African Americans; African American physicians; African Americans--Hospitals; African Americans--Social conditions; African Americans--Education; Segregation in education; African Americans--Medical care; Hospitals; Medical education; Race...
Oral history interview with Louisville physician Maurice Rabb. Dr. Rabb discusses his early life and education in Mississippi. He speaks of his experiences as a student at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, comparing race relations in his...
Red Cross Hospital (Louisville, Ky.); African Americans; African American physicians; Hospitals; Integration
Oral history interview with hospital administrator Waverley Johnson conducted on August 30, 1979, by Olivia Frederick. Mr. Johnson discusses the Red Cross (Community) Hospital and his role as administrator at this black-run institution. He...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Boston Braves (Baseball team)
Frederick Thomas Beck (1886-1962). Color portrait of Fred Beck framed by two baseball bats. A 'B' is in the top left corner and 'Rustlers' is in the top right corner. The team is the Boston Rustlers (1911), formerly the Boston Doves. Verso:...
Big Red (Sculpture); Public art--Kentucky--Louisville;
Big Red sculpture undergoing refinishing. A white primer has been applied to the usually red sculpture, which stands outside the University of Louisville College of Business. Created by Tom Lear and installed December 20-21, 1989 and dedicated June...
Seal for University of Louisville featuring Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, in profile. Below the profile is the year "1846." "University of Louisville Kentucky" surrounds the image in a circular frame. Two decorative...
Address: 2595 S. 4th Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Abandoned building, possibly formerly National Steel Service Center, Inc. Ghost sign has been painted over in red. Building also includes contemporary graffiti and closed up windows/portals.
Address: 231 E. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. White text on a black field indicates this building was formerly Plant No. 2. This may have been part of the Louisville Grocery Company wholesalers who used to be listed in this building.
On 15th Street between Market and Main Streets in Louisville, Kentucky, is this faded sign for Vogt Bros. Mfg. Co, formerly located at 1402 W. Main Street. Another word is partially visible under the main words and along the side of the building...
Brigman Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Educational facilities; HVAC systems; Smokestacks;
Brigman Hall seen from across the Oval, with the Steam and Chilled Water Plant beside it. The Steam and Chilled Water Plant has a large smoke stack. At the time of the photograph, Brigman Hall was known as the Speed School Building, and served as...
Two-story brick building at the corner of Nineteenth and Cedar (formerly Grayson), Louisville, Kentucky. Ground floor business is H. Hanekamp's West End Liquor House and Saloon, with painted advertisements on the side of the building for H....
Three views of downtown Louisville and the Portland neighborhood from a high perch looking over the roofs of buildings towards the Ohio River. Includes views of the Second Street Bridge, also known as the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge and...
Before and after views of Louisville Dry Cleaners and Dyers, formerly known as Hammond Cleaners. In the before, a sign for Hammond Cleaners hangs from a one-story brick building. In the after, the building has been redone with Perma Stone siding...
Kentucky Home Life Building (formerly Inter-Southern Building), a high-rise office building, with a large crowd gathered below. Completed in 1913, the 19-story building is located at Fifth Street and Jefferson Street.
Buildings; Commercial facilities; Francis Building (Louisville, Ky.)
Seven-story Francis Building (formerly known as the Atherton Building), located at Fourth and Chestnut Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Horse-drawn carts line street in front of the building.
Buildings; Cultural facilities; Libraries; Public libraries
Buechel Library, formerly a school, Louisville, Kentucky. A boy and a girl walk on a path towards a one-story light wood building in front of which are see saws and a large tree.
Buildings; Dwellings; Educational facilities; Universities & colleges; Western Kentucky State Teachers College--Buildings
Student cottages along dirt road and two cars at Western Kentucky State Teachers College, 1935. Photograph enhanced with paint. Western Kentucky State Teachers College was formerly the Western Kentucky State Normal School and the Southern Normal...
A low stone wall separates a wide lawn from the sidewalk and street. Broad steps lead up to the entry of a building, which appears to be constructed of brick with a stone foundation and is adorned with multi-story Ionic columns topped by a...
