A sister of photographer Kate Matthews, sits on a Victorian camelback sofa in the library of Clovercroft, the Matthews' family home. She is wearing a dinner dress and necklace and has a book in her hand. Lace curtains hang on the window behind the...
Two women sit on a slight hill with golf bags at their sides. See ULPA 1982.01.628 for another image of the woman on the left. And see ULPA 1982.01.600.p, ULPA 1982.01.605.p, ULPA 1982.01.629.p and ULPA 1982.01.633.p for other images of the woman...
Marquee at Mary Anderson Theatre with "James Cagney. Yankee Doodle Dandy" on both sides of the marquee and the front of the building painted with images from the film. Address: Mary Anderson Theatre, 610 South 4th Street, Louisville,...
Wooden frames hold pairs of large staved barrels on their sides. The lid of one is stamped with the word "Whiskey." A wood-planked floor provides access to a long row of the barrels.
Waverly Hills Sanatorium (Louisville, Ky.); Health care facilities; Buildings; Sanatoriums; Historic buildings
Address: 8101 Dixie Highway, Louisville, Kentucky. Several vehicles are parked in front of the Waverly Hills Sanatorium. Three slightly arched doorways are framed in stone for the main entrance. This motif repeats on the sides of the entry...
Utility poles; Street railroad tracks; Automobiles; Dwellings; Houses; Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Buildings; Transportation
Address: 1300 block Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Handwritten on front: "January 10 - 1921, Louisville Gas & Electric Co., Bardstown Road near Longest Ave. looking North showing all lines moved to Southwest side of street."...
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
New Coast Guard station or Life Saving Station in the shallows on the Ohio River, Louisville, Kentucky. Compared to the old station, the windows are large and the trim is dark. There is a rope across the water to the shore and men on both sides....
United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America. Army; Soldiers--Kentucky--Psychology--History--19th century; Soldiers--Kentucky--Attitudes--History--19th century
Beginning with Bell Irvin Wiley's 1943 The Life of Johnny Reb: The Common Soldier of the Confederacy, historians have produced many works describing the motivations for soldiers to enlist and serve during the Civil War. However, because they often...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Gunboats; Vehicles
Drawing labeled, "U.S. steamer Tyler and mortar boat." The Tyler has vertical sides and a domed section. The mortar boat, on the nearby shore, has a slanted pentagon shape and square windows and floats atop a square raft, only slightly...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Gunboats; Essex (Ironclad steamer); Vehicles
Drawing of warship labeled, "United States steamer Essex." The Essex has slanting sides narrowing up, and a domed section with flat sides as well as a rounded dome atop the other end of the ship. Two ships are in the distance.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Gunboats; Benton (Ironclad); Vehicles
Drawing of warship labeled "U.S.S. Benton." It shows many masts and lines and two domes topped by rectangles. The sides of the Benton slant slightly inwards, towards the top of the boat, and the top is encircled by low rungs. Two row...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Gunboats
U.S. steamer Lexington, labeled "United States Steamer Lexington" at the base of the drawing, which is signed "F. Muller." The Lexington has vertical sides with a domed section. Lines hang down in many directions from the...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Fort Henry, Battle of, Tenn., 1862; Gunboats; Vehicles
Gunboat that fired first shot at Fort Henry at rest in water. The boat has inward-slanting sides and two canopy roofs above. Hanging from two lines are small cloths or flags. Below image: "The gunboat that fired the first shot at Fort...
Trucks; Vehicles; Advertising; Advertisements; Beverage industry
Pepsi-Cola delivery truck parked along the side of the road, possibly in Old Louisville neighborhood. Advertisements on the sides of the truck: "5 cents, Pepsi-Cola; Pepsi-Cola Louisville Bottlers; Buy Pepsi-Cola in Cartons; Pepsi 'I make sure...
Daniel Boone's grave and monument in Frankfort, Kentucky. Tiered white monument with square sides surrounded by a high iron fence. On the largest part of the monument is a panel carved with what looks like Boone fighting with another man who is...
Theological seminaries; Religious facilities; Schools; Buildings; Historic buildings
Address: 109 E. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Constructed in sections from 1904 through 1909, this complex of buildings originally housed the Presbyterian Theological Seminary. A great lawn is surrounded on three sides by the buildings which are...
Theological seminaries; Religious facilities; Schools; Automobiles; Buildings; Transportation
Address: 109 E. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Constructed in sections from 1904 through 1909, this complex of buildings originally housed the Presbyterian Theological Seminary. In 1967 it was purchased by Jefferson Community College. A great lawn...
Luncheon for Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company at the Cortlandt Hotel. Men sit on both sides of a long U-shaped banquet table in a narrow room. Three men stand at the table with two shaking hands. Address: Cortlandt Hotel, 942 South 4th...
Men and women sit on both sides of multiple rectangular dining tables with waiter standing nearby in a cafeteria for Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company.
