Hospitals; Health care facilities; Buildings; Carriages & coaches; People
Engraving of Louisville City Hospital, with horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians pictured within and outside of its grounds. Handwritten on bottom edge of mounted print: "R.G. Potter Collection / City Hospital / Original hospital opened in...
Louisville Water Company (Louisville, Ky.); Pumping stations; Smokestacks; Engravings
Engraving of Water Works Tower in Louisville, Kentucky. Written on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter Collection; Water Works; The Louisville Water Co. was granted a charter by state legislature in 1854 as a private corp. Capital of 1...
Exterior of Macauley Theatre on Walnut Street (east of 4th Street) in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The photograph had to have been taken between 1873 and 1925, the years of the theatre's existence, but the caption indicates that this print was...
Female High School in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter, Collection; The Female High School west side of First St. north of Chestnut St. was completed in Aug. 1873 at a cost of $115, 242.71....
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River; Floods; Disasters; Streets; Buildings; Utility poles
Flooded commercial street in downtown Louisville, Kentucky during the 1937 Ohio River flood. Buildings on either side of street as well as trees and utility poles are nearly submerged under water. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G....
Fourth Street looking north to Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. View from roof height at Fourth Street facing north. A street with many cars, especially parked cars, runs along the left third of the photograph. Roof tops can be seen at either side...
Full-length character portrait of woman seated beside a table with vase, holding a fan. She wears a hat with an oversize ostrich plume, a long dress with bustle fur trim, and a pearl necklace. It is probably Mrs. Brown Potter (Cora Urquhart...
Louisville Water Company (Louisville, Ky.); Business people; Men; Group portraits
Group of men in suits posed on steps outside frame building. The men are identified by circled numbers to their left, with the key written beneath the image on the print: "1 John S. Morris Auditor, 2 Charles S. Potter Buyer - Ass't. Treas. 3...
Baseball players; Athletes; Group portraits; Uniforms
Handwritten on photo of scrapbook page (Image number P_02588): "'Pee-Wee' Reese 'The Bat Boy'. New Covenant Presbyterian Church team, 37 & Broadway, July 31, 1931 R. G. Potter, Collection. Top Row - J. Wilton, Keith Sparks (Mgr.) M....
Parades & processions; Horses; Flags--United States
Horse-drawn carriage full of people holding American flags, waving and smiling. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter, Collection; Armistice Day Nov 11-1918 A wagon load of celebrants in front of Citizens Union Bank on Jefferson...
Huston Quinn, mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1921 until 1925, sitting on "mechanical horse" (metal structure with saddle-shaped seat, stirrups, and motor). Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter, Collection /...
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Buildings; Interiors
Interior of Alamo Theatre (movie theatre in Louisville, Kentucky), photographed from back of theater. The theater was razed circa 1930. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "Alamo Theatre; R.G. Potter Collection; Alamo Theater 441-443 So....
Jefferson County Jail in Louisville, Kentucky as it appeared in 1895. Men standing along sidewalk in front of building. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter Collection; Jefferson County Jail, 1895."
Joe Lazarus, Louisville attorney, stands with one leg on the running board of a 1927 Packard sedan, holding open the car's passenger door. The car is parked outside a building that appears to be the main branch of the Louisville Free Public...
L. Bauer & Bros. Grocery & Tavern, St. Matthews, Kentucky; men gathered in front, along with horse-drawn carriages. Handwritten on bottom of image: "St. Matthews 1895." Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter...
Large and long stone building at the corner of two empty streets. Three-story building with rows of windows. A tower is on either side of the front entrance. Arched windows and decorative elements are above the entrance. The front street is...
Automobile industry; Automobiles; Ford Motor Company; Men; Business people
Last Model T Ford (motor number 14,987,899) leaves the assembly line at Ford plant on Southwestern Parkway in Louisville, Kentucky on July 3, 1927. Posing with auto, from left to right: Keith Denham, R.G. Potter, Carlton Fry, Elbert J. Lucas (Ford...
Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Public utility companies; Industrial facilities
Lithograph of Louisville, Kentucky's Gas Company. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter Collection; Located on Washington between Jackson & Preston Office at 116 Green (Liberty) between 3rd & 4th J. Lawrence Smith Pres....
Baseball; Events; Baseball managers; Parkway Field (Louisville, Ky.)
Louisville Colonels manager presented with gift at Parkway Field, Louisville, Kentucky. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter, Photo; Tommy Long, Dr. Geo. Leachman, Howard Camnitz, Hugh Powers, Dr. Fred Bender watch Wathen R....
Louisville General Hospital school of nursing 1951 - Class of 1951 at Louisville General Hospital School of Nursing. Four rows of students in nurse's uniforms and caps holding diploma covers. The students are in front of a stage curtain with large...
