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  • https://filsonhistoricalimages.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/05_ymha-orchestra-rehersal-ca.-1920.jpg

    Photograph of Morris Simon leading a Louisville, Kentucky, Young Men's Hebrew Association (YMHA) Orchestra practice.
  • https://filsonhistoricalimages.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/06_library-at-the-ymha-on-college-and-second.jpg

    Photograph of the interior of the Louisville Young Men's Hebrew Association (YMHA) library on Second and Jacob Streets.

    This item is included in the Bricks and Mortar, Soul and Heart: The Evolution of Louisville's Young Men's Hebrew Association and Jewish Community Center 1890-2022 digital exhibit at: https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/exhibits/show/ymha-jcc-louisville/second-and-college-1913-1955
  • Tudor Lemon Gallery newsclipping June 20 1957.jpg

    Newspaper clipping on the sale of the Lemon Galleries Building at 223 East Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky.
  • MssAR_R318_Roll3_s5.jpg

    Elevation drawings for residence on Casselberry Road, Louisville, Kentucky.
  • 015PC55.03.jpg

    Photograph of real estate developer James Taylor in front of his Tudor Revival home at 6600 Shirley Avenue in the James T. Taylor Subdivision of Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Christmas Cards001.jpg

    Sample of Christmas cards sent to Louisville, Kentucky, couple Walter and Elizabeth Shackelton over the course of several holiday seasons in the late 1920s. Cards like these could be ordered from catalogs in pre-printed sets with the sender's name or in smaller batches to sign personally.
  • MssSB_L888_V3_SealsArticle.jpg

    Newspaper clipping on the Louisville Tuberculosis Association's 1931 Christmas Seals Campaign poster. Text on the poster reads "Buy Christmas Seals / Fight Tuberculosis / 25th annual seal sale / 1931." The poster design features a snowy scence of a stage coach passing by two Tudor-style buildings.
  • The-Wedding.jpeg

    For nearly five decades, abstract painter Gloucester Caliman “G.C.” Coxe (1907-1999) was a fixture of the Louisville art scene. The first Black artist to receive a fine arts degree from the University of Louisville, Coxe worked and exhibited with a milieu of artists including Sam Gilliam and Fred Bond. He co-founded the Louisville Art Workshop, where he worked alongside Gilliam, Bond, Robert Douglas, and Ed Hamilton, and was a mentor to generations of Louisville artists.
  • Gabby_001.jpg

    Selection of two illustrations for the book Gabby Gaffer by Louisville, Kentucky artist Carrie Douglas Dudley Ewen.
  • 1985_25_2_a.jpg

    Child's fork with convex curved handle. The handle is decorated with a raised outline, repousse leaves, and a monogram. The back of the handle has more vegetative repousse designs with 4 square marks of "J S & Co." and "Jas. I. Lemon & Co" (retailer).
  • 1988_28_1_a.jpg

    Coin silver teaspoon engraved "Lemon" on the front side of the handle. The bowl is egg-shaped and has a flat edge. The handle has rounded flanges near the bowl and ends in a fiddle style pattern. Marked on reverse: Jas. I. Lemon.
  • MssA_P718_f001_003.jpg

    $10,000 mortgage for Samuel M. Plato (1882-1957) and Elnora Plato (1891-1975) with Louisville Trust Company. The couple used the mortgage to build their home at 2509 West Walnut Street in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • MssSM_B261_sec2_010.jpg

    Black and white facsimile of sheet music entitled "Greater Louisville Exposition March, Dedicated to the First Kentucky."
  • MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_001.jpg

    Sheet inventory:
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_001 - An index for the original Sixth & Main Parking Garage containing the meaning of abbreviations, symbols, and drawings.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_002 - Plat survey of the Sixth & Main Parking Garage and surrounding plots.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_004 - Foundation plans for level 1A & 1B.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_006 - Several variations for control joint designs.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_007 - Slab framing for both sections of the second floor.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_008 - Slab framing for both sections of the third through eighth floor.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_009 - Slab framing for both sections of the ninth floor.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_010 - Section drawings of the front stairs, the elevator, and the ramps.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_011 - Section drawings of the rear stairs.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_012 - Partial foundation plan for the front of the first floor.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_013 - Partial foundation plan for the rear of the first floor.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_014 - Roof Plans for the front of the parking garage, including the top of the stairwell. See 029.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_016 - Section drawings of the rear ramp and other miscellaneous areas.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_017 - Section drawing of the front ramp.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_018 - Column plans and schedule listing details based on marking and level.
  • MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_018.jpg

