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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. -
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. -
Portrait of Helen Humes
Undated studio photograph of Helen Humes tak n at the Park Towers Studio in Detroit, Michigan -
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. -
Signature of Cecelia Larrison, from letter to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 5 April 1898
Signature of Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), from one of six letters written to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946). -
Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 31 March 1898
One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 27 September 1899
One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 14 February 1899
One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
"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, circa 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. -
Presbyterian Colored Mission
Group gathered at the Presbyterian Colored Mission, Mr. John Little, Superintendent, during the 1937 Flood, Louisville, KY. -
Jane Hankins giving a speech
Jane Hankins, wife of Mammoth Life & Accident Insurance president Junius E. Hankins, gives a speech at an undated event. Junius E. Hankins is sitting and watching the speech, and an unidentified African American woman stands behind the podium.
Please note that the Filson Historical Society does not have insurance policy records for Mammoth Life. Requests for their insurance policy records should be made to Kemper Life Insurance Company at 1-800-777-8467.