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Emancipation certificate, May 25, 1865
Certificate that Lewis White is a soldier in the Company G, 109 U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment. As such, White, his wife, and their children are free citizens. Signed by James Brisbin. -
Lapdog, 1959-1964
Polaroid of Lucy C. Mickens (1895-1970) holding her pet dachshund on her lap. Lucy was born in Eastwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky, and resided in the same neighborhood her entire life. She was married to Robert Thomas, Sr., and the couple had three children, Miles, Robert, and Estella. Lucy and Robert, Sr., separated in the 1920s, and Lucy remarried twice: first to Filmore Colemand and later to John Clark. In 1927, she bought property on Gilliland Road and worked as a laundress. -
Women with dog, circa 1930
Real photograph postcard of two women posed on a chair by photographer John Pichler (1877-1961). The woman on the left, Fronie Juanita Shawler, is holding her dog. Shawler was born in 1914 in Cloverport, Breckinridge County, Kentucky, and eventually moved to Louisville. She joined the Stoner Memorial Church, where she was a member for 83 years and served as the first female trustee. Juanita worked as a healthcare provider at the Baxter Community Center Clinic in Beecher Terrace and retired as a nurse assistant for the Louisville-Jefferson County Health Department. She was married to her husband Clark for 56 years and the couple had no children. In addition to being active in church, Juanita was an avid bowler in a church league and the Senior Citizens Bowling League. She continued bowling—and driving her car—until she was 103 years old. Juanita died in May 2022 at the age of 108.
John Pichler was an Austrian immigrant who came to America in 1898. He took this photograph from his home studio in the rear of 1753 St. Louis Avenue in the Park Hill Neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. His son John O. Pichler learned from his father and was an engraver for The Louisville-Courier Journal and Standard Gravure for over 50 years. -
Ladies Fair, December 2, 1847
Advertisement for a fundraiser by the Black women of the Baptist Church in Frankfort, Kentucky, on December 2, 1847 at 7:00 PM. The advertisement notes that "A Good Supper, Oysters, Jellies, Salads, Ice Creams, Cakes, &c. &c., will be offered for sale on reasonable terms." The advertisement delineates that white attendees "will be waited on from 5 to 6 o'clock," before the main fair. -
1973 Proposed Slate, November-December 1972
The 1973 Proposed Slate of the Plymouth Congregational Church is a list of the proposed candidates for election from the annual meeting held on December 13, 1972, in Louisville, Kentucky. -
List of Plymouth Church members present at June 6 meeting 1960
The "List of Plymouth Church Members Present at June 8 Meeting" is a one-page document of the 148 members that were present at the meeting for Plymouth Congregational Church, Louisville, Kentucky. -
Letter between Mildred Ann Bullitt and E.B. Dickinson, circa 1820
Tells of Annie Christian having had a baby recently and it being nursed by an African American woman. -
Cutout photograph of Helen Humes
A undated photograph of Helen Humes that has been cut out from a larger one. The original photograph has not been located. It gives the impression of a paper doll. -
Helen Humes at the piano
Undated photograph of Helen Humes posing at a piano. She is sitting on a piano bench with one arm on the instrument. A microphone and stand are seen in the foreground. -
Club photograph of Helen Humes, ca. 1940s
Professional portrait of singer Helen Humes taken at the Avery Willard Studio in new York City. -
Helen Humes Passport, 1962
Passport page and photograph of Helen Humes, 1962. The name reads "Helen Elizabeth Smith Known As Helen Humes." She was briefly marred to Harrold Smith. -
Emma Humes, circa 1950
Photographic studio portrait of Emma Humes (1881-1967), mother of Helen Humes. -
Photograph of an unidentified enslaved woman and a descendent of Thomas Bullitt, circa 1860
An undated tin type photograph of an unidentified Black woman, possibly enslaved, holding an unidentified white child. The fabric label has a faded caption that may say: "Batsy/Patsy/Becky - Mammy with one of Tom Bullitt's." It is unknown which of Thomas Bullitt's children is pictured, nor the exact name of the woman holding him. Due to the short-lived popularity of tin type photographs, this photograph may be dated around the mid-1860s to mid-1870s. -
"Six Feeet Apart -- Or Apart?", Patricia Fulce-Smith
The artist Patricia Fulce-Smith created this poster, titled "Six Feet Apart -- Or Apart?" for the Kentucky COVID-19 Poster Project of 2020. This poster uses a variety of visual cues to discuss social, economic, and cultural issues of 2020. These cues include, but are not limited to: COVID-19, racial injustice, Black Lives Matter, Breonna Taylor, face masks, and social aspects of pandemic protocol like social distancing.
Patricia Fulce-Smith was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois, and moved to Louisville in 2003. Fulce-Smith is a multi-media artist and her art primarily depicts women and girls. She is a member of the Louisville Visual Arts Association (LVAA) and has created several murals around Louisville, as well as being an artist for a children's book on Kentucky women. -
Dinnie Thompson, ca. 1900-1925
Dinnie Thompson (1857-1939) was a member of the Sisters of Mysterious Ten (SMT), a Black women's benevolent society in Louisville, affiliated with the United Brothers of Friendship. As a young child, she was enslaved by the Speed family, along with her mother, Diana, and grandmother, Phyllis Thurston. From 1889 through the 1920s, she worked as a laundress or domestic in private households, eventually earning enough money to purchase her own home. In the SMT, Thompson found a social support network and opportunities to do charitable work. In the Knights of Friendship, a degree of the order of the United Brothers of Friendship and Sisters of the Mysterious Ten, she participated in patriotic demonstrations and competitive drills and was given a sword engraved with her name. -
St. John evening double-breasted knit jacket
Navy, double-breasted knit jacket by St. John Evening. The jacket is sailor inspired with nacy and white viscose rayon fabric on the collar and cuffs and gold acetate trim with gold sequins. It is a knit jacket made of 80% wool and 20% viscose rayon. The jacket features a shawl collar and a detachable bib with shiny white acetate trim and small gold dots. The bib is made of the same wool and viscose rayon fabric as the jacket and is secured by two snap button closures. There is a decorative shaft button on each cuff and three buttons each on the left and right front sides. Each button is round and tiered with a gold back and a raised center. The buttons each have a white ring followed by a gold ring encrusted with crystal, a navy ring, and a gold center also encrusted with crystals. A cloth fabric label with the designer's name and size is sewn in on the inside. Dress size is 12. Dry cleaner tags are attached via plastic fasteners on the cloth label and detachable bib. A fabric label with fiber content and care instructions is sewn at an inside seam on the proper left side. -
Beret
Suede beret constructed from eight triangular panels of mauve suede. The interior lining as well as the band is made of bright pink nylon or rayon material. -
Hawaii headband scarf
Headband scarf kerchief from Hawaii. The pink side is printed with Hawaii iconography including tropical flowers, fish, pineapples, a hula dancer, a woman water skiing, a sailboat, and male native Hawaiian figure. Included are silhouettes of the Hawaiian Islands and place names. All items are printed in moss green and black ink. -
Blouse
Rayon blouse with a draped neckline and back zipper closure. The blouse has dotted, all-over pattern of black oblong or flower petal shapes outlined in a copper brown color. -
Utah Tailoring Mills bespoke suede coat, detail -- reverse
Bespoke coat of light pink suede with a matching polyester/rayon lining made by Utah Tailoring Mills. A single large button on pearlized light pink plastic is sewn at the front opening.