"Every so often as the excavation continued, one of the workmen would shout: 'Another marble here!' In the end, we found ourselves - entranced and speechless - before a group of sculptures lying side by side: from west to east ([in this...
A blooming tree hangs over a walkway during the month of May on the grounds of photographer Kate Matthews' family home, Clovercroft, in Pewee Valley Kentucky. Handwritten on verso in Kate Matthews' handwriting: "Fringe trees in bloom,...
Cheerleading; Sports & recreation facilities; University of Louisville--Students; Students;
A co-ed group of U of L cheerleaders jump to energize the crowd at a basketball game. The crowd, in bleachers, can be seen in the background. The saddle shoes worn by the cheerleaders indicate that this photo was taken in the 1950s.
A community of people greet a nurse from the Frontier Nursing Service. The nurse is identifiable by the white scarf, dress, and shoes. The other women in the photo wear dresses in patterns and hats or bonnets. The nurse is holding an infant as are...
A curly-haired young man, costumed in ruffled collar, jacket, high boots, and holding sword, embraces a young woman seated on his lap. They sit beneath a tall striped canopy, in front of a backdrop that appears to represent the outdoors. Location...
A group of men and women stand around a small table with a white tablecloth and metal container on it. A man drops a burning piece of paper into the container. The text below the photo reads "Congregational Dinner June 16, 1946 Burning of the...
A group of young women, probably students at the Kentucky Home School for Girls, pose for a photo in Louisville, Kentucky's Central Park. They are dressed in togas and carry various props indicating they may have been putting on a play about the...
A large two-story frame house with a front porch spanning its entire width, is partially obscured by large trees. The home, known as The Beeches, was once owned by the Lawtons, the model for the Walton family in the Little Colonel books. The author...
Children; Banjos; Stringed instruments; Corn shocks; Costumes--United States; American Folk Song Festival
A little girl wearing a long plain dress and little boy wearing plaid shirt and suspenders and holding a gourd banjo stand in front of a cornfield. The photo is double exposed with another photo of the same children. "Little Chad" has...
Buildings; Health care facilities; Hospitals; Gymnasiums
A low brick building with a sloping roof and a small wing with a flat roof. Part of St. Joseph's Hospital, also known as St. Joseph's Infirmary. The door is in the center of the wing, which appears at the right side of the photo....
A man and woman are seated on a shale rock landscape. There is a large chain coming from the upper left of the photo and sweeping through off to the right side. The woman appears to be sitting on the chain.
A man identified as T. Chalmers Furnas is resting his foot on a horse plow in a field. The horse is barely visible on the right side of the photo. Title supplied by caption under photo.
A man in a suit sits outside a large log house underneath a sign reading "The Old House." He holds a pipe in his hand. Jean Thomas' notes identify this photo as "Bill Smith and Bill Glennon." It is unclear which man is depicted...
A man in a suit stands outside a large log house with a pipe in his hand. A large yard and mountains are visible in the background. Jean Thomas' notes identify this photo as "Bill Smith and Bill Glennon." It is unclear which man is...
A man is hooking up his horse to a carriage in winter. The ground is covered in snow. The man is identified as T. Chalmers Furnas. Title supplied by caption under photo.
