Sculpture; Signs (Notices); Language; Electric signs; Electron tubes; Advertisements; Advertising; Slogans; Commercialism; Communication; Communication devices
"Jenny Holzer extended the use of language in art to another dimension by presenting words alone; for the viewer, looking and reading became one and the same act. […] In graduate school at the Rhode Island School of Design in the mid-1970s,...
Prints; Broadsides; Broadsides; Advertisements; Advertising; Language; Communication; Communication devices; Inscriptions; Lettering (Layout features); Punctuation; Question marks
"Jenny Holzer extended the use of language in art to another dimension by presenting words alone; for the viewer, looking and reading became one and the same act. […] In graduate school at the Rhode Island School of Design in the mid-1970s,...
Meat industry; Employees; Men; Women; JBS Swift & Company
A group of men and women at Swift & Company stand around a desk in front of a war bonds poster that reads "War Bonds. Louisville goes over the top! We have a right to be proud."
Environmental education; Couples; Population control;
A man and woman look at information on a table that advocates a two-child only policy as a means of population control. A group of people can be seen sitting on the ground behind them. A poster on the table says, "The two child family means...
A man and woman stand on either side of a large promotional poster in the shape of a bag of money. The sign above reads Employees Coupon Book Drive. Make a Sale. Draw a Lucky Number.
A man walks out the door of the Campus Bookstore located on the lower level of the University Center. A poster with the words "RED RAGE" inside an illustration of a cardinal bird head is taped to the door. The Student Center was built...
Women; Democratic Party (Ky.); Hats; Political participation; Signs (Notices); Benches; People
A number of women in dark suits and hats congregate in a room draped with the United States flag. They sit in wooden pews or stand in the aisle. At the back of the room, a couple of women sit at typewriters. On the wall behind them is a sign...
Address: 1818 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. A group of people pose behind a display of motorcycles in the Kline Motorcycle Co. store. Two little boys are perched on top of a Harley-Davidson. A motorcycle poster hangs on the wall between...
Address: 2200 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky. The metal handrails on the doors of the Steiden Store are decorated with an S as is the floor of the entry. A fruit display takes up the right window which has a sign reading "Jumbo Florida...
Address: 600 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. A sign on the side of this brick building announces that it is First Standard Bank, an African American bank in downtown Louisville. The pediment over the door, mock...
Advertisement for Ennis Motors. The poster has a picture of a man with a speech bubble that reads "I Can Pay More Cash For Your Car Because I Ship to Western Market W.F. Ennis." The text at the bottom reads "Ennis Motors 2519 W....
Advertisement for Royal Crown hanging from a wall. On the poster sits a woman in an Uncle Sam outfit holding a bottle of RC Cola. The text reads "Royal Crown Cola. All America town by town votes to Make mine Royal Crown." For Brown &...
Advertisement for Royal Crown. A poster hangs in front of a pleated panel or curtain. On the poster sits a woman in an Uncle Sam outfit holding a bottle of RC Cola. The text reads "Royal Crown Cola. All America town by town votes to Make mine...
An exhibit for Crosley Radio is shown inside the Jefferson County Armory (now Louisville Gardens). Above the booth is a sign for Lampton, Crane & Ramey Co. Inside the booth stands a poster reading, "Crosley Radio. When the greatest music...
Bedroom in Shackleford Miller home on Upper River Road, Louisville, Kentucky, 1930. Carpeted room with wallpaper and a four poster bed with white spread and dust ruffle. Fireplace partly shown at left has a bin and an extra rug in front. Small...
Schools; Classrooms; Children; Desks; Teachers; Stoves; Newspapers; People
Boys and girls sit at iron and wood desks in a classroom while a woman observes. The students are reading a newspaper titled Southern Agriculturist. The boys wear sweaters or jackets over button up shirts with ties. One girl has short bobbed hair,...
Boys at the Hiram Roberts School at 615 E. Market Street in Louisville, Kentucky, learn how to cook. They wear aprons over their clothes as they work or eat. Some are working at the stove or countertops while a group of six sit at a small table....
