Women; Costumes; Stringed instruments; Banjos; Mandolins; Guitars; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
The Sloane sisters of Rowan County, Kentucky pose in long dresses, two in gingham and one in white, and bows in their hair, likely for a performance at the American Folk Song Festival. They each hold a stringed instrument: from left to right,...
Men; Women; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Women in long wool dresses and male bagpipers in kilts sit at the front of the American Folk Song Festival stage outside the Traipsin' Woman Cabin along the Mayo Trail near Ashland, Kentucky. Title supplied by cataloger.
Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Entertainers; Families; Men; Women; Boys; Girls
Family portrait of the Musical McGibeny Family, a musical and sketch entertainment ensemble that toured the United States in the late 19th century. They appear before a backdrop with folding screen, potted plant, and fireplace. The four young men...
Interior of a women's clothing store. A large carpeted room with dresses hanging from rods along the perimeter of the room. Dressers or bureaus are in the middle of the room. Six women stand near the back of the room holding dresses. A mannequin in...
Railroad cars; Electric railroads; Indiana Railroad; People; Transportation
A group of well-dressed people sit in a railroad car. The seats are couches and armchairs and face each other as if one were in a sitting room. The car includes side tables with lamps and standing ashtrays. The men wear suits and the women wear...
School children; Schools; Group portraits; Religious facilities; Priests; Graduation ceremonies; Buildings; People
Address: 3136 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Students stand on the front steps of Holy Cross Church. The girls wear dresses and hold a bouquet of flowers. The boys are dressed in white with long ties. All the students hold scrolls of paper. Two...
School children; Schools; Group portraits; Religious facilities; Graduation ceremonies; Buildings; People
Address: 3136 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Students stand on the front steps of Holy Cross Church. The girls wear dresses and hold bouquets of flowers. The boys are dressed in white with long ties. All the students hold scrolls of paper. The...
Address: 518 S. Eighth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. At the corner of Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard) and Eighth Street, the Convent of the Good Shepherd Home for Colored Children stood. This photograph shows the a group of girls posed...
A community of people greet a nurse from the Frontier Nursing Service. The nurse is identifiable by the white scarf, dress, and shoes. The other women in the photo wear dresses in patterns and hats or bonnets. The nurse is holding an infant as are...
African Americans; Women; Sewing machines; Sewing; People
A group of African American women participate in a sewing class. Along one side of the room the women work at sewing machines which are built into desks. In the middle of the room long tables are placed end to end and women work on laying out...
Address: Second and Bloom Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Orphans pose for a portrait on a playground at the Masonic Widows & Orphans Home. They wear baggy dresses with dark stockings and have the same "bowl cut" hair style. They are...
Country clubs; Eating & drinking facilities; Banquets; Men; Women; Suits (Clothing); Chandeliers; People
An aerial shot captures attendees of a banquet at the Audubon Country Club. The attendees may be employees of the National Bank of Kentucky, the organization which commissioned the photograph. The men wear dark suits and ties while the women wear...
The pool at Reservoir Park in Louisville, Kentucky, is shown with crowds of people either swimming or watching the swimmers. Cars are parked along a curved road edging the pool. The pool itself is encircled by a sidewalk and wood fences and...
Address: 615 E. Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Boys and girls are gathered in a lunch room at Hiram Roberts School. They are eating out of white cups with colored rims. The boys wear knee-length pants with long stockings and button-up shirts...
This log cabin located on the Old Kentucky State Fairgrounds in Louisville, Kentucky includes a stone chimney, a porch in front, and a projecting wing in back. A split rail fence is in the foreground. Men in suits and women in dresses visit the...
Men wearing overalls or pants with short-sleeved shirts lead cows down the path at the Kentucky State Fair. The fairgoers are dressed warmly with men in suits and hats and women in dresses and coats. A banner on one side advertises, "Martin...
Schools; Children; Group portraits; People; Buildings
Address: 1713 W. Madison Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Students pose for a group portrait at the entrance to the Madison Street School. The entry has an extra large arch with "Madison St. School" and decorative leaves carved above it. In...
