Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
Leaf from a small portable Gothic Bible, copied in France in the thirteenth century. The Latin translation used throughout this period was known as the Vulgate, since Latin was the common or vulgar language read by all literate people of the time....
Exterior view of a store window with Artist Material across the top and an advertisement for paint in the center. The photographer, camera, and street scene are reflected in the glass of the window. Title supplied by cataloger.
Abandoned buildings; Printing industry; Buildings; Brick wall signs; Electric signs
Address: 18th and Portland Ave., Louisville, Kentucky. Portland Printing advertises their Reduced & Enlarged Copies, as well as a Fax Service. A Neon "OPEN" sign appears in the window to the left of the ghost sign.
Holiday-themed displays of Oertels beer for Christmas and New Year's Eve. One image shows a bottle of Oertels '92 and a full glass next to a candle with a pine branch and window in the background. The other image has the bottle and glass next to a...
Window display advertising a movie with stacks of potatoes against the windows. The movie is for "See Here, Private Hargrove." A sign in the window advertises a free war bond and guest tickets to Loew's theater to the person who guesses...
Window display for liquor. The display has guitars, signs for Bacardi, and a sign reading "Carl Hollenbach B.C.S. is now at the bar." The sign above the display reads "Baron-Atlas Incorporated No. 3" A sign painted on the window...
Window display for Raleigh cigarettes featuring a poster with a female model holding a cigarettes and packs and cartons of cigarettes in front of the poster.
Address: 1087 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky. A brick building with a sign painted on it reading, "John F. Hoffman Grocery & Cafe / Dan'l Boone Cigars / Try [?] Like em." Windows on the second floor are open as are the shutters...
An African-American gentleman in a suit stands next to an automobile. He's wearing a top hat and coat and carries a walking stick. Man and car are in front of a building with a window sign that reads, "Webb & Co., Live Stock Commission...
African Americans, including a man, two women, three children, and a baby held by the woman at left, pose close in front of an house of unpainted, long vertical wood boards supporting a roof with thick shingles; the house has a tall brick chimney...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: dog leaping out of window, with plaid pants in mouth; girl in rocking chair reading; girl looking up from book; hand grasping twenty dollar bill, with another bill underneath; rooster,...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left, and all signed "Hartwell": "Introduction," with camels, giraffes, lions, zebras, and vegetation; bearded man with turban in foreground, and man on horseback in...
Address: 1394 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky. The exterior of Chandler's electronics and appliances store is shown on the corner of Bardstown Road and Edgeland Avenue. Homes can be seen around the store and it appears that there is a home...
Hattie Cochran and Annie Fellows Johnston pose with the book, "The Little Colonel at Boarding School" (1903). They are sitting on a small wood settee in front of a bookcase by a window. Hattie, the real-life person upon whom Annie Fellows...
Automobile dealerships; Automobiles; Men; Buildings; Electric signs; Signs (Notices)
Eline Motor Company, located on the 3900 block of Shelbyville Road in Louisville, Kentucky, 1940; salesmen posed beside vehicles in sales lot for photo. Moving location signs in window and advertisement signs for: Chevrolet; Quick Service, All...
Automobile service stations; Automobile dealerships; Automobiles; Buildings; Signs (Notices); Transportation
Address: 2023 Dixie Highway, Louisville, Kentucky. The Whipple Motor Co. is shown with cars parked around it, some with "For Sale" written on the front window. Two gas pumps are visible on the left and the main office and garage are on...
Automobile service stations; Show windows; Gasoline pumps; Buildings; Transportation
Address: 420 W. Chestnut Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The exterior of the Francis Garage is symmetrical and made mostly of brick. Plate glass windows on the first floor indicate, "Francis Garage, Storage by the Hour, Day or Month." Just...
Automobile service stations; Tire industry; Buildings
Corner, exterior view of Short's Tire Service, Louisville, Kentucky; advertising Good Year Tires. Service/Courtesy desk in far back, man in window. Title supplied by cataloger.
