“Athens in the mid-fourth century BC. N4- Dromos, leading through the Kerameikos (the graveyard) to the Academy, L6- Dipylon Gate, N12- Piraeus Gate, H11- Agora, G16-Areopagus, C15-Acropolis, I19- Pnyx, G- Olympeion, B19- Kynosarges, B10-...
Construction; Sewerage; Canals; Buildings; Houses; Men; Construction workers
900 block of Swan Street looking west. Construction site behind houses for a drain system. Two men stand at the top of the hill leading down to the digging.
Architecture; Architectural elements; Towers; Walls; City walls; Forts & fortifications
"As the town's wealth grew and powerful neighbors established themselves, the need for protection resulted in the first known permanent stone fortifications. By approximately 7500 BCE, the town, estimated to have had a population of more than...
"The outstanding preserved example of early Sumerian temple architecture is the 5,000-year-old White Temple at Uruk, the home of Gilgamesh. Usually only the foundations of early Mesopotamian temples can still be recognized. The White Temple is...
"The vast majority of prehistoric sculptures depict either animals or humans. In the earliest art, humankind consists almost exclusively of women as opposed to men, and painters and sculptors almost invariably showed them nude […]. When...
A carpet runner climbs a wooden staircase at 2515 Longest Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky. A chandelier lights the area as does a large window at the stair landing. To the right is a small hallway leading to another room. A sideboard, carpet and a...
A cast-iron stove sits next to a wooden rocker bench in an automotive store. To the right is a roll-top desk with paperwork on it and a map hung above it. A cash register sits on a counter behind a framed-in section with one section open. Numerous...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; University of Louisville--Buildings; Interiors; Libraries; Stairways; Signs (Notices); Rain
A chair blocks the stairway leading to the basement of the Law Library at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law which sustained extensive flood damage during the August 4, 2009 flood.
Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement parks; People
A crowd of people at Fontaine Ferry Park, Louisville, Kentucky. A clubhouse at the top of the hill has a stairway and dock leading out to the Idlewild steamboat (not shown). Some people are dressed in casual tops and pants; others are dressed in...
A For Rent sign at the end of a driveway leading to a two-story house. A mailbox reads, in part, E.B. Thomas and Lexington Road. It is on the 3200 block. Also includes views of the driveway, which is lined by square stones, meeting the street.Title...
A garden in bloom. Large beds of irises and other flowers line both sides of a walkway leading to a grove of trees. Flowers climb a trellis arch spanning the walk as well as other trellises in the garden. Two small stone sundials, birdbaths, or...
Streams; Rivers; Pumping stations; Construction; Maintenance & repair; Sewerage; Men; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Pipes (Conduits)
A group of men stands at the top of a ramp leading to the pumping station building under construction. A dump truck loaded with materials is also on the ramp. Railroad tracks run past the site. Construction machinery are also on site. Title...
A long brick building with three entrances is shown with patches of snow on the ground and immature trees planted in front that have lost their leaves. This may be an apartment building. The windows are square and evenly placed. There are stairs...
A pendant light with a shade hangs down low over a dining room table at 2515 Longest Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky. The table and chairs are made of dark wood and the seats are upholstered. A sideboard sits against the back wall along with a table...
