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Metadata
Title |
Jefferson County - The Filson Club |
Collection |
Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston Photograph Collection |
Catalog Number |
TC/Jefferson Co.-15 |
Date |
ca. 1916-1933 |
Location |
Kentucky / Jefferson County / Louisville |
Photographer |
Thruston, Rogers Clark Ballard, 1858-1946, Louisville, Kentucky |
Description |
The Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston Photograph collection has been divided into several series. This record is part of the Jefferson County series, which has been further subdivided to reflect specific subjects or events. cav This subseries of photographs, taken over various years, shows The Filson Club (now known as the Filson Historical Society), its employees and its holdings when the Club was located at 118 and 120 West Breckinridge St. The Thruston photographs run from TC-0153 - TC-0315. A selection of this subseries has been described and digitized: TC-0157: View of the south side of West Breckenridge Street between 1st and 2nd Streets. The Filson Club buildings are in the center of the photograph, street numbers 118 and 120. March 2, 1928 TC-0158: View of The Filson Club at 118 and 120 West Breckenridge Street. This was the organizations first location. March 2, 1928 TC-0161: View of The Filson Club at 118 and 120 West Breckenridge Street. August 30, 1928 TC-0163: View of the garden at The Filson Club. Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston stands beside a bird bath. The garden party was an annual Filson event. May 1933 TC-0165: View of the garden at The Filson Club annual garden party. May 1933 TC-0166: View of two unidentified women in the garden at The Filson. May 1933 TC-0167: View of two unidentified women on the Kinkead Walk in the garden at The Filson Club on Breckenridge. The Walk was named for Ludie J. Kinkead, Filson curator and historian for many years. May 1933 TC-0169: View of the garden at The Filson Club at the West Breckenridge Street location. May 1933 TC-0172: View of the garden at The Filson Club at the West Breckenridge Street location. Secretary of The Filson Club, Otto Arthur Rothert (1871-1956), stands beside a mortar and pestle from Panama. The mortar and pestle were brought to The Filson from Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston's 1935 trip to Panama. April 5, 1935 TC-0174a: Photograph of Margaret Schafer, a Filson employee. October 19, 1932 TC-0174b: Photograph of Gustave Aurelian Breaux. October 19, 1932 TC-0178: Photograph of Cordie L. Cooper, a Filson employee. October 19, 1932 TC-0179: Photograph of Margaret Schafer, a Filson employee, in the garden. October 19, 1932 TC-0183: Photograph of Otto Arthur Rothert, Secretary of the Filson Club. October 19, 1932 TC-0185: Photograph of Ludie J. Kinkead, historian and curator of The Filson for many years. October 19, 1932 TC-0194: Photograph of Otto Arthur Rothert, Secretary of the Filson Club. October 19, 1932 TC-0196: Photograph of Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, a Filson member and later director. October 19, 1932 TC-0197: Photograph of Cordie L. Cooper, a Filson employee. October 19, 1932 TC-0209: Photograph of Jefferson County marriage bonds on a table, showing the effects of fire and water on the papers. August 1933 TC-0211: View of the interior of the Filson. Donald R. Jacob is seen sorting marriage bonds for Jefferson County. August 1933 TC-0212: View of the interior of the Filson Club, with stacks of marriage bonds on a table being sorted. August 1933 TC-0213: Photograph of a sword given to R.C. Ballard Thruston in 1913 by Dr. W.D. Durrett. The sword was part of a collection owned by Durrett's father, Col. R.T. Durrett. The Durretts claimed that it was the campaign sword of Gen. George Rogers Clark 1752-1818. Undated TC-0215: Photograph of keyed bugles of the Louisville Volunteer Fire Department. The tallest is 18 3/4 inches. January 13, 1918 TC-0216: Photograph of the bell of the Old Louisville Volunteer Fire Department. Height of the bell is 6 inches. Diameter at the base is 7 1/4 inches. Undated TC-0217: Photograph of three large speaking tubes from the Old Louisville Volunteer Fire Department. The tubes were given to three different people. Undated TC-0218: Photograph of three small speaking tubes from the Old Louisville Volunteer Fire Department. The tube on the left is copper. The other two are brass. Undated TC-0256: Photograph of the standard of the 9th Kentucky Cavalry, Union, Civil War 1861-1865. The flag commemorates the defeat and capture of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan. June 9, 1919 TC-0257: Photograph of the standard of the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry, Union, Civil War 1861-1865. July 5, 1916 TC-0258: Photograph of the standard of the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry, Union, Civil War 1861-1865 (larger view). July 5, 1916 TC-0268: Photograph of the banner for Louisville Boys High School. December 9, 1917 |
Search Terms |
African Americans Antiquities Archives Black history Employees Filson Historical Society Fire departments Gardens History Portraits United States - Confederate States of America |