Framed scene of boat on a small lake or pond near a house. Below the inscription, "A holy happy Easter" are four calla lilies. Printing and address information date this card to before the first World War.
"In an article published in Figueres in May 1921, Subias Galter (1897-1984) praised the gouache posters that Dali had done for the recent Santa Creu festivities. Several critics had pointed out that they and other works in the same vein owed...
"Dali's variation on Paolo Uccello's work of the same title, this is probably his most sacrilegious painting." (Caption); The Profanation of the Host […] is one of Dali's most sacrilegious paintings (although later he tried to exonerate...
African Americans; African Americans--Education; African Americans--Social conditions; African American college teachers; African American educators; African American newspapers; Integration; Segregation in education; Race relations; Baptists;...
Oral history interview conducted with sociologist Charles H. Parrish, Jr. on December 1 and 14, 1976 and February 21, 1977 by Dwayne Cox and William Morison. Dr. Parrish discusses his father, Charles H. Parrish, Sr., who was a Baptist minister and...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)
Jack Barry (1887-1961). Color portrait of John J. Barry with the Philadelphia Athletics. An elephant is in the top left corner. 'Athletics' is in the top right corner. Verso: John J. Barry. John J. Barry, the fast young shortstop of the...
Address: 418 W. Ormsby Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. According to the 1924 Caron's city directory, this building was an apartment house known as Greystone Apartments. A small section of grass is in front of the sidewalk. Beyond the sidewalk is a...
Two cars halfway submerged at the corner of First Street and Kenwood Way. The Americana Community Center (formerly Holy Rosary High School) can be seen in the background.
Portraits; Men; Women; Government officials; Ocean travel; Ships
Edwin P. Morrow, born in Somerset, Kentucky and Governor of Kentucky from 1919-1923, with wife, Katherine Waddle Morrow. They are standing on the deck of a ship, wearing coats and hats. Article attached to back of image: Metropolitan Photo...
Book of Hours--France--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts--France--Renaissance, 1450 - 1600
Leaf from a Book of Hours, a book used for private prayers, written by hand on a sheet printed with woodblock borders. The Book of Hours originally including this leaf was made in Paris around 1524. The leaf is from a supplemental section, the...
An original manuscript leaf from a late sixteenth century or early seventeenth century Persian Qur'an, written and illuminated circa 1570-1630 on handmade paper. The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find...
The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find the Qur'an to be the literal word of God, revealed through the prophet Muhammad and containing all things necessary for a righteous life. This illuminated leaf of...
At least three railroad cars in front of a set of white buildings. A faint outline of a mountain is visible in the background. Four men stand next to the train, with a fence on the other side, and at least one man stands at the back of the engine...
Flowers draped near an inscription: "A very happy Christmas. May Christmas fill they heart with love, they life with holy gladness: and in departing may it leave no afterthought of sadness! -- Edith H. Coghlan" Dated 1893 on verso.
"The figure traditionally interpreted as Minerva is actually the armed personification of a subjugated people." (Caption, p. 187); "The top of the attic story, set almost 18 meters above the grade, contains holes for the cramps that...
