Madison County (Ky.)--Pictorial works.

Scope and Contents The photos in this collection were taken by Dr. Robert E. Bagby, ranging from the 1970s up to about 2008, though most are from the 1990s and early 2000s. Much of the collection is associated with Eastern Kentucky University, especially the athletics teams and the College of Justice and Safety, where Dr. Bagby taught. The collection also includes many news and public events in Richmond including the Glen Rogers hearing, Paul Patton's "Patton to the People" tour, Colin Powell's...

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The strength of the Green Clay collection is the photographs, which were mostly taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Although there are some portraits, there are also many photos of Madison county, including historic sites, river scenes, historic homes and even a moonshine still. The collection also includes some of his published historical articles and other Madison County publications.

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This is a small collection of postcards written to various members of the Johnson family with images from Richmond, Lexington and Winchester, Kentucky. All the cards have short notes on them that mention jobs, dances, stripping tobacco and catching rides home.

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This collection consists of scans of school photographs taken in the 1920s. Most of the images include the Madison County School Superintendent, B.F. Edwards. All dated photographs were taken in the fall of 1922, so it is likely that most of the images are the same year. The photographs were scanned and originals were returned to the Edwards family.

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The Richmond Daily Register was the sole newspaper for Richmond, KY in the late 1960s. This collection of negatives represents some of the photos taken for the Richmond Daily Register covering everyday life and events in Richmond and Madison County, KY between 1967 and 1969.

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The Richmond Register has been the major newspaper in Richmond, KY since it was founded in 1917. This collection of negatives represents some of the photos taken for the Richmond Register covering everyday life and events in Richmond and Madison County, KY between 1994 and 2004.

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This collection consists of scans from a selection of photographs, postcards and ephemera from Charles R. Smith. Most are from Madison County, Kentucky and include images of people and places. Of note are the photos of many of the Elks Club exalted rulers between the years 1902 and 1996. Most of the pamphlets and programs are related to local churches such as First Baptist and First Christian. All materials were digitized and returned to Mr. Smith.

Scope and Contents This set of photographs consists of aerial photographs of Madison County, Kentucky for the years 1954, 1957 and 1959. They were used by the USDA to map farms across the county, and the backs of the photos include rough drawings of farm boundaries with the farmer's surname. Though the backs of the photos were not scanned the names were added to photo descriptions along with relevant landmarks. The most complete year is 1959, but there are some photographs missing, mostly from the center of...