University of Louisville. Medical Dept.; Medical students; Teachers
University of Louisville medical department 1907 - Composite photograph for the University of Louisville school of medicine in Louisville, Kentucky, of faculty and graduating students for the medical school class of 1907. Individual oval-shaped...
View of Baxter Square Park, including many damaged trees, after the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. A gazebo sits, seemingly unharmed, amidst the debris, broken trees, and damaged buildings. The tornado killed an estimated...
Tornadoes; Disasters; Louisville Water Company (Louisville, Ky.); Debris
Water Works Tower on Zorn Avenue and River Road in Louisville, Kentucky, devastated by tornado; the tower, built in 1860, was the first modern water tower in world. Original image copyrighted by Louisville Water Company. Written on image:...
Men stand alongside and within doorways of Hymie's Credit Tire Company and Cut Rate Liquors. These business were co-located at 455 S. Third Street from 1936-1937; the tire company later moved to 515 West Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky, but the city...
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Buildings; Signs (Notices); Advertisements
Movie posters adorn entrance to Louisville, Kentucky's Star Theater, along with advertisements for prices and snacks available. Attached to bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter Collection; Star Theater, west side of 4th north of Jefferson,...
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....
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...
Copy of an engraving depicting downtown Louisville: men converse in street while children play off to the side and a horse-drawn carriage drives ahead; pedestrians stroll along tree-lined sidewalks; buildings, including two churches, are visible....
View of Fourth Avenue and the homes on the west side of the street, looking south from Chestnut Street. One of the homes pictured belonged to Henry Watterson, Esq. Printed on border: View of Fourth Avenue. Residence of Henry Watterson, Esq....
Drawing of Louisville, Kentucky's Main Street looking east from corner of Seventh Street, with horse-drawn carriages and people in street. Title written on bottom of mounted print; handwritten beneath that: "R.G. Potter Collection; 1883."
View of Sixth Street from Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky; trolley, pedestrians, parked cars, and building exteriors are visible. Written on bottom edge of mounted print: "Sixth Street - Looking South from Main"; handwritten:...
Streets; Buildings; Hotels; Theaters; Automobiles; Street railroad tracks
Copy photograph of an album page, with caption provided by Potter, of a 1928 street scene along Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard) at the intersection with Armory Place in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Cars are parked along the street,...
Street railroads; Railroad employees; Men; Beer gardens; Beer
Trolley number 270, Fourth Avenue, Main St. to Central Park written on the sides; uniformed employees stand near front of streetcar, while four men stand on tracks, one drinking from a bucket. Handwritten on bottom edge of mounted print:...
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...
Ohio River bridge and levee, with steamboat at dock and people working and milling along shoreline. Written on image: "Published & Copyrighted, 1883, by Wittemann Bros., 45 Murray St., New York.; Louis Glaser, Leipzig; Levee & Ohio...
The Louisville Colonels baseball team plays at Parkway Field, Louisville, Kentucky, on opening day, April 16, 1942. Stands, roof and infield are shown. Stamped on back of image are "Louisville Free Public Library February 25, 1953 Kentucky...
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....
Three women, all wearing cloche hats, sit at table in front of fireplace at the Canary Cottage soda shop and tea room, at 621 S. 4th Street in Louisville, Kentucky. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter, Collection; Canary...
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."
Portrait of Jane Potter Mengel (Mrs. Arthur D.) Allen of Glenview, Kentucky, holding her painting, wearing her hair tied back and a blouse with ruffles. Handwritten on back of image: Louisville Artist.
