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"Scrapco" advertising sign, Louisville Scrap Material Company

View of the iron man advertising sign at Louisville Scrap Material Company [the junk yard] at East River Road and North Preston Street. The sign underneath the iron man reads "I 'am' Scrapco the Scrapman"

Plan for the University of Louisville Medical Center, circa 1955

Plan for the University of Louisville Medical Center. After World War II, a fervor of urban renewal swept through American cities, shifting populations and remaking neighborhoods with major construction projects. The new downtown Medical Center was a key urban renewal project for Louisville and involved complex coordination between the University of Louisville (U of L), Jewish Hospital, the city, and a forerunner of the Louisville Chamber of Commerce called The Louisville Area Development Association (LADA). The city exercised eminent domain to obtain much of the land, deeming older buildings unsafe and buying or requisitioning them for demolition. U of L then arranged for Jewish Hospital to lease the land for $1 a year for 99 years.

Site of New Jewish Hospital, circa 1950

Sign reading "Site of New Jewish Hospital Affiliated with the University Medical Center."

Cover of 1954 Annual Report

Cover of the 1954 Annual Report, the Jewish Hospital Association of Louisville, KY

Uniongram from Congregation Brith Sholom Sisterhood, 1953

Congratulatory telegram sent from the Brith Sholom Sisterhood to board president E. M. Bottigheimer for the cornerstone laying on September 13, 1953.

Joshua B. Adams Residence Architectural Drawings, 1956

Drawings of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua B. Adams on Upper River Road, Louisville, Kentucky.

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Kentucky Derby Queen Festival Churchill Downs float, 1959

Kentucky Derby Queen Festival Churchill Downs float for the Pegasus Parade on East Broadway, May 3, 1959

1959 Derby Day Menu at the Pendennis Club

Menu for Derby Day at the Pendennis Club 1959.

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Pendennis Club Memo about Derby Day reservations, 1959

Memo to Pendennis Club members regarding reservations for Derby Day. The memo lists prices for derby events and details regarding guests and reservations.

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Board of Trade building photograph, 25 June 1959

View of the Board of Trade building at 106 North 3rd Street [northwestern corner of South 3rd Street and West Main Street].

Signing ceremony for Dutchman's Lane property, 1951

Photograph of Jewish community leaders signing the purchase for property on Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, Kentucky, to build a new Young Men's Hebrew Association (YMHA) building.

This item is included in the Bricks and Mortar, Soul and Heart: The Evolution of Louisville's Young Men's Hebrew Association and Jewish Community Center 1890-2022 digital exhibit at: https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/exhibits/show/ymha-jcc-louisville/dutchmans-lane-1955-present

JCC Youth Baseball Team, 1958

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This item is included in the Bricks and Mortar, Soul and Heart: The Evolution of Louisville's Young Men's Hebrew Association and Jewish Community Center 1890-2022 digital exhibit at: https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/exhibits/show/ymha-jcc-louisville/dutchmans-lane-1955-present

Emma Humes, circa 1950

Photographic studio portrait of Emma Humes (1881-1967), mother of Helen Humes.

Newspaper clipping of Helen Humes, 1959

Newspaper clipping from the Lousiville Times dated July 25, 1959. The headline reads "Local Jazz Singer May Make Big Time." The clipping features a photo of Helen Humes singing.

Club photograph of Helen Humes, circa 1950s

Photograph of Helen Humes lounging in a chair and holding a cigarette in her right hand.

Letter to Kurt Ackermann from conductor Sidney Harth, 1956

In September of 1956, violinist and Louisville Symphony Orchestra Conductor, Sidney Harth invites Kurt Ackermann to audition for a new orchestra forming at the University of Louisville. The audition was successful and Kurt Ackermann is listed as a violinist in the program for the new orchestra's first performance December 1956.

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