Architecture; Buildings; Gladiators; Athletes; People associated with entertainment & sports; Sports & recreation facilities; Educational facilities; Schools; Education; Teaching; Sports; Recreation; Games; Contests; Fighting;...
“A reconstruction of the Ludus Magnus, with the Colosseum in the background. Practice stakes (pali) are shown set up at the far end of the arena. The bottom righthand corner has been cut away to show the various rooms. Steps led up from the...
“A section through the Propylaea, showing the northern half. The Pinakotheke is on the left. The gateway was approached by a broad ramp which was probably stepped. Visitors passed through a temple-like entrance composed of six Doric columns....
“The first part of the project, which began perhaps as early as Augustus, was a grandiose temple to Jupiter; an inscription suggests it was completed by 60 CE. The Jupiter temple is a typical example of the compromise between Greek and Roman...
“This building, some 17 metres [meters] (56 feet) wide and 40 metres [meters] (131 feet) long, is divided along its length by a corridor with five square cells on the right and three on the left. The corridor leads through to a walled courtyard...
1. Peristyle entrance 2. Polygonal atrium 3. Vestibule of the baths 4. Frigidarium 5. Piscina 6. Tepidarium and caldarium 7. Vestibule of the peristyle 8. Large peristyle with fountain 9. Covered walk of the Great Hunt 10. Basilican coenatio with...
Roads; Pipes (Conduits); Construction equipment; Maintenance & repair; Sewerage
1100 block of Eastern Parkway. Tunnel entrance built into the ground and supported by wood beams as part of a sewer construction project. Men work at the site with construction machinery, including a cement truck.
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Theaters; Stores & shops; Variety stores
400 block of 4th Street on the west side. Entrance to the Rex Theater with an ornate overhang. Stores are on either side of the theater, including a Woolworth's.
400 block of Chestnut Street on the south side. View of the Francis Garage from across the street. Four young African-American men stand in front of the entrance. A hotel is to the west of the garage. The Francis Building is to the east.
400 block of south Walnut Street, now Muhammad Ali Boulevard, on the north side. Entrance to Hotel Watterson with a sign mounted to the brick building.
Streets; Buildings; Stores & shops; Department stores; Clothing stores
427 south 4th Street on the east side looking north at Kaufman-Straus. A multi-story brick building with a Kaufman Strauss sign above the entrance. Next to it is a store with the Buell clothing store. There is a row of window displays.
427 south 4th Street on the east side looking south at Kaufman-Straus. Multi-story brick building with a Kaufman Strauss sign above the entrance. Next to it is a store with the Buell clothing store. The sign on the roof of the Beull building reads...
444 south 4th Street on the west side. View of the Alamo Theatre entrance with an ornate overhang lit up. The marquee is advertising 'Daredevil's Reward.'
