Collection of glass negatives
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Collection of glass negatives
- Date
- circa 1915
- Creator
- Peter, Alfred Meredith, 1857-1953
- Extent
- 0.96 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Building construction--Kentucky--Lexington.
- College buildings--Kentucky--Lexington.
- Houses -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
- Schools--Kentucky--Lexington.
- Arrangement
- This collection is arranged according to its original order.
- Preferred Citation
- 2007ua012: [identification of item], Collection of glass negatives, University of Kentucky Archives.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Little to nothing is known about the origin of these glass negatives. Items 1-37 were found in a box with a handwritten note stating that the images were from the "Frankel family." In several of the images, Leon Frankel's architectural firm is identified. Items 38-67 were found in a box with no note or identification but several of the images also have Frankel architectural firm identified. Items 68-78 were found in a box with a handwritten note, "probably by the late Alfred M. Peter sent to University Archives by photographer at Agricultural Experiment Station."
- Leon Kaufman Frankel graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1900. Frankel was a professor of Machine Design in the college of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky from 1903-1919. Frankel along with Dean Paul Anderson were the architects of the Chemistry Building and Kastle Hall, which was built in 1910 and is located on the University of Kentucky campus. Frankel resigned from his position at the university in order to pursue his architectural and engineering work full time. Frankel and John H. Curtis formed the architectural and engineering firm of Frankel and Curtis. Frankel and his firm Frankel and Curtis, went on to work closely with the university as an architect, engineer, and consultant for many other buildings on campus. Frankel was a member of the University of Kentucky's alumni association executive committee for 32 years. Leon Kaufman Frankel died on November 27, 1949.
- Alfred M. Peter was born in Lexington, Kentucky on May 25, 1857. He attended the University of Kentucky where he earned his bachelor's, master's, and doctorate. Dr. Peter became an instructor at the University of Kentucky in 1876. He served as head of the Chemistry Department, as well as chief chemist/director for the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station. Dr. Peter retired in 1929. Dr. Peter died on August 11, 1953 at the age of 96.
- Scope and Content
- The Collection of glass negatives circa 1915, contains seventy-eight 5 x 7 and eleven 4 x 5 inch glass plate negatives. There are a variety of images contained within the collection and include images of Leon Frankel's friends and family. A variety of Exterior images of houses and buildings are also included. Several images were taken at the 1902 Elks Fair in Lexington, Kentucky at the Trotting Track.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The intellectual rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections and Digital Programs.
Contents of the Collection
2 women and a man, possibly a family, sitting on porch steps
a man and woman standing together in a yard
a young child (girl) standing on the front walk way holding a flower in her hand
a woman standing in the front yard
2 men wearing coats and hats, standing next to a car
portrait of a young child, wearing a sailor style outfit, a copy negative
portrait of a young child (appears to be the same child as in item #6), copy negative
a man and woman standing together in between 2 buildings
2 couples standing together outside
oval portrait of a child (appears to be the same child as in item #6 and 7)
a child in a sailor outfit (appears to be the same child as in item #6,7, and 10) standing in front of a teepee
a child standing on the front walkway holding a stick (appears to be the same child as in item #6,7,10, and 11)
2 framed portraits, copy negative
a young child (appears to be the same child as in image #3) standing on the front walkway wearing a dress and bonnet
possibly a family (a large group of people with varied ages) sitting on the front porch together
exterior of a house and a woman standing in the yard to the side of house
exterior of a house (appears to be the same house as in item #16)
exterior of a house, a man sitting on porch steps
exterior of a house, partially hidden by trees
exterior of a house with a car parked next to it
exterior of a house
exterior of a house
exterior of a house
exterior of a house
exterior of a house
exterior of a house
exterior of a house
exterior of Lexington High School building
exterior of Lexington High School building
exterior of the Ashland School building, copy negative
exterior of Lexington High School building
exterior front entrance of Lexington High School building
exterior of a building
exterior of a building (appears to be the same building as in image #34, but from a different angle)
exterior of a building with a water tower behind it
train on tracks, with a man standing below
2 men loading things into a truck with a shoot and a little girl watching off to the side
Versailles, exterior of Citizens National Bank, storefronts on either side, people on the street in front
Sheriff's Office and a restaurant on a corner, people standing around outside, possibly in Versailles
Lexington Herald building under construction
Lexington Herald building
Lexington Herald building under construction
Lexington Herald building
Lexington Herald building, copy negative
Miss Ethel Jelly, secretary to Dean of Engineering, F. Paul Anderson,
crop bundles in a field
crops in a field
man standing with a bull
farm equipment
cars parked on a street, 2 images side by side
very light and hard to see, appears to be a page from a book
a farm with a barn, horses, and other buildings off in the distance
wagons that appear to be filled with crops and covered with tarps line the street
field of crops, possibly tobacco
possible interior of a building
interior of a building with large machines
Sophomore class 1912-1913
letters spelling out the word "Seniors." with people standing at each letter
a group portrait of men taken on building steps
group portrait, gathered around a large lion statue
group portrait in a tool shop
women, group portrait on building steps
dancers dancing outside
exterior of building
very light and hard to see, outside scene
something that is making smoke at the top of a pole being supported with wires
people standing around a lake, others are in the lake
1902 Elks Fair, Lexington Trotting Track, people milling around County Store
1902 Elks Fair, Press Bureau tent
1902 Elks Fair, Press Bureau tent
1902 Elks Fair, Press Bureau tent
1902 Elks Fair, large crowd of people with their backs turned
1902 Elks Fair, large crowd of people with their backs turned
1902 Elks Fair, group of people sitting under a tent
1902 Elks Fair, group of people sitting under a tent
1902 Elks Fair, group of people sitting under a tent
man sitting on the porch in a rocker with a dog
man sitting on bleachers
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