A number of automobiles and trucks are parked in front of buildings on Main Street. The building partially showing on the left is Bosler Bros. Leather & Findings. A sign in the window advertises, "Shoemakers Supplies, Shoe Machinery,...
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.)
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Buildings; Interiors
Interior of Alamo Theatre (movie theatre in Louisville, Kentucky), photographed from back of theater. The theater was razed circa 1930. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "Alamo Theatre; R.G. Potter Collection; Alamo Theater 441-443 So....
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...
Boys; Baseball; Games; Hats; Brick wall signs; Signs (Notices); People
Boys prepare to play baseball in a ritual where a representative from each team wraps his hand around the bat just above the other team representative's hand. The boy whose hand covers the top of the bat will likely decide whether his team bats or...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Military officers; Air pilots
Lieutenant C.D. Manhard wearing a leather bomber jacket and printed tie underneath. The photograph has been cut out leaving only his image visible and attached to card stock. Stamped on back of image: March 7, 1934.
Three-quarter length portrait of man with mustache and hair parted in the middle, wearing a pin-striped suit, ascot, and overcoat, and standing with right hand in jacket pocket and left hand holding a bowler hat and leather gloves. He is a member...
Portrait of writer Cordia Greer Petrie of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a fur wrap and leather gloves. The photograph has small tears and is badly discolored from age. Stamped on back of image: December 11, 1923. Handwritten on back: Actress.
Maps, on a scale of 200 feet per inch, of "every lot or parcel of ground" in the central area of Louisville, Kentucky in 1876, including details such as precise dimensions, owners' names, building materials (wood vs. brick) and whether...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people
Portrait of David L. Lipschutz of Louisville, Kentucky wearing a printed tie. The photograph is missing the bottom corner and marred with discolorations and age. Handwritten on back of image: David L. Lipschutz, Louisville, National Leather Men's...
Address: 516 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The exterior of E.D. Morton & Company is shown. A sign on the second floor advertises, "Graton and Knight, Agents for Leather Belting Standardized Series." This building has large...
Character portrait of the left profile of a man wearing a fedora, overcoat, eyeglasses, and leather gloves, attempting to light a cigarette. His inscription to Col. Macauley references the "Chili Con Carne Club," which was a men's poker...
Portrait of Lieutenant E.M. Wilton, wearing a leather bomber jacket and tie. The photograph has been cut down to size and marked with discolorations from age. Stamped on back of image: March 7, 1934.
Elizabeth Farnsley of Louisville, Kentucky wearing a cloche hat, short jacket, leather gloves, and holding a clutch purse. The photograph has been irregularly cut so that there's no background at all. Handwritten on back of image: Daughter of Mr....
Buildings; Vehicles; Airplanes; Airports; Flight crews; Air pilots; Bowman Field (Ky.)
A flight crew consisting of seven men (three in uniforms, four in leather jackets) pose with an airplane in the background at Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. The man third from the left is Alvin L. Prichard, Sr. and
to his immediate right is...
Full-length portrait of performer and manager F. M. (Frank M.) Norcross wearing mustache, top hat, pin-striped overcoat, leather gloves, and suit and tie. Norcross appeared at Macauley's Theatre in "Princess Andrea" (March 1886) and...
World War, 1914-1918--France; Soldiers; Military uniforms
Godet, a French soldier and close friend of the photographer's, sits in front of a dark cloth background. He appears to be wearing his uniform pants, shirt, and suspenders, and holding a book or leather writing pad. Taken during training in Autun,...
Mixed media assemblage including: an old wooden door, black velvet, bricks, wooden table, leather stretched over an armature of metal and other material to form a female nude, human hair, gas lamp (bec Auer type), twigs, aluminum, iron, glass,...
Lieutenant H.L.K. Neely wearing a leather flight helmet, goggles and jacket. The photograph has been cut so that only his image is visible and is marred with discolorations from age. Handwritten on back of image: Pilot. Stamped on back: March 7,...
Oval-shaped portrait of Harry A. Burke wearing a bowler hat, overcoat, and leather gloves. Inscription on mount, upper center: To Mr. Jno. T. Macauley with best wishes Harry A. Burke. Location of photo studio: Louisville (Ky.). Title supplied by...