"The outstanding preserved example of early Sumerian temple architecture is the 5,000-year-old White Temple at Uruk, the home of Gilgamesh. Usually only the foundations of early Mesopotamian temples can still be recognized. The White Temple is...
A black Harley-Davidson motorcycle stands on its kickstand next to a wet field. A tag is attached to the front-wheel bumper which reads "Police." It has a central headlight with two side lamps. On the side of the engine is lettering...
A careful perusal of Shakespeare’s works leads to one outstanding conclusion. Shakespeare was preeminently interested in words, as such. His every play shows a painstaking attention to words in their various shades of meaning. It is our interest...
Political parades & rallies; Politicians; African Americans; People
A crowd of people gather for a campaign rally for Republican mayoral candidate Arthur A. Will on Oct. 9, 1925 in front of the Armory (now Louisville Gardens) at 514 W. Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Blvd.), Louisville, Kentucky. The group is a mix...
A crowd of people lines the sidewalk in Jeffersonville, Indiana during the opening of the Municipal Bridge which spans the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. A police officer stands in the middle of the street at the beginning of the bridge....
Window displays; Stores & shops; Hats; Buildings; Mannequins; Stewart Dry Goods Co., Inc.
A female mannequin sits in the display window at Stewart Dry Goods Company which was located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The mannequin wears a sheath dress and holds a feathered fan and long white gloves. She looks toward a stand on which a...
Automobile service stations; Buildings; Transportation; Brick wall signs; Signs (Notices)
A Gulf service station sits at the corner of a street which is likely located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The lot has two tall lampposts with five white globes. Fuel pumps sit by a small brick building with terra cotta roof tiles. Cars are...
Environmental education; Couples; Population control;
A man and woman look at information on a table that advocates a two-child only policy as a means of population control. A group of people can be seen sitting on the ground behind them. A poster on the table says, "The two child family means...
Dental education; Dental equipment & supplies; Laboratories; University of Louisville. School of Dentistry;
A man in a white lab coat stands in front of a Kjeldahl apparatus containing tubes or flasks in a laboratory at the U of L School of Dentistry. The man has his hand on one of the knobs on the front of the machine. A sign over his head says "Be...
Louisville General Hospital; Nursing students; Television broadcasting
A man stands with two student nurses from Louisville General Hospital on a television stage in front of a camera. The women wear uniforms of striped blouses with cuffs, aprons, and caps. The man holds a sign that says "Kentucky State Medical...
Louisville General Hospital; Nursing students; Television broadcasting
A man stands with two student nurses from Louisville General Hospital on a television stage in front of a camera. The women wear uniforms of striped blouses with cuffs, aprons, and caps. The man holds a sign that says "Kentucky State Medical...
A man wearing a baseball jacket and glasses and standing at the edge of a playground holds a sign that says, "HOW LONG CAN WE CARRY ON." Young women sit on swings in the background. He presumably was participating in a demonstration march...
A man wearing yellow rain boots and carrying an umbrella walks through tall grass toward a sign that says, "Do Not Enter When Flooded." Photograph was taken in the mid-afternoon.
A man, possibly J. D. Stallings, holds a fiddle and bow. His hat rests on his crossed knee. He wears a medal on his jacket that says, "Winner District Contest (?) Fiddling." He was likely a participant in the "Champion of...
Women; Democratic Party (Ky.); Hats; Political participation; Signs (Notices); Benches; People
A number of women in dark suits and hats congregate in a room draped with the United States flag. They sit in wooden pews or stand in the aisle. At the back of the room, a couple of women sit at typewriters. On the wall behind them is a sign...
Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement parks; Swimming pools; Swimmers; People
A platform connects to a large wooden wheel in the swimming pool at Fontaine Ferry Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Children are in the water or sitting or lying down by the edge of the pool. The children's swimsuits cover their torsos and some wear...
A Pontiac convertible is hitched to a boat and parked in front of the Falls City Boat Works. The boat has L-9 and E-42 painted on the side as well as "Miss Houston IV, Worlds Champion 1925-26-27-28." Seven men stand behind the boat. Some...
A woman riding sidesaddle on a show horse approaches outdoor viewing stands at the Kentucky State Fair at Churchill Downs in 1907. Men in uniforms, perhaps a band or color guard because one appears to be holding a bugle or horn, fill the upper...
Address: 1018 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The word Louisville appears in cursive lettering at the top of this faded sign for Louisville Air Conditioning, Inc. Someone has tagged the bottom of the sign with a piece of graffiti that says...
Buildings; Utility poles; Carts & wagons; Belknap, Inc. (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 129-133 N. Second Street (Building no longer exists.) The completed warehouse for Belknap Hardware included two colors of stone and brick. The Lintel over the doorway says "1906". The street scene includes telephone poles, horses...
