Brick building with a center tower and two chimneys on the ends. Three archways in the front and two, bricked-in archways on the right side. The building is surrounded by overgrown grass. Title: 7007 - John Brown's Fort, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.,...
"For their palace walls the Assyrian kings commissioned extensive series of narrative reliefs exalting royal power and piety. The sculptures record not only battlefield victories but also the slaying of wild animals. […] The degree of...
Battlefields; Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union; Generals--American--1860-1870; Generals; Military officers; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Stereograph view of Orville Elias Babcock (1835-1884) sitting on a stump and Orlando M. Poe (1832-1895) standing. The men are facing each other. In the background are rolling hills, apparently ravaged and covered with tree stumps. Inscribed on...
A boy in a knit cap and a girl in a fur coat stand with a dog in front of a fort made of snow, behind which another boy in a knit cap is hiding. Houses and hills are visible in the background. Title supplied by cataloger.
Address: 801 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. At the corner of Eighth and Main Streets, the Mahan Products Company factory is a multi-story building with large arched windows. An ornamented turret runs two stories along the side and top of the...
Buildings; Public accommodation facilities; Hotels; Building construction
Remodeling of old Fort Nelson Hotel, Broadway between Brook and Floyd Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Light seven-story building on a rainy day. Round pillars at upper floors have zigzag detailed bases. Construction supports in front of lower...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Student unions;
Student Union Building with snow on the ground. This image was made at night, and lights shine through the windows. The sign over the door advertises a barbershop quartet contest. This former USO building from Fort Knox was moved to campus in 1947....
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Student unions; Snow;
Student Union Building after the fire that swept through the building on January 24, 1951. The charred frame and portions of the shell stand in the snow. This former USO building from Fort Knox was moved to campus in 1947. The building was razed...
Composite drawings; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Forts & fortifications; Armored vessels; Gunboats
Composite five sketches relating to the attack on Fort Hindman, a Confederate fort on the Arkansas River, in 1863. Each photo has a caption: View of the attack on Fort Hindman Jan. 11th 1863; the "Rattler," "Glide" and Ram...
Dredges; Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry
Stern and starboard side view of U.S. Dredge FORT CHARTRES undergoing repairs on ways at Madison shipyard. The paddlewheel has been removed. FORT CHARTRES, a stern wheel dredge was built at Dubuque Boiler & Boat Works in Dubuque, Iowa in 1908....
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...
Fort Pitt Blockhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This structure was built in 1764 and is the only remaining building from Fort Pitt. A guard stands in the doorway of the building. A. W. Terhune wrote on the front of the postcard: "Walked down...
Large, cylindrical shaped boulder or ruins at the top of a small hill above water. Smaller rocks are in the foreground. A sailboat is in the water in front of the hill. Handwritten on back: Dumplin Fort. Descriptive information on back of card:...
Stone fort with archways. A man and three children stand in front of the fort. Two men are at the top of a ladder leading to a tower. Title: 9. Interior Fort Lorenzo, Mouth of Chagres River. Text on right: Copyright, Continental Art Co., 1906.
Forts & fortifications; Historic sites; Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.); Buildings
Exterior view of the Alamo fort from across a road. Front wall and part of the side are visible. A star is at the top of the front wall. Title: 16578 'The Alamo' - Texas Cradle of Liberty (Dating from 1744), San Antonio. Text on left: Keystone View...
