From Delphi. "Some scholars, however, on the basis of inscriptions detected on the base and (by one scholar) on the heroes' thighs, prefer to identify them as the Dioskouroi (Castor and Pollux)."; they are "associated with a regional...
Undertakers and undertaking; Business people; African American businesspeople; Politicians; African American politicians; Discrimination in public accommodations; Segregation--Law and legislation; Discrimination in employment; African...
Oral history interview with Goldie Winstead Beckett, conducted on September 12, 1978 by Ken Chumbley. In this interview, Mrs. Beckett discusses her life as well as her husband’s experiences as alderman in the city of Louisville in the late 1940s...
One African American teenage boy is giving a shoe shine to an African American man sitting in a shoe shine chair on a sidewalk in Lexington, Kentucky. The chair is covered by an umbrella advertising "Lexington's Biggest Store Kaufman Clothing...
Buildings; Airports; United States. Works Progress Administration; Bowman Field (Ky.)
Groundbreaking for the Administration Building, Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. The dirt is being shoveled by a man in an overcoat and dark hat who is surrounded by men in suits and work uniforms. A small sign in the grass to the left says...
Decorative shield featuring a pegasus, a palette with paint brushes, the drama masks for comedy (Thalia) and tragedy (Melpomene), and a pan flute or panpipe. Black ink with orange highlights. A scroll near the top of the shield has the text...
Atherton Girls High School, Morton and Rubel Avenues, Louisville, Kentucky. Three-story brick building with white stairs leading from two directions to the front entrance. The section surrounding the entrance is also white and culminates in a...
Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement parks; Beauty contests; Bathing beauties; Women; Awards; People
Five young women wearing bathing suits, pumps and banners across their chests stand in a row smiling. These are the finalists and winner of the Bathing Beauty Contest at Fontaine Ferry Park, Louisville, Kentucky. The middle girl holds a large...
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...
Portrait of Benjamin F. Ewing of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing glasses, jacket and tie. The photograph has some discoloration. Handwritten on back of image: Benj. F. Ewing, Local attorney; Don't know what you want with this man but here he is. His...
Rails are embedded in a cobblestone road alongside the Big Four and Chesapeake & Ohio Freight building. A multi-car train is parked in front of the building. One of the cars is marked "N.Y.C. & H.R." while another says,...
Men roll barrels of bourbon at the Frankfort Distillery Co. warehouse at the Dixie Highway plant. The men wear sleeveless shirts and long pants as they systematically roll the barrels in a line. To the left and right are barrels stocked up on...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Streets; Automobiles; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Signs (Notices)
View across Brook Street facing the Unitas Tower dormitory on the University of Louisville Belknap Campus. Parked cars along the street are almost totally submerged. A banner featuring an image of cardiologist Roberto Bolli that says...
Dragon's head, small shield with text, and intricate ornamentation. A scroll with text runs across the center of the design. The text on the shield is "Never less alone than when alone." The scroll says "Bruno Alberts." Born in...
The chapel in Marvin Hall on Sunday July 14, 1912. Stoves had been removed for the summer. Men sat on the left, ladies on the right, a custom that persisted until 1954. The board behind pulpit says a total of 125 were present for Sunday School, the...
Two smiling men shake hands in front of a black automobile. One man is in a light suit and tie and holds a straw hat. He wears a ribbon that says, "Universal Car Co." The other man is younger and wears his shirt sleeves rolled up. A...
Drugstore at the corner of Bardstown Road and Bonnycastle Avenue. Signs over the windows say "Bonnycastle Drugs" and "Luncheon." A Coca-Cola sign is near the door. Hanging in a window is a sign that says "Bonnycastle Drugs...
Historic buildings; Apartment houses; Buildings; Building construction
Address: 2140 Bonnycastle Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Built in 1928, this 11-story building near Cherokee Park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The photograph shows the structure in the early stages of its...
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...
Statue of Daniel Boone in Boonesboro, Kentucky. Statue of Boone leaning on a rifle in a cap and a coat with epaulets. The statue is atop a high, wide stone pedestal or wall with sloping sides and an illegible plaque which looks like it says Boone's...
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...
