Paintings; Oil paintings; Still life paintings; Still lifes; Business & finance; Tables; Furniture; Books; Encyclopedias & dictionaries; Geography; Money; Coins; Greenbacks; Correspondence; Pens; Writing materials; Envelopes; Marks...
“In The Writing Table, eight meticulously described items are arranged on a cool green trompe-l’oeiled marble slab: a hefty leather-bound tome; a small shiny gold or copper coin; a sparkling silver coin; a roll of well-worn five-dollar bills;...
“The first part of the project, which began perhaps as early as Augustus, was a grandiose temple to Jupiter; an inscription suggests it was completed by 60 CE. The Jupiter temple is a typical example of the compromise between Greek and Roman...
100 block of south 4th Street on the east side. Row of multi-story brick buildings containing businesses such as Royal Typewriter Company, 4th Avenue Hotel, and Clarence R. Smith & Company Office Equipment.
113 maps, plus legends and information about publishers Louisville Title Company, Inc. (a real estate insurance and mortgage company), representing the city of Louisville, Kentucky and surrounding county ca. 1913, with color coding for railroads,...
"Duchamp's most outrageous Ready-Made was a urinal that he submitted as a sculpture to a New York exhibition mounted by the Society of Independent Artists in 1917. He turned it upside down, signed it 'R. Mutt' and called it a Fountain. The...
"For their palace walls the Assyrian kings commissioned extensive series of narrative reliefs exalting royal power and piety. The sculptures record not only battlefield victories but also the slaying of wild animals. […] The degree of...
"The son and successor of Artaxerxes, Shapur I (r. 241-272), succeeded in further extending Sasanian territory. He also erected a great palace at Ctesiphon, the capital his father had established near modern Baghdad in Iraq. The central...
A booth at the Kentucky State Fair displays information about the Department of Labor. A table and three chairs sit in front of the display. From the display, "Dept. of Labor, Edward F. Seiller. Chief. Bureau of Agriculture, Labor and...
A dead swan lies on the ground in front of a twisted tree and limbs. Two damaged buildings are in the background. The damage was caused by the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and...
A family Bible propped open to a page of the book of Malachi, facing a page marked 'Family Record.' On the left-hand (Malachi) side is handwritten "Mrs. Kate L. Bell, our dearly beloved mother, passed away Dec. 31, 1925 at 8:30 p.m. Funeral...
A freight train crosses a short bridge running over a dirt construction trench. Two men are visible in the engine car, which is labeled K&I.T.R.R.Co. (Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad). Title supplied by cataloger.
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Interiors; Passageways; Basements; University of Louisville--Buildings; Debris
A long hallway looking south from the north basement entrance on the mechanical level of the on the University of Louisville College of Education and Human Development (renamed the Woodford R. and Harriett B. Porter Building in September 2010)...
Monuments & memorials; Daughters of the American Revolution
A memorial stone, erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) in Boonesboro, Kentucky, listing its first settlers. Names listed include, from top left: James McMillan; Margaret White McMillan; Colonel Daniel Boone; Rebecca Boone;...
Railroad cars; Electric railroads; Indiana Railroad; Transportation
A railroad car sits on a track in a grassy area. A line connects it to wires above. "Indiana Railroad" is written on the side of the car as is an insignia with an I and an R with an arrow through them. The number 50 is also lettered on...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Men; Equipment; Hoses; Oil spills; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings
A reddish pool of diesel fuel leaks out of two large vents in the side of the on the University of Louisville College of Education and Human Development (renamed the Woodford R. and Harriett B. Porter Building in September 2010). The spill occurred...
Streams; Bridges; Stone bridges; Billboards; Buildings; Stores & shops; Bakeries
A stone bridge crossing Beargrass Creek. This portion of the creek bed has been reinforced with stone walls. Billboards are on either side of the bridge, Heitzman Bakery is in the background to the left. Label: O.R.F.-66. 4:15 p.m.
A woman in a cap, jacket and riding boots pauses on a horse. She is likely Mary Breckinridge, founder of the Frontier Nursing Service. The horse wears a bridle and a saddle with a blanket. The scene is set at the edge of a woods near a stream. A...
A woman in a cap, jacket, and riding boots pauses on a horse. She is likely Mary Breckinridge, founder of the Frontier Nursing Service. The horse wears a bridle and a saddle with a blanket. The scene is set in a stream with woods and a building in...
A wooden jewelry or keepsake box is opened to reveal a lace-edged handkerchief; a pocket watch; a rosary; a ring; a lock of hair; newspaper clippings; and letters tied with string, along with other unidentified objects belonging to Jean Thomas....
A wooden jewelry or keepsake box is opened to reveal a lace-edged handkerchief; a pocket watch; a rosary; a ring; a lock of hair; newspaper clippings; and letters tied with string, along with other unidentified objects belonging to Jean Thomas....
