An original manuscript leaf from a late sixteenth century or early seventeenth century Persian Qur'an, written and illuminated circa 1570-1630 on handmade paper. The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find...
Meadows; Buildings; Houses; Streams; Stone walls; Fences
At Beals Branch of Beargrass Creek near McCready Avenue and Lexington Road. Groomed fields with views of stone walls, a creek, wood fences and pens for horses, and small stone buildings with a larger house in the background.
Captain George A. Mayberry of Louisville, Kentucky wearing a suit jacket with pens in the jacket pocket. The photograph has marks of discoloration. Handwritten on back of image: Superintendent of Home for the Aged & Infirm. Stamped on back:...
Chickens and farmhouses for Ballard and Ballard Company. Chickens in pens and outside, exterior views of coops, chicks in small cages, and farm images of a bedroom, a girl standing in front of a farmhouse, and a small boy with a chick and a dog.
Groomed fields near houses and farm houses with a narrow creek, possibly the Beals Branch of Beargrass Creek. Includes views wood fences and pens for horses. Near McCready Avenue and Lexington Road.
Multiple images of chicken pens and cages, men holding chickens, and bags of Ballards Insurance Complete Egg Ration chicken feed at a farm. Title supplied by cataloger.
Original sixteenth century leaf from a commentary or writings about the text of the Qur'an written on handmade paper. Followers of Islam find the Qur'an to be the literal word of God, revealed through the prophet Muhammad and containing all things...
Piers & wharves; Department stores; Banks; Railroad stations; Art Institute of Chicago; Field Museum of Natural History; City & town halls; Post offices; Masonic buildings; Streets; Street railroads; Automobiles; Libraries; Stockyards
Souvenir folder of postcards from Chicago, Illinois. Includes images of the post office and federal building, the municipal pier, Marshall Field's department store and other commercial buildings, the Art Institute, Union Station and other train...
Stockyard with cattle in pens, Kansas City, Missouri. A man on a horse holds a pen door open. Buildings are visible in the background. Published by the South West News Company, manufacturer's number D10635. Dates to early 20th century.
