100 block of south 4th Street on the east side. Row of multi-story brick buildings containing businesses, including Rogers Church Goods Company and James Electric Company.
113 maps, plus legends and information about publishers Louisville Title Company, Inc. (a real estate insurance and mortgage company), representing the city of Louisville, Kentucky and surrounding county ca. 1913, with color coding for railroads,...
700 block of South 4th Street on the west side looking north. A row of businesses including White Sewing Machine Company, Tri-City Electric Company, and a Cadillac dealership. To the north a portion of the street is closed off for public works...
"One of the ironies of the anti-market strategies of certain Land Artists was that to view their works other than via photographs spectators had to travel large distances. This could be costly, especially when specialized transport was...
Prints; Screen prints; Allusions; Death; Disasters; Tragedies; Accidents; Automobiles; Vehicles; Dead persons; Wounds & injuries; Voyeurism; Social aspects; Social classes
"The use of serial repetition here, as in other early Warhol works, relates interestingly to Minimalist uses of repetition. The reciprocally ironic relation between Warhol and the Minimalists came to a head in 1964. Warhol exhibited a series...
Paintings; Allusions; Anti-Americanism; Politics & government; Political issues; Capitalism; Imperialism; Wealth; Corruption; Poverty; Emigration & immigration; Social classes; Economic & social conditions; Domestic life; Child labor;...
"This enormous, collage-like painting is crammed with anti-American allusions. An electric chair sits on the plinth at the top center (the Rosenbergs were electrocuted as Russian spies in 1953). A GI nonchalantly reads a pornographic magazine....
Rivers; Steamboats; Railroad tracks; Transportation; Smokestacks; Electric signs
A boat with "Hollywood Showboat" on the side is near the shore of Louisville, Kentucky. Beyond that are the smokestacks of the Louisville Gas & Electric Company and a sign reading, "The Gateway to the South / Louisville."...
Rivers; Steamboats; Railroads; Transportation; Smokestacks; Electric signs
A boat with "Hollywood Showboat" on the side is near the shore of Louisville, Kentucky. Beyond that are the smokestacks of the Louisville Gas & Electric Company and a sign reading, "The Gateway to the South / Louisville."...
Utility poles; Dwellings; Houses; Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Buildings
A couple of homes can be seen in this hazy picture of telephone lines. The home in the foreground is a one-and-a-half story home with a front porch. Two wooden trellises are attached to the porch. In the back, there is a wooden fence. Across the...
A crane and concrete beams in a dirt lot for the construction of a Louisville Gas and Electric Company building. Caption: No. 18. Lou Gas & Electric Company Construction Dept. Project No. 3111-7236 Cane Run Station Unit 5 Pile for Stack...
A double sconce electric light wall fixture with beveled glass panes. The fixture was presumably made by Claude C. Matlack Company, which was owned and managed by the photographer. Title supplied by cataloger.
A factory workroom at the Claude C. Matlack Company. Various parts of lamps and chandeliers sit on and around workbenches. Signs on the column read: "Gas Fixtures Made Electric Matlack" and "Special Designs Executed Matlack."...
Buildings; Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Machinery
A giant wheel-and-pulley system is shown inside the Kentucky Pipe Line Company building. The building appears to be lined in sheet metal. On the wall to the right is a desk attached to a series of meters. Handwritten on the photograph is:...
A group of adults sit around a table set for a luncheon or dinner. They appear to be in a meeting room in a finished basement because a map and other items are tacked on one wall, the electric outlets are in the ceiling, and the ceiling is...
Jug bands; African American musicians; African Americans; Musicians; Parties; Segregation; People
A group of African American musicians kneels in the foreground. They wear overalls and straw hats and each hold an instrument including jug, guitar, banjo, and saxophone. In a covered outdoor area at three rows of tables a large group of mostly...
African Americans; Men; Trucks; Advertising; Louisville Gas and Electric Company; People; Transportation
A group of African American salesmen pose in front of a truck. One man sits behind the wheel. The men wear suits and some of them have on an overcoat or hat. A sign on the truck reads, "Free 100 Watt Free Mazda lamp delivered to each...
A group of men in hats standing in front of the courthouse with clock tower in Winchester, Kentucky. There are large posters or signs leaning against the front of the building that say "Walk-Over" across the top with a picture of a...
Exhibition buildings; Electric lighting; Electric signs
A large electric light exposition, apparently inside a big tent or exhibit hall. "Industrial Light Exhibit" is spelled out in lights at the far end of the hall. Below, a smaller sign appears to read "Commonwealth Edison." A...
Exhibition buildings; Electric lighting; Electric signs; Walkways
A large electric light exposition, apparently inside a big tent or exhibit hall. "Industrial Power Exhibit" is spelled out in lights at the far end of the hall. A chandelier and "star" lights hang from the ceiling. Other lights...
