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Enid with Birthday Beasts and The Pioneer, 1926
Enid Bland Yandell poses in her Red Cross uniform holding one of her Birthday Beasts (also known as Wind in the Willows, 1926). Her small plaster titled The Pioneer (also known as Daniel Boone, 1924) plus one more beast sits on the table. Small, table sculptures were popular during the late 19th and early 20th century due to the rise of middle class incomes. -
Enid and friends, ca, 1890
Enid Bland Yandell (on right) poses with three unidentified women. -
Enid Bland Yandell in ball gown, n.d.
Enid Bland Yandell in ball gown (costume) standing before an ornate throne. Possibly when she was crowned the Queen of the carnival as part of pagenants and entertainments of the Satellies of Mercury. -
Pages from Enid Yandell's Photograph Album, ca. 1901
Two pages from a photograph album created by Enid Yandell. Photograph album pages. Side One: works of Enid Bland Yandell including: a caryatid (1891-1892) created for the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago World's Fair of 1893), a bust of Alfred Victor DuPont (1894), a bust of Landon Cabell Garland (1897), and two views of Enid's Daniel Boone statue in studio (1893). Side Two: The top left and bottom left sculptures are not identified. The right is Enid Yandell in a studio with two of her sculptures (a model of The Fisher Boy on the table and Allah-il-Allah to the right) -
Laying the Cornerstone, ca. 1903
A group gathers to lay the cornerstone of the original Jewish Hospital. -
Original Board of Directors and Rabbis, ca. 1905
Photograph of the original board of directors and rabbis who oversaw the dedication and creation of Jewish Hospital.
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Service Club
Construction of Camp Zachary Taylor, possibly the Service Club. -
Flooded Portland
Aerial view of flooded Portland, the West End of Louisville, and eastern New Albany, Indiana with the K&I Bridge in the distance, 1937 Flood. -
Flood damage in Indiana
Flood damage across the Ohio River in Indiana, 1937. Groups of people are entering boats from a large building on the far side of the street to travel on the flooded roadway. Boats range in size from rowboats to schooners. There is a flooded, abandoned trailer on the opposite side of the street. Multiple trees are submerged. -
The "Point"
Damaged houses at The "Point," Louisville, KY, 1937 Flood. Housing materials are mostly wood and roofing tiles. A detached roof with gable is on the ground. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
General Electric Appliance Park Parade Float
General Electric Appliance Park Parade Float going down Broadway with the Commonwealth garage in the background during the Pegasus Parade, ca. 1960s. -
Steamboat race between Delta Queen and Belle of Louisville
Back of photo reads "The first steamboat race in more than 30 years will line the banks of the Ohio River near Louisville with spectators April 30 when the Delta Queen and the Belle of Louisville vie as a feature of the Kentucky Derby Festival." February 1968. -
Brown Forman Parade Float
Old Forester and Brown Forman Distillery Kentucky Derby Festival Parade flat, ca. 1956-1967. -
Kentucky Derby crowd, ca. 1930
View of crowds at Churchill Downs, ca. 1930s. Women in hats and dresses can be seen walking around. -
Fontaine Fox at the drawing board, n.d.
Fontaine Fox sketches the Toonerville Trolley, the rickety trolley car that would become the iconic image of his fictional suburban town. -
Residence of C. Neumeyer
Residence of C. Neumeyer located at 1805 Windsor Place and built in the Prairie-style, ca. 1910-1930.Tags architecture -
Residence of C. C. Hieatt
Residence of C. C. Hieatt located at 1817 Windsor Place and built in the American Foursquare style with Prairie-style influences, ca. 1910-1930.Tags architecture