Undertakers and undertaking; Business people; African American businesspeople; Politicians; African American politicians; Discrimination in public accommodations; Segregation--Law and legislation; Discrimination in employment; African...
Oral history interview with Goldie Winstead Beckett, conducted on September 12, 1978 by Ken Chumbley. In this interview, Mrs. Beckett discusses her life as well as her husband’s experiences as alderman in the city of Louisville in the late 1940s...
A family Bible propped open to a page of the book of Malachi, facing a page marked 'Family Record.' On the left-hand (Malachi) side is handwritten "Mrs. Kate L. Bell, our dearly beloved mother, passed away Dec. 31, 1925 at 8:30 p.m. Funeral...
Sex role in the work environment; Undertakers and undertaking--Social aspects; Women white collar workers
Hochschild (1983) stated that emotional labor has unique consequences for women. However, most studies of these consequences have been situated in feminized occupations which have wage penalties and little upward mobility (see Sweet and Meiksins,...
Flooded street with Heady Funeral Home at the corner. A group of children stand on a dry patch of land on the opposite corner. Labeled time is 3:00. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of...
Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union; Generals--American--1860-1870; Generals; Military uniforms; Military officers; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Portrait of John Gross Barnard (1815-1882), a Union brigadier general and career engineering officer in the United States Civil War. He became Chief Engineer of the Army of the Potomac, 1861 to 1862, Chief Engineer of the Department of Washington...
Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union; Generals--American--1860-1870; Generals; Military uniforms; Military officers; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Portrait of John Gross Barnard (1815-1882), a Union brigadier general and career engineering officer in the United States Civil War. He became Chief Engineer of the Army of the Potomac, 1861 to 1862, Chief Engineer of the Department of Washington...
Address: 1617 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A small statue of a woman holding a large flame decorates a handrail in a hallway. The walls are decorated with two different patterns; one is a wallpaper with sketches of leaves and...
Portrait of J. Ray Barrett of Louisville, Kentucky. This picture has been painted on to crop his image. Handwritten on back of image: Mr. J.R. Barrett, 54 years old, Funeral director, 1230 Bardstown Rd. Stamped on back: April 14, 1936.
Portrait of John Maas of Louisville, Kentucky. He has a mustache and is wearing a hard collar. The photograph has been marred with discolorations and age. Handwritten on back of image: Funeral director. Stamped on back: June 22, 1917.
Exterior view of the John W. Manning & Sons funeral home, a two- and three-story building with an M on the front. Address: 612-614 West Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky.
Display of caskets in a room inside the John W. Manning & Sons funeral home. The caskets are in rows along the walls. Address: 612-614 West Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky.
Addie Joss or Adrian Joss (1880-1911). Color portrait of Addie Joss framed by two baseball bats. A 'C' is in the top left corner and 'Naps' is in the top right. The team is the Cleveland Naps (Ohio). Verso: A. Joss. 'Addie' Joss, whose death in...
Brick building on the Southeast corner of 3rd and Chestnut Streets, Louisville, Kentucky, during time period when it housed Pearson's funeral home (1898-1924). A horse and buggy are visible in the background. Title supplied by cataloger.
Portrait of funeral director Lee Cralle, Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky. He is very young in the photo, wearing a stiff, collar shirt and suit. Background of photograph has been painted on. Stamped on back of image: April 1, 1936. Handwritten on back:...
Portrait of funeral director Lee Cralle, Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky. He is wearing his hair combed back and a striped tie. Background of photograph has been painted on. Stamped on back of image: credit, Walton Jones (Louisville photographer);...
Address: 1525 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The building in the middle has a plaque on one of its columns indicating, "Funeral Home, Herman Meyer." The building three or four-story building has a conical roof on the left side...
