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Margaret Hite Ferguson with Boston, circa 1920
Facsimile of black and white photograph of Margaret Fullerton Ferguson (d. 1928) with her Boston Terrier. Margaret was the daughter of Edwin Hite Ferguson and Sophie Fullerton Marfield. In 1928, when she was only 29, Margaret died of meningitis. Her death came just a few years after her wedding to Captain Earl E. Major, who moved into the Ferguson mansion with her family once they were married. -
Clair Mills with pets, 1925-1926
Photograph of Clair Mills (1886-1978) posing in front of her home at 703 Alta Vista Road, Louisville, Kentucky. Mills is standing between her pug named Bob and horse named Brae King. -
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. -
Hazelwood Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Photograph of six employees posing with dog on a bench at Hazelwood Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky. Pictured on the bench holding the dog’s paw is Adele Albrecht (1888-1961). Adele met and married Dr. Lee Palmer (1897-1985) while they both worked at Hazelwood, she as a nurse and he as a resident finishing medical school at University of Louisville. After medical school the couple moved to the coal mining town of Allock, Kentucky, where he served as a mining camp doctor. Dr. Palmer went on to serve on the Jefferson County Board of Health and research polio in children, including administering some of the first polio vaccines in Louisville. -
Hey Micky, 1938
Silver gelatin print of Mona Williams posing with her dog Micky by British society photographer Cecil Beaton. A society column in the Daily News in February 1938 claims: “Mona (Mrs. Harrison) Williams intends to perpetuate the breed of Micky, the pooch she brought back from her last visit to Capri. It takes only one short glance at Micky to appreciate that he is a classic example of a genuine mutt. Mona picked up the small, beige mishap from a peasant in the public square on the Isle of Capri. The peasant wouldn’t sell the loveable mongrel but was willing to trade with Mrs. Williams for a thoroughbred Pekinese. This Winter, Mona heard that Micky’s mother had been found, and she sent for her to start breeding a race of ‘Tiberian Terriers’.” Countess Mona von Bismarck, one of the leading lights of international café society, was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1897 and raised in Lexington. She married five times throughout her life and each marriage propelled her upwards in society. Her status reached its pinnacle with her third marriage to Harrison Williams, who was known as the richest man in America. -
Lew Family, circa 1972
Color photograph of Helen Fay Lew (1926-2017) relaxing with her four children and their family dog Holly, a border collie. Helen and her husband Calvin (1925-2008) were married in 1949 in Seattle, Washington. The couple moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1958, when Calvin joined the faculty of the University of Louisville’s School of Medicine, where he founded the Biomedical Aging Research Program. Once their four children were grown, Helen founded the Crane House in 1987 to celebrate and share Chinese culture throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. -
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. -
Studio portrait with a cat, circa 1960
Portrait of Elen (Fran) Levey posing with her Siamese cat for the Jewish Community of Louisville. -
Two women and dog, 1915
Cyanotype of Margaret Plympton Franklin Spaulding with her daughter Margret. One woman is holding the family dog and the other a bouquet. -
A horse named Dandy, February 1975
Color photograph of Margaret Webb Thompson (1926-1981), standing on the left, posing next to a horse named Dandy and an unidentified woman. A granddaughter of the founder of Glenmore Distilleries, Margaret grew up as a member of Louisville’s high society. She attended Louisville Collegiate School, Mills College, and Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia. She made her debut in 1946 and was a member of the Spinsters Cotillion Club and the Junior League of Louisville. Margaret married Cincinnati doctor Ernes Lovell Becker in 1949 at the Highlands Presbyterian Church. The couple moved to Richmond, Virginia, and eventually New York. They had three children, James, Frank, and Margaret. -
Mary Churchill Bacon with cat
Photograph of Mary Churchill Bacon (1904-1941) in the garden posing with her cat. Mary was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to Ernest J. Bacon, attorney and son of prominent 19th-century attorney Byron Bacon, and Lucy Henry. In 1924, Mary was enrolled at Gulf Park College in Gulfport, Mississippi. By the spring of 1932, she was married to Gerald C. Hayes of Los Angeles. The couple later moved to Los Angeles, California, followed by Mary’s family, who relocated in the mid-1930s. By 1940, Mary was divorced and living in Oklahoma City. The next year, Mary died in Midland, Texas, while visiting friends. -
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. -
Our Centennial Year souvenir booklet, 1977
The Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ Centennial Year book is a 70-page volume documenting the history of the historically Black church and centennial celebration in the Russell neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. The book includes pictures and descriptions of the current and former members and leadership of the church, individual committees and their members, and organizations and photos of participants. Former politicians and national church leadership's letters are included, congratulating the Plymouth on its centennial year. The book narrates the community involvement of the members, music, contributions (both individual and collective), and stained glass windows. The book ends with advertisements and congratulatory notes from local businesses and organizations. -
Mourning Quilt, circa 1882
Mourning quilt made by Elizabeth H. Bates Durrett (1831-1889) who lost one daughter, Florence Montgomery Durrett (1863-1869) at age six and a second daughter, Lily Bates Durrett (1859-1881) at the age of 21. The mourning quilt was made using material from her daughters' clothing. -
Alice Barbee Castleman
Image of Alice Barbee Castleman from Jeness Miller Monthly, in Woman's Club of Louisville Scrapbook. -
Governor Edwin P. Morrow of Kentucky signing the Anthony Amendment
Photograph of a crowd of Kentucky suffragists standing around seated Governor Edwin P. Morrow while he signs the Anthony Amendment. Alice Castleman and other prominent Kentucky suffragists are depicted. -
1321 South Fourth Street, 2020
Photograph of the exterior of a home at 1321 South Fourth Street in the Old Louisville neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Alice Barbee Castleman (1842-1926) previously lived in the home. -
Historic Marker on Susan Look Avery, 2018
Photograph of the Kentucky State Historic Marker on Susan Look Avery outside of the Woman's Club of Louisville Clubhouse at 1320 South Fourth Street. -
Memory Garden and Carriage House
Photograph of the Woman's Club of Louisville's Memory Garden and Carriage House in Louisville, Kentucky.