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Enid Bland Yandell in ball gown, n.d.

Enid Bland Yandell in ball gown (costume) standing before an ornate throne. Possibly when she was crowned the Queen of the carnival as part of…
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Discher Family Papers, 1917-1921.

Papers are primarily composed of family letters to Louis Discher, a soldier serving in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. The…
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Louisville, City in Transition

Ivey W. Cousins captured streetscapes and buildings in downtown Louisville from Broadway north to the Ohio River and the residential...
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Record of Emma Gary’s 1878 admission to the Home for Friendless Women.

The Home accepted women in a variety of situations, including prostitutes and women who merely needed a temporary place to stay. The Home especially…
The Home for Friendless Women on a rare excursion, circa 1889-92.

Photograph of a group of women, many holding their small children, on a rare outing from the Home for Friendless Women in Louisville, KY.
Powerhouse Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey Label

Label reads: Bottled exclusively for Maloney-Davidson Co. incorporated Louisville, Kentucky