Ford albums photographs 1890-1904.

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Ford albums photographs 1890-1904.

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The Arthur Y. Ford Albums were assembled in 1904 for display in the Kentucky Building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. After the Exposition, also known as the St. Louis World's Fair, the albums remained in the hands of Arthur Y. Ford who had been the chair of the Kentucky Committee for the fair. Two of the Ford albums contain 313 photographs of Kentucky scenes from the Appalachian, Bluegrass and western portions of the state. The third album contained photographs of the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, including views of the Kentucky Building and exhibits.

2 linear feet in 5 boxes (ca. 375 photoprints) : b&w.

University of Louisville, Ekstrom Library

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University of Louisville, Ekstrom Library

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Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : St. Louis, Mo.)

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Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company Records have remained in the custody of the St. Louis Art Museum (formerly St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts) since their creation during the period 1901-1909. Although the World's Fair itself was in operation from April to Dec. 1904, years of preparation by the Art Department preceded the exhibition of American and foreign art works, and many months were required to conclude departmental affairs following the closing. The Art Dept. Chief, Halsey C. Ives, was al...

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Arthur Younger Ford, a graduate of Brown University, was the seventh president of the University of Louisville. He was the University's first full-time president from 1914 until his death in 1926. Among Ford's accomplishments as president were acquiring Belknap Campus and securing the Louisville City Hospital as a teaching clinic for the Medical Department. Prior to his work at the University of Louisville he was employed as a journalist, first for the Kentucky Inquirer (1884-1889), and then as ...