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...
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...
Animals; Medical equipment & supplies; Men; Women; Waterfronts; Shipping; Steamboats; Children; Indians of North America
Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: Dog holding cane in its mouth (upside-down); fish (salmon?); number 27; belted poultice, possibly for hernia (upside-down); design, possibly of interlocking letters; man rushing to greet woman, with...
Antiphonaries--Illustrations; Gregorian chants--Illustrations; Music--Manuscripts--France; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval
Leaf from a fifteenth century French antiphonary, representing a segment of text related to the Feast of the Crown of Thorns. Also called an antiphonal or antiphoner, an antiphonary collects portions of psalms and hymns sung during liturgies or...
Arches; Cities & towns; Grand Army of the Republic; People
Stone arch over a city street with streetcar tracks running down the center. The arch has the letters G, A, and R on it. People cross the street. Most likely for the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic). Descriptive information on back of card:...
"The sacks used in these canvases often displayed stenciled letters relating to their commercial origins. This suggests some link with the German prewar Dadaist, Kurt Schwitters who made collages from printed waste paper. However, Burri,...
Shield above a monument with two columns. The shield is decorated with two open books, a globe, stripes, and two crosses. Within the monument is the quotation "Consider not what great men are worth in themselves, but what they are worth to...
Ornate frame in a shape similar to a cross. Inside the frame is an elaborate keyhole. Within the keyhole is a view of a road and a castle in front of a sun. To the left and right of the keyhole are keys with scrolls wrapped around them. The scroll...
Boys; Basketball players; Group portraits; Basketball; People; Young Men's Christian associations; Gymnasiums
Forty-three young men pose beneath a basketball hoop. According to the invoice for this photograph, they belong to the Young Men's Christian Association hexathlon group. Most wear sleeveless tops, shorts, and lace-up shoes. Some wear plain white or...
Address: 5th & Market Streets, Louisville, KY. "The Louisville Trust Co." is painted on the south side of the building. In smaller letters, with only some words discernible: "interest (?) paid (?) on deposits." The section...
Address: 623 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. On the side of this Main Street building is a sign painted with word "Western" in block letters. It is just visible above the roofline of the neighboring building. The street sign for S....
On 15th Street between Market and Main Streets in Louisville, Kentucky, is this faded sign for Vogt Bros. Mfg. Co, formerly located at 1402 W. Main Street. Another word is partially visible under the main words and along the side of the building...
A small podium has been erected on the Municipal Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky. One man stands at a microphone with other men on the podium and people are seated and standing around the stage to watch. This is the opening ceremony of the Municipal...
Address: 770 Preston Street, Louisville, Kentucky. This building appears to be vacant and there seem to be several ghost signs layered on top of each other, the most legible of which reads "Pianos." The only other legible portion of...
Address: 1372 Lexington Road, Louisville, Kentucky. This building is located next door to Headliner's Music Hall. A sign painted on the side of the building reads "Distillery Commons." This sign is covering an older ghost sign which is...
Parkland Elementary School, 1309 Catalpa Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Brick building in two- and three-story sections. The two-story section with the entrance (topped by domed windows) has a peaked roof and turret as well as a high circular window...
200 block west Walnut Street, now Muhammad Ali Boulevard, on the north side. Three-story brick building with arched windows. A sign reads Liberty Hall Association. Above the door are the letters I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows). The...
Buildings; Fraternities & sororities; University of Louisville--Buildings;
Former home of Delta Zeta sorority, looking west on South First Street. The house is white frame with a covered front porch and their Greek letters are affixed to the wall near the door. The house is next door to Chi Omega.
Buildings; Public accommodation facilities; Hotels
The Tyler Hotel, Third and Jefferson Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Eight-story building with letters on two corners above, each saying "The Tyler." First floor is concrete with picture windows, displaying "Chas. C. Wright & Co.;...
