xt75736m317q https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt75736m317q/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt75736m317q/data/2015av015.dao.xml Foley, E. B. 1866-1940, undated 0.28 Cubic Feet 2 boxes collections 2015av015 English University of Kentucky The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.  Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Lexington, Kentucky photograph albums Lexington (Ky.) -- Pictorial works. Architecture -- Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky photograph albums text Lexington, Kentucky photograph albums 1866 1866-1940, undated 2016 true xt75736m317q collection true 2015av015 2015av015 Lexington, Kentucky photographs Lexington, Kentucky photographs, 1866-1940, undated  2015av015 Sarah Coblentz University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center 2016 June 16 Special Collections Research Center Margaret I. King Building, North Lexington 40506-0039 SCLREF@LSV.UKY.EDU URL:  This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on  2016-08-15 10:35:14 -0400 . Describing Archives: A Content Standard 
   
     
       English 
     
     
       University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center 
     
     Lexington, Kentucky photograph albums 
     
       Everything But The House 
     
     
       Foley, E. B. 
     
     2015av015 
     
       0.28 Cubic Feet 
       2 boxes 
     
     1866-1940, undated 
     With The Lexington, Kentucky photograph albums (dated 1866-1940; 0.28 cubic feet; 2 boxes) consist of photographs depicting Lexington, Kentucky in the late 19th century through the mid twentietch century. 
   
   
     Scope and Contents 
 With The Lexington, Kentucky photograph albums (dated 1866-1940; 0.28 cubic feet; 2 boxes) consist of photographs depicting Lexington, Kentucky in the late 19th century through the mid twentietch century. These photographs were produced from negatives originally owned by E. B. Foley (1880-1952) a United States Postal Service worker and grocery store owner in Lexington, Kentucky.  Many of the photographs document historical architecture and street life of Lexington and are original. Also included are reproductions of original images, including tintypes.    
   
     Conditions Governing Access 
 Collection is open to researchers by appointment.    
   
     Conditions Governing Use 
 The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.    
   
     Preferred Citation 
 2015av015: [identification of item], Lexington, Kentucky photographs, 1866-1940, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.    
   
     Biographical / Historical 
 E. B. Foley (1880-1952) was a United States Postal Service worker and grocery store owner in Lexington, Kentucky.    
   
     Processing Information 
 These albums are number 1 and number 3 in a set of three. The middle album is missing. The albums included a nearly complete key documenting the place, subject, and time of each image. Original numbering and order has been kept, however the photographs have been removed from the albums and are housed in archival sleeves and boxes.    
   
     Lexington (Ky.) -- Pictorial works. 
     black-and-white photographs 
     Architecture -- Kentucky 
     Everything But The House 
     Foley, E. B. 
     Foley, E. B. 
   
