Jensen and Friedrich have outlined new methods for the preparation of acridine compounds. They have shown that the treatment of o-aminobensaldehyde with the halogen derivatives of nitrobenzene and with the corresponding derivatives of toluene would...
Boathouses; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
U.S. LIFE SAVING STATION, a boathouse, was built at Howard Shipyard in 1902. Located at the foot of Second Street in Louisville, it was the only inland floating life-saving station in the country. It was replaced by a steel structure in 1928.
Old Salt River Bridge at Taylorsville, Kentucky, built in 1833, and replaced in 1933. A horse and carriage with two passengers drives from the bridge. A man dressed in white stands at the left, behind the carriage. At the right, a sign warns about...
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge across the Ohio River between 14th Street in Louisville, Kentucky, and Clarksville, Indiana. The view is from Louisville from the dam below the Falls of Ohio (at right). The bridge, also known as the Fourteenth Street...
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge across the Ohio River from Louisville's 14th Street to Clarksville, Indiana, photographed in Louisville, Kentucky. Photograph shows three bridges connecting the City of Louisville with Indiana at the outer river bend....
Panhandle Bridge or Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge across the Ohio River from Louisville's 14th Street to Clarksville, Indiana. On the Louisville side, on the bottom of the photograph, urban buildings form neat rows. The bridge, also known as the...
Before and after views of a two-story club. In the before, workers are removing brick from the exterior walls. In the after, the brick has been replaced with Perma Stone, a sign for Club Bon Ami is painted on a lower-floor window, and a stone Derby...
Before and after views of the Calvary Apostolic Church. In the before, the building has white siding. In the after, the siding has been replaced with a Perma Stone façade, and a new sign has been hung.
A warehouse of the Merchant's Ice & Cold Storage Company in downtown Louisville, Kentucky has been torn down in order to be replaced. Girders, brick and wood scrap litter the lot. A small wheel barrow is at the edge of the property next to...
Germantown School on Mary Street, last listed in City Directory 1905; replaced by Isaac Shelby elementary school; Louisville, Kentucky. Narrow, three-story brick building with pointed roof and a three story metal column attached to the front which...
Buildings; Factories; Industrial facilities; People; Men; Automobiles; Transportation; Ford Motor Company
Men work on the frames of cars which are set on a long, straight track. Behind the men are bins of materials and some tools. Most of the men wear caps and aprons or overalls. Windows let in light from behind and above the line. On the other side of...
Address: 114 E. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A group of three women and six children stand on the back porch of the Union Gospel Mission. The porch is an iron platform with no cover. The building shows signs of disrepair including...
Before and after views of North Side Restaurant. In the before, the building is decorated with dark brick and some white paint. In the after, the brick has been replaced with Perma Stone siding and there are glass tiles around one of the doors.
Buildings; Soda fountains; Ice cream & ices; Construction; Remodeling
Before and after views of Motherhead's restaurant and diner, a long one-story building. In the before, the building is painted white and has multiple signs above the entrance. In the after, the siding has been replaced with Perma Stone and a sign...
Before and after views of Bill's Auto Stores. In the before, the building is painted a dark color and the sign reads Cordovan Tires. In the after, the siding has been replaced with Perma Stone and the sign reads Bill's Auto.
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; Majestic Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 618 S. Fourth Street (Building no longer exists.) The Majestic opened as a vaudeville theater in 1908. Beyond that fact, however, its history is far less certain. The most commonly stated version is that the 1908 theater was torn down and...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; HVAC systems; Smokestacks;
University of Louisville's old Steam and Chilled Water Plant: a brick building with two smokestacks. Brigman Hall can be seen behind the plant. Location: Belknap Campus, next to Brigman Hall. Heating plant for Belknap campus; replaced by the plant...
Buildings; Welfare facilities; Public service; Almshouses; Assistance
Jefferson County Poor Farm Home for Whites, Louisville, Kentucky. A two-story brick building with a stone porch and a sidewalk. The Jefferson County Poorhouse was established in 1858 near Jeffersontown to provide a caring environment for the...
Buildings; Welfare facilities; Public service; Almshouses; Assistance; African Americans
Jefferson County Poor Farm Home for Negros, Louisville, Kentucky. A one-story brick building with a concrete porch and tall grass. The Jefferson County Poorhouse was established in 1858 near Jeffersontown to provide a caring environment for the...
