African Americans; African Americans--Social conditions; African Americans--Education; Segregation in education; Race relations; Louisville Municipal College for Negroes (Louisville, Ky.); University of Louisville; Civil rights
Oral history interview with Mrs. Amelia Ray, conducted on August 25, 1978 by Kenneth Chumbley. Mrs. Ray discusses her early life and upbringing in Tennessee as well as her life in Louisville. Mrs. Ray moved to Louisville in 1934 and attended...
Auditoriums; Theaters; Cultural facilities; Buildings
Ampitheatre Auditorium in Louisville, Kentucky, built by William F. Norton Jr. in 1889 from material salvaged from the Southern Exposition, and razed in 1904 following Norton's death in 1903. Handwritten on mounted print: "Auditorium, S.W....
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...
Children's band inside a gymnasium or auditorium. Two rows of boys in marching band uniforms. The back row has four boys holding flags. A row of drums runs across the front. The two center drums read 'Shawnee Corps 3204 Louisville, Ky." The...
Souvenir folder of postcards from Memphis, Tennessee. Images in this folder depict public buildings, including the auditorium, hospitals, and a library; parks, monuments and gardens; various banks and other business buildings; Southwestern College...
Buildings; Charitable organizations; Public service
Volunteers of America, Preston & Fehr, Louisville, Kentucky. A churchlike building with a slanted roof and domed windows on the second floor. Stairs lead up to the door. The building included a men's lodge, daytime nursery, emergency kitchen,...
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Theaters; Auditoriums
Municipal War Memorial Auditorium, Fourth & Kentucky Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Left corner view of stone building of two to three stories in sections with subtly varying heights and types of roofs including one rounded roof. Massive two...
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Theaters; Auditoriums
Municipal War Memorial Auditorium, Fourth & Kentucky Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Right corner view of stone building of two to three stories in sections with subtly varying heights and types of roofs including one rounded roof (only the...
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Theaters; Auditoriums
Fountains and columns at Municipal War Memorial Auditorium, Fourth and Kentucky Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. A strip of three pieces of film, with the images on the top and bottom piece facing sideways. The top image is of two doorways across a...
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Theaters; Auditoriums
Inside Municipal War Memorial Auditorium looking toward exit, Fourth and Kentucky Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Vertical photograph of aisle leading toward auditorium exit under "Exit" sign, a hall visible beyond. Above the exit is the...
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Theaters; Auditoriums
Seating at Municipal War Memorial Auditorium, Fourth and Kentucky Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Diagonal view of seating, left side balcony seating and some of the rear balcony seating, and stage. All seating sections have rounded borders. The...
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Theaters; Auditoriums
Seating at Municipal War Memorial Auditorium, Fourth and Kentucky Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Head on view of seating and rear balcony seating. The balcony seating has a semicircular roof and two doors at its rear. The balcony has a white rail...
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Theaters; Auditoriums
Municipal War Memorial Auditorium, located at Fourth and Kentucky Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Left corner view similar to image ULPA 1994.18.1110. Stone building of two to three stories in sections with subtly varying heights and types of roofs...
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Theaters; Auditoriums; Columns
Columns at Municipal War Memorial Auditorium, Fourth and Kentucky Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Diagonal view from right of three sets of pillars along a stone wall with two rectangular doorways, the left doorway barred by a stone rail and the...
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Theaters; Auditoriums; Columns; Passageways; Lobbies
Large hallway or lobby at Municipal War Memorial Auditorium, Fourth and Kentucky Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Boxy, perspectival view of floor, walls, and ceiling. The polished floor has patterns of large framed squares containing circles or...
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Theaters; Auditoriums; Rooms & spaces
Municipal War Memorial Auditorium at Fourth and Kentucky Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Dining room or meeting room. Small room contains rectangular table surrounded by padded straight backed chairs, with two arm chairs along the left wall. Draped...
