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  Carte-de-visite of possibly Catherine Manser Stow, ca. 1862
  

  According to the family, Belle Dufour Stepleton, Catharine's granddaughter, identified this photo, but we're not absolutely certain that she is correct. If it is Catharine, she is not wearing her spectacles, and would appear to be in her late 60s or early 70s. Catharine attained the age of 70 in 1881. Both the clothing and the stye of the image appear to date from an earlier era, so we have to consider that Judith Hyde Manser (d. 1871), Livia Hayward Stow (d. 1858), or someone else could be the subject, and that this carte-de-visite may have been copied from an earlier cased image (daguerreotype, tintype, or ambrotype). There is a good chance it isn't Livia Stow as she died before the invention of carte-de-visites."
  
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  Uzziel Hayward Stow, 1888
  

  Cabinet card of Uzziel Hayward Stow (1809-1890) two years before his death, when he was 79 years old. He preferred plain attire and may have been a reluctant subject.
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  Catharine Manser Stow, 1888
  

  Cabinet card of Catharine Manser Stow (1811-1899) at age 77. She has donned her wig and a modest, lacey cap for the occasion.
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  Baron P. Stow, 1864
  

  Carte-de-visite of Baron P. Stow (1847-1864). On Friday, January 29, 1864, Baron Stow wrote in his diary: "I… went down town and got my Photographs taken. I passed some time before I could get them to look natural." Later, on February 3, 1864, he comments: "I got my Photographs to day- they are very nice I think. I had them taken standing up." It is likely that this image was the one of which he writes. At the time Baron was captivated by Anna Ogle and no doubt intended to exchange photographs with her. He was 16, and died of typhoid on August 2, 1864.
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  Loring B. Stow, ca. 1870
  

  Carte-de-visite of Loring B. Stow (1838-1860) This image has apparently been replicated from an ambrotype that was taken in the late 1850s.
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  Hiram S. Stow, ca. 1870
  

  Carte-de-visite of Hiram S. Stow (1835-1853). This image has apparently been replicated from an ambrotype that was taken ca. 1853, when Hiram was 18.
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  Wrecking Ball, Louisville, n.d.

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  View Looking East from 9th & Madison, 1948

  Looking east from 9th and Madison Streets, 1948. Madison Street no longer exists is this area.
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  Building Being Demolished on 6th and Grayson, 1959

  Building at 6th and Grayson Streets shortly before demolition, 1959.
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  Mansion from Alley on Chestnut Between 6th & 7th, n.d.

  Rear view of a mansion on Chestnut Street between 6th and 7th Streets, undated. This might be a rear view of the Huston Apartments at 620 W. Chestnut.
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  Mansion Demolished on Chestnut Between 7th & 8th, 1957

  Chestnut Street mansion between 7th and 8th Streets shortly before being demolished, 1957.
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  Rear View of South Side of Walnut St Between 6th and 7th, ca. 1950

  Rear view of buildings on the south side of Walnut Street between 6th and 7th Streets, ca. 1950.
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  Rear View Mansion on Gray St being Demolished, 1959

  Old mansion on Gray Street being demolished, 1959. Once lined by fine mansions, medical facilities, light industry, and surface parking now dominate the area. Only a few houses remain today.
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  Rear of East Side 7th between Magazine and Broadway, 1951

  Another view of the rear of row houses on the east side of 7th north of Broadway, 1951.
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  Rear of 7th St between Broadway and Magazine, 1951

  Rear view of row houses on the east side of 7th Street north of Broadway, 1951.
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  East Side of 7th Between Magazine and Broadway, 1951

  Closer view of the antebellum date row houses on the east side of 7th Street north of Broadway, 1951. They were razed by the late 1950s.
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  East side of 7th St Between Broadway and Magazine, 1950

  Photograph taken at 7th Street between Broadway and Magazine Street, Louisville, Kentucky, 1950.
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  7th St between Broadway and Magazine, 1951

  The site of the former Louisville Female College, 1951. This view looking south provides a good view of the antebellum date row houses that would also soon be demolished. The Gene Snyder U. S. Courthouse and Custom House (the U. S. Post Office, Court House, and Custom House in the 1950s) can be glimpsed in the distance. This property is now surface parking for the federal courthouse and Romano Mazzoli Federal Building.
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  East Side of 7th Between Broadway and Magazine, 1951

  Photograph taken at 7th Street and Magazine Street, Louisville, Kentucky, 1951, with demoltion underway and sign for M & R Wrecking & Lumber Company.
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  East Side of 7th between Broadway & Magazine, 1950

  Building once home to the pre-Civil War Louisville Female College, east side of 7th Street between Broadway and Magazine, 1950.