A fifteenth century scribe prepared this blank leaf made of animal skin by marking 19 straight lines before writing a text. Animal skin was still being used for many books during this time, although paper was known in Europe by the fourteenth...
Persian poetry, written in calligraphy on handmade paper. This original fourteenth century leaf is from a calligraphic manuscript of the Divan of Hafiz, the collected poems of the poet also known as Muhammed Shamsuddin Hafiz or Shamsoddin Mohammad...
Close up view of debris, including twisted metal and wood, from the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Buildings with their facades damaged or completely gone are seen further down the street. The tornado killed an estimated...
Piles of the remains of several buildings following the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Part of the front wall of one building facing the street is standing with the word "Louisville" painted across what was the...
Piles of the remains of several buildings following the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Part of the front wall of one building facing the street is standing with the word "Louisville" painted across what was the...
Aerial view of buildings in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, probably in the mid-to-late 1880s. The Ohio River and the Fourteenth Street Bridge are in the background. The storefront views are of Market Street.
Aerial view of buildings in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, probably in the mid-to-late 1880s. The Ohio River and the Fourteenth Street Bridge are in the background. The storefront views are of Market Street. Title supplied by cataloger.
View from waterfront of railroad bridge or trestle crossing the Ohio River. The bridge is the Panhandle Bridge, built around 1870, and operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The bridge linked Clarksville, Indiana, to Louisville, Kentucky, spanning...
View from waterfront of railroad bridge or trestle crossing the Ohio River. The bridge is the Panhandle Bridge, built around 1870, and operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The bridge linked Clarksville, Indiana, to Louisville, Kentucky, spanning...
Panhandle Bridge over the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky. A train is crossing the bridge, moving toward the viewer. A house-like structure sits atop the trestle. This bridge, known also as the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge, spanned the Ohio...
