Historic Photos of Louisville

by James C. Anderson

Overview

By the mid-nineteenth century, the city of Louisville was a vibrant cultural center. Through the Civil War, the early twentieth century, two World Wars, and into the modern era, Louisville has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong independent culture of its citizens.

This volume, Historic Photos of Louisville, captures this journey through still photography from the finest archives of local, national, and private collections. From the Civil War, the Depression era, and to the building of a modern metropolis, Historic Photos of Louisville follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city's history.

The book captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of hundreds of historic photographs. Published in striking black and white, the images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596522770
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	09/01/2006
Series:	Historic Photos
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	10.28(w) x 10.32(h) x 0.82(d)

About the Author

James C. "Andy" Anderson has been a Louisville resident since 1948 and received a B.A. degree from the University of Louisville in 1967. After working as a clerk in the Parkland and Highland branches of the Louisville Free Public Library, he moved to Lexington, Kentucky, and received a Master's Degree in Library Science from the University of Kentucky in 1970.

He was later hired as an assistant to the curator of the Photographic Archives at the University of Louisville, and was appointed head curator in 1973. He now holds the rank of Professor in the University Libraries faculty, and manages a collection of over 1.5 million photographs. He has written two other books and has been a frequent lecturer and consultant on the maintenance and care of photographic collections.

Andy is married, having met his wife on a bicycle tour of Louisville in 1976. They have one grown son, two shetland sheepdogs, and a cat.