   First Lexington post office- southwest corner of Short and Mill streets undated  1 1 Kentucky State University; now Transylvania University undated  1 2 Eight soldiers armed with rifles standing in front of house undated 1 3 Lake, power lines, and trees in front of houses undated  1 4 Springhouse Bar at Main and Spring Streets undated 1 5 Scope and Contents The Peabody Shirt factory was on the ground floor of the large building. The second floor was occupied by Scott's Roller Rink about 1940. The Water Street entrance to the Phoenix Hotel dining room-- Limestone and Water Streets undated  1 6 The Foley family in front of their early home in the South Elkhorn neighborhood on Higbee Mill road undated 1 7 Scope and Contents Left to Right: Margaret Cravens Foley, Sanford Foley, Fannie Foley, Bettie Cravens Foley, Bettie Cravens Foley, Jacob S. Foley, and Mattie Foley. Northwest corner of Broadway and Short Street circa 1870 1 8 Scope and Contents Site of one of the first post offices in Lexington. Later, it was the site of the Vogt & Foley grocery, and later a Piggly-Wiggly and a Kroger store. E.B Foley's store at South Elkhorn circa 1900 1 9 Scope and Contents E.B Foley is in the center of the picture with the light jacket on. His father, Alex Foley, is to his left in the blnack hat. An old schoolhouse in the vicinity of South Elkhorn undated  1 10 Scope and Contents E.B Foley is on the back row, third from the right. His cousin, Fannie Foley is on the first row, fifth from left. Young men gathered on steps undated  1 11 H. M. Milton's tailor shop located on Main Street undated  1 12 Scope and Contents H. M. Milton is seated at table. Young man posing on railroad tracks undated  1 13 General W. H. Polk circa 1866 1 14 Scope and Contents Polk was a newspaper man, confederate soldier, and chief of the Lexington fire department. Eastern Kentucky Asylum for the Insane, located on Fourth Street circa 1920 1 15 Site of Boone's Fort at Boonesboro in Clark County undated  1 16 Elmore C. Fain and Elise Lee Mulligan (Mrs. E.B. Foley, Jr.) in Swift & Co's. float in the Sesqui-Centennial Parade parade in Lexington 1925 1 17 Andrew Jackson Fain and daughter, Bess (Mrs. Liberty Green) in front his real estate office undated  1 18 Kentucky Association Track circa 1900 1 19 Scope and Contents Establish in 1826. It was sold to Kentucky Jockey Club in 1918. This track was located near Row and Sixth Streets. The area is now a housing project. Otto Gruner, Jr., helping out one of his customers to drink a glass of beer while standing on his head at the Main Spring Bar on West Main Street at Spring Street undated  1 20 Otto  Pop  Gruner, owner of the Main Spring Bar having a beer with one of his customers undated  1 21 Scope and Contents His son, Otto, Jr. is in the background. Nick Ryan Saloon undated  1 22 Scope and Contents At one time the Weitzel Resturaunt, now the New Way shoe shop, located on the east side of Mill Street between Short and Main Streets. It later burned. County Clerk's Office 1940 1 23 Scope and Contents Left to right: Steve Banahan, Pete Foushee, Lucille Moore, S. Higgins Lewis, John Guy, Margaret Kane, Doc Henry, Mattie Smiley, Porter Land, Sam Downing, Jimmie B. Lyons, Mrs. Prather, Miss Lewis, Bob Ledford, Carter Haley, and John Mooney. Northeast corner of Short and Market Streets undated 1 24 Scope and Contents Later the Lexington Leader Building. The building to the left was later the University Book Store owned by Frank Battaille. Northwest corner of Upper Street at Church Street, building an addition onto the rear of Christ Episcopal Church circa 1885-1890 1 25 Phoenix Hotel located at Main and Limestone Streets circa 1890 1 26 Phoenix Hotel lobby circa 1900 1 27 Joseph Harting House undated 1 28-29 Scope and Contents Later owned by the Black family and bought after that by Broadway Christian Church. It was demolished in 1970. At one time it was used for a medical school. Lexington Officials 1940s 1 30 House owned by the Widow Parker, grandmother of Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of Abraham Lincoln undated 1 31 Scope and Contents Mary Todd Lincoln was born in the house next door which is now the rectory for Saint Paul's Church. House in Lexington with bystanders undated  1 32 View of State College of Kentucky undated 1 33-34 Scope and Contents Picture taken from Winslow Street (later Euclid Ave, now the Avenue of Champions) corner of South Limestone Street, showing the Administration Building. 