Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
Leaf from a small portable Gothic Bible, copied in France in the thirteenth century. The Latin translation used throughout this period was known as the Vulgate, since Latin was the common or vulgar language read by all literate people of the time....
George Douglas, wearing a cardigan sweater, sits in the yard of Jean Thomas' 'Wee House in the Wood' in Ashland, Kentucky, displaying a bottle and another object in his hands and a concertina on his lap.
George Douglas, wearing a cardigan sweater, sits in the yard of Jean Thomas' 'Wee House in the Wood' in Ashland, Kentucky, displaying a bottle and another object in his hands and a concertina on his lap.
Rollo Wayne, designer, director, writer, and actor, poses in riding pants and boots in a country scene including snow on the ground, a stone wall, trees, and an A-frame house. Inscription on print, lower left: "To Mr. Boyd & Miss Julia in...
African Americans; African American churches; African American single mothers ; African American teenage mothers; Nursing homes; Nursing home administrators; People's Baptist Church (Louisville, Ky.); Single mothers; Teenage marriage; Teenage...
Oral history interview conducted on May 9, 1979 with Frances Smith by Mary Bobo. Mrs. Smith, a former nursing home owner and administrator discusses her childhood in Russellville, Kentucky, moving to Louisville at age twelve to tend to an aunt,...
African Americans; African American politicians; African American businesspeople; African American business enterprises; Women politicians; Civil rights; Louisville (Ky.)--Politics and government; Politicians; Integration; Discrimination in housing
Oral history interview conducted with Louise Reynolds on June 13, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Louise Reynolds was the first African American woman elected alderman in the city of Louisville. Ms. Reynolds discusses her work with the Republican Party,...
African Americans; African Americans--Education; Boy Scouts of America; Elderly poor; Floods--Ohio River; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; National Council of Senior Citizens; Senior House; Senior centers; Scouting (Youth activity); Urban elderly;...
Oral history interviews conducted with Mr. Steward Pickett on May 23, June 4, and June 25, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Mr. Pickett, a retired assistant Boy Scout executive and board member of Senior House, talks about his family, growing up on an...
African Americans; Race relations; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights; Louisville Free Public Library; Girl Scouts; Libraries; Integration; African Americans--Social conditions
Oral history interview with Murray Atkins Walls and John Walls, conducted July 27, 1977 by Dwayne Cox. Most of the interview focuses on Murray Atkins Walls, although her husband, John Walls, is also an active participant. They were both involved in...
African Americans, including a man, two women, three children, and a baby held by the woman at left, pose close in front of an house of unpainted, long vertical wood boards supporting a roof with thick shingles; the house has a tall brick chimney...
African Americans; Men; Trucks; Advertising; Louisville Gas and Electric Company; People; Transportation
A group of African American salesmen pose in front of a truck. One man sits behind the wheel. The men wear suits and some of them have on an overcoat or hat. A sign on the truck reads, "Free 100 Watt Free Mazda lamp delivered to each...
Alphabets (Writing systems); Animals; Containers; Laundry; Buildings; Men; Women; Children; Barrels; Barns; Carriages & coaches; Pipes (Smoking); Body parts; Top hats; Flowers; Wash tubs; Containers; Writing materials; Toys; Pine cones;...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the letters A and V and the sea serpent, the images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: letter...
American Printing House for the Blind (Louisville, Ky.); Buildings
Address: 1839 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. In 1883, this building was constructed for the American Printing House for the Blind, the oldest publishing house for the visually impaired in the United States.
American Red Cross; Women; Uniforms; Group portraits; Women; Men; People
A group of workers from the Red Cross Canteen pose in front of the house of Mrs. J. Diecks at 1420 Catalpa Street. The women all wear white gowns and head covers with a small red cross on the forehead. A man in a suit and bowtie is part of the...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. The images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: turkey approaching boy wielding stick (with hoop and hat on the...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: sheep; ship with sails; woman walking with young child, while older boy and dog walk ahead; boy reading and woman sewing at table; three boys walking on stilts behind stork; boy and girl...
Animals; Street railroads; Children; Play (Recreation); Toys; Writing; Reading; Sleeping; Men; Lathes; Shepherds; Barrels; Women; Flowers; Plants; Trees; Urns; Inkstands
Woodblock prints of, from top left and starting with larger images: fox ready to pounce on rabbit, hidden under tree root; 5-cent stamp, bearing image of horse-drawn trolley; mother cat leaping with arched back toward dog to protect her litter of...
Address: 1064-1068 Everett Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Two automobiles are parked at the curb in front of the homes at Everett Avenue. The home on the left has a pointed roof above the front entryway and a double-decker porch on the right side of...
Address: 418 W. Ormsby Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. According to the 1924 Caron's city directory, this building was an apartment house known as Greystone Apartments. A small section of grass is in front of the sidewalk. Beyond the sidewalk is a...
"Frank Lloyd Wright developed numerous plans for Broadacre City, a paradigm for suburban development that included modest, single-family houses such as the one pictured here. Although his planned community was never built, the low-pitched...
