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- Steel Engraving, "City of Louisville," circa 1870 - This circa 1870 steel engraving shows the city of Louisville, Kentucky, from a point across the Ohio River. Founded in 1780, Louisville grew rapidly into a major shipping port along the river, and this steel railroad bridge was the first to span the Ohio River in Louisville.
- circa 1872
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Steel Engraving, "City of Louisville," circa 1870
This circa 1870 steel engraving shows the city of Louisville, Kentucky, from a point across the Ohio River. Founded in 1780, Louisville grew rapidly into a major shipping port along the river, and this steel railroad bridge was the first to span the Ohio River in Louisville.
- Stock Certificate, Lexington and Ohio Rail Road Company, 1835 - A number of cities invested in early railroads. Louisville, Kentucky, acquired two thousand shares of the Lexington and Ohio Rail Road Company in 1835. The railroad, authorized in 1830, was to build a line from Lexington, Kentucky, west to the Ohio River. Money was a constant problem however and only a merger in 1858 completed the line.
- December 28, 1835
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Stock Certificate, Lexington and Ohio Rail Road Company, 1835
A number of cities invested in early railroads. Louisville, Kentucky, acquired two thousand shares of the Lexington and Ohio Rail Road Company in 1835. The railroad, authorized in 1830, was to build a line from Lexington, Kentucky, west to the Ohio River. Money was a constant problem however and only a merger in 1858 completed the line.
- H. J. Heinz Memorial Statue Dedication, "A Golden Day," at Heinz Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1924 - H.J. Heinz valued a strong relationship between his company and its employees. This resulted in a world-class employee welfare program which included amenities, programs, and policies with consideration for employees' well-being. In 1924, to commemorate the company's 55th anniversary, employees erected a memorial statue as a token of their gratitude for their employer. This is a program from the celebration, called "A Golden Day."
- 1925
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H. J. Heinz Memorial Statue Dedication, "A Golden Day," at Heinz Main Plant, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 11, 1924
H.J. Heinz valued a strong relationship between his company and its employees. This resulted in a world-class employee welfare program which included amenities, programs, and policies with consideration for employees' well-being. In 1924, to commemorate the company's 55th anniversary, employees erected a memorial statue as a token of their gratitude for their employer. This is a program from the celebration, called "A Golden Day."
- Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Louisville, Kentucky, September 13, 1948 - Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These branches allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in most major American cities. Ford opened a Louisville, Kentucky, branch in 1916. The company relocated to this larger facility in 1925. Ford moved again in 1955.
- September 13, 1948
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Aerial View of Ford Motor Company Branch in Louisville, Kentucky, September 13, 1948
Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These branches allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in most major American cities. Ford opened a Louisville, Kentucky, branch in 1916. The company relocated to this larger facility in 1925. Ford moved again in 1955.
- Governor Beckham and Party at the Races, Derby Day, Louisville, Kentucky, 1901 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs. Among them was this image showing a group of spectators - including Kentucky governor J. C. W. Beckham - aboard a coach at the 27th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race in Louisville, 1901.
- 1901
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Governor Beckham and Party at the Races, Derby Day, Louisville, Kentucky, 1901
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs. Among them was this image showing a group of spectators - including Kentucky governor J. C. W. Beckham - aboard a coach at the 27th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race in Louisville, 1901.
- Wood Engraving, "View of the Public Landing at Louisville, Kentucky," 1850-1855 - By the 1850s, Louisville, Kentucky, was the nation's tenth largest city and the largest Ohio River port between Pittsburgh and St. Louis. Manually operated flatboats and steam-powered riverboats carried freight and passengers up and down the river. Louisville was also the largest slave trading center in the country, with between 2,500 and 4,000 enslaved people passing through each year.
- 1850-1855
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Wood Engraving, "View of the Public Landing at Louisville, Kentucky," 1850-1855
By the 1850s, Louisville, Kentucky, was the nation's tenth largest city and the largest Ohio River port between Pittsburgh and St. Louis. Manually operated flatboats and steam-powered riverboats carried freight and passengers up and down the river. Louisville was also the largest slave trading center in the country, with between 2,500 and 4,000 enslaved people passing through each year.
- Sales Catalog of the H. J. Heinz Company and Products, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1910 - With humble beginnings exclusively selling horseradish in 1869, H.J. Heinz continued to expand his product line to build the "House of Heinz" and become a leader in the manufactured food industry. This sales catalog highlights the manufacturing process and provides photographs of the factories, branch houses, and employees. It also contains information and photographs of each of the "57 Varieties" of Heinz products.
- 1910
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Sales Catalog of the H. J. Heinz Company and Products, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1910
With humble beginnings exclusively selling horseradish in 1869, H.J. Heinz continued to expand his product line to build the "House of Heinz" and become a leader in the manufactured food industry. This sales catalog highlights the manufacturing process and provides photographs of the factories, branch houses, and employees. It also contains information and photographs of each of the "57 Varieties" of Heinz products.
- Map, "Falls of Ohio," 1812 - This 1812 map engraving focuses on the falls of the Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky. The map features roads in Indiana and Kentucky, and a proposed canal to skirt the falls.
- 1812
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Map, "Falls of Ohio," 1812
This 1812 map engraving focuses on the falls of the Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky. The map features roads in Indiana and Kentucky, and a proposed canal to skirt the falls.
- Circus Performers James and Harry Barlow, 1879 - Professional photographers began producing cabinet cards in 1867. Consumers quickly preferred them over earlier cartes-de-visite, which were mounted on smaller cardboard stock. Through the early 1900s, Americans commonly exchanged and collected cabinet photographs of family, friends and celebrities. This 1879 example, made in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, studio of Union Photograph Company, features brother circus performers James and Harry Barlow.
- December 05, 1879
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Circus Performers James and Harry Barlow, 1879
Professional photographers began producing cabinet cards in 1867. Consumers quickly preferred them over earlier cartes-de-visite, which were mounted on smaller cardboard stock. Through the early 1900s, Americans commonly exchanged and collected cabinet photographs of family, friends and celebrities. This 1879 example, made in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, studio of Union Photograph Company, features brother circus performers James and Harry Barlow.
- Ford Motor Company Branch in Louisville, Kentucky, November 12, 1923 - Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These branches allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in most major American cities. Ford's Louisville, Kentucky, branch pictured here operated from 1916 until 1925, when the company moved to a new location in the city.
- November 12, 1923
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Ford Motor Company Branch in Louisville, Kentucky, November 12, 1923
Starting in the early 1910s, Ford Motor Company opened domestic assembly plants throughout the United States. These branches allowed the company to better serve its customers, with facilities located in most major American cities. Ford's Louisville, Kentucky, branch pictured here operated from 1916 until 1925, when the company moved to a new location in the city.