Maps; Housing; Real property--Kentucky--Louisville; Housing--Kentucky--Louisville; City planning--United States--Maps; City planning--Kentucky--Louisville
Maps of Louisville's properties created by federally-funded Works Progress Administration (WPA). Three copies of this book were used to create a complete set of maps, since each one lacked one or more of the maps. Printed on cover: "Volume II...
Three cars are parked at the Iroquois Park observation point which faces downtown Louisville. A flag pole flies the U.S. flag as park-goers look out over the view. The observation point is a flattened space at the top of a hill which is surrounded...
A convertible automobile is pulled up to the side of one of the overlooks at Iroquois Park in Louisville, Kentucky. A woman in a coat and feathered hat sits on the rock wall surrounding the overlook. Two men stand by the car and another woman sits...
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Libraries; Public libraries
Exterior and interior views of the Iroquois library branch. A large brick building with white trim. Inside, there is a large counter, bookshelves, and a card catalog. Address: 605 West Woodlawn Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky.
Hearth in log cabin owned by Samuel W. Hegan, father of Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice, author of "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch." A kettle hangs on the left side of the fireplace and other personal items decorate the room. Inscription on...
Four young boys swim and dive in a pond with a small fountain in the center. The pond may be located in the Iroquois Park area which was a popular location for owning summer homes for some of Louisville's wealthy population.
A small pond next to a house contains a small fountain or spout in its center. The pond may be located in the Iroquois Park area which was a popular location for summer homes for some of Louisville's wealthy population.
An exterior view of the stone fireplace and chimney on the Hegan family log cabin. The cabin, located near Jacob's Park south of Louisville, Kentucky, was owned by Samuel W. Hegan, father of Alice Caldwell Hegan, who wrote "Mrs. Wiggs of the...
113 maps, plus legends and information about publishers Louisville Title Company, Inc. (a real estate insurance and mortgage company), representing the city of Louisville, Kentucky and surrounding county ca. 1913, with color coding for railroads,...
Color map, with Street Index, of Louisville, Kentucky, compiled in 1936. Verso includes lists of public halls, blocks and buildings; places of amusement (theaters, private parks, etc.); subdivisions; monuments; clubs; hospitals, institutions, and...
A man sits on a small rock giving scale to the landscape in the distance. The area is known as Kenwood Hill, aka "Devil's Backbone" which is across from Iroquois Park.
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903; Trees; Roads; Fences; Street lights; Automobiles; Hills; Parks
Dirt road, possibly Taylor Boulevard, in or near Jacob's Park in Louisville, Ky. Road is lined with trees, a fence, and streetlights. A car is seen in the distance traveling towards a large hill. The park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr....
Lodge near bridle path at Iroquois Park near Louisville, Kentucky. One-story stone building with dark shutters and a high roof. A stone wall extends to the right as part of the building and has a domed doorway. Several tall, thin trees grow in...
Snow on road at Iroquois Park near Louisville, Kentucky. Cars have made slushy tracks on the gently curving snow-covered road. Trees canopy the road, their thin branches completely covered in snow.
Woman in a full-length pink dress, carrying a white parasol, walks down a path through a woods. There are fallen leaves along and beside the path. Jacob's Park is now known as Iroquois Park. The inscription on the verso reads, "Jacob Park is...
