The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects

Club photograph of Helen Humes, ca. 1940s

Professional portrait of singer Helen Humes taken at the Avery Willard Studio in new York City.

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Violins of Hope in the Ohio Valley

In October 2019, the Filson Historical Society joined with 30 community partners and venues to host a two-week visit in...

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Film and Video Collections

The Filson Historical Society's Digital Projects highlight digitized and born-digital materials from the Filson's collections.

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Polio vaccines, 1960

8mm color film clip of two medical professionals administering vaccines to children at Camp Tall Trees in Meade County, Kentucky. The Jewish…

Field day at Camp Tall Trees, 1960

8mm color film clip of field day competitions at Camp Tall Trees in Meade County, Kentucky, as shot by a camp counselor. The Jewish Community Center…

Camp Tall Trees store, 1960

8mm color film clip of the merchandise in the camp store at Camp Tall Trees in Meade County, Kentucky, as shot by a camp counselor. The Jewish…

Camp milk delivery, 1959

8mm color film clip of a milkman delivering and removing milk churns for Camp Tall Trees, and children dispensing milk. The Jewish Community Center of…

Jewish campers visit a farm, 1966

8mm color film clip of Camp Tall Trees visiting a farm in Meade County, Kentucky, as shot by a camp counselor in 1966. The Jewish Community Center of…

Combine harvester in Meade County, Kentucky, 1966

8mm color film clip of Camp Tall Trees visiting a farm in Meade County, Kentucky, as shot by a camp counselor in 1966. Farmer workers are…

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