Couples; Covered walks; Theaters; University of Louisville--Buildings; Buildings;
A couple stands on the covered sidewalk, known as Garth Walk, outside the Playhouse. Constructed in 1932, Garth Walk was named after Mrs. Charles M. Garth, then president of the theater group known as the Players Club of Louisville. Originally...
A group of nurses circa 1904 in Louisville, Kentucky. The young woman standing on the far left side of the photograph is identified as Lucile A. Furnas.
Women; University of Louisville--Buildings; Covered walks; Theaters; Buildings;
A woman in a skirt suit, penny loafers and ankle socks leans against a beam of the roof over Garth Walk, the covered sidewalk which wound around the north side of the Playhouse. Constructed in 1932, Garth Walk was named after Mrs. Charles M. Garth,...
Parades & processions; American Legion; Spectators
American Legion Parade at corner of Third Street and Broadway, downtown Louisville, Kentucky, circa 1929. Soldiers marching, carrying flags and rifles. Title supplied by cataloger.
An original manuscript leaf from a late sixteenth century or early seventeenth century Persian Qur'an, written and illuminated circa 1570-1630 on handmade paper. The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find...
Autographed character portrait of performer Selena Fetter in left profile, wearing a bonnet and dress with bustle. Fetter was born in Kentucky circa 1860, and performed at Macauley's Theatre eight times between 1881 and 1895. She married fellow...
Autographed full-length portrait of Julia Marlowe Taber as Lydia Languish in "The Rivals," circa 1896. She is seated at a table, and wears a long elegant gown. Julia Marlowe was a child actress born Sarah Frances Frost on August 17, 1865...
Autographed portrait of actress Minnie Palmer wearing beribboned hat, dress with high ruffled collar and draped cloth with flowers. Palmer was born circa 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died May 21, 1936 in Bay Shore, Louisiana. She starred...
Autographed portrait of actress Minnie Palmer with white headband and hair pulled back into a thick braid. She wears a white blouse with high ruffled collar. Palmer was born circa 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died May 21, 1936 in Bay...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Ford Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Men; Women; Snack bars; Bookstores; Books; Counters; Advertising;
Believed to be the snack bar in Ford Hall. There are men and women sitting at tables, drinking (apparently) sodas from bottles. The couple seated in the foreground have been identified as Louise Walther Berg and Kenneth C. Doll. Others stand by a...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Restaurants; Signs (Notices);
Cardinal Inn restaurant with exterior sign for Levy Brothers Young Colony Shops, corner view. Diners and empty tables can be seen through the windows. The Cardinal Inn sign bears the Coca-Cola logo. There is a door with a sign reading...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Restaurants; Signs (Notices);
Cardinal Inn restaurant with exterior sign for Levy Brothers Young Colony Shops. The building is seen from across the road, with the street in the foreground. Diners can be seen through the windows. The Cardinal Inn sign bears the Coca-Cola logo....
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Restaurants;
Cardinal Inn restaurant, featuring a Coca-Cola sign. The building is on a corner and there are vehicles parked in the street in the background; a house stands next to the restaurant. The original Cardinal Inn, opened in 1926, was razed to make room...
Character portrait of actor Ernest Stallard in costume for the role of "Mark Topley" in "Tom Pinch" (a play based on Charles Dickens' "Martin Chuzzelwit"), which was performed at Macauley's Theatre on March 29, 1901....
Character portrait of actress Marcia Van Dresser in the role of Francesca in "Francesca da Rimini" (ca. 1901), which she performed opposite Otis Skinner at Macauley's Theatre in November 1901. She wears a white blouse, and flowers in her...
Character portrait of actress Marie Wainwright in costume of long white gown and bonnet, holding a book and a rosary. She stands in front of a stage backdrop featuring trees and a column. Marie Wainwright was born in Philadelphia circa 1853 and...
Character portrait of actress Minnie Palmer with bangs peeking out from underneath hat. She wears a blouse with lace trim, fastened with a white bow and a brooch. Palmer was born circa 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died May 21, 1936 in...
Character portrait of Gertrude Coghlan wearing a fascinator and sleeveless evening gown with black gloves for the role of Becky Sharp in William Makepeace Thackeray's "Vanity Fair." Born circa 1879 in Hertfordshire, England, she married...
