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The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects

Browse Items (5 total)

  • 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.
  • Color illustrated postcard sent from A. Engelhard & Sons Co., located at 805, 807, 809, 811 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The exterior design features a cherry tree stump with an axe embedded in it. The ax handle is labeled with George Washington's initials, G.W. The reverse side is George Washington sitting at a table with a cake in front of him. Two stereotypically depicted enslaved Black attendants are standing behind him. The interior of the card continues the George Washington theme to advertise coffee beans.
  • Chorus printed on cover; drawing of
    river bend
  • Postcard depicting events being held at the 1909 Kentucky State Fair, "Show Rain or Shine. Day and Night."
  • The Five Senses Fountain at an unknown site. The fountain was cast in bronze and measured 7' H, 5'3" in diameter at the basin. This was one of two works which Yandell exhibited in the 1913 Armory Show.
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