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  • Fanny Ballard Thruston, n.d. (PC2.0340).jpg

    A carte-de-visite photograph of Frances ("Fanny") Ann Thruston Ballard (1826-1896), wife of Andrew Ballard and mother of Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston.
  • 940 French Ave W S Bodley House.jpg

    W. S. Bodley sold this home and property for the Camp; in 1921, some of the property was repurchased by Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston and given to the city of Louisville as George Rogers Clark Park. This house remained in the residential area.
  • Illinois.JPG

    Supposedly the home of early Jefferson County settler Elizabeth Prather, the Ben Boerste house is across Illinois Avenue from the Louisville Nature Center’s parking lot.
  • 1215 Hess Ln.jpg

    Behind Battery E of the 6th Regiment Field Artillery Replacement stands the former home of Herman Kurz, a Louisville grocer. You can see the house on Hess Lane today.
  • 3823 Glenside.jpg

    Brothers William and Joseph Crawford owned adjoining farms off Poplar Level Road before World War I, and both had to make way for the camp. Today their farmhouses sit streets apart in a residential area between Poplar Level and Illinois Avenue.
  • 3001 Greenup.jpg

    Dr. James C. Mitchell leased and then sold his home and property for the Camp, but its distinctive frame remains in the neighborhood behind George Rogers Clark Park.
  • 4211 Poplar Level road.jpg

    Purchased by the US Government from Katherine Dahl, this home housed Camp Commander Major General Harry Hale. Today it is for sale.
  • PLT-6_LBJCampaignVisit1964.jpg

    President Johnson visited Louisville during his 1964 political campaign where he was met by supporters at a downtown rally.
  • 993PC17_61_Kennedy1960_AR.jpg

    Kennedy visits Louisville during a campaign stop in 1960.
  • 991PC65_15_EisenhoweronPlatform_LouisvilleCampaign stop1952.jpg

    Eisenhower, accompanied by his wife Mamie (seated lower right), visits Louisville during a campaign tour in 1952.
  • 2011_23_2.jpg

    Dress of Hattie Leona Main (1873-1876) depicted in a painting to memorialize her life when she passed away in 1876.
  • 1982_13_16AB_3.JPEG

    Pair of cufflinks made of hair and gold. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
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    Mourning Ribbon memorializing Lafayette ( 1757-1834). Silk ribbon with image of Lafayette surrounded by a laurel wreath and a stand of arms. "Lafayette / Born Sept 1st. A.D. 1757. / Died May 20. A.D. 1834."
  • https://filsonhistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/1993_35_13_1-2.jpeg

    Funeral ribbon memorializing Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885). Ribbon is made of black mourning crepe and blue silk. A black pin is attached to the center top. The pin has a white shield, black sash and "Grant" in white lettering.
  • https://filsonhistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/1952_7_4-2.jpeg

    Silk ribbon memorializing the death of Jefferson Davis (1808-1889). Contains the image of the Confederate flag. "Funeral Obsequies of Jefferson Davis. Reception Committee. New Orleans, Dec. 11th 1889."
  • https://filsonhistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/1991_19-2.jpeg

    Silk ribbon memorializing the death of Zachary Taylor (1784-1850). Gold eagle holding an American Flag with profile of Taylor in gold. "The last coherent words of the venerable patriot, President Zachary Tailor [sic]: 'I die--I am expecting the summons--I am ready to meet death-- I have endeavored faithfully to discharge my duty --I am sorry to leave my friends!"
  • https://filsonhistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/1934_18_x_1-2.jpeg

    Silk ribbon memorializing the death of Zachary Taylor (1784-1850). "The nation mourns a patriot gone. Published at 302 Race St Bel., 9th."
  • https://filsonhistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/1981_8_20_2.jpeg

    Henning and Hobb family miniature portraits, including mourning portrait of Susan Henning Hobbs (1816-1835) (top), first wife of Edward Dorsey Hobbs. Painted in grisaille manner to indicate her death around the age 19. The family miniatures were later framed together. Other miniatures include: Edward Dorsey Hobbs (left-center) (son of Mary Ann Hobbs), Mary Ann Dorsey Hobbs (center), Susan Hobbs Luckett (right-center)(daughter of Marry Ann Hobbs), and Fanny Henning Speed (bottom) (see also 1935.14).
  • https://filsonhistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/1982_13_13_1.jpeg

    Gold oval pendant with twitted edge decoration and two locks of hair. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
  • https://filsonhistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/1982_13_14_1.jpeg

    Oval gold pendant with two out rings, one engraved and one twisted gold, containing two locks of hair. Collected by Robert Schmitt who was a jeweler for Drake Jewelry.
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