Zero Milestone marker, Lexington, Kentucky, 1929.
Title
Zero Milestone marker , Lexington , Kentucky , 1929 .
Contributors
Caufield & Shook (photographer)
Description
The zero milestone marker on Main St . at Walnut (now Martin Luther King Jr . Blvd) in Lexington , Ky . The granite marker has a bronze statue at its top of a barefoot man riding a camel . Engraved on the north side of the marker is "North / Zero milestone. " The west side of the marker is engraved "West / Starting point from Lexington on all highways. " Below that are two highway symbols denoting U.S . 60 and U.S . 25 . The front of Lexington Union Station can be seen in the background . The Handwritten on border of negative "Zero Milestone , Lexington , Ky. "
Invoice Information
Caufield & Shook
Subject
Boundary markers Sculpture Buildings Architecture Railroad stations
Location Depicted
Lexington (Ky.) Fayette County (Ky.)
Date Original
1929-08-22
Object Type
Nitrate negatives
Source
8 x 10 in. b&w nitrate negative. Item no. ULPA CS 104140 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 104140
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