James Russell Lowell Elementary School, 4501 Crittenden Drive, Louisvi...
Significance: The James Russell Lowell Elementary School is architecturally significant as an excellent example of both the vernacular, institutional architecture of the period (1916) and of the Art Deco style ... More
Kentucky Theater (Commercial Building), 649-651 South Fourth Street, L...
Significance: The Kentucky Theater demonstrates a rich interest in surface textures, combining patterned glazed-brick with classical, terra cotta ornament on the facade. It is one of the finest of the older mo... More
Croghan House, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Survey number: HABS KY-66 Public domain photograph - historical image of Kentucky, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Croghan House, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Survey number: HABS KY-66 Public domain photograph - historical image of Kentucky, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Union Station, 1000 West Broadway, Lo...
Significance: Located at the confluence of major east, west, north, and south rail lines, Union Station is one of the largest and finest examples of late Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Kentucky. Surv... More
Seelbach Hotel, 500 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: Built from 1903 to 1907, the neo-classical hotel includes a Rathskeller, one of only two known ensembles of the famous Rookwood pottery on a large scale. The Rathskeller was patterned after a Ger... More
510-512 South Eighteenth Street (Apartment), Louisville, Jefferson Cou...
Significance: 510-512 South 18th Street is significant within the context of the Russell National Register District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of Federal style houses that were built t... More
Phoenix Hill Historic District, 826 East Muhammad Ali Boulevard (House...
Significance: Typical Italianate shotgun residence (altered windows). // 1879. Italianate shotgun. Brick. Approx. 20' x 40'. Dentilated cornice, Italianate door hood with brackets and dentils. Two facade w... More
642 South Fourth Avenue (Commercial Building), Louisville, Jefferson C...
Significance: This structure typifies the interest in glazed brick and terra cotta popular for commercial buildings in the city in the early 20th century. Survey number: HABS KY-175
644 South Nineteenth Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 644 South Nineteenth Street lies within the Russell National District which was listed in 1980. This structure is contributing to the neighborhood in that it is consistent in size and scale to ot... More
Big Four Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: The Big Four Bridge as it exists today consists of six spans, three Baltimore truss spans and three Parker through trusses. There are two approach spans on the south and one on the north end of t... More
Big Four Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: The Big Four Bridge as it exists today consists of six spans, three Baltimore truss spans and three Parker through trusses. There are two approach spans on the south and one on the north end of t... More
626 South Eighteenth Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 626 South Eighteenth Street is significant within the context of the Russell National District listed in 1980. This structure is typical of houses that were built throughout this particular neigh... More
Republic Building, 427 West Muhammed Ali Boulevard, Louisville, Jeffer...
Significance: The Republic Building is one of the early office buildings designed by the Louisville architectural firm of Joseph and Joseph. The building is eclectic in design showing the strong influence of t... More
Republic Building, 427 West Muhammed Ali Boulevard, Louisville, Jeffer...
Significance: The Republic Building is one of the early office buildings designed by the Louisville architectural firm of Joseph and Joseph. The building is eclectic in design showing the strong influence of t... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Main Street, 600 & 700 Block (Buildings), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: Although long considered only as a busy commercial hub, the site of Main Street roughly between Fifth and Ninth Streets has been the location of many other uses and events some vital to the orig... More
Phoenix Hill Historic District, 940 East Marshall Street (House), Loui...
Significance: Working-class dwelling in shotgun style. // 1895. Vernacular - Italianate. Frame. Shotgun with side entry - approx. 25' x 30', one story. Classical door hood and wood panel door with glass pan... More
Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., Derby day
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606 South Eighteenth Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 606 South Eighteenth Street is significant within the context of the Russell National District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of shotgun houses that were built throughout thi... More
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: The first John Eberson atmospheric theatre in the state or region, Loew's Theatre is a lavish and perfectly preserved movie palace of the late 1920s. It is an excellent example of Churrigueresque... More
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: The first John Eberson atmospheric theatre in the state or region, Loew's Theatre is a lavish and perfectly preserved movie palace of the late 1920s. It is an excellent example of Churrigueresque... More
Loew's Theatre, 625 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson County,...
Significance: The first John Eberson atmospheric theatre in the state or region, Loew's Theatre is a lavish and perfectly preserved movie palace of the late 1920s. It is an excellent example of Churrigueresque... More
Phoenix Cafeteria, 644-646 South Fourth Avenue, Louisville, Jefferson ...
Significance: This structure is typical of a number of small-scale commercial buildings constructed in downtown Louisville in the early 20th century that are sheathed in architectural faience. The upper story ... More
Louisville Medical College, 101 West Chestnut Street, Louisville, Jeff...
