Sculpture; Figurines; Human body; Heads (Anatomy); Animals; Lions
"One of the earliest sculptures discovered to date is an extraordinary ivory statuette, which may be as old as 30,000 BCE, from a cave at Hohlenstein-Stadel in Germany. Carved out of mammoth ivory and nearly a foot tall - a truly huge image...
Buildings; Vehicles; Airplanes; Airports; Air pilots; Bowman Field (Ky.)
Two pilots in an airplane with spinning propellers preparing to take off at Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky, 1936. A man stands on the right near the plane with one foot forward. The airfield, established in 1919 by Abram H. Bowman, is still in...
In spring 2006, the Frazier International History Museum, in conjunction with the Ekstrom Library Photographic Archives at the University of Louisville, mounted an exhibit of 47 photographs taken by a young French foot soldier during World War I....
André Jeunet stands with his cousin, Pierre Bourgeois, on a balcony overlooking Rue du Fer à Moulin in Paris in June, 1917. Photograph is mounted on a gray board. Handwritten on verso of mount: "Juin 1917. Paris. Balcon du 5p(?) rue du Fer...
Sculpture; Metalwork; Myths; Legends; Men; Gods; People associated with religion; Supernatural beings; Fictitious characters; Nudes; Muscles; Genitals; Hairstyles; Beards
"With a serene expression in the eyes and the body of an athlete, the father of the gods hurls a thunderbolt. The statue, an original bronze by a great sculptor, dates from about 460 BC." (Caption, p. 350); "Bronze statue of Zeus or...
Frontier Nursing Service, Inc.; Nurses; Log cabins; Dwellings; Buildings; People
In this winter scene two young boys talk to a nurse from the Frontier Nursing Service. The boys are standing on the porch of a log cabin and the nurse stands in front of the porch with one foot on the step. One boy is wearing overalls over a...
Two people wearing shorts and rain jackets splash through the flooded intersection of Brook and Lee Street on foot. Photograph was taken during the initial downpour in the late morning.
Two newly constructed buildings at the foot of a mountain. A long wood walkway leads to the larger building. Three men are walking in front of the building. The smaller building has a castle-like entrance. There is a wood fence running up the...
Discovered in Pompeii.
"With its fluted shaft and slightly flared bottom, the candelabrum rests on a tripod shaped like lion's paws, partially covered by a double plant-motif sheath. Three palmettes, one broken, ornament the space between the...
A man identified as T. Chalmers Furnas is resting his foot on a horse plow in a field. The horse is barely visible on the right side of the photo. Title supplied by caption under photo.
Part of a series shot for Anderson Manufacturing Co. in Cherokee Village showing interior house trim, this image shows two pointed archways made of wood. Each room has a unique wallpaper pattern and the last room has three or four foot wood...
The entrance to a coal mine on the side of hill. A rail fence runs up the hill. Part of a shed, or barn, and another rail fence are seen at the foot of the hill. Handwritten on bottom border: 447. Handwriting on verso is partially obscured by...
Ferries; Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
COLUMBIA (Way #1245), a side-wheel excursion and ferry boat with wood hull (170 ft. x 35 ft. x 6 ft.), was built at Howard in 1892. Owned by Louisville & Jeffersonville Ferry Co., she operated in the Louisville area and burned at the foot of...
Monuments & memorials; War memorials; Sculpture; Louisville Confederate Monument (Ky.)
The Confederate Monument, completed in 1895, located at the convergence of Second Street and Third Street in Louisville, Ky. The base of the 70 foot statue is granite and the three soldiers at its base are made of bronze.
The Confederate Monument, completed in 1895, located at the convergence of Second Street and Third Street in Louisville, Ky. The base of the 70 foot statue is granite and the three soldiers at its base are made of bronze.
Men; Women; Covered wagons; Mules; Carriages & coaches; Horses; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
A mule-drawn covered wagon and a horse-drawn coach stop along the route conveying participants to the American Folk Song Festival on the Mayo Trail in Boyd County (near Ashland), Kentucky to greet other participants heading there on foot. Title...
This Jeffersonville, Indiana dentist's office sustained damage from the 1937 flood. Mud can be seen on the floor and a water line is visible about a foot up from the floor. Notice that the cabinet is directly in front of the doorway. It may have...
Two wooden buildings with carriages and wagons around them and trees in the background. The building on the right has three stories and multiple windows. The building on the left is smaller and has train cars and other items in front of it. Title:...
The heat pipe augmented solar wall operates much more efficiently for domestic air heating than alternative passive solar technologies. The thermal diode effect of heat pipes reduces the insulating losses of the unit during nighttime and adverse...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
DUFFY, a stern-wheel towboat with steel hull (125 ft. x 25 ft. x 4.6 ft.), was built at Howard in 1921. Owned by Ohio River Sand Company in Louisville, Kentucky, DUFFY operated in the Louisville area. The Duffy became a familiar sight in...
