"Broodthaer's Musée d'Arte Moderne assumed various forms. The 'Department of Eagles', which contained the exhibits pictured here, had further permutations in other venues. In a Düsseldorf showing of 1970 the museum's 'nineteenth-century'...
"This is an early example of Buren's use of stripe motifs in a public context. He has continued the practice to the present. For instance, in 1997 in Munster, Germany, his contribution to a festival of site-specific sculpture consisted of...
"This is an early example of Buren's use of stripe motifs in a public context. He has continued the practice to the present. For instance, in 1997 in Munster, Germany, his contribution to a festival of site-specific sculpture consisted of...
A band takes center stage at the Kentucky State Fair Music Festival. The group stands in concentric semi-circles facing a band director on a wooden stand. A crowd watches from raised bleachers as numerous lights and flags hang from the ceiling...
Street railroads; Louisville Railway Company; Exhibitions; Fairs; Transportation
A booth at the Kentucky State Fair displays information about the Louisville Railway Co., with photos of trolleys under signs reading, "Have you ridden on these cars?" and "Ask Father about these cars." A three-dimensional...
A couple with a young child heads toward the steamboat of the Rose Island Excursion Company. Flags of the United States are mounted at the front of the boat and along the sides. A number of cars are parked along the dock and a bridge is visible in...
A crowd is gathered at Keeneland Race Track in Lexington, Kentucky. Grandstands are in a covered building with flags flying from the roof. The base of the building is made of stone and three rounded doorways of graduating size open the stone wall....
A crowd of people fill the Municipal Bridge during its opening in October 1929. The bridge was later renamed the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge. The bridge spans the Ohio River from Second and Main Streets in Louisville, Kentucky, to Illinois...
A crowd, many holding umbrellas, stand on or near the steps to a white building, probably the United States Government Building, which has pediments, columns, two United States flags at the entrance, and more flags on top of the roof. Title...
A group of uniformed Salvation Army members stand on stage along with a group of children, some holding American flags, and props including a giant pot of Peacock Coffee (with mug); an oversized "In God We Trust" coin (dated 1932); a drum...
A large group of men, women, and girls pose on a riverbank. One man holds a guitar, and another holds a mandolin. In the river, a man and woman sit in a small covered paddleboat with two small American flags.
A large institutional building located on a small waterway as seen from a nearby bridge or shore. Five flags are flying from the building. Small ferry and sight-seeing boats are passing by. It appears to be the Palace of Fine Arts constructed for...
Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Games; Amusement parks
A woman in a hat checks out the Fish Pond game at Fontaine Ferry Park. Signs announce, "[This] is where you go fishing. 10 fish pond." Women, a man, and a child stand behind the sign but in front of a series of prizes, including hand...
A woman sits in a chair at the War Camp Community Service Information Bureau rest area at the Kentucky State Fair. The area is a tent which is open on one side and includes a number of chairs. A couple of plants and United States flags decorate the...
Buildings; Stores & shops; Variety stores; War bonds & funds
A woman works inside a war stamps booth at a Woolworth's store. The booth is painted with ads and slogans. The text above reads 'Keep 'Em Flying' and is decorated with eagles and American flags. In one image, two woman stand at the booth's counter.
About a dozen people, both African Americans and Caucasians, stand on this side of a wire fence looking at a roofless log cabin. Large American flags and a picture of Abraham Lincoln are attached to the logs. The original logs from what was...
Buildings; Industry; Industrial facilities; Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company
Address: 1541 S. Seventh Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A series of United States flags are placed along a tent in front of the Standard Sanitary plant. More tents wrap around the side of the building and a line of people stand under a covered...
