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  • Rollin' Stone commented on changing standards of acceptable dress for women in the 1930s. One suspects that clothing which drew the ire of traditionalists in the 1930s would be quite modest by today's standards.

  • Adolf Hitler with senior Nazi officials Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler. The trio cowers in the face of Allied progress.

  • In Finch's cartoons, the Nazis only look threatening when they attack civilians.

  • With the nation's young men away at war, women took on many of the roles traditionally occupied by men.

  • Massive amounts of metal were required to build ships, airplanes, and weaponry. Americans donated their scrap metal in drives held across the country.

  • In this cartoon, slicing a portion of Schickelgruber-- a reference to the surname of Hitler's father-- indicates that the Allies were hopeful Turkey might join the cause against Germany. In actuality, Turkey remained neutral until just prior to the end of the war.

  • Public health matters continue to concern citizens. Despite a plethora of filtration methods, Louisville's drinking water is still of questionable quality.

  • Christmas celebrations were short-lived in 1943. The world's attention could not be diverted from war for long.

  • Clipping from Service describing the opening of the gift shop at Jewish Hospital. The gift shop was operated by the Women's Guild of Jewish Hospital.

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  • Page from the papers of Melville Otter Briney of Louisville, Kentucky. On this page is pasted a streamer that reads "Votes for Women," accompanied by a note: "I was a page at Mrs. Snowden's lecture." Otter is referring to the November 1915 lecture given by British feminist Ethel Snowden at the Masonic Theater in Louisville.

  • "I paint pictures and exhibit them; and sometimes I sell them."
    -Patty Thum 1879

    Thum returned to Louisville and established her first studio in her family's home at Floyd and Jacob Streets. Thum remained single and lived in the family home throughout her life. Her brother Mandeville became a successful doctor and provided a financial safety net for Thum, who found it difficult to earn an income from her art.

    When Thum graduated from Vassar, American artists were struggling to make a market for themselves. Collectors were more interested in masterworks and pieces by European avant-garde artists. Thum began showing her work at a variety of national exhibitions to build name recognition.

    Thum made and sold work for the commercial market. Capitalizing on the popularity of her flower paintings, she made images that were used as magazine, newspaper, and catalog illustrations.

  • Stow began to see the school in a more positive light as graduation approached. She wanted to be a teacher but expected her mother and older brother to oppose her aspirations. She taught in her hometown for several school terms in the early 1860s but quit teaching after her marriage in 1862.

    Several of Stow's schoolfriends also embarked on teaching careers. Stow's cousin, Julia Stow, briefly taught in Marble Hill, Indiana, while Maggie Brown moved farther away to teach music in Loda, Illinois. Melissa Jackson was a teacher in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, before pursuing better pay near the Ohio River in Boone County, Kentucky, which she describes in the letter.

  • Entry for Patty Prather Thum in Women's Who's Who of America, 1914-1915

  • Architectural drawings of additions and alternations to Louisville properties belonging to Mr. C.C. Bickel. Drawings of his residence at 1438 East Broadway include plans of the foundations, rear and side elevations, and the first, second and third stories. Drawings of his store at 528 W. Main Street include floor plans for each of the six stories, details for an iron sidewalk chute, details of stonework, a structural drawing of escape routes, and plans for a freight elevator.
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  • Architectural drawings of additions to the Louisville residence of Dr. McDermott, at the northeast corner of St. Catherine and 6th Streets. Drawings include front and side elevations, a foundation plan showing improvements to the home, and drawings of other improvements including new side elevation.
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  • Architectural drawings of additions and repairs to U.S. Custom House and Post Office buildings in Louisville. Drawings of the building at the southwest corner of 3rd and Green (Liberty) Streets include plans for three floors, which include the courtroom and post office, and plans for a hydraulic elevator. Drawings of the building at 4th and Chestnut Streets include plans for five floors, details of heating and venting apparatus, basement plans showing alterations in the drainage system and gas and water pipes, and pedestal details for the court room.
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  • Drawing of mechanical components for a new dry house for Bonnie Bros. Distillery at Ashland and Tyler Ave. (Louisville Drying Machinery Co.)
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