the beginning of the bridge....
A display of glassware is shown in the F. W. Woolworth's Co. window. Glasses, plates, cups and saucers are shown with signs indicating "On Sale Saturday" and "Each 10." Another sign on the side window reads, "SALE. Big...
A gravel road leads up to a stone or concrete bridge approximately one half mile from Middletown, Kentucky. Utility lines run along the sides of the road. On one is a sign for "Fehr's F.F.X.L. / Jefferson Island Salt." A metal shed is to...
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Theaters; B. F. Keith Theatre (Louisville, Ky.); Military personnel; Entertainment
A group of men in military uniforms play instruments on a stage with a few men sitting in front of them. Address: National Theatre (a.k.a. B.F. Keith Theatre), 506 West Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Ky.
A group of men in suits and jackets stand under a sign that reads ""Central Relief Drain Extension. Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville. Matt H. Crawford, Chairman. J.B.F. Breed, Chief Engineer. Hoag & Rollins. Public Works...
A man stands in front of a tractor with a hat in his hand. He wears overalls, a long-sleeved shirt and dark shoes. The tractor has "The General, Reg. U.S. Pat. Off., Built by the Cleveland Tractor Co." printed on its side. At the front of...
