Elderly African American man, seated, with a walking stick and a hat. This image depicts African Americans in a stereotyped fashion that may be offensive to many viewers; the University of Louisville and the University Archives & Records Center...
Girl sits on bench looking out of the corner of her eye at a young man standing behind her. He holds an envelope with a heart on it. The two figures are stereotypucal caricatures of African Americans. This is a pop-up card; the young man can move...
Three pilots stand near a plane on the tarmac, from which passengers are disembarking. The card is an advertising card for Skychef. The name "Ivan Dmitri" is printed on the bottom right side of the front of the card; this is presumably...
Children riding and exiting a toboggan slide on a lake at Chester Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. Only the end of the slide is visible; a pair of children are seen riding on a toboggan near the bottom. A large, apparently wood, building with porches and...
Amusement parks; Parks; Carnival Park (Kansas City, Kan.)
Roof-top view of Carnival Park, looking out over various white structures. A few human figures are visible, apparently working on the buildings or landscaping. Carnival Park was an amusement park that operated from 1907 to 1911; it was located in...
Shoots, an amusement park ride, in Electric Park, Kansas City, Missouri. The Shoots (or Chutes) is essentially a large slide that was ridden in a car; the slide ends in a lake or pond. There are two tracks or slides. There is a roller coaster near...
Winged woman hands young girl a doll. The woman, is apparently an angel; her clothing is white and yellow, and has golden hearts around the bust and shoulders. The girl wears a large hat. The doll is dressed in clothing the same color as the...
Angels; Harps; Violins; Jesus Christ--Family; Christmas cards; Holly
Mary, the infant Jesus, Joseph and three angels are framed in a circle embedded in a background of holly with berries. The blonde-haired Jesus reaches out to the angels. One of the angels holds a violin and bow and another plays a harp. Postmarked...
Antiphonaries--Illustrations; Gregorian chants--Illustrations; Music--Manuscripts--France; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval
Leaf from a fifteenth century French antiphonary, representing a segment of text related to the Feast of the Crown of Thorns. Also called an antiphonal or antiphoner, an antiphonary collects portions of psalms and hymns sung during liturgies or...
Spanish-styled building with arched windows. Handwritten note on front: "This is when the old Hall was South of School Building (Front North)." Published by the Citizen Press. Postmarked 1908 on verso.
Auroras; Exhibitions; Exhibition buildings; Great Lakes Exposition
Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland, Ohio, seen from the air at night. There are a variety of buildings and other structures, including a performance "shell," and the lake can be seen in the background. There are beams of colored light...
One automobile driving on unpaved road. There are other cars lining the road; there are people in and around the cars. The car in the road is occupied by one man; it is an open-air vehicle and the driver is seated on the right rather than the...
Automobiles going toward and coming from a bridge. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk on either side of the street, and the city is visible in the background. Postmarked 1929 on verso. Published by Cleveland Notion Co.; "114968" printed on...
Man in a suit and black bowler hat, with white mustache and beard, sits in what appears to be a mock-up of an early open-air automobile. A backdrop featuring a building reads, in part, "union station" - the remainder of the label is not...
Pathway through azalea bushes, with small palms and other trees. Postmarked 1932 on verso. Printed by E.C. Kropp Co., number 22632N. Number 20 in a series.
André Jeunet stands with his cousin, Pierre Bourgeois, on a balcony overlooking Rue du Fer à Moulin in Paris in June, 1917. Photograph is mounted on a gray board. Handwritten on verso of mount: "Juin 1917. Paris. Balcon du 5p(?) rue du Fer...
Two banana trees, one bearing a large cluster of yellow bananas, surrounded by colorful flowers and green grass. Message on verso is postmarked from Saint Cloud, Florida, 1917. Published by the Cochrane Company, printed by Curt Teich (number...
