Louisville Free Public Library; Segregation; Libraries; African Americans; People
Two women in hats and coats consult a librarian at the reference desk of the Western Colored Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. A trophy sits on the corner of the desk. A man in a suit stands to one side of the desk browsing a book. A...
Desks; Model ships; Mansions; Howard Steamboat Museum
Small secretary desk in the Howard Mansion, now the Howard Steamboat Museum, in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The desk has a fold down writing surface and pigeonholes for storage. A model of the sternwheeler BOAZ sits atop the desk.
Business people; Mail-order businesses; Sales catalogs
Man in a suit with a moustache sits at a desk in an office. Catalogs, papers, and a telephone are on the desk. Title: No 1. Mr. R.W. Sears, President Sears, Roebuck & Co., At His Desk. Text across top: Look At This Picture Through a Stereoscope.
Jean Thomas poses at her desk in her long black "Narrator" costume from the American Folk Song Festival. Three of her publications ["The Singin' Fiddler of Lost Hope Hollow," "Devil's Ditties," and "The Traipsin'...
Hand-carved oak secretary in the main hall on the second floor of the Howard Mansion, now the Howard Steamboat Museum, in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The desk, which was made at Howard Shipyard, is decorated with oak leaves and acorns. The circular...
Interiors; Living rooms; Desks; Rugs; Furniture; Art objects; Wallpapers
The interior of Jean Thomas' "Wee House in the Wood" at 3201 Cogan Street in Ashland, Kentucky. This room, with floral wallpaper, features a rosewood secretary desk given by Jean Thomas' father to her mother on the occasion of their...
Jean Thomas poses at her desk in her long black 'Narrator' costume from the American Folk Song Festival. She was being filmed by Jack Jacumski of Georgetown, Ohio. Title supplied by cataloger.
Full-length character portrait of unidentified man with unusual hair and a ruffled collar sitting in leather chair beside desk, holding a book open with his left hand and pointing with his right. Annotation on mount verso: Warren. Location of photo...
A group of women stand with two men in front of a board that reads Order Pictures by Number from Ticket Desk and has photographs of people tacked to it.
Man sitting at an office desk on the telephone and holding a stack of papers in one hand. Address: Louisville Provision Company, 914-940 East Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
Actor Victor Mature stands behind a large office desk with another man standing next to him and motioning to the chair. Both men are in suits. Title supplied by cataloger.
