An African American man is leaning against a piece of fence standing between structures that have been completely destroyed by the tornado which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Other damaged buildings are in the background in the...
This image is part of a set of twelve photographs of houses where tax assessments were raised. In the photograph, five boys with caps sit on the front porch as a woman stands to the side with hands on her hips. The house is shotgun style with a...
A man stands beside the office and power plant at Elmendorf Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. The office building is constructed of stone with striped awnings. Another man is leaning against the building.
A. A. Chickering in front of a building at the corner of Jackson and Gray Streets, Louisville, Kentucky, 1889. Three boys and a man stand at arm's length on the sidewalk in front of a one-story brick building with broken shutters located on a brick...
Portrait of performer A. E. Lohman leaning his chin on his left hand. He wears his hair parted in the center along with a mustache, three-piece pin-striped suit, and tie with stickpin. Although he is not billed, A. E. Lohman may have appeared at...
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.)
Full-length character portrait of comedic actress Adelaide Thurston wearing a long, empire-waist, off-the-shoulder dress and a floral garland in her hair. She stands leaning against a small round table. Thurston appeared at Macauley's Theatre...
A two-story brick building with white-clad girls and women sitting in or leaning from a few of its open windows. The building, at which hosiery is produced, emits dark smoke from its chimney. Two white ducks stand at the edge of the dirt sidewalk...
Women; Costumes--United States; Trees; American Folk Song Festival
A woman stands outdoors, leaning against a tree, wearing a long white dress with ruffles and a plaid bodice and hem. She hails from Prestonsburg (Floyd County), Kentucky, but is likely photographed in Boyd County as a participant in the American...
Full-length portrait of woman leaning against banister, wearing a long dark silk dress and a braid wrapped around her head. Annotation on print verso: Anna Litus with the Drama Players at the Macauley Theatre Nov. 13, 14 in comedies by Moliere and...
Portrait of performer Arthur T. Earnest leaning on his left hand, wearing a pin-striped suit and tie. Foxy Quiller, starring Jerome Sykes, was performed at Macauley's Theatre on October 1-2, 1901; Earnest likely played the role of Splicer, as he...
Aubrey Cates, Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky, leaning against the wall of a ship and wearing a long jacket. Attached to back of image: Metropolitan Photo Service; Rhodes Scholar, sailed on the Aquitania to attend Oxford University. He will study...
Three-quarter length portrait of a young woman leaning against a railing covered by a cloth, wearing a long-sleeved dress with cinched waist and lace details. Inscription on print: In remembrance of one of the oases in the desert of life. Sincerely...
Baylor O. Hickman home, Glenview, Kentucky. One- and two-story log house; the central section is two stories and there are two one story sections shown, one parallel and one perpendicular to the main section. Each section has a peaked roof and the...
Character portrait of unidentified man with beard, mustache, and small hat leaning right cheek against dog, possibly a pit bull. Location of photo studio: Chicago (Ill.). Title supplied by cataloger.
Suwannee River, with trees draped in Spanish moss leaning over the water. There is a small boat and part of a fence in the right foreground. Text printed on verso reads, "Way down upon the Suwannee River, Far, far away, There's where my heart...
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...
Three-quarter length character portrait of actress Blanche Chapman in costume for her role as Mrs. Wiggs in "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch," based on the books by Louisville, Kentucky writer Annie Hegan Rice and performed at Macauley's...
Character portrait of Blanche Walsh (1873-1915) wearing a headdress of pearls and jewels, a sheer sequined shawl, and bangles on her wrists, and leaning on an Egyptian sculpture with headdress. She performed at Macauley's Theatre in "La...
