Three-quarter length character portrait of Adelaide Cherie leaning against a chair, wearing a fake fur overcoat, leather gloves, and cloche hat with ribbon and ostrich plumes at each side. Location of photo studio: Chicago (Ill.)
Character portrait of comedic actress Adelaide Thurston in costume for the role of Polly Primrose in the play of the same name. She wears a dress, white gloves, floral shawl with tassels, and headpiece with veil, and holds a fan in her lap....
Portrait of Alice Latham wearing a brimmed hat, suit, tie, and gloves. The photograph has been cut irregularly, leaving only her image visible, painted on, and discolored from age. Stamped on back of image: July 25, 1924.
Anita (Mrs. Cornelius) Gerst of Louisville, Kentucky carrying a box of flowers, wearing a brimmed hat and white gloves. Crop marks frame her. Stamped on back of image: May 26, 1933. Handwritten on back: Mrs. Cornelius Gerst, Louisville, Leader...
Full-length character portrait of actress Anna Boyd in costume for a role as a man. She wears a top hat, long, double-breasted suit jacket with carnation corsage, tie, trousers, and leather gloves, and holds eyeglasses in her right hand. Anna Boyd...
Portraits; Women; Physicians; Government officials; Ocean travel; Ships
Dr. Annie S. Veech of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a long coat, gloves, and a brimmed hat. The photograph has remnants of the newspaper article attached to the top edge, small cracks along the surface, and a yellow discoloration from age....
Full-length character portrait of Bernard "Barney" Macauley standing before an indoor backdrop beside a chair and suitcase, wearing a fur hat, overcoat, gloves, double-breasted vest, and bow tie. Barney Macauley founded Macauley's Theatre...
Portrait of Bill Thomas of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing boxing gloves and in a boxing stance. The background of the photograph has been painted on to crop his image and marked with discolorations from age. Painted on bottom, front of image:...
Portrait of Bill Thomas of Louisville, Kentucky in the boxing ring, wearing boxing gloves. The photograph has some damage along the edges and surface, also marks of discoloration. Handwritten on back of image: Louisville Professional boxer. Stamped...
Character portrait of actress Blanche Bates leaning on an end table, wearing a wide-brimmed hat festooned with feathers, a white dress, and long white gloves. Born to theatrical parents in Portland, Oregon, on August 25, 1873, Bates appeared at...
Character portrait of actress Blanche Bates wearing a wide-brimmed hat festooned with feathers, a white dress, and long white gloves. Born to theatrical parents in Portland, Oregon, on August 25, 1873, Bates appeared at Macauley's Theatre four...
Character portrait of actress Blanche Bates seated, wearing a cloche with feathers, a pearl necklace, fur stole, and velvet jacket, with long white gloves. Born to theatrical parents in Portland, Oregon, on August 25, 1873, Bates appeared at...
Three-quarter length portrait of actress Blanche Bender, who married Joseph Jefferson IV (1869-1919) in 1891. She wears a dark dress with elbow-length gloves. Inscription on mount, lower right: Col. Macauley, with best wishes from, Blanche Bender...
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...
Address: 319 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. A wrecking ball swings from a crane at the construction site of the Brown Theatre. Two men sit in the box of the crane which has the words "Erie Steam Shovel Co. / Erie, PA." written on it....
Stores & shops; Department stores; Window displays; Mannequins
Address: 532 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The word "Byck's" is spelled out across a marble section above the entryway of Byck's Bros. department store. Above the marble are windows with open blinds. Below the marble are a set...
Carolyn Apperson Leech of Louisville, Kentucky. She is wearing an evening gown with long gloves. The photograph is torn in a few places, creased and discolored from age. Stamped on back of image: June 6, 1930. Attached to back: Founder of...
Portrait of Carrie (Mrs. Irvin) Abell of Louisville, Kentucky. The photograph is painted on and cut irregularly to shape her body. She has long, dark hair and is wearing a hat, black gloves with a string of pearls around her neck.
Catherine Jane Buchart of Louisville, Kentucky standing outside, wearing long skirt, jacket, hat, gloves and a fur. The photograph has been cut irregularly and has the letters ETY drawn on the top corner. Stamped on back of image: April 24, 1935.
Three-quarter length character portrait of performer and writer Charles Coghlan wearing a bowler, mustache, and suit jacket with tails, and holding a cane and gloves. Coghlan performed at Macauley's Theatre opposite his sister Rose Coghlan in...
