Architecture; Buildings; Social & civic facilities; Government facilities; Mints; Altars; Religious facilities; Temples; Stores & shops; Mercantile facilities; Commercial facilities; Markets; Social life; Houses; Dwellings; Residential...
“A reconstruction of the Agora in about 400 BC, seen from the east. […] In the bottom left hand corner is the Mint, with the south-east fountain house behind. Next to this is the South Stoa. The Pnyx assembly platform is above the stoa to 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....
“Illustration of a suovetaurilia, a ritual sacrifice made before the start of a military offensive. At the bottom, a pig and a sheep are being led to the sacrificial altar. The ox which was also destined for sacrifice cannot be seen in this view....
“One of the finest – and most controversial – works of third-century relief sculpture is the fragmentary sarcophagus found at Acilia, near Rome. It is an example of a later form of Roman coffin that art historians call the lenos (bathtub)...
“One of the finest – and most controversial – works of third-century relief sculpture is the fragmentary sarcophagus found at Acilia, near Rome. It is an example of a later form of Roman coffin that art historians call the lenos (bathtub)...
“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...
“The Panathenaic procession passing through the Propylaea, the gate of the Acropolis. The ceremonial boat, on which the new tunic (peplos) for Athena may have been hoisted as a sail, would probably have been parked alongside the Clepsydra...
Buildings; Public accommodation facilities; Lodging houses; Signs (Notices)
207 West Broadway on the north side of the street. A three-story white brick and stone building. A rooms for board sign hangs from the front porch. A gasoline sign is on the corner of the wrought-iron fence.
Buildings; Young Men's Christian associations; Sewerage
300 block of West Broadway looking west. Multi-story brick and stone buildings are on either side of the street. A church is in the distance. Businesses include a cafeteria at the YMCA building. A construction site is set up on the street in front...
300 block of West Walnut Street, now Muhammad Ali Boulevard, on the north side. A furniture store in a multi-story brick and stone building with a sign mounted from the front of the building.
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.
Streets; Buildings; Stores & shops; Home furnishings stores
448 south 4th Street. Front view of John C. Lewis & Company, a multi-story brick building. Signs advertise drapery, curtains, carpets, and similar items.
Streets; Railroad tracks; Railroad crossings; Buildings; Stores & shops; Children
4701 Louisville Avenue at Pocahontas Avenue, now an extension of Woodlawn Avenue. The W.F. Lippold market is at the corner. A boy stands at the door while another one sits on the front steps. Across from Louisville Avenue is a set of railroad...
Streets; Buildings; Stores & shops; Department stores
4th Street at Liberty looking west. A policeman standing in the intersection of 4th Street and Liberty Street. The Kaufman Strauss building is to the south. Crowds of people are on the sidewalks in front of stores and other buildings.
500 block of West Breckinridge Street on the south side looking west. Block of two-story brick houses with trees in front. A small construction shed is on the street at the end of the block.
