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  1313 Mossrose Ave, ca. 1910

  Photograph of home at 1313 Mossrose Ave ca. 1913.
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  1923 Derby Memorabilia

  Scrapbook page featuring souvenirs and memorabilia from the 1923 Kentucky Derby. Items on the page include a jockey on the horse, a general admission ticket, a ticket to the grandstand, and an image of the winning horse with roses from the Kentucky Derby (possibly Zev).
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  1923 Derby Scrapbook page

  Close-up of a photo on a scrapbook page created by Mary Elizabeth Theobald. The image is of the winning horse and jockey.
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  1923 Kentucky Derby Grandstand

  Photograph from Mary Elizabeth Theobald's scrapbook of the 1923 Kentucky Derby Grandstand.
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  Abramson's Market on Preston St. in Louisville, ca. 1958

  Photograph of Abramson's Market in Louisville, KY. Located in Louisville’s historic Smoketown neighborhood in the western part of Louisville’s dissipating urban Jewish core, the store was run by Sidney and Roy Abramson.
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  Advertisement for the First Concert of the University of Louisville Symphony Orchestra, 1956

  The concert was held on December 14, 1956 at Columbia Auditorium. Tickets were 50 cents (about $5.00 in 2022 dollars).
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  Article about the Y.M.H.A Symphony in the June 1929 Issue of the Y.M.H.A Chronicler

  In a review of its recent program of Jewish Music, Hilmar Rosenthal reports that the the Y.M.H.A Little Symphony was planning an expansion into a full symphony, inviting donors to help a fund that would make "a real contribution to the cultural life of the city."
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  Article about the Y.M.H.A Symphony in the May 1929 Issue of the Y.M.H.A Chronicler

  This article by Hilmar Rosenthal reviews a successful year-long musical education concert series hosted by the Y.M.H.A, led by Jay W. Fay, Morris Simon, and Joseph Horvath. Themed performances explored topics ranging from Romantic and Modern styles, to German and Russian composers. The series was a reported success noting "Something new had been offered to Louisville, and all performances had been met with instance and permenant favor."
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  B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, ca. 1963

  Photograph of the local chapter of the B'nai B'rith organization, one of many programs at the Jewish Community Center in Louisville, KY. Jerry Abramson was involved in the local chapter during his teenage years.
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  Birth Certificate for Kurt Ackermann, produced for Emmigration in 1938

  This birth certificate for Kurt Ackermann was produced in 1938 by the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wein or the Jewish Community of Vienna. First organized as an official Jewish community organization in the mid-19th century, in 1938 the IKG was tasked with managing emmigration and deportation of Vienese Jews.
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  Brown Forman Parade Float

  Old Forester and Brown Forman Distillery Kentucky Derby Festival Parade flat, ca. 1956-1967.
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  Campaign for 3rd Ward Alderman, ca. 1975

  Campaign for 3rd Ward Alderman, mid-1970s. Jerry Abramson with Mayor Harvey Sloane
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  Catharine Manser Stow
  

  Card photograph of Catharine Manser Stow (1811-1899). According to the family, Catharine is wearing the wig that her daughter, Viola Stow Dufour [018PC4.03] commissioned for Catharine's 50th wedding anniversary celebration. It cost $20 and, due to the Ohio River flood of February 1884, did not arrive in time.
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  Club photograph of Helen Humes, ca. 1940s

  Professional photograph of Helen Humes taken at the Avery Willard Studio in new York City.
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  Club photograph of Helen Humes, circa 1950s

  Photograph of Helen Humes lounging in a chair and holding a cigarette in her right hand.
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  Cutout photograph of Helen Humes, n.d.

  A photograph of Helen Humes that has been cut out from a larger one. The original photograph has not been located. It gives the impression of a paper doll.
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  Derby Day crowds

  View of crowds at Churchill Downs, ca. 1930s. People in hats are walking around, and many parked cars are in the background.
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  Derby Festival Parade

  Originating in 1956 on a budget of only $640, the annual Pegasus Parade is the Kentucky Derby Festival's oldest event. This photograph shows a U. S. Army Armor Center parade float, ca. 1960s.
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  Derby hats

  Kentucky Derby hats are a long-standing tradition started by women; however men have taken part in the tradition as well over the years. For well-to-do late 19th and early 20th century women, Derby day was an opportunity to be seen in the latest fashions.
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  Derby hats

  A group of men and women dressed in nice clothes and hats pose for a photograph under a tree.