This cottage was erected for the Southern Exposition by the Swiss colonists in Kentucky, under the direct of the Kentucky Geological Survey and the Bureau of Immigration. Photographed by E. Klauber in 1883.
Image of Reuben Durrett's library, the initial meeting place of the Filson Club. Many of the portraits and items seen in this picture are on display at the Filson today!
Mule-drawn streetcar in front of Southern Exposition building, 1883. Mule-drawn streetcars were eventually replaced by the faster and more comfortable electric streetcars. Louisville's first electric streetcar line began operation in 1889.
Art Gallery at the Southern Exposition, 1883. The gallery exhibited paintings provided by the Smithsonian Institute, as well as art from the private collections of J. P. Morgan, August Belmont, Jay Gould, Victor Newcomb, and John Jacob Astor. Former President Ulysses S. Grant loaned his collection of curios acquired during his world travels.