1929 Kentucky Derby winner Clyde Van Dusen, in Winner's Circle draped with garland of roses, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky. Owner - (of horse) H.P. Gardner, Trainer - Clyde Van Dusen, Jockey - Linus McAfee. A group of men, including two...
"Further insight into Sumerian religious beliefs and rituals comes from a cache of sculptures reverently buried beneath the floor of a temple at Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar) when the structure was remodeled. Carved of soft gypsum and inlaid...
"The construction technique and decorations of the villa suggest that it must have been built around the middle of the first century B.C. Only about thirty years earlier the Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla had conquered Pompeii and...
"The construction technique and decorations of the villa suggest that it must have been built around the middle of the first century B.C. Only about thirty years earlier the Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla had conquered Pompeii and...
Book of Hours--France--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
A Book of Hours was the primary text for private lay devotion in the late middle ages and Renaissance. Consisting of the cycle of prayers to be recited at the eight canonical hours or established times for prayers throughout the day, the content of...
Book of Hours--Italy--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--Italy; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
A Book of Hours was the primary text for private lay devotion in the late middle ages and Renaissance. Consisting of the cycle of prayers to be recited at the eight canonical hours or established times for prayers throughout the day, the content of...
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1500-1550
A Book of Hours was the primary text for private lay devotion in the late middle ages and Renaissance. Consisting of the cycle of prayers to be recited at the eight canonical hours or established times for prayers throughout the day, the content of...
Buildings; Awnings; Men; Women; Streets; Business districts
A row of businesses at the corner of Fourth Street and Jefferson Street in Louisville, Kentucky. Several of the storefronts have awnings and "watches and jewelry" is printed on the first awning on the street. George Wolf, whose name is on...
Autographed three-quarter length character portrait of Maxine Elliott with her hair down, wearing a white cotton tunic. Actress, producer, and theatre owner Maxine Elliott was born Jessie Dermot in Rockland, Maine on February 5, 1868. She debuted...
Portraits; Men; Women; Business people; Suffragists
Bruce Haldeman of Louisville, Kentucky with Woman's Suffrage leader Laura Clay of Lexington, Kentucky. The are sitting together, both holding papers and looking straight ahead. The mark in the bottom corner is part of the photograph. Handwritten on...
Bruce Haldeman of Louisville, Kentucky, dressed for golf, wearing a hat and holding a golf club. The photograph has been cut so that only he is visible. Stamped on back of image: November 13, 1931. Handwritten on back: Bruce Haldeman, Formerly part...
Bruce Haldeman of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a suit and tie, holding a piece of paper. The photograph is cracked and marred with discolorations. Handwritten on back of image: Bruce Haldeman, Former owner of The Courier-Journal. Stamped on back:...
Portraits; Men; Business people; People associated with entertainment & sports
Buckingham (Burlesque) theater owner John Henry Whallen of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a vest and bow tie, sitting at his desk. The photograph has been cut to an irregular shape and is marred with discolorations and yellowing from age.
C.N. Mullican of Louisville, Kentucky sitting at his desk, wearing a suit and tie. The photograph has been painted on and marked with discolorations. Handwritten on back of image: Advertising, owner of C.N. Mullican, Company. Stamped on back: May...
C.N. Mullican of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing his hair combed back and a heavy coat. Crop marks outline his image, and the photograph has been cut down to size. Handwritten on back of image: Advertising agency owner.
Character portrait of right profile of Maxine Elliott. Actress, producer, and theatre owner Maxine Elliott was born Jessie Dermot in Rockland, Maine on February 5, 1868. She debuted on stage in 1890, taking the stage name Maxine Elliott. She...
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...
Deer and turkeys in a large fenced area with small trees and shrubs and corn cobs on the ground. I. H. Wheatcroft, owner of this hunting ground, was president of Wheatcroft Coal & Mining Co., Wheatcroft, Kentucky.
Elsie Allen Ferguson (Mrs. Philip Thompson) Chinn of Lexington, Kentucky with daughter Mrs. Hal Steele. They are both wearing hats, dresses and gloves, standing outside in front of steps. Photograph is damaged in several places. Attached to back of...
Frame house with balcony and porch. There is a widow's walk on the roof and trees near the house. Text on verso reads, "No home in Key West is more highly valued both as as [sic] an example of our distinctive architecture and because of the...