Significance: The Louisville Medical College is one of the largest and finest Richardsonian Romanesque buildings in Louisville. It stands as testimony to a time when Louisville was second only to New York City... More
Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Union Station Train Shed, Water Stree...
Significance: The Union Station Trainshed in Montgomery, Alabama is a rare survival of a once common building type. It was the outgrowth of a desire by railroad companies to improve passenger comfort, which th... More
1909 West Madison Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 1909 West Madison Street is significant within the context of the Russell National Register District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of shotgun houses that were throughout thi... More
1812 West Muhammad Ali Boulevard (House), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: 1812 West Muhammed Ali Boulevard is significant within the context of the Russell National District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of shotgun houses that were built throughou... More
1812 West Muhammad Ali Boulevard (House), Louisville, Jefferson County...
Significance: 1812 West Muhammed Ali Boulevard is significant within the context of the Russell National District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of shotgun houses that were built throughou... More
Phoenix Hill Historic District, 916 East Madison Street (House), Louis...
Significance: Working-class dwelling in shotgun style. // 1870. Italianate. Brick. Shotgun - approx. 15' x 60', one story. Wood, overdoor with brackets and double-hung window on facade. Sides of structure ... More
322 South Fifteenth Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
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Jefferson County Courthouse, 531 West Jefferson Street, Louisville, Je...
Significance: Designed in 1835 by the noted Greek Revival architect, Gideon Shryock, the Jefferson County Courthouse stands as one of the major surviving monuments to that style. Unprocessed Field note materia... More
Vienna Restaurant, 133-135 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson ...
Significance: At one time the most elegant and sumptuous restaurant in Louisville, the Vienna Restaurant, is a very rare example of the Art Nouveau influence in Louisville. Aside from remnants of the interior,... More
Vienna Restaurant, 133-135 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Jefferson ...
Significance: At one time the most elegant and sumptuous restaurant in Louisville, the Vienna Restaurant, is a very rare example of the Art Nouveau influence in Louisville. Aside from remnants of the interior,... More
626 South Nineteenth Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
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City Hall, 601 West Jefferson Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: The seat of Louisville's municipal government, City Hall is a monumental example of Italianate architecture with a fine Mansard clock tower. Survey number: HABS KY-143 Building/structure dates: ... More
City Hall, 601 West Jefferson Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: The seat of Louisville's municipal government, City Hall is a monumental example of Italianate architecture with a fine Mansard clock tower. Survey number: HABS KY-143 Building/structure dates: ... More
Ambrose R. Wright House, 702 Green Street, Louisville, Jefferson Count...
Significance: The Ambrose R. Wright House was built pre-1860 by himself as his personal home for his family and him. It is one of the earlier buildings in Lousiville, and in an area determined eligible for a hi... More
Phoenix Hill Historic District, 926 East Marshall Street (House), Loui...
Significance: Residential. Working-class dwelling in shotgun style. // 1872. Vernacular. Brick. Shotgun - approx. 15' x 50', one story. Brick shotgun with gable front. Classical, wood door surround remain... More
Slave Market, Public Square, Louisville, Jefferson County, GA
Significance: This old Slave Market was erected in 1758, at what was then the junction of the Georgetown and Savannah Trails. Here there was an Indian trading post, and this crossroads was a meeting place of sl... More
1809 West Madison Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 1809 West Madison Street is significant within the context of the Russell National Register District which was listed in 1980. This structure is typical of shotgun houses that were built througho... More
Southern Heights-Beechmont District Landscapes, Louisville, Jefferson ...
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647 South Eighteenth Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 647 South Eighteenth Street lies within the Russell National District which was listed in 1980. This structure is contributing to the neighborhood in that it is consistent in size and scale to ot... More
1921 Derby, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky.
J248417 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Caufield & Shook; May 27, 1921. Three insets at top of image are titled, from left to right: "The parade to the post", "The finish" and "First time past grandstand".
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 109 East Broadway, Louis...
Significance: The masterpiece of William J. Dodd, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary is an excellent example of Collegiate Gothic architecture. Its present adaptive usage is a fitting complement to i... More
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 109 East Broadway, Louis...
Significance: The masterpiece of William J. Dodd, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary is an excellent example of Collegiate Gothic architecture. Its present adaptive usage is a fitting complement to i... More
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 109 East Broadway, Louis...
Significance: The masterpiece of William J. Dodd, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary is an excellent example of Collegiate Gothic architecture. Its present adaptive usage is a fitting complement to i... More
Farmington, 3033 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: Farmington is one of the few houses constructed after a design by Thomas Jefferson. Its history of preservation has been remarkable. It now remains virtually as originally constructed, with the ... More
Farmington, 3033 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: Farmington is one of the few houses constructed after a design by Thomas Jefferson. Its history of preservation has been remarkable. It now remains virtually as originally constructed, with the ... More
Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Jeff...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-19 Survey number: HABS KY-20-19 Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction
Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Jeff...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-19 Survey number: HABS KY-20-19 Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction
Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Jeff...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-19 Survey number: HABS KY-20-19 Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, 4701 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, Je...