300 block of North Broadway, Lexington undated 1 35 Scope and Contents Once were residences of D.F> Frazee and J.M. Scott, building on left now occupied (at time of photograph taken) by Mr. and Mrs. Tony Zappone. Residence of Wilbur R. Smith, Limestone and Maxwell streets undated 1 36 Scope and Contents Later used as Baker Funeral Home about 1920, now used for a parking lot for visitors to Good Samaritan Hospital. Loudon  on Bryan Station Road undated 1 37 Scope and Contents A Tudor-Gothic style home erected in 1850 by Francis K. Hunt on 56 acres for $30,303. It was one of the finest houses in Kentucky. Sold to Colonel William C. Goodloe in 1880. Sold to the city and later became community center for Castlewood City Park. Sayre Female Institute undated 1 38 Hamilton Female College - North Broadway undated 1 39 Ingleside , home of Hart Gibson undated 1 40 Residence of Dr. William Rhodes on corner of High Street and Rodes Ave undated 1 41-42 Scope and Contents Presently the site of the Calvary Baptist Church. 500 West Second Street, Northwest Corner undated 1 43 Scope and Contents Later the John Milward Funeral Home. After that, St. Joseph Hospital Nurses' Home. Now Second Street YMCA. Glendover 1898 1 44 Scope and Contents Built about 1820, was the home of many families including the Widkliffes and Prestons. Unidentified men in front of building with construction undated 1 45 Spanish-American War soldiers at the Lexington Trotting Track and Fairgrounds 1898 1 46 Picnic grounds at the Trotting Track undated 1 47 Tents in Woodland Park circa late 1800s 1 48 Auditorium at Woodland Park 1897 1 49 Scope and Contents Was at the edge of town when picture was taken, the auditorium was used as a concert, convention, and religious hall among other things. Sam Lee [center, foreground] in front of first swimming pool at Woodland Park 1890 1 50 Scope and Contents Lake was later drained due to a drowning. It is now used for a ball field for children playing in the park. Morrison Chapel at Kentucky University (now Transylvania University) undated 1 51-52 View of Kentucky University (now Transylvania University) undated 1 53 Morrison Chapel at Kentucky University (now Transylvania University) undated 1 54 The old Johnson School at Fourth and Limestone Street undated 1 55 Hamilton Female College undated 1 56 Old Gibson Mansion undated 1 57 Scope and Contents Built in 1800, transformed in 1849 by Thomas Lewinski and John McMurty into a 24-room mansion. It was at one time the residence of Joe Clark, and is located at 437 West Second Street. Was referred to, at one time, as the January House. Lyndhurst , the Kinkead home undated 1 58 Residence of W.S. Barnes undated 1 59 View of Third Street, looking west from North Broadway undated 1 60 Unidentified man on horseback undated 2 121 Unidentified man on sidewalk in front of shops undated 2 122 View of unknown house undated 2 123 View of unknown, rundown house undated 2 124 View of unknown house from across the street undated 2 125 Top image: Unknown house; bottom image: Busy street view from above undated 2 126 Top image: Unknown house; Bottom image: Unknown house obscured by trees undated 2 127 Unknown house undated 2 128 Unknown house with line of cars in driveway undated 2 129 Unknown house from across a yard undated 2 130 E.S. Delong residence undated 2 131 Scope and Contents At one time was Lexington Senior High School. St. John's Academy, a parochial school for boys undated 2 132 Scope and Contents Established in 1854 at the back of St. Peter's Catholic Church on North Limestone. In 1902, it was merged with St. Paul's School. This old two story building faced Walnut Street and was torn down in 1909. Original home of Judge J.R. Morton undated 2 133 Scope and Contents Later became a parking lot opposite the Esplanade. Then the Greyhound Bus Company used it for a terminal. The property was then purchased by the City of Lexington to erect a jail. Ashland, home of Henry Clay undated 2 134 Unknown house undated 2 135 Home of Dr. John W. Peck undated 2 136 Scope and Contents The Kaiser family formerly lived at this site for many years, after Kaiser's death it was occupied by the Christian Church. Residence