“Gladiatorial scenes from the Zliten mosaic. The upper scene shows, on the far left, a retiarius wearing a shoulder shield (galerus) and arm guard (manica). He has been disarmed and wounded by a secutor and is holding up a finger in a plea for...
1936 Derby grandstand crowd at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, May 2, 1936. Side view of the grandstand crowd, most of them standing, with the track to the right. A row of men with billy clubs polices the crowd from the other side of the...
1936 Derby grandstand crowd at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, May 2, 1936. Side view of the grandstand crowd, most of them standing, with the track to the right. A row of men with billy clubs polices the crowd from the other side of the...
Streets; Buildings; Stores & shops; Department stores
4th Street at Liberty looking west. A policeman standing in the intersection of 4th Street and Liberty Street. The Kaufman Strauss building is to the south. Crowds of people are on the sidewalks in front of stores and other buildings.
"Durham's symbolic recoding of the imagery of modern America in the terms of its native Indians is interesting in relation to Joseph Beuys's use of Indian iconography for purposes of symbolic retribution. As a modernist, Beuys assumed his work...
"Here the god is shown standing, naked, a coat thrown over his left shoulder. His left arm is raised and perhaps at one time leaned on a long scepter. The thunderbolt in his right hand and the eagle at his feet are other attributes of this...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Symbols; Lust; Erotica; Sex; Relations between the sexes; Human body; Body parts; Women; Men; Portraits; Self-portraits; Nudes; Clothing & dress; Footwear; Shoes; Keys (Hardware); Fireworks; Firecrackers; Explosives;...
"The dedication reads 'Painted for Paul Éluard by his friend Salvador Dalí'. Éluard, who enjoyed his erotica as much as Dali, must have been impressed by this tour de force." (Caption); "One of his earliest ventures was Board of...
"This ring is formed from a circular hollow band made from rolled and soldered gold leaf, which flares out near the bezel. The bezel, rectangular in shape but with rounded corners, is set with a blue-tinged agate in two layers against a white...
Sculpture; Metalwork; Figurines; Men; Bodyguards; Guards; People associated with health & safety; Clothing & dress; Boots; Footwear; Hairstyles; Fasces; Ceremonial objects; Emblems; Symbols; Lifting & carrying
"When the emperor passed by a crowd, lictors were responsible for holding the onlookers back. The statue here is composed of three lictors standing side by side, their heads turned slightly toward their right. They wear long togas draped over...
A boy standing in a boat attempts to cross a flooded street using an oar. Three men in another boat paddle towards him. The Illinois Central railroad bridge is seen in the distance.
Boys; Girls; Baskets; Bonnets; Costumes--United States; Stringed instruments; Mandolins; Guitars; Fences; American Folk Song Festival
A boy, wearing overalls with a straw hat on his knee, plays guitar while leaning on a split-rail fence with a basket at his feet. A girl, standing next to him, plays mandolin while wearing a calico dress with a bonnet hung on her arm. They are...
A cabinet card of the exterior of a stately brick house with an overgrown lawn, apparently belonging to Henry Bell, Jean Thomas' uncle. A little girl wearing a dress with pinafore standing outside one door of the house is Henry's daughter, Nellie...
Today show (Television program); Broadcasting; Grawemeyer Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Orchestras; University of Louisville--Buildings; Buildings;
A cameraman films an orchestra (perhaps the University orchestra) assembled under a tree outside the Administration Building (Grawemeyer Hall). They probably performed music for the "Today" television show, with host Dave Garroway, which...
A close-up shot of a man (who head is partially out of frame) wearing collarless shirt, three-piece suit and tie, and a woman in a white blouse and a wide-brimmed hat. They are standing outside an iron fence in front of a white house with columns....
A collection of Christmas presents, including a bicycle and a large doll or clown, for Kosair Hospital. One image has a man standing with the presents.
Buildings; Stores & shops; Grocery stores; Beans; Men; Women
A female customer stands at a counter with a store clerk standing behind it. A display of beans is on the counter with stacks of cans and a bin with dried beans.
Men; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Shovels
A few men lie on the ground with other men standing nearby in a field surrounded by trees. A pick-up truck, shovels, and other equipment are on site. Title supplied by cataloger.
A fleet of black cars are parked in front of the Fourth District police station in what is likely Louisville, Kentucky. The shiny autos each have four doors and hard tops. Drivers with the occasional passenger sit in the cars; some wear suits while...
