Tag Archives: Kentucky
MUGSHOT COLLECTION: “Kentucky #44447” (1953)
KENTUCKY WHITE MALE MUGSHOTS
White males choosing the wrong path in Kentucky. Booze, guns and money are not your friend.
SMITHSONIAN COLLECTION: Robert K. Hower – “Couple in White, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky” (1976)
DETROIT PUBLISHING COLLECTION: “Tobacco market, Louisville, KY.” (1906)
WILLIAM GEDNEY COLLECTION: “Kentucky” (1964-71)
http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/gedney/
JEAN THOMAS COLLECTION: “Racoon Hollow” (1930’s)
The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, who had been unable to stand upright until he was taken by Dr. Arthur Shade Jones, eastern head of the Kentucky Crippled Children Commission, to Stephenson orthopedic hospital in Ashland, Kentucky. Jean Thomas took an interest in him, and in Dr. Jones’ work, […]
Jean Thomas Collection: “Aunt Suzanne Johnson” (1900’s)
Aunt Suzanne Johnson, Caney Creek, Ky. An old woman wearing a head scarf stands with hands on hips outside a log cabin. http://digital.library.louisville.edu/collections/jthom/
KENTUCKY COLLECTION: “Jilson Setters” (1920’s)
Annabel Morris and Jean Thomas (wearing tam) stand behind fiddler Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942). Item no. 1979.33.0310 in the Jean Thomas, The Traipsin’ Woman, Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
KENTUCKY COLLECTION: "Taylorsville, KY" (1965-74)
Taylorsville, Kentucky. Men sitting in front of courthouse.
KENTUCKY COLLECTION: "Cynthiana, Kentucky Police" (1965-74)
Police, Cynthiana
WILLIAM GEDNEY COLLECTION: "Wet boy standing outside with arms outstretched" (1972)
Wet boy standing outside with arms outstretched. The Cornett Family. Leatherwood, Kentucky.
FSA: ESTHER BUBLEY – Louisville, Kentucky (1943)
A rest stop for Greyhound bus passengers on the way from Louisville, Kentucky, to Nashville, Tennessee, with separate accommodations for colored passengers. September, 1943