Animals; Medical equipment & supplies; Men; Women; Waterfronts; Shipping; Steamboats; Children; Indians of North America
Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: Dog holding cane in its mouth (upside-down); fish (salmon?); number 27; belted poultice, possibly for hernia (upside-down); design, possibly of interlocking letters; man rushing to greet woman, with...
Baseball; Baseball players; Athletes; Group portraits; Men
Group portrait of the Louisville Eclipse team, which played Major League baseball in the American Association from 1882-1884 (following a stint as a semi-pro team from Louisville's West End). The team played at the original location of Eclipse...
Body parts; Animals; Insects; Medical equipment & supplies
Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: two-piece belted contraption with ties, possibly a girdle; anatomical drawing of a woman's internal organs, the most prominent of which is the bladder; skunk; anatomical drawing of woman's external body...
Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement parks; Contests; Men; Obesity; People
A young man stands on a stage for the "Fattest man contest" at Fontaine Ferry Park, Louisville, Kentucky. He wears a shirt with the sleeves rolled up, belted pants and shoes and holds a white hat.
From the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. "A stylistic 'sister' to the Anavysos kouros is a statue of a kore wearing a peplos, a simple, long, woolen belted garment, which gives the female figure a columnar appearance. Traces of paint are preserved...
Men; Signs (Notices); Women; Log cabins; Zithers; Stringed instruments; Porches; American Folk Song Festival
John Jacob 'Jack' Niles, a Kentucky-born collector, composer, and ballad singer, sits on the porch of Jean Thomas' Traipsin' Woman Cabin on the Mayo Trail near Ashland, Kentucky, playing a mountain dulcimer. He wears a tie and hat. Jean Thomas...
Men; Signs (Notices); Women; Log cabins; Zithers; Stringed instruments; Porches; Children; American Folk Song Festival
John Jacob "Jack" Niles, a Kentucky-born collector, composer, and ballad singer, sits in the doorway of Jean Thomas' Traipsin' Woman Cabin on the Mayo Trail near Ashland, Kentucky, playing a mountain dulcimer. He wears a tie and hat. Jean...
Full-length portrait of balding man with long sideburns seated on ivy-covered stone wall (with house visible on backdrop), wearing a police uniform (belted jacket with star-shaped badge; cuffed pants; and spats), holding a billy club. He is a...
Full-length portrait of balding man with long sideburns sauntering on outdoor set (with house visible on backdrop), wearing a police uniform (cap; belted jacket with star-shaped badge; cuffed pants; and spats), holding a billy club. He is a member...
Three-quarter length character portrait of performer and producer Lotta Crabtree staring directly at the camera with hand on hip, wearing a military-style belted dress with bands on sleeves and skirt and a thick chain around her neck. Charlotte...
Autographed portrait of young woman seated on floor near seat holding a suitcase amid brown paper and small items. She wears long-sleeve, belted dark dress with white ruffled collar and dark hat with flowers around brim. Although the handwritten...
Autographed full-length portrait of young woman, wearing long-sleeve, belted dark dress with white ruffled collar and dark hat with flowers around brim. She carries a package, a small dog, and a suitcase. Although the handwritten annotation reads...
Full-length portrait of young woman, seated, wearing long-sleeve, belted dark dress with white ruffled collar and dark hat with flowers around brim. She holds a package and a small dog, and rests her feet on a suitcase. Although the handwritten...
Three-quarter length portrait of man standing with his left hand behind his back (holding a baton or cane), and wearing a belted wool suit jacket and bowler hat. Inscription on print, upper left: Yours truly J. R. Conroy [?]. Location of photo...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Military uniforms
Three-quarter length portrait of a young man in military uniform, with cap, belted jacket with brass buttons, and chevrons on each sleeve. Location of photo studio: Indianapolis (Ind.). Title supplied by cataloger.
Sculpture; Men; Warriors; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Clothing & dress; Capes (Clothing); Trousers; Footwear; Headgear; Beards; Daggers & swords; Arms & armament; Lifting & carrying
"Images of barbarians, an essential element of triumphal ceremony in imperial Rome, were most often represented in a military context. […] [S]uch representations are omnipresent in Trajan's Forum, on the façade of the Ulpia Basilica, and...
Two men and one woman in Salvation Army uniforms flanked by five young women in hats, string ties, and belted khaki dresses stand in front of the Salvation Army flag, bearing a star and the motto "Blood & Fire." Title supplied by...
Salvation Army; Charitable organizations; Group portraits; Uniforms; Women; Girls; Boys
One woman and five girls wearing dark, drop-waist Salvation Army uniform stand in front of two boys in suits and ties and two girls in khaki belted dresses with string ties on steps of Salvation Army Citadel (Kentucky and Tennessee Division),...
Shepherds; Animals; Indians of North America; Sailors; Men; Children; Spears; Covered wagons; Camps; Circuses & shows; Parades & processions
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: elderly shepherd rests with sheepdog, while sheep graze in background; shirtless man with Mohawk and feathers in hair wrestles and points knife at bear, while frightened child flees;...
The steamboat America is docked near a shore and crowds of passengers are along the decks and on the shore to observe an event taking place in the water. Three African American men are standing in the water. One is wearing a black robe belted over...
