Allan and Anna Weiss collection on Kentucky businesses and institutions

Collection Items

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  Fulton, Conway & Co. supplement to no. 25 illustrated catalogue, circa 1880s-1890s

  Illustrated catalog supplement printed for Fulton, Conway & Co. manufacturer and dealer of carriage and wagon hardware, iron and steel. Warehouse located at 827 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky, and factory on Eighth Street from York to Cawthorn.
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  A. Domeck & Co. Importers of Manufacturers of Human Hair Goods envelope, 1870 October 10

  Envelope sent to C. E. Hartung & Company, New York, from A. Domeck & Co. Importers of Manufacturers of Human Hair Goods, located at 105 Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
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  Kentucky Homecoming Week envelope, 1906 January 1

  Envelope sent from the Commercial Club, sponsor of Homecoming Week for Kentuckians in Louisville on June 13-17, 1906.
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  United States Trust Co. envelope, 1904 October 15

  Envelope sent from United States Trust Co. located at Fifth and Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
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  American Saddle Horse Breeders Association envelope, letter, and certificate, 1909 August 20

  Envelope, letter, and certificate of registration sent to E. T. Brown, Ft. Sheridan, Illinois, from John B. Castleman, president of the American Saddle-Horse Breeders Association located at no 611 Columbia Building, 4th and Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope, letter, and certificate include a lithograph of a horse. The certificate of registration is for a horse named Sheridan, foaled in 1903.
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  Vogel Bros. & Co. envelope and advertisement, 1909

  Envelope and price list poster sent from Vogel Bros. & Co. Shoe Makers, located at Eight and Congress Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope features an image of the factory. The poster includes images of the shoes.
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  Tyler Hotel envelope, 1922 July 12

  Envelope sent from the Tyler Hotel located at Third and Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope design features the exterior of the hotel and advertises that the building is "absolutely fire proof." The back of the envelope is a color illustration advertisement for the Kentucky State Fair held on September 11-16, 1922. Images include Churchill Downs, a horse, bull, clown, airplanes, vegetables, and fruit.
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  Seelbach envelope, 1927 July 25

  Envelope sent to W. A. Shields, Victoria, Australia, from the Seelbach Hotel located at Fourth and Walnut Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. The back of the envelope features color illustration advertisement for the Kentucky State Fair, held on September 12-17, 1927.
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  Louisville Lithographic Co. envelope, circa 1880s-1910s

  Envelope sent from Louisville Lithographic Co. located in Power Hall, at 3rd Street between Green and Walnut, Louisville, Kentucky. The design includes the façade of the building.
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  Bible Revision Rooms envelope, 1857 November 6

  Envelope sent from from publisher Bible Revision Rooms located at the corner of Walnut and Fourth Streets, Louisville, Kentucky.
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  Baptist Book Concern envelope, 1904 February 26

  Envelope sent to Weiss Binder Co., Toledo, Ohio, from Baptist Book Concern, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope advertises that the company publishes the Western Recorder, the "Leading Religious and Family Paper for more than Seventy-Eight Years."
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  Denhard Company Incorporated envelope, 1911 August 23

  Envelope sent to W.W. McDaniel, Horse Cave, Kentucky, from Denhard Company, Furniture, Carpets, Stoves, Ranges, House Furnishings, 221 West Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope advertises that "we can furnish a house complete in ten hours and make liberal terms."
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  Western Recorder envelope, circa 1880 September 24

  Envelope sent to Major John Caperton, Grand Hotel, San Francisco, California, from the Western Recorder, Room No. 6, Mozart Building, Corner of Fourth and Jefferson Streets, Second Floor, Louisville, Kentucky.
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  Western Recorder envelope, 1897 May 28

  Envelope sent from the Western Recorder, published by Baptist Book Concern, Incorporated, located at 307 West Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope advertises "for seventy years--leading Baptist paper. $2.00 in advance." The back of the envelope advertises the publisher's religious book selling business.
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  Truth envelopes, 1886

  Two envelopes sent to Margaret Allison (Mrs. Young E. Allison), Fort Spring, West Virginia, from Truth (publication), 330 W. Green Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
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  The Southern Magazine postcard, 1894 April 13

  Subscription receipt sent to Mrs. F. L. Williams, Bristol, Rhode Island, from The Southern Magazine, corner of Main Street and Fourth Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky.
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  The Louisville Times letter, 1904 January 26

  Letter sent to Neville C. Bullitt, Louisville, Kentucky, from The Louisville Times, Louisville, Kentucky. The letter is an apology for missing a banquet. The letterhead features a newspaper boy holding up a newspaper. The cover reads "largest circulation of any afternoon paper in the South."
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  The Louisville Evening Post subscription slip, 1901 June 11

  Subscription slip sent between J. A. Stewart and The Louisville Evening Post, Louisville, Kentucky.
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  The Louisville Evening Post letter, 1903 September 17

  Letter sent to Lt. Neville S. Bullitt, Louisville, Kentucky, from The Louisville Evening Post, Louisville, Kentucky. A representative of the Post requests a photograph of Bullitt for publishing "in connection with the approaching joint maneuvers to be held at West Point." The letterhead features an image of a newspaper carrier running and holding up a newspaper.
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  The Louisville Evening Post envelope, January 1902

  Envelope sent to Orcutt Seed & Plant Co., San Diego, California, from The Louisville Evening Post, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope features an image of a newspaper carrier running and holding up a newspaper.