"The outstanding preserved example of early Sumerian temple architecture is the 5,000-year-old White Temple at Uruk, the home of Gilgamesh. Usually only the foundations of early Mesopotamian temples can still be recognized. The White Temple is...
Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Men; Military personnel; Soldiers; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Guards; Bodyguards; People associated with health & safety; Clothing & dress; Military uniforms; Uniforms; Belts...
"This piece depicts three soldiers in high relief in the foreground and two others, accompanied by a standard bearer, in bas-relief behind. The plaque's original upright is preserved in the lower right; the upright on the left is modern. As...
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Priests; Clergy; People associated with religion; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles
"This portrait of Emperor Augustus (27 B.C. - 14 A.D.) is a fragment of a full-length statue that was recarved into a bust and then set on an architectural element taken from another source. The chin, nose, and arch of the right eyebrow are...
"This statue combines two antique fragments: Bacchus's torso and Silenus's torso and head, along with sixteenth-century additions including Bacchus's head, arms, and legs, and Silenus's arms and legs. The restoration is probably the work of...
Sculpture; Metalwork; Myths; Legends; Men; Gods; People associated with religion; Supernatural beings; Fictitious characters; Nudes; Muscles; Genitals; Hairstyles; Beards
"With a serene expression in the eyes and the body of an athlete, the father of the gods hurls a thunderbolt. The statue, an original bronze by a great sculptor, dates from about 460 BC." (Caption, p. 350); "Bronze statue of Zeus or...
A bearded man, wearing a hat and jacket, sits on the steps outside a door with a sign reading "General Waiting Room." He is probably at, or near, the train station in London.
Boys; People with disabilities; Men; Women; Log cabins
A boy dressed up with a tie walks on crutches outside a log cabin, while an old man and old woman look on from the doorway. The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, who had been unable to stand upright until he...
A boy sits at the wheel of an automobile on the shore of a river, probably the Kentucky River. A wooden ferry is moored in the water. Another automobile and an empty carriage are on the shore behind him. Title supplied by cataloger.
A boy wearing a hospital gown sits on an iron hospital bed typing on a typewriter. A nurse, holding a glass, watches him. The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, who had been unable to stand upright until he...
Boys; Men; Women; People with disabilities; Log cabins
A boy wearing a tie and pants with holes in the knees walks on crutches outside a log cabin, while an old man and old woman look on from the doorway. The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, who had been unable...
Boys; People with disabilities; Women; Beds; Chairs
A boy with an injured leg lies in bed. A woman, probably his mother or grandmother, sits in the chair next to the bed. The walls are covered with newspapers and there is a shelf on the wall next to the bed. Handwritten on bottom border: 509. See...
Today show (Television program); Broadcasting; Grawemeyer Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Orchestras; University of Louisville--Buildings; Buildings;
A cameraman films an orchestra (perhaps the University orchestra) assembled under a tree outside the Administration Building (Grawemeyer Hall). They probably performed music for the "Today" television show, with host Dave Garroway, which...
African Americans; Children; Pianos; Students; Teachers; Religious facilities; Sunday schools; People
A crowd of people, mostly African American children, attend Sunday school in a classroom containing a row of chairs. An African American man in a suit stands by a podium and may be the minister. Two white women and a boy stand or play at the piano...
A crowd, many holding umbrellas, stand on or near the steps to a white building, probably the United States Government Building, which has pediments, columns, two United States flags at the entrance, and more flags on top of the roof. Title...
