Western Union Building.
Title
Western Union Building .
Contributors
Joseph & Joseph (architect) Caufield & Shook (photographer)
Description
Address : 405-409 W . Market Street (Building no longer exists.) . The Western Union main office and the adjacent Lincoln Savings Bank were built on land owned by J . M . Atherton and were in a long succession of architectural commissions linking Alfred S . Joseph , Mr . Atherton and Fourth Street . Included were original Atherton Building on the south west corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets , the second Atherton Building on the north west corner of Fourth and Muhammad Ali and Stewart's Dry Goods on the south east corner of Fourth and Muhammad Ali . The latter three structures are attributed to McDonald and Todd , but were apparently designed by Alfred S . Joseph . The street scene of this photograph includes a globe-lanterned streetlamp , numerous bicycles , and trolley rails in a brick street . Handwritten on back : "Western Union / Brdwy ".
Subject
Buildings Western Union Telegraph Company
Location Depicted
Jefferson County (Ky.) Louisville (Ky.) Market Street (Louisville, Ky.) Central Business District (Louisville, Ky.)
Date Original
1916
Object Type
Photographic prints
Source
8 x 10 in. b&w photographic print. Item no. ULPA 1984.01.003 in the Joseph & Joseph Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Images of Kentucky and Environs
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/kyimages/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA 1984.01.003
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