Four people in front of a log cabin with shingled roof and stone chimney. An elderly man sits in a chair with two children standing on either side of him and two children sitting at his feet. A large cluster of trees is visible behind the cabin....
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
Barges with cargo docked at the Portland Canal, on the left side of the canal, by two railroads and an embankment, Louisville, Kentucky. The bottom left of the photo is signed "SIMES." Stamped on the back of the image is "Simes...
Character portrait of actress Blanche Bates leaning on an end table, wearing a wide-brimmed hat festooned with feathers, a white dress, and long white gloves. Born to theatrical parents in Portland, Oregon, on August 25, 1873, Bates appeared at...
Character portrait of actress Blanche Bates wearing a wide-brimmed hat festooned with feathers, a white dress, and long white gloves. Born to theatrical parents in Portland, Oregon, on August 25, 1873, Bates appeared at Macauley's Theatre four...
Character portrait of actress Blanche Bates seated, wearing a cloche with feathers, a pearl necklace, fur stole, and velvet jacket, with long white gloves. Born to theatrical parents in Portland, Oregon, on August 25, 1873, Bates appeared at...
Portrait of actress Blanche Bates wearing a dark dress. Born to theatrical parents in Portland, Oregon, on August 25, 1873, Bates appeared at Macauley's Theatre four times between 1910 and 1922. She married twice, first to Milton F. Davis and then...
Men stand at the edge of the Louisville & Portland Canal as the locks are opened to allow a steamboat, probably the East St. Louis, through. Dark clouds of smoke billow from the boat's pipes. The 26th Street railroad bridge can be seen above...
Men stand at the edge of the Louisville & Portland Canal as the locks are opened to allow a steamboat, probably the East St. Louis, through. Dark clouds of smoke billow from the boat's pipes. The 26th Street railroad bridge can be seen above...
A steamboat is shown leaving the Louisville & Portland Canal and entering the Ohio River. Painted on the back of the boat is "East St. Louis, Port of Louisville." The boat is multiple stories and has two large black steam pipes near...
Busy and wide cobblestone street lined with buildings on either side. Streetcar tracks run down the street. On the street are streetcars and carriages. Pedestrians are on the streets and sidewalks. Elevated tracks run parallel to the left and...
Street railroads; Street railroad tracks; Buildings; Louisville Railway Company; Transportation; Men; People
Men in suits stand outside the open doors of a trolley. The streetcar sign reads, "Broadway Express, Bardstown Road." Another trolley follows. The gentlemen wear suits, ties, hats, and shiny shoes. A young African American man in a...
Railroad tracks; Electric railroads; Railroads; Canals
Four sets of railroad tracks with fields on either side. Electric poles and lines run parallel to the tracks. A train is on the left set of tracks with a person sitting on the top of one of the cars. A second train is on one of the middle sets of...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Log cabins; Monuments & memorials
Replica of the cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. The original cabin was mostly destroyed, but a replica, built from some of the original salvaged materials, stands within the Lincoln Memorial at the Abraham Lincoln...
Construction of the canal draw of the Fourteenth Street Bridge designed by Albert Fink. The draw span is across the upstream end of the Louisville and Portland Canal. This truss drawbridge was built by the Louisville Bridge and Iron Company and...
Lock of the Louisville and Portland Canal looking towards the Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Bridge down the Ohio River. The Canal later became the McAlpine Dam and Locks.
Lock of the Louisville and Portland Canal, on the Ohio River, looking north (upstream) to Shippingport Island. The lower lock gate and two stone buildings are in the foreground. The upper lock gate and an access bridge to Shippingport Island is in...
Stores & shops; Department stores; Advertising; Children; Ponies
Children, one astride a pony, gathered in front of Carrie Deeb & Sons department store, holding up copies of "Keds Handbook." Handwritten on back of print: "Carrie Deeb & Sons, Portland's most complete dept. store, dry goods,...
Map of Louisville, Kentucky, with neighborhoods Portland, West Louisville, Parkland, South Parkland, Clifton, Crescent Hill, Highlands, Audubon Park, Camp Taylor, Highland Park, Wilder Park, Beechmont, Oakdale, Southern Heights, and Jacobs Addition...
Map of Louisville, Kentucky and parts of Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana, shows Ohio River islands, railway bridge, Portland canal, ferry routes, city streets, toll roads, rail lines, and major landmarks. City limits are outlined in color...
Paddle wheel boats in canal. One is labeled "Dalles City of Portland." Buildings can be seen on the canal bank. Text printed on verso reads, "Columbia river is one of the largest rivers in the west side of America. Its estimated...
