Address: 1153 Logan Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Partially legible ghost sign on side of brick building includes the address ("1153") and the word "groceries." A newer painted sign contains a cartoon picture of a dancing man, a...
Antiphonaries--Illustrations; Gregorian chants--Illustrations; Music--Manuscripts--France; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval
Leaf from a fifteenth century French antiphonary, representing a segment of text related to the Feast of the Crown of Thorns. Also called an antiphonal or antiphoner, an antiphonary collects portions of psalms and hymns sung during liturgies or...
Deacon Phillippe or Charles Louis Phillippe, originally spelled Phillippi (1872-1952). Color portrait of Deacon Phillippe with the Pittsburg Pirates or Pittsburgh Pirates. A pirate is in the top left corner and 'Pirates' is in the top right. Verso:...
Billboard for Oertel's beer. A man holds a bottle of beer on the left with the word "Cheerful" in the center of the billboard and "Oertels '92 Beer" on the left. The billboard is from General Outdoor Advertising Company....
Shield with a thick, angled stripe and three circles. Above the shield is a knight's helmet and large ornamental flourishes. Above the design is the word "Oxmoor." At the bottom is the name "Thomas Walker Bullitt." Thomas Walker...
Shield at an angle with a thick, angled stripe and three circles. Above the shield is a knight's helmet and large ornamental flourishes. Above the design is the phrase "Ex Libris" followed by the word "Oxmoor" in quotations. At...
Shield with a bird [possibly heron, crane, or pelican] standing in profile on either side of it. The top left and bottom right of the shield contain three shells, while the top right and bottom left contain three flowers. Above the shield are a...
Bookplates; Labels; Young Women's Christian associations
Ornate decorative border featuring text, a scroll, and a triangle. Lettering near the top reads "YWCA." On the scroll is the name "Carrie McGill" and the word "Memorial." Near the bottom is the abbreviation...
Boys; Basketball players; Group portraits; Basketball; People; Young Men's Christian associations; Gymnasiums
Forty-three young men pose beneath a basketball hoop. According to the invoice for this photograph, they belong to the Young Men's Christian Association hexathlon group. Most wear sleeveless tops, shorts, and lace-up shoes. Some wear plain white or...
Address: 1323 S. Preston Street, Louisville, Kentucky. This is the northern view of an old brick building at the corner of Marret Avenue and Preston Street. The remnants of old signs are painted on the building. The top sign advertises "Geo....
Address: 234 E. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Painted high on the side of the building, nearly hidden by the building next to it, is a faded sign. The first word is illegible, but the next two words are Quality Furnace. This may have been...
Address: 419 Finzer Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Along the top portion of this brick building are signs painted directly on the brick which read "Stewart's" and "Furniture Warehouse." The section with the word...
Address: 1018 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The word Louisville appears in cursive lettering at the top of this faded sign for Louisville Air Conditioning, Inc. Someone has tagged the bottom of the sign with a piece of graffiti that says...
Address: 623 W. Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. On the side of this Main Street building is a sign painted with word "Western" in block letters. It is just visible above the roofline of the neighboring building. The street sign for S....
On 15th Street between Market and Main Streets in Louisville, Kentucky, is this faded sign for Vogt Bros. Mfg. Co, formerly located at 1402 W. Main Street. Another word is partially visible under the main words and along the side of the building...
East Washington Street side of building located at 122 Adams Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The building houses the E.S. Tichenor Company interior design firm. Ghost sign has been painted over, with the only distinguishable word being...
East Washington Street side of building located at 122 Adams Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The building houses the E.S. Tichenor Company interior design firm. Ghost sign has been painted over, with the only distinguishable word being...
Address: 1934 W. Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. On the side of this brick building is the remnant of a sign that is mostly illegible. The word at the top may be acorn for Acorn Used Furniture which was located at 1930 W. Market Street....
Address: 204 South Spring Street, Louisville, KY 40206. Ghost sign including the word "Flour" is partially visible behind sign for current restaurant, "Gary's on Spring," with hand pointing to "Parking."
Through the entryway and around the girders of the Louisville Municipal Bridge, now George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge, is a view of Second Street. To the right are the smokestacks of the Louisville Gas & Electric plant. Further along are a...
