Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Flood control; Buildings
The Beargrass gas sub-station is shown raised on timbers. Written in the corner is, "No. 4. Louisville Gas & Electric Co. Construction Dept. Project No. 2750. Beargrass Gas Sub-Station. Raising building for flood protection." In the...
A circular driveway leads to The Beeches, Annie Fellows Johnston's home in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. The two-story frame house is partially obscured by large beech trees. Two women sit in the shade of a tree on the left. Mrs. Johnston bought The...
Elizabeth Matthews Feagin sits in a large wooden chair with a book in her lap, her right elbow on the arm of the chair and her chin in her hand. The pose resembles that in a rather famous photograph taken of Elizabeth decades earlier when she...
A girl with long hair wearing a white, or light-colored, dress poses in a swing suspended from a tree. The girl is believed to be the photographer's niece, Elizabeth Matthews, who was the real-life model for the character Betty Lewis in the Little...
A young woman poses outdoors wearing a long dress and holding flowers. The woman is the photographer's niece, Elizabeth Matthews, who was the real-life model for the character Betty Lewis in the Little Colonel books written by Annie Fellows...
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....
View of Louisville city streets and buildings from the City Hall tower. Text on left: Louisville and Vicinity. Written on back: Birds eye view of Louisville. Looking south from tower of City Hall. Text on right: Wybrant's Stereo Views.
View of Louisville city streets and buildings from the City Hall tower. City Hall was at 6th Street and Jefferson Street. Text on left: Louisville and Vicinity. Text on right: Wybrant's Stereo Views. Written on back: Birds eye view of Louisville....
Book of Hours--France--Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts--France--Renaissance, 1450 - 1600
Leaf from a Book of Hours, a book used for private prayers, written by hand on a sheet printed with woodblock borders. The Book of Hours originally including this leaf was made in Paris around 1524. The leaf is from a supplemental section, the...
Location: Main and Johnson Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Six dappled horses pull a white wagon hauling steers. Two men in white coats and hats drive the wagon as another man in a dark hat rides along. "Falls City Brewing Co." is written...
Busy and wide cobblestone street lined with buildings on either side. Streetcar tracks run down the street. On the street are streetcars and carriages. Pedestrians are on the streets and sidewalks. Elevated tracks run parallel to the left and...
Tableaux; Boys; Religious books; Devotional images
Portrait of a boy with dark curly hair wearing a lace-trimmed robe. He is standing in front of a painted background and his head is perfectly framed by a white circle, or halo. Inscribed by photographer Kate Matthews on the verso side of another...
Photograph of a painting of a young boy, probably a brother or nephew of photographer Kate Matthews. On the verso side "? Matthews" is written in a handwriting that appears to be that of Matthews Fletcher, Kate Matthews' great-nephew....
Breviaries--England--lllustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--England; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
Leaf from a book used for daily prayers by a monk or other person living in a religious community, probably in England. The book was written in the thirteenth century on animal skin since paper was not used at that time. The text is from an...
Location: 800 block of Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. "Broadway looking West from a point about 100 ft. east of Shelby" was written on the invoice indicating that this photograph was likely taken for insurance purposes. On a rainy day...
View of Brooklyn Bridge at an angle from the left. The shore and skyline are in the background. Boats and ships are in the water around the bridge. In the foreground is a depot with train engine cars attached to a freight car. Title: 4977. Brooklyn...
Address: 319 W. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. A wrecking ball swings from a crane at the construction site of the Brown Theatre. Two men sit in the box of the crane which has the words "Erie Steam Shovel Co. / Erie, PA." written on it....
Large and long stone building at the corner of two empty streets. Three-story building with rows of windows. A tower is on either side of the front entrance. Arched windows and decorative elements are above the entrance. The front street is...
University of Louisville. School of Business; Business people; Business education;
William Duffy, supervisor of training at the General Electric Company (GE) stands at a lectern and speaks to approximately three hundred students of the University of Louisville Business School at a Career Day presentation on April 13, 1955. He is...
