Biplanes; Air shows; Aeronautics; Air pilots; Crosley Radio Corporation
Embry-Riddle Corporation Wright Whirlwind-powered WACO biplane, adorned with Crosley Radio logo. Pilot John Paul Riddle, seated in plane, and Harry Serwin, amongst crowd wearing a pilot's helmet and goggles, delivering a new Crosley radio, sometime...
A low stone wall separates a wide lawn from the sidewalk and street. Broad steps lead up to the entry of a building, which appears to be constructed of brick with a stone foundation and is adorned with multi-story Ionic columns topped by a...
Buildings; Educational facilities; Schools; Children
Two groups of children and a few women pictured in front of two adjacent buildings, possibly a school, in Anchorage, Kentucky. At left, children and women exit across the lawn of a two-story brick building; at right, boys and girls sit and stand on...
Buildings; Restaurants; Bars; Vienna Model Bakery & Restaurant (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 133-135 S. Fourth Street (Building no longer exists.) The Vienna Bakery and Restaurant was founded by German immigrant Frank L. Erpeldinger in 1893 and operated as one of downtown Louisville's premiere dining establishments until 1927....
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; Rialto Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 616 S. Fourth Street (Demolished, 1969). This is the grand staircase to the promenade of the Rialto Theatre. The staircase appears to be made of marble with tile flooring. Modeled on the Capitol Theater in New York City, only the best of...
City & town life; Sculpture; Automobiles; Office buildings; Buildings; Transportation
Address: 500 block of W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Rows of black automobiles and a statue of Thomas Jefferson can be seen from the South-facing steps of the Courthouse. Jefferson's figure is posed atop a bell-shaped pedestal adorned...
Taylor Drug Store interior with soda fountain counter, adorned with signs advertising foods and drinks. Waitresses serve customers at counter. Handwritten on back of print: "Drug Store-Soda Fountain." Title supplied by cataloger.
Address: 814 Cherokee Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Three black trucks sit in front of the building at Marret & Miller Florists. In front of each truck stands a man, probably the delivery driver. Painted on the side of each truck is "'Say it...
Address: 431 W. Liberty Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Two men exit the Louisville Tuberculosis Association building carrying boxes adorned with posters. The posters show a Santa Claus face, the double-barred cross symbol of the Tuberculosis...
Park containing a pond, circular fountains, grassy areas, and a statue of a man on a horse. Trees and buildings are in the background. Text on left: America Illustrated. Text on right: Boston & Suburbs. Descriptive information on back of card:...
Three-quarter length character portrait of Mae Carman (possibly also known as Mae Carmen), who wears a hat and off-the-shoulder dress adorned with a butterfly at the bodice. She apparently appeared in the play "In New York Town," for...
Character portrait of actress Adelaide Norwood standing in front of a curtain wearing a fan in her hair and a dress and jacket adorned with sequins and pom-poms. Ms. Norwood performed with the Castle Square Opera Company when they appeared at...
Three-quarter length character portrait of Alice Read wearing floral blouse with ruffled neckline; flowers at waist; and wide gingham skirt with decorative ribbon. She stands with left hand on hip, holding a black hat adorned with flowers. Location...
Portrait of actress Minnie Palmer with bangs peeking out from underneath hat (adorned with flowers). She wears a high-collared blouse and earrings. Palmer was born circa 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died May 21, 1936 in Bay Shore,...
Rialto Theatre (Louisville, Ky.); Theaters; Cultural facilities; Street railroad tracks; Cobblestone streets; Buildings; Motion picture theaters
Address: 616 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A cobblestone road with trolley tracks runs in front of the Rialto Theatre. The entryway to the theater includes an inset, multi-story area with a ticket booth and decorative tile flooring. The...
Architecture; Buildings; Brothels; Prostitution; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Architectural elements; Walls; Doors & doorways; Beds; Murals; Paintings; Erotica; Sex; Relations between the sexes; Men; Women; City & town life
"One of the rooms in the Lupanare. Through the door we see a stone pallet, which was usually covered with cushions and fabric to make it more comfortable. Above the door jamb is one of the various frescoes that adorned the brothel walls."...
Sculpture; Equestrian statues; Metalwork; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles; Gestures
Bronze equestrian statue of the emperor. "The great Roman emperor is depicted on horseback, but the horse and the entire lower part of the body are missing. The statue is a bronze of a very high quality that was probably made in one of the...
This mosaic "decorated the vertical bar of the T-form figured composition of the dining room floor to which the mosaic of Pasiphae and Daedalus belonged. The thick swastika-meander band in perspective at the top was the partition between the...
"Daedalus, identified by an inscription, is shown with his legs wide apart with the left foot [taking] a step in the same direction. He is dressed in a short tunic held over his left shoulder with a large clasp. The garment is adorned with...