of J. Hull Davis undated 2 137 Scope and Contents On East Third Street opposite Transylvania. Davis was the manager of the Phoenix Hotel and Mayor of Lexington. The Hayman House at South Spring at Vine undated 2 138 Originally an antique shop, now is the Bank of the Bluegrass undated 2 139 Joel and Alice Higgin's home at 600 East High Street undated 2 140 Charlie McCarthy [curbside in wagon] with family in background in front of family home undated 2 141 Home originally owned by R. Leslie Combs undated 2 142 Scope and Contents Later converted into the Gem Hotel and demolished for the Lafayette Hotel, is presently the site of the Kentucky Central Life Insurance Building. Home of Robert S. Todd, father of Mary Todd Lincoln undated 2 143 Scope and Contents Abraham Lincoln stayed here three days enroute to serve his term in Congress. This building has caused much controversy concerning making it a State Shrine. it is located at 574 West Main. Slave house next to Wendover Stables on west side of Limestone Street undated 2 144 Unknown building undated 2 145 Pullams Slave Jail, 149 North Broadway undated 2 146 Scope and Contents Demolished in 1901 to make room for The Elks Club, This building was erected by Mathias Shyrock, father of Gideon Shyrock who was architecht of Morrison Chapel and other famous buildings in Central Kentucky. It was used by slavers Pullman, Blackwell, Murphy, and others. Felix Murphy, son-in-law of Blackwell, later moved to Nelson County and became the county judge in 1864. General O.Q. Howard and staff used this building as headquarters for the Freedoms Bureau and afterwards was used by Dr. J.A. Clyle, Dr. Stuky and other physicians. When this building was destroyed, the capstone was found cut on the south side of the building. It was removed by Dick Webb and placed on the building on East Main opposite Rose Street, which is now Mamouth Garage. [Right (a)] One of the first homes in Lexington - owned by the Geohagans; [Left (b)] J.H. Hardesty Store - sold various sundries as indicated by the signs undated 2 147 Home last owned by Nettie Arnold, located at 121 Forest Ave undated 2 148 Scope and Contents Has subsequently been torn down. Unknown home undated 2 149 216 North Broadway undated 2 150 Scope and Contents Formerly used as a Boy's School by Professor Merrick, and later used as the I.O.O.F. Temple, is now being used by the Women's CLub of Central Kentucky. The McCulla residence, facing West High Street and the First Methodist Church undated 2 151 Scope and Contents Was a weatherboarded log cabin, built in 1794. There was a great controversy between the local preservation groups and the Urban renewal which continued for quite some time. It was eventually torn down, due to urban renewal. Location of the Slave Jail on the south side of West Short Street at 510 undated 2 152 Home of Susan Shelby, daughter of Isaac Shelby - first governor of Kentucky, on South Limestone across from the University of Kentucky undated 2 153 Scope and Contents Later owned by a U.K. Professor Miller and turned into a fraternity house. It was torn down and the Theological Seminary was built on the property. Interestingly enough, there is a cave under the property, which came out on Rose Street on the property of M.J. Crutch, who was superintendent of the buildings at U.K. Later, the cave was sealed off. 353 South Mill Street undated 2 154 Scope and Contents Owned in 1902 by John W. Gunn, who was a civil engineer. The house was also occupied by William and Mary Gunn. In the 1928 directory, Mr. Gunn was listed as the only occupant in the house. He was still living there in 1945. In 1968, the property was owned by Surene Divine. In 1970, Keith Sleter lived there. In 1971 the directory stated that Paul Guthrie lived there. Birthplace of Mrs. Leslie Carter, famous stage actress  undated 2 155 Scope and Contents Leslie Carter, born Carolyn Louise Dudley on June 10, 1863. Home of Dr. J.S. Wilson undated 2 156 Both homes formerly owned by Dr. Dudley undated 2 157 Scope and Contents The building on the left was his residence and the one on the right was used as his office. It is said that he kept his cadavers in the basement. His home was purchased by William Temple Withers, who in October of 1881 entertained King Kalakaua of the Sandwich Islands, the first foreign sovereign to