Maps; Floods; Disasters; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville--1920--1940; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River
Map showing, in blue, the areas of Louisville, Kentucky, affected by the 1937 flooding of the Ohio River. Includes Street Index on recto, and description of the flood, chart of elevations of the Ohio River during floods dating back to 1832,...
Brick building with a center tower and two chimneys on the ends. Three archways in the front and two, bricked-in archways on the right side. The building is surrounded by overgrown grass. Title: 7007 - John Brown's Fort, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.,...
Waves break on the shore of Lake Michigan. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate Matthews: "The End of a Beautiful Day". Inscribed on first and second pages of album: "Illustrations, by Kate Seston Matthews" and...
Palms trees near the beach, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. There is a bench and a small roofed structure in the background. Text printed on the verso reads, "Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Situated on the Atlantic Ocean eighteen miles east of...
Bridges; Boats; Boat clubs; Rivers; Automobiles; Forests; Water towers
Bridge over the Rocky River in Cleveland, Ohio. There are cars on the bridge and a forest in the background. There is a water tower in the forest. Several other buildings are visible on one bank, and there are boats and docks under the bridge. Text...
Buildings; Automobiles; Transportation; Dance halls; Garages; Electric signs; Signs (Notices)
Address: southeast corner of Third and Guthrie Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. The Madrid Ballroom, labeled with a neon sign indicating "Madrid / Dancing," opened in September 1929 as a dance hall in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. White...
Ten men, including one on a motorcycle with sidecar, pose in front of The Murphy Elevator Company Inc. storefront, which bears stenciled signs reading "Warner Elevator Sales & Service," "The Murphy Elevator Co. Incorporated...
Buildings; Soldiers' homes; United States Soldiers' Home; United States Soldiers' and Airmens' Home
Two small cannons on the grounds in front of a large, white, three-story building with a four-story tower in the center. Text on left: J.F. Jarvis' Stereoscopic Views. Text on right: 135 Pa. Ave. Washington, D.C. Descriptive information on back of...
Aerial view of Manhattan. Rows of buildings and streets with parkland in the center. P-26295 Manhattan Island, N.Y. as Seen from an Airplane. Text on left: Keystone View Company. Copyrighted. Manufacturers Publishers. Made in U.S.A. Text on right:...
"The text on the label punningly translates as 'beautiful breath/veil water'. Duchamp's female alter ego, Rrose Sélavy, peers out from above it." (Caption, p.54); "Among Duchamp's strangest gestures had been the creation of a female...
Tree-lined Ashwood Avenue in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate Matthews: "'Ashwood Avenue". Inscriptions in the album, which Kate Matthews gave to her great-nephew, Charles B. Fletcher, Jr., include:...
The drawing room in Twigmore, Lillian Fletcher's home in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate Matthews: "Drawing room at 'Twigmore'". Inscriptions in the album, which Kate Matthews gave to her...
Ivy grows by the door and Tudor-style windows at the entrance of the house of Twigmore in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. A cast iron chair and garden table sit near the door. The stone house was owned by Lillian Fletcher, niece of photographer Kate...
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching; English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching; Community colleges--Kentucky--Louisville
The introduction to this doctoral dissertation is an argument for locating Writing Across the Curriculum programs on the community-college campus for several reasons, among them the proximity of the disciplines on the community college campus, the...
A side view of concrete steps leading from the terrace down to a sunlit garden path on the grounds of photographer Kate Matthews' family home, Clovercroft, in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Large planters sit at the head of the steps and large trees shade...
An exhibit for Crosley Radio is shown inside the Jefferson County Armory (now Louisville Gardens). A banner reads, "You're there with a Crosley 'all electric' radio. 5 days free trial in your home. Come in for demonstration." The booth...
Small wood cabin with a man and two women standing in front of it. Two Children sit against rocks near one woman, who is feeding a goat. Mountains are in the background. Title: 13409 - Taking Hay Down from the Mountains - In the Heart of Norway....
A stone fireplace and hearth in photographer Kate Matthews' family home, Clovercroft, in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Wreaths decorate the corners of the mantle and a framed oil painting of dogs hangs on the wall above. Handwritten on album page by...
Red azaleas, trees of various species, and a shoreline. Text printed on verso reads, "The Bellingrath Gardens are located on Picturesque [sic] Isle-Aux-Oies-River, about 17 miles from Mobile on US Highway 90. The natural beauty of this estate...
