Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people
Portrait of William W. Thornberry of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a handkerchief in his jacket pocket and a printed tie. The background of the photograph has been painted on to crop his image and has yellow discoloration from age. Stamped on back...
Display of linoleum samples on a upright board with three sections. The sides of the board have the heading "Ensembles." The center section has the heading "Pinetree Oil Cloth Shop."
This shop window shows the wares of Edith V. Walker & Brothers, a florist shop at 640 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Poinsettias and small plants and flowers in pots and vases sit in the window along with candles. Fluffy lampshades, a...
Street scene includes parked cars along Walnut Street; marquee for Macauley's Theatre, featuring a performance by Fassett Co. in "The Whole Town's Talking"; a candy/soda shop; and The Louisville Post. Title supplied by cataloger.
300 block west Walnut Street, now Muhammad Ali Boulevard. Two-story brick buildings containing a flower shop and J. Winter Jr. A large sign for cigarettes is mounted to the roof of one of the buildings.
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Theaters; Hotels; Coffeehouses
400 block west Walnut Street, now Muhammad Ali Boulevard, looking east. View down Walnut Street with the Walnut theater, a cafeteria, and the Seelbach Hotel along one side of the street and the Hotel Watterson and a coffee shop on the other side.
Women; University of Louisville--Buildings; Covered walks; Theaters; Buildings;
A woman in a skirt suit, penny loafers and ankle socks leans against a beam of the roof over Garth Walk, the covered sidewalk which wound around the north side of the Playhouse. Constructed in 1932, Garth Walk was named after Mrs. Charles M. Garth,...
Political participation; Advertising; Fliers (Printed matter); Stores & shops; Women; People
Four women stand in a shop decorated with campaign ads and the United States flag. Three of the women hold horns as one points to a sign reading, "Keep Louisville Booming. Dont rock the boat. 1921 Huston Quin, 1925 Arthur A. Will," with...
Male and female students receive manual training inside the wood-working shop at a sawmill in Oneida. Handwritten in the lower right corner of image: 358. Title supplied by cataloger.
Fresco: "A young employee carding a tunic, and a second worker with a cage made of reeds on which fabric was stretched to be bleached with sulfur steam." (Caption, p. 137); "One of the liveliest shop fronts excavated in the early...
Address: 314 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The display window of Wormser Hat Shop shows a selection of hats and caps. A marble entryway is etched with the word Wormser and an engraved sign indicates, "Marion E. Taylor...
Young Men's Christian associations; Buildings; Youth organizations; Electric signs; Signs (Notices)
Exterior view of YMCA Central Branch, Third Street and Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Seven-story, wide brick building with a tall first floor featuring domed windows, above which "Young Men's Christian Association" is carved. The roof...
Young Men's Christian associations; Buildings; Youth organizations; Electric signs; Signs (Notices)
Exterior view of YMCA Central Branch, Third Street and Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Seven-story, wide brick building with a tall first floor featuring domed windows, above which "Young Men's Christian Association" is carved. The roof...
