George B. Wurtz collection on Lexington, Kentucky
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- George B. Wurtz collection on Lexington, Kentucky
- Date
- circa 1850s-1930s (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.25 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Lexington (Ky.) -- Pictorial works.
- Preferred Citation
- pa64m43: [identification of item], George B. Wurtz collection on Lexington, Kentucky, circa 1850s-1930s, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Scope and Content
- The George B. Wurtz collection on Lexington, Kentucky (dated circa 1850s-1930s; 0.25 cubic feet; 2 boxes, 1 folder) consists of 55 gelatin silver prints made from earlier glass negatives, which depict sights aroundd Lexington and surrounding Kentucky counties. The collection also contains two glass negatives. Subjects depicted include Henry Clay's home, Ashland, the last slave sale at Cheapside, and various portraits. The original images appear to date from the 1850s-1860s. Some of the source glass negatives appear to have been owned by Lexington druggist John S. Wilson. Additionally, the collection contains three letters from/to George B. Wurtz concerning the origins of the photographs.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
First court house, Lexington, undated
Union soldiers in front of first court house, Lexington, undated
Two girls standing in garden, undated
Woman in bridal gown, undated
Man in white frock standing in front of a man sitting, undated
Man in yard with a child at White Cottage, undated
Woman with several girls, undated
Older woman standing behind two young girls, undated
Girls on a porch at Ingelside, undated
Man sitting in front of log house, undated
Woman and a young girl seated on a patio at John S. Wilson house on Upper Street, undated
Four young girls and one boy standing, undated
Man in garden at John S. Wilson house on Upper Street, undated
Two women and a man outside White Cottage, undated
Woman by gate, undated
Two people on walkway in woods at Ashland, undated
Thick woods three men and a carriage, undated
People crossing river on ferry, undated
River and a farm field, undated
Small house at Giants Coffin, undated
Wooded scene of Frankfort, view of new capitol, undated
Daniel Boone grave monument, undated
Monument to Daniel Boone and family, undated
Trees, undated
Elevated view of small valley, undated
Tree lined lane, undated
Forest, undated
House behind trees at Bryan Station, undated
Girl standing at well, undated
Men atop of load of tobacco in a wagon pulled by mules, undated
Gatehouse to Ingelside. 1099 S. Broadway, Lexington, undated
Spring house. Versailles, Kentucky, undated
Ice house; round building with cone-shaped roof - mule waiting at gate, undated
Steps to entrance of house in need of repair. Near Springfield, Kentucky, undated
Proto Cathedral at Bardstown, undated
Two story gabled house, undated
Ice house/spring house - round with pointed roof, undated
Morrison Hall at Transylvania University, undated
Spring house - Lawrenceville, undated
Covered bridge over a creek, undated
Doorway to a two story brick house. Near Springfield, Kentucky, undated
One story and two story brick house. Federal Hill "My Old Kentucky Home", undated
John Rowan monument old Kentucky home. Bardstown, undated
King Soloman Tombstone, undated
Well dressed woman in garden, undated
Woman standing with several children, undated
Lady standing at urn, man and child seated in a yard in front of a house, undated
Two young boys in a rock/wooded landscape, undated
Isaac Jenks (noted photographer front), Thomas Lewinski (noted architect back), undated
Man sitting in front of log house, undated
Man standing at barrel, glass negative, undated
Bourbon Fair, Kentucky, glass negative, 1852
Letters, 1916-1917
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UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center is open Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm. Appointments are encouraged but not required. Schedule an appointment here.
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