“One of the finest – and most controversial – works of third-century relief sculpture is the fragmentary sarcophagus found at Acilia, near Rome. It is an example of a later form of Roman coffin that art historians call the lenos (bathtub)...
“One of the finest – and most controversial – works of third-century relief sculpture is the fragmentary sarcophagus found at Acilia, near Rome. It is an example of a later form of Roman coffin that art historians call the lenos (bathtub)...
A dirt road in front of a wooden fence with railroad tracks, a railroad crossing sign, and fields of crops behind. The farm belongs to Kentucky State Senator C. B. Ecton (1844? - 1922), who went on to represent Clark, Bourbon, and Montgomery...
Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Government officials; Mayors; Legislators; Press conferences
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1931-1935 and Governor of Kentucky from 1935-1939 (and again from 1955-1959) with Alben Barkley (then a U.S. Senator from Kentucky), Neville Miller (Mayor of Louisville from...
Autographed three-quarter length seated portrait of actress Eleanor Barry wearing her hair in a bun, a pearl necklace, a long gown with sparkly embroidered patterns, and a large floral corsage. The Stuart Robson Company, of which Eleanor Barry was...
Farmland with railroad tracks, a barn, and a house surrounded by trees, with more structures further in the background of rolling hills. The farm belongs to Kentucky State Senator C. B. Ecton (1844? - 1922), who went on to represent Clark, Bourbon,...
Portraits; Men; Women; Government officials; Legislators
Former U.S. Senator Johnson Camden, Jr. of Versailles, Kentucky with Mrs. Susan P. Camden, both wearing hats and coats. Photograph has been cut irregularly. Stamped on back of image: May 4, 1936.
Portraits; Men; Government officials; Ambassadors; Artists; Drawings
Frederic M. Sackett, Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky, who served as Kentucky Senator from 1925-1930 before being appointed U. S. Ambassador to Germany (1930-1933), sitting at his desk while his portrait is sketched by Walter Hippel. The photograph has...
Portraits; Men; Government officials; Ocean travel; Ships
Frederic M. Sackett, Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky, who served as Kentucky Senator from 1925-1930 before being appointed U. S. Ambassador to Germany (1930-1933), standing on the deck of a ship. The photograph is slightly discolored from age....
Portraits; Men; Government officials; Staffs (Sticks)
Frederic M. Sackett, Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky, who served as Kentucky Senator from 1925-1930 before being appointed U. S. Ambassador to Germany (1930-1933), standing outside either an apartment building or hotel with unnamed man. The photograph...
Frederic M. Sackett, Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky, who served as Kentucky Senator from 1925-1930 before being appointed U. S. Ambassador to Germany (1930-1933), wearing a hat and heavy coat. The photograph has damaged corners, warped edges and marks...
Frederic M. Sackett, Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky, who served as Kentucky Senator from 1925-1930, with wife, Olive Speed Sackett and others (unnamed). Mr. and Mrs. Sackett are standing together in the middle. The photograph is damaged around the...
Front of the Henry Clay mansion, located in Lexington, Kentucky, and completed by Henry Clay's son in 1857. Henry Clay was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky. Several people, and a horse and carriage are in front of the brick...
Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union; Generals--American--1860-1870; Generals; Military uniforms; Military officers; United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers
Full-length portrait of John Charles Frémont (1813-1890), an explorer, politician, and Major General in the Civil War. He was the third Military Governor of California and a senator for California before the Civil War and the fifth Territorial...
Portraits; Men; Women; Government officials; Governors; Vice Presidents; Business people; Railroad stations
Governor Flem D. Sampson of Barbourville, Kentucky, who served as Governor of Kentucky from 1927-1931, standing beside a train with his wife, Susie Steele Sampson, U. S. Vice President (and former Kentucky Senator) Charles Curtis, Samuel A....
Hartland, home of Kentucky senator Johnson N. Camden, Jr., near Versailles, Kentucky, 1923. Close-up of simple stone house with pointed roof and porch with sloped roof. Along the porch are rangy trees and bushes.
Henry Clay elementary school, 34th and Chestnut (later Chestnut at this location became River Park Drive), Louisville, Kentucky. Two-story brick building; the central section with the entrance is smallest and has a porch also made of brick, reached...
Guthrie, James, 1792-1869; Kentucky--Officials and employees; Kentucky--Politics and government--19th century
James Guthrie, like any man, may be considered as a private individual, as a participant in the economic activities of his time, and as a citizen. Of Guthrie’s personal life little is known besides the barest biographical outline. His business...
Josiah T. Noe was born in Washington County, Kentucky, in 1850. After reading law in the office of his brother, William B. Noe, he was admitted to the bar in 1872 and joined his brothers Calhoun, Kentucky, practice. In 1874 he was elected county...
Leaving to attend A. B. Chandler's inauguration, Louisville, Kentucky. A well dressed crowd of men and women (one in a fur coat) poses on the grass in front of a train on which "Taylor Democrats" is shown on two signs in backwards...