visit Lexington. The Embassy Club, which opened the night prohibition on beer was lifted, was the next occupant. When the club closed, it was bought by the Thoroughbred Record, the present owner. The little house now, Rebel's Rest Antique Shop, operated by Mr. and Mrs. Bert Halbert. Home of Mrs. Bell on East Main undated 2 158-159 Scope and Contents East Main is now the Esplanade, the home was later used by Dr. Stockdell, and then was later the inital effort of what later became the Central Christian Church. The building on the left was the O'Day Plumbing Company which was one of Lexington's leading plumbers. O'Day Plumbing Company, on Esplanade next door to the Bell home undated 2 160 Scope and Contents Erected in 1850, by Professor Beverly Hicks for a Boy's School, he then used it for his residence when he retired. It was located on the Northeast side of Main Street between Walnut and Deweese Streets, it was also used for many years as a slave jail by visiting dealers, and is now the sit of business buildings. Old house on Tucker Street was at rear of the Main Street Baptist Church which faced the Robert S. Todd home undated 2 161 The Meadows , former home of the Warfields, Ashers, Magoffins, and Stolls; located on East Loudon Ave undated 2 163 View of unknown house from across the lawn undated 2 164 Cheapside looking east on Main - Phoenix Hotel in the background undated 2 165 Scope and Contents The Fayette National Bank, later the First Security National Bank and Trust Co., and now used for offices, is shown from a view looking east toward Cheapside and Upper Street. Tintype taken when the Herald-Leader building on the corner of Short and Market was a furniture store undated 2 166 Hanging of William Barker at the Fayette County Court House 1858 July 10 2 167 Scope and Contents While being taken to jail, Barker killed the Lexington City Marshall. Quickly an infuriated crowd rushed Barker from the jail to the Fayette County Court House where they hanged him from a second story window. Tintype of City National Bank, Berkley and Murphy Offices, Union and Harrison House, and Apostolic Times News and Job Printing Office 1885 2 168 Monument to William T. Berry, on corner of Upper and Main Street in the courthouse yard undated 2 169 Scope and Contents During the construction of the present courthouse this monument disappeared and was never found. Monument and burial site of Isaac Shelby, first governor of Kentucky undated 2 170 Picture of portrait of King Solomon by S.S. Price undated 2 171 Gravesite of William  King  Solomon, hero of the Cholera epidemic undated 2 172 Scope and Contents He dug graves for the victims after being sold as a slave. Solomon, who died in 1854 at the age of 79, was buried near the entrance of the Lexington Cemetery. His casket, which was considered the finest in Lexington, was furnished by the community. Monument for King Solomon undated 2 173 Scope and Contents Solomon's monument cost $287.00. It was acquired cheaply because someone who ordered it defaulted on payment. The money for it was partly raised by entertainments in the auditorium in Woodland Park. Group identified from left to right: John G, Cramer, Secretary of the Board of Commerce, James Nicol, Superintendent of the Cemetery, John Skain, Mayor, Kathleen Mulligan, Stanley Milward, a Republican leader, Governor AUgustus E. Wilson, Mrs W.R. Milward, unknown woman, General S.W. Price (totally blind), John Wilson Townsend, Samuel M. Wilson, the little boy is Willoughby Mulligan, Mrs. James H. Mulligan, Woodfor W. Longmore, city clerk of Frankfort (his father was clerk of the Court of Appeals for 24 years and a distinguished confederate soldier), Judge James H. Mulligan. Busy street scene undated 2 174 Aerial view of Main Street undated 2 175 Street scene during streetcar strike of 1913 1913 May 2 176 Horse drawn wagons carting tobacco on sticks on South Broadway, just below the railroad tracks undated 2 177 California Fruit Store at the northeast corner of Main and Limestone 1913 May 2 178 Home of Dr. Fred Ridgley, located on Market at Second Street undated 2 179 Original home of D.C. Goodloe, located on Linden Walk undated 2 180 Scope and Contents This house was later used at the St. Joseph Hospital. At one time it was the KA Fraternity house. It is now the Dagley home, located on Linden Walk.