African Americans; African Americans--Education; African Americans--Social conditions; Louisville Municipal College for Negroes (Louisville, Ky.); Central High School (Louisville, Ky.); Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; African Americans--Employment;...
Oral history interview conducted with James Shively on December 18, 1978 by Dwayne Cox. Mr. Shively focuses largely on his education in Louisville, at Louisville Central High School and the Louisville Municipal College, in the 1930s and 1940s. He...
African Americans; Race relations; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights; Louisville Free Public Library; Girl Scouts; Libraries; Integration; African Americans--Social conditions
Oral history interview with Murray Atkins Walls and John Walls, conducted July 27, 1977 by Dwayne Cox. Most of the interview focuses on Murray Atkins Walls, although her husband, John Walls, is also an active participant. They were both involved in...
An African-American gentleman in a suit stands next to an automobile. He's wearing a top hat and coat and carries a walking stick. Man and car are in front of a building with a window sign that reads, "Webb & Co., Live Stock Commission...
Large orphanage building with Colonial architecture in Lexington, Kentucky. There are African American children and adults in the front yard and on the porch. The children all wear uniforms or at least similar clothing.
Five rows of African American teenagers, male and female, stand wearing choir robes on the front steps of a building. A student in a wheelchair sits in front.
Three images of African Americans with Louisville Textile Company. There are two photographs of a different man standing at the bottom of the steps outside a brick building. The third image has a group of men and women standing in two rows at the...
Black men and boys with fishing poles sit at the top of a log dam beside a building made of logs and stone. Below the dam, two white men in a boat with a paddle appear to be fixing the fishing line of one of the boys.
African Americans; Men; Trucks; Advertising; Louisville Gas and Electric Company; People; Transportation
A group of African American salesmen pose in front of a truck. One man sits behind the wheel. The men wear suits and some of them have on an overcoat or hat. A sign on the truck reads, "Free 100 Watt Free Mazda lamp delivered to each...
Airplanes; Airports; Buildings; Bowman Field (Louisville, Ky.)
An airplane is parked in a hangar labeled Curtiss Flying Service and another is parked to the side of it. Cars are parked between the hangar and the brick Administration building at Bowman Field in Louisville, Kentucky. A series of weather...
Alphabets (Writing systems); Animals; Containers; Laundry; Buildings; Men; Women; Children; Barrels; Barns; Carriages & coaches; Pipes (Smoking); Body parts; Top hats; Flowers; Wash tubs; Containers; Writing materials; Toys; Pine cones;...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the letters A and V and the sea serpent, the images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: letter...
Woodcut prints of, from left to right starting at top left: letter X; man reading book (sideways); letter W (upside-down); top hat and cane (upside-down); flowers in urn (sideways); fiddle (upside-down); letter V (sideways); letter I, with figure...
American Legion; Veterans' organizations; Military bands; Parades & processions
Drum and Bugle Corps, Jefferson Post American Legion, Kentucky, posed lengthwise on a boulevard in front of a building with a sign on the side saying "Jefferson Garage." The men are playing music facing two conductors. One drum is...
American Legion; Veterans' organizations; Military bands; Parades & processions
Drum and Bugle Corps, Jefferson Post American Legion; in street parade wearing uniforms, Kentucky. The Drum and Bugle Corps carry two flags--a U.S. flag and a dark flag, each with an eagle on top--as they march past a building with high pillars....
American Printing House for the Blind (Louisville, Ky.); Buildings
Address: 1839 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. In 1883, this building was constructed for the American Printing House for the Blind, the oldest publishing house for the visually impaired in the United States.
American Tobacco Company; Industrial facilities; Automobiles; Street railroads; Transportation; Buildings
Address: 1624 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. This view of the American Tobacco Co. from the south side of Broadway between 16th and 17th Streets shows a temporary crossover switch on the streetcar tracks. A car is parked in front of the...
Children riding and exiting a toboggan slide on a lake at Chester Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. Only the end of the slide is visible; a pair of children are seen riding on a toboggan near the bottom. A large, apparently wood, building with porches and...
Amusement parks; White City (Louisville, Ky.); Lakes & ponds; Railroads; Amusement rides; Roller coasters; Ferris wheels
Building with "Third Degree" sign across top balcony at White City Park in Louisville, Kentucky. A ferris wheel sits between the "Third Degree" and another building. A small portion of the lagoon and train track can be seen in...