Survey number: HALS KY-6 Public domain photograph - historical image of Kentucky, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, 4701 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, Je...
Survey number: HALS KY-6 Public domain photograph of a graveyard monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, 4701 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, Je...
Survey number: HALS KY-6 Public domain photograph - grave, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Central of Georgia Railway, Passenger Station & Train Shed, Corner of ...
Significance: The Central of Georgia Terminal and Trainshed at Savannah are part of one of the earliest attempts to build a comprehensive railroad terminal and shop complex in this country. The structure of th... More
Central of Georgia Railway, Passenger Station & Train Shed, Corner of ...
Significance: The Central of Georgia Terminal and Trainshed at Savannah are part of one of the earliest attempts to build a comprehensive railroad terminal and shop complex in this country. The structure of th... More
Central of Georgia Railway, Passenger Station & Train Shed, Corner of ...
Significance: The Central of Georgia Terminal and Trainshed at Savannah are part of one of the earliest attempts to build a comprehensive railroad terminal and shop complex in this country. The structure of th... More
Affidavit and Louisville Gazette notice of court case
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The first passenger train passing over the great Ohio River bridge at ...
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Map of the Richmond and Louisville R.R. connecting the railroads of Vi...
Shows eastern United States and includes relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, county boundaries, and the railroad network in red. Scale 1:760,920. LC also has 1883 edition in covers. LC Railroad maps... More
The Levee, Louisville, Ky - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
"5" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070035. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
![[Third Avenue, Louisville, Ky.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDYvMDEvMDEvdGhpcmQtYXZlbnVlLWxvdWlzdmlsbGUta3ktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Third Avenue, Louisville, Ky.]")
[Third Avenue, Louisville, Ky.]
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Third Ave., Louisville, Ky - Victorian era public domain image
"G 3600" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019359. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Entrance to Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Entrance to Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky
Negative cracked through center. "G 3591" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019369. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
City Hall, Louisville, Ky - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.
"G 3589" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019365. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Start, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., The
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Base ball club "The Colonels" of Louisville, Ky. / Fotografs by Hunt, ...
Photograph showing baseball players in uniforms and sweaters posing on and around a bench. J190716 U.S. Copyright Office. Azo postcard. Copyrighted 1914, Hunt, Ft. Myers, Fla.
Factory Inspectors Past and Present. From left to right: Miss Ella Haa...
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad Depot, 301 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloo...
Significance: This finely-detailed station marks the furthermost extension of the L. & N. Birmingham Mineral Railroad which opened Tuscaloosa County coal fields to economic development. / This Beaux Arts style ... More
Highway between Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky
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Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, with Ohio River in background
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Well-to-do horse show enthusiast from Louisville, Shelby County Horse ...
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Canoeing on the Ohio River on Saturday. Louisville, Kentucky
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
Fishing on Ohio riverfront in Louisville, Kentucky
Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More
A black and white photo of three men sitting at a picnic table, possib...
Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More
People from Louisville, Kentucky, taking a picnic supper on their boat...
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Aluminum. Reynolds Metal Company, Louisville, Kentucky. Coils of sheet...
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Aluminum. Reynolds Metal Company, Louisville, Kentucky. A stock of "st...
Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Army uniform trouser manufacture. Kane Manufacturing Company, Louisvil...
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Aluminum. Reynolds Metal Company, Louisville, Kentucky. Ingots of "str...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Aluminum. Reynolds Metal Company, Louisville, Kentucky. A rush order o...
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Production. Pipe fittings. Huge stocks of pipe fittings for Army equip...
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Production. Plywood for aircraft and boats. Strong, light plywood for ...
Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Production. Torpedo tube mounts. Scraping the teeth of a torpedo tube ...
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Production. Naval gun mounts. A naval gun mount assembly, one of many ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Production. Marine boilers. Working on large heat exchangers in a Midw...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Conversion. Watch cases to war production. Conversion, all the day. Th...
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Production. Veneer for aircraft and other war essentials. Poplar venee...
Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Production. Marine boilers. Bronze heads for surface condensors are dr...
Public domain photograph - working class people, the 1930s United States, work, labor, worker, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Conversion. Flooring to gunstocks. Cutting gunstock blocks for the Arm...
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More
A Greyhound bus trip from Louisville, Kentucky, to Memphis, Tennessee,...
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A lieutenant getting acquainted with one of the passengers on a Greyho...
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A Greyhound bus trip from Louisville, Kentucky, to Memphis, Tennessee,...
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