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  • An invitation to the artistic performance of Domy Reiter-Soffer's A Time to Remember at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 25, 1995. The Holocaust Remembrance event featured the Louisville Ballet, Louisville Orchestra, and children's and men's choirs.

  • Letter sent from A. Duteil Importer & Manufacturer of Human Hair Work, 85 Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky, to supplier C. E. Hartung & Company in New York City, requesting an order. The backside of the letterhead advertises many manufacturers, wholesale merchants, and professionals.

  • Invoice for coffee purchased by Gobber & Luetkemier, Frankfort, Kentucky, from A. Engelhard & Sons Wholesale Grocers, Louisville, Kentucky. Letterhead includes lithographic facade of building located at 834 and 836 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Invoice for goods purchased by Gobber & Lutkemeier, Frankfort, Kentucky, from A. Engelhard & Sons, Wholesale Grocers, numbers 805, 807, 809, 811 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Letterhead includes lithograph of the facade of the company building and notes "established 1855."

  • Women sometimes exercised greater power than the letter of the law accorded them. Annie Henry Christian, an early settler of Jefferson County, directed her husband's salt works operation south of Louisville following his death in 1786. Eliza Tevis, a free woman of color, consulted lawyers on multiple occasions--suing the estate of her former employer for withheld wages in 1838 and drawing up a prenuptial agreement prior to her marriage in 1843.
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  • Envelope and letter to John W. Blue, Darlington, Indiana, from Jules ? describing their travel plans from Louisville, Kentucky, to Darlington. addressed from the Alexander's Hotel located at the corner of Main and Eighth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Envelope lists J.B. Alexander & Co. Proprietors. 745 West Main Street.

  • Envelope and bill of sale sent from Altsheler & Co., importers and wholesale grocers located at 839 and 841 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Envelope includes advertisement text for Butcher's Lard on verso of envelope.

  • An inventory and appraisal of household goods, including enslaved people, in the estate of Jonathan Clark. Includes the name of the enslaved individuals and the allotment of "dower slaves" of the estate. Also included is a division of a lot in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and a sketch of Mulberry Hill.
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  • Envelope and two page letter sent by J. F. ? to Katy ? of Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope and letter are on paper printed for the Arlington Hotel, located at the corner of Twelfth and Main Streets in Louisville, Kentucky. W. T. Grant is named as the proprietor of the hotel.

  • Envelope and letter sent from attorney Benjamin F. Washer. Office located at 216 Fifth Street in the Kenyon Building, Room 16, Louisville, Kentucky, to Lena Pohl.

  • In January 1918, distillers and philanthropists Bernard and Isaac Bernheim contributed $100,000 for an addition to the Jewish Hospital. One of the conditions attached to the brothers’ donation was their request to rename the hospital Bernheim Memorial Hospital in memory of their parents. The blank hospital bill with the “Bernheim Memorial Hospital” letterhead is a remnant of the board’s initial acceptance of the donation with its conditions.

  • Envelope and invoice for blocks and soles purchased by Sutton & Lockwood, Salem, Indiana, from Bosler Bros. Shoe store and shoemaker supplies, located at 617 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Envelope and invoice include lithographic imagery and text return address block and promotional text for various product and services, including: Dr. Clarke's foot powder and leather for art and fancy work.

  • Envelope and invoice sent to Stella D. Kraus, 1026 Everett Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky, from Burkley & Tierney Fire Insurance located at Fourth and Main Streets within rooms 305 and 306 in the Columbia Building, Louisville, Kentucky. Orange 1/2 sheet invoices for balance due.

  • Envelope, letter, and blank information form sent to the Editor of the Annual, Henderson Business College, Memphis, Tennessee, from Bush-Krebs Co. Incorporated Engravers - College Annual Experts located at 408 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Calling card style postcard. The letter advertises the services of the company and requests that the annual editor share the contact information of their successor. The information form is pre-addressed to Bush-Krebs Co.

  • Envelope and invoice sent to Scott Cunningham from C.C. Bickel & Co. Manufacturers of Fine Cigars located at 202 and 204 West Main, Louisville, Kentucky. Envelope and letter promotes Daniel Boone Cigar Factory.

  • Envelope and letter sent to Badger & Cunningham, Derby, Indiana from C.C. Bickel & Co. Manufacturers of Fine Cigars located at 202 and 204 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Envelope promotes Daniel Boone Cigars and letterhead includes text and graphic for Spotted Fawn Cigar Factory.

  • Campaign material in the form of a letter written by Jerry Abramson to classmates of Seneca High School

  • Envelope and letter sent to attorney S. A. Champion, Parris, Tennessee, from Cannon & Byers Wholesale Millinery Goods located at 191 Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Verso of envelope features a red lithograph image advertising "The Eighth Annual Industrial Exposition." Event opened September 7, 1880 and closed October 23, 1880. The letter discusses an enclosed check for $10 for their case.

  • Envelope and letter sent from C. B. Stern to R. J. Railer, Kentucky. The letter body reads "Will call to see you tonight at 8 oclock. Please stay or leave ward." The envelope and letterhead were printed for the Capital Hotel located at 315 - 315 1/2 East Market Street. Envelope lists Lan Bridwell as proprietor and includes an image of the hotel facade. The letterhead advertises "The best hotel of its kind in the world. 90 Rooms, American Plan. Electric lights, electric bells, heated by steam, bath free to all regular boarders, pool room attached."
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