Portland Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky, 1938.
Title
Portland Avenue , Louisville , Kentucky , 1938 .
Contributors
Caufield & Shook (photographer)
Description
View facing west down Portland avenue from 26th street . A middle-aged white man holding a traffic flag stands in the center of Portland Avenue and three African American men who are paving the north side of the street stand farther down the street . A sign is standing on the newly paved road that says USA W.P.A . WORK PROGRAM . Streetcar tracks are embedded in the road and the men appear to be paving over the cobblestone street .
Invoice Information
Louisville Railway Co. , Invoice Number 36460
Subject
African Americans Street railroad tracks Cobblestone streets United States. Works Progress Administration
Location Depicted
Jefferson County (Ky.) Louisville (Ky.) Portland Avenue (Louisville, Ky.) Portland (Louisville, Ky.)
Date Original
1938-10-26
Object Type
Safety film negatives
Source
8 x 10 in. b&w safety film negative. Item no. ULPA CS 162384 in the Caufield & Shook Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Caufield & Shook Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/cs/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA CS 162384
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