Welsworth Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky, 1939.
Title
Welsworth Hotel , Louisville , Kentucky , 1939 .
Contributors
Caufield & Shook (photographer)
Description
Address : 728 W . Broadway , Louisville , Kentucky . The Welsworth Hotel was built in the Italianate style . Its pediment and eaves have modillions supporting them and the arch above the entryway has dentils under it . Notice the changing shape of the windows from one floor to another . The first floor windows are rounded rectangles with door having an arch ; the second floor windows are arched with a Palladian window in the center ; and the third floor windows are rectangular with an arched window in the center position . Likewise , the decorations adorning the corner of the building change from floor to floor . The facade of the building is stone , but the side and likely the rest of the building is brick . On the side of the building is sign giving the rates as $1.00 and up for a single and $2 and up for a double . The building next door appears to have a giant clock on its side .
Invoice Information
H . M . Johnson , Starks Bldg. , Invoice Number 26817
Subject
Hotels Buildings
Location Depicted
Jefferson County (Ky.) Louisville (Ky.) Central Business District (Louisville, Ky.) Broadway (Louisville, Ky.)
Date Original
1939-02-19
Object Type
Nitrate negatives
Source
8 x 10 in. b&w nitrate negative. Item no. ULPA CS 164335 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 164335
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