Address: 1010 S. Preston Street, Louisville, Kentucky. This building has three ghost signs, two of which read "Ohio Valley Bags and Burlap Co." and the other is "Enro Shirts."
Address: 1010 S. Preston St., Louisville, KY. Two ghost signs are visible in the same area of this building -- Ohio Valley Bag & Burlap as well as Enro Shirt Co. Burkhardt Company, a custom woodworking business, is now located in the building....
African Americans; African Americans--Education; Boy Scouts of America; Elderly poor; Floods--Ohio River; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; National Council of Senior Citizens; Senior House; Senior centers; Scouting (Youth activity); Urban elderly;...
Oral history interviews conducted with Mr. Steward Pickett on May 23, June 4, and June 25, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Mr. Pickett, a retired assistant Boy Scout executive and board member of Senior House, talks about his family, growing up on an...
A man identified as 'Uncle', wearing shirtsleeves and trousers with suspenders and holding a hat, stands outdoors, possibly near the Tygart Valley River or Tygart Creek in West Virginia, or the Upper Tygart Branch or Tygarts Creek in Carter County,...
Louisville (Ky.)--Economic conditions--19th century; Louisville (Ky.)--Commerce--History; Ohio River Valley--Commerce--History
The dominant theme in the study of any phase of Ohio River history is found in the great extent of the river system and the vast area of the drainage basin of the Mississippi to which this stream forms so important a part. The basin of the...
In 2003, Wilson Creek running through Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in central Kentucky was restored to its original winding path through a valley field. Early 20th century settlers had previously redirected this creek to run a straight...
A portrait of Mrs. Annie Craig, the real-life model for the character Grandmother MacIntyre in the Little Colonel books written by Annie Fellows Johnston. She is wearing a black lace dress and light reflects off her silver hair. Annie was the widow...
Annie Fellows Johnston and Hattie Cochran pose under trees on the driveway at The Beeches, an estate in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Mrs. Johnston holds an open parasol over her right shoulder. Hattie is the real-life person upon whom Annie Fellows...
Annie Fellows Johnston and Hattie Cochran pose under trees on the driveway at The Beeches, an estate in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. They are holding hands and Mrs. Johnston holds a folded parasol in her other hand. Hattie is the real-life person upon...
Tree-lined Ashwood Avenue in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate Matthews: "'Ashwood Avenue". Inscriptions in the album, which Kate Matthews gave to her great-nephew, Charles B. Fletcher, Jr., include:...
Large town, or village, in a valley as seen from a hillside. Rounded mosque domes and minarets are visible, suggesting the town is in the Balkans, where the photographer served with France's 34e Colonial Regiment in 1917-1919.
Tree-covered mountain with a small town at its base and a body of water, possibly a river, in front of the town. There might be railroad tracks across the base of the mountain, as well. Title: No. 152-Bear Mountain. Text on left: Views on the Line...
The tree-covered path alongside Central Avenue in front of the old Post Office in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. The sign on the tree reads: "Pewee Valley Post Office" and the front of the post office building is visible behind the tree on the...
White wood house with stone details, Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Known as The Beeches, this house was once owned by the Lawtons, who were models for the Walton family in the Little Colonel book series. The author of the books, Annie Fellows Johnston,...
A large two-story frame house with a front porch spanning its entire width, is partially obscured by large trees. The home, known as The Beeches, was once owned by the Lawtons, the model for the Walton family in the Little Colonel books. The author...
A circular driveway leads to The Beeches, Annie Fellows Johnston's home in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. The two-story frame house is partially obscured by large beech trees. Two women sit in the shade of a tree on the left. Mrs. Johnston bought The...
A girl with long hair wearing a white, or light-colored, dress poses in a swing suspended from a tree. The girl is believed to be the photographer's niece, Elizabeth Matthews, who was the real-life model for the character Betty Lewis in the Little...
