Color lithograph advertising Emerson's Megatherian Minstrels, which featured performer Billy Emerson (pictured here). Billy Emerson (Edmund) was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1846 and died in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. Emerson's Megatherian...
Color lithograph advertising Emerson's Megatherian Minstrels, which featured performer Billy Emerson and were managed by Richard M. Hooley (pictured here). Hooley was born in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland in 1822 and died in Chicago in 1893. The...
Caricatured African American barber stands over client and gazes at a caricatured African American woman, a manicurist. The barber's shaving brush is in his client's mouth. This image depicts African Americans in a stereotyped fashion that may be...
Elderly African American man, seated, with a walking stick and a hat. This image depicts African Americans in a stereotyped fashion that may be offensive to many viewers; the University of Louisville and the University Archives & Records Center...
"For their palace walls the Assyrian kings commissioned extensive series of narrative reliefs exalting royal power and piety. The sculptures record not only battlefield victories but also the slaying of wild animals. […] The degree of...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Boston Braves (Baseball team)
Buck Herzog or Charles Lincoln Herzog (1885-1953). Color portrait of Buck Herzog. A 'B' is in the top left corner and 'Rustlers' is in the top right. The team is the Boston Rustlers. Verso: Charles L. Herzog. Charles L. Herzog, who covered the...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
Harry McIntire or John Reid McIntire (1879-1949). Color portrait of Harry McIntire with the Chicago Cubs. A bear is in the top left corner and 'Cubs' is in the right. Verso: Harry McIntire. Harry McIntire commenced playing professional ball with...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
Frank Schulte or Frank M. Schulte (1882-1949) also known as Wildfire. Color portrait of Frank Schulte with the Chicago Cubs. A bear is in the top left corner and 'Cubs' is in the top right. Verso: Frank M. Schulte. Frank M. Schulte, one of the...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
Joe Tinker or Joseph Bert Tinker (1880-1948). Color portrait of Joe Tinker with the Chicago Cubs. A bear is in in the top left corner and 'Cubs' is in the top right. Verso: Joseph B. Tinker. 'Joe' Tinker, the brilliant Chicago shortstop, has a...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)
Freddy Parent or Frederick Alfred Parent (1875-1972). Color portrait of Freddy Parent with the Chicago White Sox. A white stocking is in the top left corner and 'White Sox' is in the top right. Verso: F. Parent. 'Freddy' Parent, the utility fielder...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)
Jim Scott or James Scott (1888-1957) also known as Death Valley Jim. Color portrait of Jim Scott with the Chicago White Sox. A white stocking is in the top left corner and 'White Sox' is in the top right. Verso: James Scott. James Scott, one of the...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; New York Giants (Baseball team)
Red Murray or John Joseph Murray (1884-1958). Color portrait of Red Murray with the New York Giants. An 'NY' is in the top left corner and 'Giants' is in the top right. Verso: John J. Murray. 'Red' Murray, whom the Giants got from St. Louis in...
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; Philadelphia Phillies (Baseball team)
Red Dooin or Charles Sebastian Dooin (1879-1952). Color portrait of Red Dooin. A 'P' is in the top left corner and 'Phillies' is in the top right. The team is the Philadelphia Phillies. Verso: Charles S. Dooin. Charles S. Dooin, the veteran catcher...
Fred Clarke or Fred Clifford Clarke (1872-1960) also known as Cap. Color portrait of Fred Clarke. A pirate is in the top left corner and 'Pirates' is in the top right corner. The team is the Pittsburgh Pirates. Verso: Fred Clarke. Under Fred Clarke...
George Gibson or George C. Gibson (1880-1967) also known as Moon. Color portrait of George Gibson. A pirate is in the top left corner and 'Pirates' is in the top right. The team is the Pittsburgh Pirates. Verso: George Gibson. George Gibson, the...
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...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Washington Senators (Baseball team : 1886-1960)
Gabby Street or Charles Evard Street (1882-1951) also known as Old Sarge. Portrait of Gabby Street with the Washington Senators. A 'W' is in the top left corner and 'Senators' is in the top right. Verso: Charles E. Street. Charles E. Street, who...
Baseball; Parkway Field (Louisville, Ky.); Contests; Watermelons; African Americans
Watermelon eating contest during baseball game at Parkway Field, Louisville, Kentucky. Six African American boys participate; grandstands filled with people in background. This image depicts African Americans in a stereotyped fashion that may be...
A family Bible propped open to a page of the book of Malachi, facing a page marked 'Family Record.' On the left-hand (Malachi) side is handwritten "Mrs. Kate L. Bell, our dearly beloved mother, passed away Dec. 31, 1925 at 8:30 p.m. Funeral...
