African Americans; African Americans--Education; African American newspapers; Louisville Leader (Ky.); Kentucky Reporter (Louisville, Ky.); Louisville Municipal College for Negroes (Louisville, Ky.); Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Co....
Oral history interview with Lattimore Cole conducted on November 26, 1977 by Dwayne Cox. In this interview, Mr. Cole discusses his early education in Louisville, working for his father’s newspaper the Louisville Leader and describes what it was...
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 aerial photograph of downtown Louisville, the Ohio River, and Southern Indiana with the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge, also known as the Second Street Bridge, in the center of the river. Title supplied by cataloger.
Streets; Stores & shops; Crowds; Banks; American Legion; Signs (Notices)
Address: Fourth Avenue and Guthrie Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Crowds teem in downtown Louisville during the American Legion Convention of 1929. Flags of the United States line the street as people in civilian clothes and military uniforms roam...
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.
Parades & processions; Celebrations; World War, 1914-1918; People; Streets
Scene in downtown Louisville after Armistice Parade has ended and thousands of people mill about on the sidewalks and trash-covered streets. American flags hang from the windows of several buildings. Title supplied by cataloger.
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Educational facilities;
The Silas Miller mansion, former home of the College of Arts and Sciences. The front and side entrances are visible. There are a few trees in front of the building. A wrought-iron fence is visible at the front edge of the image. In 1925 the...
Students; University of Louisville--Students; University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville--Alumni and alumnae; University of Louisville. College of Arts and Sciences;
Nine students from the 1917 senior class of the College of Arts and Sciences pose on the steps of the Silas Miller Mansion, home of the college from 1907-1925. There are six women and three men. In 1925 the university moved to the Belknap Campus;...
University of Louisville--Students; University of Louisville--Alumni and alumnae; University of Louisville--Buildings;
Students dressed in caps and gowns sit in front of the Silas Miller Mansion which was home of the College of Liberal Arts from 1907-1925. Inscription reads: "Class of 1916--Arts Dept." In 1925 the university moved to the Belknap Campus;...
Buildings; Canopies; Atherton Building (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 610 S. Fourth Street (Later known as the Francis Building). Completed in 1907, the Atherton Building would have been a project started while Alfred S. Joseph was still serving as chief architect and engineer for the firm of McDonald &...
Aerial view of buildings in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, probably in the mid-to-late 1880s. The Ohio River and the Fourteenth Street Bridge are in the background. The storefront views are of Market Street. Title supplied by cataloger.
Aerial view of buildings in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, probably in the mid-to-late 1880s. The Ohio River and the Fourteenth Street Bridge are in the background. The storefront views are of Market Street.
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River; Floods; Disasters; Streets; Buildings; Utility poles
Flooded commercial street in downtown Louisville, Kentucky during the 1937 Ohio River flood. Buildings on either side of street as well as trees and utility poles are nearly submerged under water. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G....
City & town life; Buildings; Stores & shops; Hotels; Brown Hotel (Louisville, Ky.); People
Approaching the intersection of 4th Street and Broadway in downtown Louisville. The Brown Hotel is on the left across the street. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks and at the crosswalks, with vehicles on the roads. The view appears to be on Broadway...
Farmers' markets--Kentucky--Louisville; African Americans--Nutrition; African American consumers--Kentucky--Louisville; Health promotion--Kentucky--Louisville--Citizen participation; Food--Social aspects
The purpose of this study is to obtain a better understanding of the interactions and the
social environment of the local farmers' markets, Fresh Stops, and Healthy in a Hurry
Corner Stores in West Louisville and East Downtown. This study will...
Exterior view of The Canary Cottage in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Sign advertising: Soda Shop & Tea Room. Handwritten on back of print: "621 S. 4th St." Title supplied by cataloger.
Interior of The Canary Cottage soda shop and tea room at 621 S. 4th Street in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Includes wooden tables and chairs, chandeliers, fireplace, and coat of arms wall hangings. Title supplied by cataloger.
Judge Charles E. Reed of Louisville, Kentucky standing in front of the Coleman Building at Third and Jefferson Streets in downtown Louisville, wearing a suit and holding a bowler. The photograph is missing bottom corner and marked a little with...
