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...
Address: 830 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. On the stage of Columbia Auditorium, some men wear tuxedoes while others wear suits. The women wear dresses and a couple have corsages pinned to their shoulders. Five young girls are dressed in...
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...
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....
University of Louisville. School of Business; University of Louisville--Students; Students; Auditoriums;
Approximately three hundred students of the newly established U of L School of Business (now College of Business) at Career Day on April 13, 1955, seated in an auditorium. Fourteen university and business leaders discussed various aspects of jobs...
Portrait of C.S. Paolo wearing dark-framed glasses, a handlebar mustache and double-breasted jacket. The photograph has been painted on and badly marred with discolorations. Stamped on back of image: credit, John T. Berry (Louisville photographer);...
Stadiums; Automobiles; Parking lots; Fire escapes; Flags--United States
Chicago Stadium, a large white structure. There are signs on both visible sides reading "Chicago Stadium" and bas-relief scenes are barely visible on the walls near the top of the building. There are cars parked in a lot near the building...
Tall brick building with multiple windows at the corner of two city streets. More buildings are behind it. People are on the street and sidewalk in front. Title: 107. Chicago, Auditorium Hotel and Michigan Ave. Text on left: World Series....
Parks, Suzan-Lori. In the blood; Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery
From the moment the audience enters the auditorium the play is a mystery. They are looking for clues as to the nature of the story in which they are about to participate. The designer's job is to select what these clues are. How does the designer...
Parties; Dance; Card games; Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company; Bands; People
In an auditorium full of people, likely employees of the L&N Railroad Company, some sit playing cards at tables while others dance in couples around a stage. On the stage is multi-piece band with saxophone, trombone, and tuba players. Above the...
University of Louisville. School of Dentistry; Architectural models
Architectural model of four buildings for the University of Louisville School of Dentistry. The building in the front is labeled "Dental School Instructional Facilities, Clinics, Faculty Offices, and Research." The building on the left is...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Ekstrom Library (Louisville, Ky.); Libraries; Public sculpture; Freedom's Muse (Sculpture); Trees;
Ekstrom Library, east entrance. The sculpture "Freedom's Muse" -- a young female dancer -- can be seen near wooden benches lining the sidewalk leading up to the entrance. Portions of the first, second and third floors of this red brick,...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Ekstrom Library (Louisville, Ky.); Libraries; Trees;
Ekstrom Library, east entrance. There are concrete steps and handicapped access ramps leading to the doors and plate glass windows on the first, second and third floors. Several people walk toward and away from the doorway. Blooming dogwood trees...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Ekstrom Library (Louisville, Ky.); Libraries; Trees;
Ekstrom Library, west entrance (new wing). The entrance has broad steps and large plate glass windows. There are large trees in the foreground that obscure the building. The leaves on the trees are yellow. A lone figure walks in front of the...
Libraries; Bookstacks; University of Louisville--Students; Ekstrom Library (Louisville, Ky.); University of Louisville--Buildings; Sofas;
Students sit on a sectional sofa in front of the stacks in Ekstrom Library at the University of Louisville. Further information on Ekstrom Library: The architects and the Commonwealth were given the 'Honor Award' by the Kentucky Society of...
Libraries; Construction; Construction workers; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings;
Ekstrom Library while under construction, north wing seen from the south. A construction worker stands on a concrete beam on the third floor. The frames for the circular windows of the north wing have been constructed. A crane and several...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Ekstrom Library (Louisville, Ky.); Libraries; Night photographs
Ekstrom Library, west entrance (new wing), at night. The entrance has broad steps and large plate glass windows. The exterior is illuminated with bright lights. The architects and the Commonwealth were given the 'Honor Award' by the Kentucky...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Ekstrom Library (Louisville, Ky.); Libraries;
Ekstrom Library, east entrance. An individual stands near the stairs. There is a large tree near the entry way that obscures one end of the building. This entry way faces the Humanities Building, across the "Quad." The architects and the...
Portrait of Elizabeth Farnsley of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing her hair in a short bob and a halter-style dress. The photograph has spots of discoloration and is yellowing around the edges. Stamped on back of image: credit, Walton Jones...
