Caption information: Liegende Frau nach rechts, mit Ruschengewand [Reclining woman seen from the right, with garment made of ruffles]. (alternately, “with ruffles” or “a ruffled garment”)/ Bleistift auf braunlichem Papier [pencil on...
Address: 312 E. Walnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Three "1/2 ton cap." trucks are shown here in front of the American Dye Works building. Each truck includes a sign reading, "American Dye Works, F. Edmond Klein, Prop., 'A Personal...
Address: 412 E. Oak Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Possibly the interior of the Brenner Shop, this scene shows a dry cleaning operation. Racks of clothing hang along the back wall. A counter near the front of the photo has a cash register on top of...
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Military officers; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Gestures; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles; Military uniforms;...
"This armored statue was discovered in the ancient city of Gabii. […] The portrait of Trajan, set on a modern neck, did not belong to the statue; it was furnished in 1793 by Vincenzo Pacetti, who produced this reconstituted piece for the...
"In the center Achilles, still in a girl's clothes, is shown advancing to his left about to rush in the direction from which the sound of the trumpet comes. He is represented as a beautiful youth with red hair, his face bearing a feminine...
"This mosaic decorated the bottom of a shallow pool […]. The hole at its center belonged to a water jet. […] Its border consists of a band of twisted ribbon between plain bands. The emblema shows one of the popular episodes related to the...
"Daedalus, identified by an inscription, is shown with his legs wide apart with the left foot [taking] a step in the same direction. He is dressed in a short tunic held over his left shoulder with a large clasp. The garment is adorned with...
"To the left Pasiphae, wife of the king Minos of Crete, is shown seated on a low chair with [a] back and one armrest. She is draped in a tunic falling to her feet. The garment leaves the right part of her upper body naked and is held by a gold...
"In a border of inverted rows of stepped pyramids (omitted in the picture) one of the most popular episodes of Greek mythology, the rescue of Andromeda by Perseus, is represented. […] To the right, identified by an inscription in Greek,...
Christmas cards; Angels; Girls; Santa Claus; Christmas trees
Young girl stands before Santa Claus with her hands together as if pleading or praying; an angel in pink stands behind her; a Christmas tree stands behind the angel. There are objects near the Christmas tree, presumably gifts. Santa Clause has a...
Portrait of left profile of actress Marie Wainwright. Her back is to the camera, but she peers over her left shoulder; her hair is pulled into a bun and she is wearing a sleeveless white cotton garment. Marie Wainwright was born in Philadelphia...
From the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. "A stylistic 'sister' to the Anavysos kouros is a statue of a kore wearing a peplos, a simple, long, woolen belted garment, which gives the female figure a columnar appearance. Traces of paint are preserved...
"With its somewhat distant-looking quality and distinctive crown of olive leaves, this statue is most likely a memorial portrait. Although the head and body originally came from two separate statues, they are chronologically consistent. The...
"The nose, chin, and fingers on the right hand and the complete left hand are modern. This exceptionally well-preserved statue is striking for its elegant pose and the complexity of the garment and hairstyle. The very young girl represented...