    Sheet inventory:
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_019 - Beam diagrams and schedule listing details based on marking.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_021 - Guardrail plans and section drawings of the columns.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_022 - Notes regarding various parts of the parking garage design.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_023 - Plans for the first floor of the parkings garage.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_024 - Plans for the second through eigth floor.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_025 - Plans for the roof of the parking garage.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_026 - Elevation drawings from the East and the West.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_027 - Elevation drawing from the South.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_028 - Elevation drawing from the North.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_030 - Section drawings of the front stairs, the elevator, and the ramps.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_031 - Elevation drawing of the rear stair enclosure and section drawing of the rear stairs.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_033 - Floor plan for the rear section of the first floor.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_034 - Floor plan for the front section of the second through eigth floor.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_035 - Section drawings of the rear ramp, elevation and section drawing of the ladder, drawing of the roof hatch, and elevator door details.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_036 - Section drawing of the building and various details.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f61_038 - Plans for the landscape outside of the front of the parking garage and various detail drawings.
  • MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_004.jpg

    Sheet inventory:
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_004 - Architectural plans index for the third bay addition to the Sixth & Main Parking Garage.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_005 - Plans for the demolition of the first floor.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_007 - Initial plans for the first floor. This layout was not used, but rather the layout on A-2A & A-2B was used.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_008 - Plans for the roof of the parking garage.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_009 - Eastern and Western elevations of the parking garage.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_010 - Revised first floor plans. Also see A-2B which features the grading plan for the first floor.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_011 - Typical floor plans for the other floors of the parking garage.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_012 - Grading plan for the first floor. Also see A-2A for the plan for the first floor.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_013 - Southern elevation of the parking garage.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_014 - Interior of the parking garage from the Southern side.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_015 - Interior of the parking garage from the Eastern side. Additionally, there are various details concerning the roof curbs.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_019 - Exit from the parking garage (featured on the right) past Greenberg Lot (positioned towards the bottom right of the plan) onto South Seventh Street.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f60_1985_012 - Features various cross sections and elevations.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f60_1985_003 - Structural layout scheme A of the original parking garage. Marked as void.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f60_1985_005 - Scheme B of the original parking garage. Marked as void.
  • MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_001.jpg

    Sheet inventory:
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_001 - Northern and Southern elevations of the parking garage.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_002 - Light drawing of the Sixth & Main Parking Garage.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_003 - Drawing of the Sixth & Main Parking Garage.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_033 - Drawing of the Eastern side of the parking garage.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_034 - Drawing of the parking garage from Sixth Street
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_035 - Drawing of the Sixth & Main Parking Garage with the addition of a child care center on the ground floor.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_036 - Drawing of the parking garage from Sixth Street with the addition of the third bay.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_038 - Drawing of the Sixth & Main Parking Garage with the addition of a child care center on the ground floor.
    MssAR_W259_015AR3_f59_040 - Aerial drawing of the original parking garage prior to any additions.
  • MssBI_P852_Portland_optimized.pdf

    Register of the Portland Colored Evening School (Portland neighborhood, Louisville, Kentucky) for 1909-1915. Records name, age, place of residence, occupation, enrollment and/or transfer dates, and vaccination. Two loose documents inserted in the volume include a list of student names and Minetta Warnell Jackson's 1915 Certificate of Graduation. A feather pen is also included. Only a representative sample of blank pages were scanned.

    Henrietta Helm (1863-1942) operated the school and taught the majority of classes represented in the register.
  • MssBA_P738_F01_001.pdf

    The West Louisville Evangelical Church of Louisville, Kentucky Articles of Incorporation is a 3-page typescript that describes the administrative structure and functions of the church. The Articles of Incorporation include the names of the members who founded the church and outlines the term lengths of the Board of Trustees.
  • MssBA_P738_F01_004.jpg

    The blueprint of Plymouth Congregational Church of Louisville, Kentucky on the 366 block of Chestnut Street and the corner of 17th street is a one-page blueprint of the property owned by Plymouth Church. The blueprint includes the dimensions of both the church and settlement house.
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