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...
Portrait of William Cornwall, Jr. of Louisville, Kentucky. He has a thick, long mustache. Written on bottom of image: Wybrant, Louisville. Handwritten on back: 1889-90.
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials; Mayors
Portrait of William B. Harrison of Louisville, Kentucky wearing tweed suit, pocket watch chain, and printed tie. He was mayor of Louisville from 1927-1933. The photograph has been written on, creased and discolored. Handwritten on back of image:...
"A moving tribute to her mother, this work combines the personal and the political. The quilt includes a narrative - the witty story of the family of Aunt Jemima, most familiar as the stereotypical black 'mammy' but here a successful African...
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...
Address: 405 W. Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. (Building no longer exists.) The brick road in front of the Western Union building looks slick from rain. Cars are parked at the curb and a couple of men in messenger uniforms speak with a man in...
"Alongside his own production of visual poetry, which took the form of silkscreen prints as well as inscribed objects, Finlay was significant for his involvement in the 'small press' publishing activities associated with the alternative poetry...
Louisville Water Company (Louisville, Ky.); Pumping stations; Smokestacks; Engravings
Engraving of Water Works Tower in Louisville, Kentucky. Written on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter Collection; Water Works; The Louisville Water Co. was granted a charter by state legislature in 1854 as a private corp. Capital of 1...
Indoor exhibit with low, sectioned border walls reading "Washington." The centerpiece of the exhibit is a towering, thatched structure with a flag reading "State of Washington" emerging from its pointed top. Behind it, a sign...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Business people
Portrait of Walter Distelhorst of Louisville, Kentucky, advertising manager at First National Bank. He is wearing wire-framed glasses, a suit and bow tie. The photograph has been painted and written on around his face, and has some discoloration....
Indoor exhibit at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, probably in the Palace of Agriculture, containing many open-sided structures or display cases topped by domes and then balls with triangular tufts above. "Virginia" is written...
“The large oecus (5) next to the nuptial bedchamber (4) contains the famous frieze representing the “mysteries” of the Dionysus cult that give the villa its name. The paintings here represent the initiation of a young woman into the mysteries...
Utility poles run along a tall brick building and on the opposite side of the street. A man stands in a doorway under a wood balcony. In front of him is a truck with "Eat Cuscaden's Ice Cream. It's a food" painted on the side. Another...
Utility poles; Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Buildings; Commercial facilities
Address: 900 block of E. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Utility lines crisscross over the street. On one side is a cafeteria. On the other side of the street are signs for The Corner Shoppe ("Drug Sundries Luncheonette"), Coca-Cola,...
Utility poles; Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Buildings
Address: 1200 block of W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Utility lines run along the sidewalk in front of a number of buildings. Trolley tracks line the street and cars are parked along the sidewalk. One of the buildings has a sign for Auto Supply...
Photographs; Stats; Reproductions; Collages; Language; Slogans; Graphic design; Inscriptions; Lettering (Layout features); Advertisements; Advertising; Feminism; Women; Social aspects; Social classes; Social life; Social justice; Social values;...
"Given her interest in writing, it is not surprising that [Kruger] soon began to incorporate words into her art. Her new mode - large-scale black and white images reshot from scavenged photos and interpolated with a written message - debuted...
Photographs; Stats; Reproductions; Collages; Language; Slogans; Graphic design; Inscriptions; Lettering (Layout features); Advertisements; Advertising; Feminism; Women; Social aspects; Social classes; Social life; Social justice; Social values;...
"Given her interest in writing, it is not surprising that [Kruger] soon began to incorporate words into her art. Her new mode - large-scale black and white images reshot from scavenged photos and interpolated with a written message - debuted...
Construction; Construction workers; Construction equipment; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Surveying; Surveying equipment; Schneider Hall (Louisville, Ky.);
A man looks through a surveying instrument on the site of the construction of the University Library. There are trucks, construction equipment and other workers in the background, and a building behind them. Note written on back by John Houchens:...
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company; Union Station (Louisville, Ky.); Railroad stations; Transportation; Buildings; Air pollution
Address: 1000 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. Smog lingers over the Union Station building. Several railroad cars are pulled up next to the building. The one in the foreground has the words Pullman and Chelmsford written on the side. An iron...
