Portrait of Anna Hubbuch (Mrs. George Thomas) Settle of Louisville, Kentucky, former librarian turned lawyer, wearing wire-frame glasses and her hair back from her face. The photograph is discolored from age. Handwritten on back of image:...
Portrait of Anna Hubbuch (Mrs. George Thomas) Settle of Louisville, Kentucky, former librarian turned lawyer, wearing a long, beaded necklace and her hair back. The photograph is torn in a few places, damaged around the edges, and discolored from...
City & town life; Elevated railroads; Railroads; Buildings; Pedestrians; People
View down the Bowery of the cobblestone street and the elevated railroad tracks on either side in front of the buildings. Streetcars, carriages, and pedestrians are on the street. A train passes on the tracks to the right. Title: 6499. Bowery and...
Elevated railroad tracks with the front car approaching from the left. Men stand on the street below. A building with a dome roof is in the background. Title: 6505. Castle Garden, New York, U.S.A. Text on right: Entered according to act of...
Color map of Kentucky and Tennessee shows mountain ranges, rivers, major creeks, railroads, counties, cities, and towns. State borders are traced in color, counties are lightly tinted and relief is shown by hachures. Printed at lower right, within...
A group of young African American boys and girls at the entrance to the Louisville Free Public Library and sitting on the floor inside with a female librarian reading books.
University of Louisville--Buildings; Buildings; J.B. Speed School of Engineering; Research facilities;
Newly-built Institute of Industrial Research, now known as the Duthie Center for Engineering (part of the J.B. Speed School of Engineering) seen from near Eastern Parkway. The building door is open. Formerly named Kersey Library, in honor of Laura...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville. Speed Scientific School; Libraries; Banners;
Close view of the front of Kersey Library of Engineering and Technology, looking up toward the gable on the front of the building. The word "Research" is inscribed over the columns of the doorway, below a small balcony-like structure. The...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville. Speed Scientific School; Libraries; Men;
Kersey Library of Engineering and Technology, front entrance. A man walks out the front door. While this building was known as Kersey at this time, the sign over the entrance way reads, "Research," as the building was originally built for...
View from the street of a train on elevated railroad tracks approaching a curve. On the street are carriages and wagons. Two people sit at the front of the wagon on the left. Title: 6495. Elevated Railway, South Ferry, New York, U.S.A. Text on...
View from the street of a train on elevated railroad tracks approaching a curve. On the street are carriages and wagons. A man sits on a fire hydrant at the street corner. Title: 6494. Elevated Railway, South Ferry, New York, U.S.A. Text on right:...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Women; Government officials; Librarians
Portrait of Ethel Gist (Mrs. J. Campbell) Cantrill of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing her hair short and a beaded dress. Photograph has been painted on. Stamped on back of image: August 8, 1932. Handwritten on back: State Librarian, 1927, National...
Two men stand at the front of a train between a narrow rock canyon. Title: 4829. The Great Gorge, Crawford Notch, U.S.A. Text on right: Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1891 by B.W. Kilburn in the Office of the Librarian of...
Jean Thomas (woman in printed vest) is photographed inside her "Wee House in the Wood" in Ashland, Kentucky, with University of Louisville's Director of Libraries, Dr. Wayne Yenawine, and Art Librarian, Margaret Bridwell (strips 1-2). The...
Portrait of Jennie Flexner, a librarian and author born in Louisville, Kentucky. She is wearing wire-framed glasses and a flowing blouse. The photograph is missing a corner and discolored with age. Stamped on back of image: credit, John T. Berry...
Libraries; University of Louisville--Students; Grawemeyer Hall (Louisville, Ky.); University of Louisville--Buildings;
Students work at long tables under the dome in what was is now called Grawemeyer Hall. The card catalog can be seen in the back of the room. The library was moved from Ford Hall into the Administration Building in 1927 and remained there until 1956...
Louisville Free Public Library; Segregation; Libraries; African Americans; People
Two women in hats and coats consult a librarian at the reference desk of the Western Colored Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. A trophy sits on the corner of the desk. A man in a suit stands to one side of the desk browsing a book. A...
Ship docked at a wooden pier with waterfall in the background. Men stand on different levels of the ship. On the interior side of the dock are rocks and a rowboat. Title: 4203. The Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls, U.S.A. Text on right: Entered...
A man appears to be explaining the card catalog to a group of three children standing by a table, while a woman studies at a nearby table. Another woman works at a desk. This photograph was most likely taken in the University Library at Schneider...
Elevated railroad and accompanying station as viewed from down the street. A train is on the tracks. Streetcars, carriages, and pedestrians are on the street below. A large building is to the left and a clock tower is in the background. Title:...
