"Dali's famous 'melting clocks' in The Persistence of Memory portray the uncanny quality of certain dreams. In a stark, oddly illuminated landscape, a number of elements referring to time - watches, eggs, a dead fish, a dead tree - are...
"Wols's painted surfaces register a variety of different activities. Paint was stenciled, smeared, trickled, or thrown onto his canvases. Markings were incised using the artist's fingers or sticks. In essence, though, these images were more...
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; Rialto Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 616 S. Fourth Street (Demolished, 1969). This is the grand staircase to the promenade of the Rialto Theatre. The staircase appears to be made of marble with tile flooring. Modeled on the Capitol Theater in New York City, only the best of...
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; Majestic Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 618 S. Fourth Street (Building no longer exists.) The Majestic opened as a vaudeville theater in 1908. Beyond that fact, however, its history is far less certain. The most commonly stated version is that the 1908 theater was torn down and...
An original manuscript leaf from a late sixteenth century or early seventeenth century Persian Qur'an, written and illuminated circa 1570-1630 on handmade paper. The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find...
Arched tunnel supported by beams. A set of narrow tracks run along the ground with a cart in the distance. The tunnel is illuminated by lights set on the ground. Title supplied by cataloger.
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of ELECTRA, nearing completion, at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. ELECTRA, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (170 ft. x 35 ft. x 5.5 ft.), was built by Howard in 1897. Owned by Red River Line, ELECTRA operated on...
Christmas wreaths, tinsel and other decorations glisten in sunlight in the sanctuary of Pewee Valley Presbyterian Church. The pipe organ is illuminated by sunlight from a window on the left. Title supplied by cataloger.
Construction; Maintenance & repair; Sewerage; Construction equipment; Hoisting machinery; Sewers; Pipes (Conduits); Night photographs
Construction site illuminated by lights. Cranes and other construction machinery on site at a deep dirt trench where sections of a tunnel for carrying water and sewer pipes are being constructed.Title supplied by cataloger.
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Galleries & museums; Night photographs;
Cressman Center for Visual Arts photographed at night from the north side of Main Street. Cars can be seen in the foreground and people can be seen inside the building in the glassblowing room and the gallery space. An illuminated sign reading...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Ekstrom Library (Louisville, Ky.); Libraries; Night photographs
Ekstrom Library, west entrance (new wing), at night. The entrance has broad steps and large plate glass windows. The exterior is illuminated with bright lights. The architects and the Commonwealth were given the 'Honor Award' by the Kentucky...
Empty outdoor miniature golf course illuminated at night, Cherokee Golf-Moor, 2401 Lexington Road, Louisville, Kentucky. According to the city directory, Cherokee Golf-moor operated from 1931-1933. Title supplied by cataloger.
Empty outdoor miniature golf course illuminated at night, Cherokee Golf-Moor, 2401 Lexington Road, Louisville, Kentucky. According to the city directory, Cherokee Golf-moor operated from 1931-1933. Title supplied by cataloger.
Individual men and groups of men, including African-American workers, stand in the middle of brick tunnel illuminated by an industrial lamp.Title supplied by cataloger.
Intersection of two tunnels underground illuminated by three large lights. There are holes in the two sides, rubble on the ground, and a shovel leaning against a stone wall. Title supplied by cataloger.
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; J.B. Speed Hall (Louisville, Ky.); University of Louisville. Speed Scientific School; Educational facilities; Cupolas; Columns; Night; Night photographs;
J.B. Speed Hall, seen from the front at night. The cupola is illuminated, but the weather vane is only barely visible. J.B. Speed Hall was built largely with funds from the Works Progress Administration and James B. Speed's two children, Olive...
Breviaries--England--lllustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--England; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
Leaf from a book used for daily prayers by a monk or other person living in a religious community, probably in England. The book was written in the thirteenth century on animal skin since paper was not used at that time. The text is from an...
Multiple views of a large group of men in suits standing in the middle of a tunnel, illuminated by a light on the tunnel wall.Title supplied by cataloger.
Construction; Maintenance & repair; Sewerage; Construction equipment; Sewers; Pipes (Conduits); Men; Construction workers
Multiple views of a man standing in the middle of large brick-paved tunnel illuminated by large lights. In one view, he sits on wood planks with other men in the tunnel.Title supplied by cataloger.
