Religious facilities; Steeples; Buildings; Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani (Trappist, Ky.)
Stakes stand in a winter-dried field near the Abbey of Gethsemani in Trappist, Kentucky. The brick building stands three stories and is topped by numerous chimneys. The chimneys are evenly spaced and plain, as are the windows. Some of the windows...
"The triumphal Arch of Constantine was erected next to the Colosseum in AD 315 to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius three years earlier." (p.149)
"The triumphal Arch of Constantine was erected next to the Colosseum in AD 315 to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius three years earlier." (p.149); "One of four [Antonine] reliefs from a monument erected by the emperor...
"The triumphal Arch of Constantine was erected next to the Colosseum in AD 315 to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius three years earlier." (p.149); "One of four reliefs from a monument erected by the emperor Commodus...
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Victories; War; Campaigns & battles; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements;...
"The triumphal Arch of Constantine was erected next to the Colosseum in AD 315 to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius three years earlier." (p.149)
"Relief from the northern side of the entrance to the Arch of Titus depicting Titus, the conquerer of Jerusalem, in triumph. The tympanum to the top of this scene is elaborately decorated." (caption, p.94); “The panel on the north side...
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Priests; Clergy; People associated with religion; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles
"This portrait of Emperor Augustus (27 B.C. - 14 A.D.) is a fragment of a full-length statue that was recarved into a bust and then set on an architectural element taken from another source. The chin, nose, and arch of the right eyebrow are...
Betsy Ross' house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A small red brick house with white trim and an old fashioned American flag flying from a dormer window on the roof. Text printed on verso reads, "The Betsy Ross House is a quaint little shop...
Majestic Theatre (Louisville, Ky.); Theaters; Cultural facilities; Buildings; Group portraits; African Americans; Boys; Boy Scouts of America; People
A group of African American Boy Scouts pose in front of the Majestic Theatre at 618 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. (Building no longer exists.) Most of the boys wear coats or thick jackets and caps. Handwritten on back: "March 1923,...
This building seems to be a warehouse or industrial building. The two-story brick building has two arched sections which may both have been doors at one time, but at the time of the photo only the left arch has a set of double doors. The plate...
Address: 970 Cherokee Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Leafless trees line the parkway in front of the Charles P. Moorman Home for Women, an assisted living facility. The multi-story building is symmetrical with two wings coming forward from the main...
Flooded creek approaching the top of the arch of a stone bridge next to a four-story brick building with Steiden Stores A Louisville Tradition painted on the side. Labeled time is 12:10 pm.
Address: 2140 Bonnycastle Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Built in 1928, the Commodore Apartment Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The entryway of this 11-story building includes a low field-stone wall with...
