A Woolworth's "5 and 10 " store shows a display of Armour products including "Star" ham. Signs proclaim, "60 ways to Serve Armour's Star" and "Toasted ham sandwich served with Chow Chow or Mustard 10 ."
Color lithograph featuring the left profile of performer Margaret Mather superimposed over a peacock feather. Born Margaret Finlayson in Canada in 1859, she was noticed by theater manager J. M. Hill and performed under contract with him from 1882 -...
Emily Thomas of Louisville, Kentucky posed on the Paramount Studio lot with Billy Lee, child star. The photograph is badly creased along the bottom and damaged in the corners. Stamped on back of image: December 5, 1935. Handwritten on back: (She is...
Full-length character portrait of actress, director, and playwright Grace George in costume for the role of Louise in "The Two Orphans." She wears her hair in a long braid beneath a puffy hat; a long dress with crocheted shawl; and a...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
MORNING STAR, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (225 ft. x 38 ft. x 6 ft.), was built at Howard in 1901. Owned by Louisville & Evansville Packet Co., MORNING STAR operated on the Ohio River between Louisville and Evansville until 1910 when she...
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,...
Portrait of a sleek horse standing in front of stable doors. This was the first portrait of an animal to grace the Macauley's Theatre collection. "Ben Hur" was performed at Macauley's Theatre five times between 1891 and 1917, but...
Portrait of unidentified woman, looking over her left shoulder and wearing a sleeveless dress with a belt of stars inside circles. Title supplied by cataloger.
Steamboat named "Morning Star" docked at river bank. Painted above the name is "Louisville & Henderson Packet U.S. Mail." Two men stand on the bank near the front of the boat. A name is painted in the bottom left corner....
Star Wars films--History and criticism; Myth in motion pictures; Lucas, George, 1944-
The Star Wars franchise is one of the most successful film series of all time. The original three
movies, along with the more recent three prequels, serve as the foundation to a vast empire of
Star Wars television shows, action figures, comic...
