Environmental art; Islands; Trees; Bays (Bodies of water); Bodies of water; Water; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Bird's-eye views
"Europe's great master of Environmental Art is, of course, Christo, who continues to work triumphantly with a significance equal to the ever-greater ambition and scale of his projects. For the recent Surrounded Islands, Christo spent over $3...
Environmental art; Islands; Trees; Bays (Bodies of water); Bodies of water; Water; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Bird's-eye views
"Europe's great master of Environmental Art is, of course, Christo, who continues to work triumphantly with a significance equal to the ever-greater ambition and scale of his projects. For the recent Surrounded Islands, Christo spent over $3...
"This head of Isis, turned to the right, with delicately parted lips, is almost entirely intact except for the ends of a few locks of hair and the left edge of her tiara. The neck stops at a recessed fitting, a tenon, indicating that the head...
A black car is parked at a curve in the road at Cherokee Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Stark trees and snow covered roads surround a stone bridge over a creek. At the top of a nearby hill is a large building.
A dirt road leads to a covered bridge in Prospect, Kentucky. A pole and wire fence as well as utility lines follow the road. A utility pole is next to the bridge which is made of wood and has signs posted at the entrance. Trees and grass surround...
Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement parks; Beauty contests; Men; People
A large crowd of people surround a stage at Fontaine Ferry Park, Louisville, Kentucky, on which a line of men stand. These men are the judges for the Bathing Beauty Contest. Many men in the crowd wear white hats with dark bands.
Automobiles; Transportation; Universities & colleges; University of Louisville--Buildings; Grawemeyer Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Parkway Field (Louisville, Ky.)
A row of cars is lined up on a field between the University of Louisville's Belknap campus and Parkway Field minor league ballpark. Under each of the vehicles is a number typed on the photograph. In the back left is Grawemeyer Hall. Other campus...
Address: 1357 S. Twelfth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A car is parked at the curb of a brick-lined road in front of Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital. A low stone wall and hedges surround the property. The symmetrical building has tall rectangular...
Buildings; Air pollution; Industrial buildings; Churches; Religious facilities
Address: 215 Central Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Smog lingers in the air above the buildings of Reed Air Filter Company. Two low buildings are labeled with the company's name. One is brick with awnings and the other is made of sheet metal. Lumber...
Hospitals; Lawns; Porches; Balconies; Health care facilities; Marine hospitals; United States. Marine Hospital, no. 11 (Louisville, Ky.); Buildings
Address: 2215 Portland Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. The United States flag flies in front of the U.S. Marine Hospital. Sidewalks cross the lawn and a scattering of trees and bushes provide landscaping for the building. People stand on the porches...
Locust Grove (Louisville, Ky.: Estate); Dwellings; Houses; Mansions; Porches; Buildings
Address: 561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, Kentucky. This Georgian style home was built by William and Lucy Clark Croghan in 1790 on the property known as Locust Grove. The building is brick with multiple chimneys and shuttered windows. The...
Industrial facilities; Scaffolding; Building construction; Automobiles; Utility poles; Transportation
Address: 800 Logan Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The Frank Fehr Cold Storage Co. offices are shown in the shorter brick building to the left. This three-story building includes an inscription of 1889 near the top and plate glass windows on the...
Building construction; Scaffolding; Buildings; Industrial facilities
Address: 800 Logan Street, Louisville, Kentucky. This view shows Frank Fehr Cold Storage (later Merchants Ice and Cold Storage Co. and Arctic Ice Co.) partially constructed at the site of the Schaefer-Meyer Brewing Co., which became the Frank Fehr...
Address: 923 Cherokee Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Barren trees and dormant grass surround the Stokes Sanatorium in this winter scene. A sign for the sanatorium is hung above the entrance. The front porch is supported by six Doric columns. The...
Kosair Children's Hospital (Louisville, Ky.); Hospitals; Building construction; Buildings
Address: 982 Eastern Parkway, Louisville, Kentucky. During construction of the Kosair Crippled Children's Hospital, piles of lumber surround the partially constructed building. The first couple of stories are brick and mostly completed. The top...
Admission gate to Cherokee Golf-Moor miniature golf course, 2401 Lexington Road, Louisville, Kentucky where Beargrass Creek crosses under Lexington Road in the northern section of Cherokee Park. Admission prices are listed on sign above gate....
Aerial view of Crescent Hill Reservoir, Louisville, Kentucky. Trees surround the reservoir, and a swimming pool is also visible. Stamp on back of image: "Robert E. Stigers Chief Cameraman, Herald-Post."
