This image is part of a set of twelve photographs of houses where tax assessments were raised. In the photograph, five boys with caps sit on the front porch as a woman stands to the side with hands on her hips. The house is shotgun style with a...
African Americans; Civil rights demonstrations; Race relations; Public relations; Discrimination in housing; Housing; African American legislators; Insurance agents; Women legislators; African American legislators; Kentucky--Politics and...
Oral history interview conducted with legislator Mae Street Kidd on October 10, November 11, and December 5, 1978 by Ken Chumbley. Ms. Kidd discusses her life, including her childhood growing up in Bourbon County. Kidd attended the Lincoln...
African Americans--Education (Elementary); African Americans--Education (Higher); National Training School for Women and Girls (Washington, D.C.); Fisk University; Howard University; African Americans; Race relations; Civil rights; African...
Oral history interview conducted with Ruth Bryant on July 24, 1977 by Kenneth L. Chumbley. Mrs. Bryant, a community activist, primarily discusses her involvement in community organizing and political activism during the 1960’s in Louisville. ...
People; Signs (Notices); Tuberculosis; Boy Scouts of America; Uniforms; Boys; Group portraits
Boy Scouts pose for a group portrait as they hold signs for an anti-tuberculosis campaign sponsored by the Louisville Tuberculosis Association. They read: "Consider the health of children. Dont spit." "Obey the law and be a good...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Lawyers; Government officials
Portrait of Charles Fennel of Lexington, Kentucky. He is wearing wire-framed glasses, suit and tie. The photograph has been painted on, outlining his image, and some discoloration. Handwritten on back of image: Charles Fennell, -Lexington...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Lawyers; Government officials
Portrait of Charles Fennell of Lexington, Kentucky. He is wearing his hair combed back, wire-framed glasses, hard collar and tie. The photograph has some discoloration. Handwritten on back of image: Charles Fennel, -Lexington, Ky- Attorney and...
Electronic commerce--Corrupt practices--Prevention; Internet advertising--Corrupt practices; Internet fraud
Online search advertising is currently the greatest source of revenue for many Internet giants such as Google™, Yahoo!™, and Bing™. The increased number of specialized websites and modern profiling techniques have all contributed to an...
Political parades & rallies; Politicians; African Americans; People
A crowd of people gather for a campaign rally for Republican mayoral candidate Arthur A. Will on Oct. 9, 1925 in front of the Armory (now Louisville Gardens) at 514 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Blvd.), Louisville, Kentucky. The group is a mix...
Portraits; Men; Lawyers; Business people; Government officials
Brigadier General Ellerbe W. Carter of Louisville, Kentucky with a mustache and wearing suit. Photograph has been cut in half and is blemished with small cracks. Handwritten on back of image: Louisville attorney & general campaign chairman of...
Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union; Generals--American--1860-1870; Generals; Military uniforms; Military officers
Portrait of Joseph Scott Fullerton, a soldier in the Union Army of the United States Civil War who was detailed for duty with Major General Gordon Granger as aide-de-camp in the Kentucky campaign until the spring of 1863. He was brevetted colonel...
Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union; Generals--American--1860-1870; Generals; Military uniforms; Military officers
Portrait of John Ramsey (1838-1901), who was brevetted Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers of the Union Army in the United States Civil War in 1864 for "distinguished services in the present campaign before Richmond Virginia." In 1865 he...
Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union; Generals--American--1860-1870; Generals; Military uniforms; Military officers
Portrait of John Wesley Turner (1833-1899), a career U.S. Army officer and Union Army general during the United States Civil War. Turner spent much of the war as a staff officer and division commander, taking a prominent part in the Appomattox...
Portraits; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union; Generals--American--1860-1870; Generals; Military uniforms; Military officers
Portrait of Union Army generals Martin D. Hardin and Wesley Merritt. Hardin was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the United States Civil War. He was born in Illinois and his father was a native Kentuckian. He married Estella Graham of...
Cumberland Falls State Park (Ky.); Historic preservation--Kentucky
This thesis is an examination of Louisville Times editor Tom Wallace's fight to prevent the construction of a hydroelectric dam at Cumberland Falls, Kentucky between 1926 and 1931. By mining Wallace's recently cataloged personal papers, this study...
Automobiles; People; Stores & shops; Transportation; Campaign headquarters; Political campaigns
Address: 609 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A crowd gathers in front of the headquarters of Jouett Todd for Congress. A banner advertises, "Tax reduction through goverment [government] economy / Temperance through repeal and state...
Equipment; Steel, High strength; Steel, Heat resistent; United States--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction & pillage
E. Moliter, noted Civil War lithographer, drew this image of the hook used by Sherman's Army on the March to the Sea (1864) and Campaign of the Carolina's (1865), for twisting and destroying railroad iron. Many of Moliter's illustrations were drawn...
Row of six freight trucks parked with the river and a bridge in the background. A man stands to the side of each truck, which are labeled Louisville Tin & Stove Co. Manufacturers Progress Stoves & Refrigerators. A sign on the truck at the...
This thesis is a social and military history of the First Battalion of the 27th Foot, the Inniskilling Regiment, at the Battle of Waterloo. Crucial to success in battle is the cohesion of units and their ability to withstand punishment and keep...
Politicians; Political campaigns; Democratic Party (Louisville and Jefferson County, Ky.); Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate;
Congressman Romano L. (Ron) Mazzoli, interviewed by Kevin Collins on May 20, 2010 as part of the Romano L. Mazzoli oral history project. This is the second of 17 interviews conducted with the Congressman, who represented the Third District of...
Politicians; Political campaigns; Democratic Party (Louisville and Jefferson County, Ky.); Legislators--United States; Legislators--Kentucky;
Congressman Romano L. (Ron) Mazzoli, interviewed by Kevin Collins on May 21, 2010 as part of the Romano L. Mazzoli oral history project. This is the third of 17 interviews conducted with the Congressman, who represented the Third District of...
