Segregation in education; African American construction workers; Construction workers; African Americans; Labor unions; Race relations; Laborers' International Union of North America; Women construction workers; African Americans--Employment; A....
Oral history interview conducted with James "Jimmy" Stewart on April 4, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Mr. Stewart, business manager for Local 576 of the Laborers' International Union of North America discusses segregation in education in Tennessee...
Undertakers and undertaking; Business people; African American businesspeople; Politicians; African American politicians; Discrimination in public accommodations; Segregation--Law and legislation; Discrimination in employment; African...
Oral history interview with Goldie Winstead Beckett, conducted on September 12, 1978 by Ken Chumbley. In this interview, Mrs. Beckett discusses her life as well as her husband’s experiences as alderman in the city of Louisville in the late 1940s...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Philadelphia Athletics (Baseball team)
Harry Krause or Harry William Krause (1888-1940) also known as Hal. Color portrait of Harry Krause. An elephant is in the top left corner and 'Athletics' is in the top right. The team is the Philadelphia Athletics. Verso: Harry Krause. Harry...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; St. Louis Browns (Baseball team)
George Stone or George Robert Stone (1876-1945). Color portrait of George Stone with the St. Louis Browns. A fleur-de-lis is in the top left corner and 'Browns' is in the top right. Verso: George Stone. George Stone, the hard-hitting outfielder of...
Kirby White or Oliver Kirby White (1884-1943) also known as Red and Buck. With the Pittsburg Pirates or Pittsburgh Pirates. Verso: Kirb White. Kirb White, the big right handed pitcher of the Pittsburg Nationals, was born in Ohio, and made his entry...
Several passengers ride a trolley in Louisville, Kentucky. The doors are open as a man wearing a white banded hat steps off. A young woman wearing a sleeveless top sits near the front. An African American woman and teenage boy also sit near the...
Stores & shops; Department stores; Furniture; Lighting
Bensinger Outfitting Co. department store advertises a washing machine for $49.50. Several dressers and seating arrangements show off the furniture for sale. A balcony surrounds the main room. Sprinklers can be seen lined up along the ceiling...
Buildings; Clubs; Cobblestone streets; Street railroad tracks; Transportation
Address: 615 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Boulevard), Louisville, Kentucky. The Catholic Woman's Club is set off the street by a sidewalk and small lawn with one small tree on each side of an entry walk. The building appears to have been...
Address: 1316 W. Hill Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The exterior of the Jefferson Woodworking Plant features two sets of double doors providing access to the building, as does a loading bay which faces railroad tracks. A crossing gate abuts the...
Men; Hats; Alcoholic beverages; Smoking; Suits (Clothing); People
Two men wearing suits, hats, and mustaches sit in a garden, smoking. One man has handkerchief in his jacket pocket, and the other has a long grizzled beard. Two glasses and a dark bottle of what may be beer are sitting on a table which is covered...
Streets; City & town life; Buildings; Smokestacks; Automobiles; Banks; Apartment houses; Dwellings
The Federal Land Bank, located at Broadway and Third Street in Louisville, Kentucky, stands several stories tall. The building is set off from the street by a narrow parkway with grass and trees and a wide sidewalk. The first stories of the...
Schools; Children; Group portraits; People; Buildings
Address: 1713 W. Madison Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Students pose for a group portrait at the entrance to the Madison Street School. The entry has an extra large arch with "Madison St. School" and decorative leaves carved above it. In...
The Henri Barret Montfort Home stands at 413 W. Broadway in Louisville, Kentucky. The building is set off from the public by an iron fence and has a walk leading up to a double-sided staircase. The staircase leads to the entryway which is supported...
Built in Queen Anne style, this house is set off from the sidewalk by a plaster or concrete retaining wall topped with a decorative metal fence. The faade and base of the house is made of stone while the side of the house is made of brick. Several...
This residence, possibly known as Hill Top Manor and belonging to the Clarks of Mockingbird Valley, Kentucky, appears to be four stories and has a Tudor design. The bottom section is made of stone and the top is timber-framed with a chimney rising...
A gravel or dirt road goes over a stone or concrete bridge approximately one half mile from Middletown, Kentucky. A plaque on the bridge support reads, "Erected by Jefferson County Fiscal Court / 1922." On the opposite support beam is a...
An African American family (a woman, a man or older child, and smaller three children) fish at the bank of a river. The woman stands in a white, short-sleeved dress. The young man kneels on one knee next to a little girl in a skirt. Everyone but...
A note on the photograph indicates, "View looking west after the Tornado of June 2d 1875." The Masonic Home for Widows & Orphans, located on 2nd Street south of Bloom in Louisville, Kentucky, was incorporated on January 15, 1867. In...
Address: 522 W. Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A woman peers in the window of Ben Snyder's department store. Three men are inside giving a demonstration for the Louisville Tuberculosis Association. One man stands with his shirt off and chest...
Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Flood control; Buildings
The Beargrass gas sub-station is shown raised on timbers. Written in the corner is, "No. 4. Louisville Gas & Electric Co. Construction Dept. Project No. 2750. Beargrass Gas Sub-Station. Raising building for flood protection." In the...
