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Director Agnes H. Glover
A photograph of Agnes H. Glover, who served as director of Mammoth Life & Accident Insurance Company.
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. -
Susan Look Avery
Photograph of a portrait of Susan Look Avery -
Susan Look Avery
Photograph of a portrait of Susan Look Avery by Henry Hubbel -
National Votes for Women Trail Marker #1, 2020
Photograph of the National Votes for Women Trail Marker #1 sign. The marker honors Susan Look Avery and is outside of the Woman's Club of Louisville, Kentucky. -
Frazier House
Photograph of the exterior of the Woman's Club of Louisville's Frazier House. -
Kentucky State Historic Marker on the Woman's Club of Louisville historic marker, 2018
Photograph of The Kentucky State Historic Marker for the Woman's Club of Louisville at 1320 South Fourth Street. -
Woman's Club of Louisville Clubhouse
Photograph of the exterior façade of the Woman's Club of Louisville Clubhouse at 1320 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. -
Memory Garden and Carriage House
Photograph of the Woman's Club of Louisville's Memory Garden and Carriage House in Louisville, Kentucky. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Alice Barbee Castleman
Image of Alice Barbee Castleman from Jeness Miller Monthly, in Woman's Club of Louisville Scrapbook. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Studio portrait with a cat, circa 1960
Portrait of Elen (Fran) Levey posing with her Siamese cat for the Jewish Community of Louisville.