Self-portraits; Closets; Military uniforms; World War, 1914-1918--France; Mirrors
Self-portrait of André Jeunet taken from a reflection in large mirror. He is sitting on a table, wearing his army uniform. According to Jeunet's family, André was 21 years old and the photograph was taken while he was on leave in Jougne, France.
Self-portrait of André Jeunet in profile, wearing striped shirt and suspenders. According to his family, the photograph was taken in Verdun, France in August, 1917.
Young woman in an antebellum dress and bonnet is picking flowers outside the open windows of a home. On the oval print's lower right border is photographer Kate Matthews' signature and also in her handwriting "June, 1860". Given that...
Liver--Diseases--Genetic aspects; Liver--Effect of arsenic on; Arsenic--Toxicology
Arsenic exposure in drinking-water is a significant worldwide health problem. It causes adverse human health effects, such as cancer, increases the risks for others such as cardiovascular disease, and accelerates atherosclerosis. In this study, we...
Military facilities; Forts & fortifications; Barracks
Barracks and grounds at Fort Knox, Kentucky, including the Indiana National Guard at Artillery Camp. Fort Knox was known as Camp Knox until 1932. Parts of the photograph have been retouched to a bright white. On back of image: "Artillery Camp...
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Priests; Clergy; People associated with religion; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles
"This portrait of Emperor Augustus (27 B.C. - 14 A.D.) is a fragment of a full-length statue that was recarved into a bust and then set on an architectural element taken from another source. The chin, nose, and arch of the right eyebrow are...
The photographer's sister, Florence Matthews, poses with a sled and a dog in a snow scene in Vermont. Handwritten on verso: "With Christmas Love, To Florence, From Kate" An inscription on another print of this image (1985.09.021)...
A k-term quasi-progression of diameter d is a sequence {Xl,... ,xk} for which there exists a positive integer l such that l < Xi-Xi-1 < l+d, for all i = 2, ... ,k. Quasi-progressions may be thought of as arithmetic progressions with a certain...
It is to be noticed that if there be any marshy places, certain animals breed there, which are invisible to the eye and yet getting into the system through the mouth and nostrils cause serious disorders." This quaint observation is taken from...
Military facilities; Forts & fortifications; Aerial photographs
Dark aerial view photo from 1931 of Baker Road crossing Dixie Highway at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Fort Knox was known as Camp Knox until 1932. On back of image: "Photo taken on Baker Road crossing Dixie Highway near tip top[?]." Additional...
Jug bands; Stringed instruments; Wind instruments; Guitars; Banjos; Violins; African American musicians; African Americans; Musicians; People
The Ballard Chefs, a jug band, pose with their instruments. The five African American men wear chefs' garb and each play instruments: guitars, banjo, fiddle, and jug. This photo was taken at the Greater Louisville Bank & Loan Association...
Drum majorettes; Drum majors; Conductors; University of Louisville. Band
Drum major and award-winning majorette Hilda Gay Mayberry stand on steps with band director Ernest E. Lyon. This photograph was taken, presumably, on a trip the U of L football team made to Florida State in October, 1952, to play the Seminoles. U...
Portrait of left profile of performer Barbara Milton wearing a dress with bib collar and black bow. Barbara Milton, also known as Barbara Milton Watkins Strater (following her marriage to Edward L. Strater), was born in Louisville, Kentucky on July...
View facing south east down Barbee. The recently constructed Threlkeld Hall can be seen in the distance. The Scene coffee shop, owned by Stuart Jay and Wendell Cherry, is the white building on the corner of First Street and Barbee; there is house...
Barges; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Eleven wooden barge hulls under construction for the government at Howard Shipyards in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. According to the photographer's notes, this picture was taken from the "St. Louis ferry."
Skiffs at right, Beargrass Creek, Louisville, Kentucky. Five rowboats are clustered at the shore in the lower right corner of the photograph. The view looks north down the constructed channel at the mouth of the creek towards its confluence with...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Men; Umbrellas; Rain
Facing south from the upstairs dining area in the SAC. A man carrying an umbrella walks toward the lower entrance of the SAC. Photograph was taken in the late morning.
A family Bible propped open to a page of the book of Malachi, facing a page marked 'Family Record.' On the left-hand (Malachi) side is handwritten "Mrs. Kate L. Bell, our dearly beloved mother, passed away Dec. 31, 1925 at 8:30 p.m. Funeral...
Newlyweds Jean Thomas (née Bell) and Albert (Bert) Thomas (holding a kitten) stand in the yard of their frame house in Logan, West Virginia. Jean and Bert were married for less than a year, so this picture was likely taken in 1913-1914.
