Northeast corner of 4th Street and Chestnut Street at the Old Post Office. Front view of a multi-story stone building with columns and arched windows and three sets of doors.
Northeast corner of 4th Street and Chestnut Street, site of the Old Post Office. Multi-story stone building with arched windows. Men and women cross the street.
Authors, South African--20th century; South Africa--In literature; Protest literature, South African (English); Mphahlele, Es'kia, 1919-2008. Down Second Avenue; Dikobe, Modikwe, 1913- Marabi dance; Mda, Zakes. Madonna of Excelsior; Mhlongo,...
Through content analysis of Ezekiel Mphahlele's Down Second Avenue,
Modikwe Dikobe's The Marabi Dance, Zakes Mda's The Madonna of Excelsior,
and Niq Mhlongo's After Tears, this study compares the themes of pre- and post-
1994 South African township...
Ferries; Side wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
ANDREW CHRISTY, a side-wheel ferry with steel hull (170 ft. x 48 ft. x 7.4 ft.), was built at Howard in 1897. Owned by Wiggins Ferry Company in St. Louis, the ferry operated in the St. Louis area initially and, after being sold to Falls City Ferry...
Bands; Wind instruments; Percussion instruments; Post offices; Post Office and Customs House (Louisville, Ky.); Buildings
The U.S. Mail Band poses in front of the Louisville Post Office. Drums and clarinets are in the front row, followed by trumpets and french horns; saxophones, trombones and tubas bring up the rear.
The tree-covered path alongside Central Avenue in front of the old Post Office in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. The sign on the tree reads: "Pewee Valley Post Office" and the front of the post office building is visible behind the tree on the...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Tugboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
BOB BLANKS, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (175 ft. x 35 ft. x 5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1903. Owned by J.P. Parker, she operated on the lower Mississippi River between New Orleans and the Red River. A handsome cotton style packet with...
City & town life; Railroads; Street railroads; Pedestrians
View of a busy Broadway avenue in New York City from a post office. Tall buildings line the street which contains pedestrians, who are also on the sidewalk, streetcars, and horses and carriages. Title: 1001. Broadway from the Post Office, New York...
City & town life; Railroads; Street railroads; Pedestrians
Crowded city street filled with streetcars, horses and carriages, and pedestrians. The streets are lined with tall buildings. Title: 6. Broadway North from the Post Office Building, New York, U.S.A. Copyright statement: Copyright 1903 by H.C. White...
View along a wide city street lined with telephone poles and buildings at the right, the nearest a brick 2-3 story building with a small sign on its side advertising "Battle Ax Plug." Some of the more distant buildings have signs on their...
Men carry baskets of food from a building into a car. A group of women stands at the top of the steps to the building. Printed on image: Churchill Downs Post #2921. Veterans of Foreign Wars of U.S.A. Address: 724 Central Avenue, Louisville,...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
CITY OF CINCINNATI, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (300 ft. x 38 ft. x 6 ft.), was built at Howard in 1899. Owned by Louisville & Cincinnati Packet Co., CITY OF CINCINNATI operated on the Ohio River opposite the City of Louisville. Every...
Souvenir folder of postcards from Memphis, Tennessee. Images in this folder depict public buildings, including the auditorium, hospitals, and a library; parks, monuments and gardens; various banks and other business buildings; Southwestern College...
Tugboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
People on the riverbank watch the DEMOPOLIS (Way T0593) float in the Ohio River shortly after she was launched from Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. One of her sister ships, CORDOVA (Way T0510) is also under...
Ferries; Side wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
EVERETTE LEE, a gas engine, side wheel ferry with a steel hull (60 ft. x 30 ft. x 3 ft.) was built by Howard in 1931. EVERETTE LEE's home port was Louisville.
Group of men, and women stand behind a cluster of baskets filled with food. Bread loaves are on a small table in front of the people. Printed on image: First Christmas Baskets Given By Churchill Downs Post #2921 V.F.W. Louisville KY. Dec. 23, 1939....
