African Americans--Education (Higher); Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); Graduation ceremonies; Education; Building construction; African American college students; College students; Universities & colleges--Buildings; Simmons University...
Simmons University commencement in 1924 taking place during construction of the boys' dormitory designed by African-American architectural firm Plato and Evans. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal...
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Simmons University faculty and students in the 1920s. The back of the photograph reads: "Faculty and Students of Simmons left to right H. A. Keen, C. H. Parrish Jr., Rev. L. A. Offutt, Dr. Parrish Pres., Dean Lawson, Dr. Lanier and Miss Hattie...
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Simmons University Normal Department, per the back of the photograph. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University (1921),...
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Simmons University President C. H. Parrish with faculty members from the 1920s. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University...
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Simmons University President C. H. Parrish with faculty members in the 1920s. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); African American educators; African American college teachers; Teachers; College presidents; African American college students; College students; African Americans--Education (Higher); Education; African...
Simmons University President C. H. Parrish with some graduates and faculty. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University (1921),...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); Architectural drawings; Dormitories; African American universities and colleges; Universities & colleges--Buildings; Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.)--Buildings
Sketch of the boy's dormitory constructed in 1924 by architects Plato and Evans. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University...
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Some graduates and a faculty member standing in front of Simmons University. The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute (1879), State University (1883), Simmons University (1921),...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Dormitories;
South side of West Hall. Location: Belknap Campus: 2108 Unity Place. Current uses: Dormitory. Former names: Fraternity complex - building a. Former uses: Fraternity complex. Type of architecture: Contemporary. Square footage: 23800.
Stage and screen actress, writer, and director Jane Cowl was born Jane Bailey on December 14, 1884 in Boston, Massachusetts, and died June 22, 1950 in Santa Monica, California. She married producer/director Adolph Klauber and sometimes went by the...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Student unions; Lawns;
Student Center at the University of Louisville, apparently shortly after its construction. Other buildings, including a water tower, are visible in the background; a stretch of unlandscaped lawn stretches out in the foreground. The building has...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Student unions; Sidewalks;
Student Center at the University of Louisville. Other buildings, including a water tower and stadium lighting, are visible in the background; the lawn and sidewalks are seen in the foreground. The building has distinctive ornamentation along the...
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Students and faculty in front of Simmons University's Wood F. Axton Hall on Dumesnil Street, while it was under construction. The year 1949 is printed at the bottom of the photo. Embossed in the bottom left corner of the photo is: "Ebanz...
University of Louisville--Students; University of Louisville--Alumni and alumnae; University of Louisville--Buildings;
Students dressed in caps and gowns sit in front of the Silas Miller Mansion which was home of the College of Liberal Arts from 1907-1925. Inscription reads: "Class of 1916--Arts Dept." In 1925 the university moved to the Belknap Campus;...
University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville--Students; University of Louisville. School of Law; Courtyards;
Students sit in a courtyard outside the Law School building (now known as Wyatt Hall) reading and talking. The building was named in honor of alumnus of Jefferson School of Law (which was merged with UofL in 1950), Louisville mayor, Kentucky...
Simmons University (Louisville, Ky.); Classrooms; African American universities and colleges; African American college students; College students; Education; African American educators; African American college teachers; Teachers; Science;...
Students working in a science lab at Simmons University with instructors and C. H. Parrish observing. The back of the photo reads: "Domestic Science Class." The university has gone by many names since its founding in 1879: The Kentucky...
Baseball; Baseball players; Athletes; Group portraits; Louisville Colonels (Baseball team)
Team portrait of the Louisville Colonels minor league baseball team at Eclipse Park stadium, 1919. Eclipse Park, located at 7th and Kentucky Streets, was the home of Louisville Colonels baseball team from 1902-1922 (two earlier ballparks bearing...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Research facilities;
Telecommunications Research Center (TRC), entryway. The TRC is a joint venture involving U of L, BellSouth and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It focuses on technological research and development in the Louisville area, and houses state-of-the-art...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Research facilities;
Telecommunications Research Center, with trees. There is a sign in front of the building that reads "South Central Bell, Business Communications Center, University of Louisville, Telecommunications Research Center." The Telecommunications...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Studios; Religious facilities; Educational facilities;
The Art Studio, a small brick building. The front entrance and a covered side entrance are visible. There is ivy growing on the front of the building, and leaves on the grass in the foreground. The Art Studio was razed in 1979 to make room for...
