Henderson County Public Library

Photo Files

The library has a collection of original photographs that cover over 100 years of local history. The photos were donated by individuals. The photographs have been cataloged and you can search our online catalog by keyword or browse the list of subject folders below. Each folder represented may include multiple photographs. If you have historical photos that you would like to donate to the library, please call, stop by, or email the Genealogy Department.

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A

  • Acme Drug Store
  • Adams, John
  • Adas Israel Temple
  • Aerial View - Henderson
  • Agriculture
  • Agriculture - Machinery
  • Agriculture - Tobacco Warehouse
  • Airplanes
  • Allison, Young E.
  • Allison, Young E. - Eargood Home
  • Alves Home
  • Alves, Mary Flemming
  • Alves, Mary Kaye
  • Alves Street School
  • Anchor Supply Company
  • Anderson Box and Basket Company
  • Anderson, Mary
  • Architecture
  • Atkinson Park
  • Atkinson Park Pool
  • Atlas Tack Corporation
  • Audubon Cardinal
  • Audubon Family
  • Audubon, John James
  • Audubon, John James - Miscellaneous
  • Audubon Mill
  • Audubon Mill Park
  • Audubon Missionary Baptist Church
  • Audubon Park Board
  • Audubon Prints
  • Audubon School
  • Auto Accident

B

  • Bach, J. M.
  • Bach-McCollum Home
  • Ball Family
  • Banks Family
  • Barges & Tugboats
  • Barron Family
  • Bransford Family
  • Barret, Alex
  • Barret, Henry Estate
  • Barret - Jennings Home
  • Barret Manual Training High School
  • Barret Manual Training High School - Marching Band
  • Barret Manual Training High School - Sports
  • Barret-Stites Home
  • Barret, William T. Home
  • Barron, Thomas E.
  • Basket Family
  • Bear Brand Hosiery Company
  • Beard Family
  • Becker, Louella Mary "Glimpses of Henderson, KY"
  • Belk & Henderson Store
  • Bell, Austin Dr.
  • Ben T. White and Son
  • Bend Gate School
  • Benton Family
  • Benton-Martin Home
  • Bernstein's Menswear
  • Bethel Church
  • Bienvenue Home
  • Biggs Family
  • Blackberry Hall
  • Blackwell, Elizabeth
  • Blackwell Home
  • Blackwell, Marlin (Judge)
  • Blackwell #1 Oil Well
  • Blackwell-Vaughn Home
  • Blacksmith - Zion, Kentucky
  • Blue, James
  • Boats
  • Bond Drive
  • Boone, Daniel
  • Boswell, Craven Home
  • Bradley, Father Ed
  • Breckinridge, Robert
  • Bridges, John (Capt.)
  • Bright Spot
  • Brown, Claude
  • Brown Family
  • Brown, June Collection
  • Brown - Romans Home
  • Brown, Sneed - Blacksmith
  • Brownie's Restaurant
  • Buildings - Miscellaneous
  • Burch Electronics

C

  • Cabell-Lambert-Logan Home
  • Cabell, Roger "Big Doc"
  • Camp Breckinridge
  • Camp Carson Group
  • Camp Cromwell
  • Canaday Family
  • Carroll Family
  • Cartwright, Tom
  • Cemeteries
  • Center Street School
  • Central Park
  • Central School
  • Chandler, Albert Benjamin (Happy)
  • Church, Mrs. Powers
  • City Committee
  • City Flag
  • City High School (South Middle School)
  • City Office Building
  • City Seal
  • Clark, Rev. George W.
  • Class Reunion -- 1966
  • Class Reunion -- 1970
  • Class Reunion -- 1985
  • Class Reunion -- 1990
  • Clay, Sally Ann
  • Clements, Earle C.
  • Cloudy, John
  • Club Commando
  • Coal Belt
  • Coal Mine
  • Cohron Family
  • Columbia School
  • Combs, Bert T.
  • Community and Youth Center (Gathering Place-Senior Center)
  • Compton Family
  • Cooper, Mrs. H. Lee
  • Cooper, Helen
  • Cooperative Seed & Farm Supply Service
  • Corydon, Kentucky
  • Corydon Schools
  • Cotton Mill
  • County High School (North Middle School)
  • Crutcher Family
  • Cummings, Janet

D

  • Dade Family
  • Dade Park (Ellis Park)
  • Dallam-Branaman Home
  • Dallam-Norment Home
  • Daughters of the American Revolution
  • Davis, Don
  • Davis Family
  • Day Family
  • Delano-Farmer Home
  • Delker Brothers Manufacturing
  • Delker Home
  • Dixie School
  • Dorsey, Alice
  • Douglas(s) High School
  • Downtown - Public Gathering
  • Drive-In Movie Theater
  • Duncan, Elaine

E

  • Earley, William
  • Eblen Hotel
  • Eblen-McGinnis Home
  • Eighth Street School
  • Eisenhower, Dwight D.
  • Eisfelder-Gravette Home
  • Elk's Home
  • Elm Street
  • Eureka Plating Co., Inc.

F

  • Fagan Home
  • Farley Slave Quarters
  • Farm Bureau Building
  • Farm Credit Bank
  • Farmer, H. H. Home
  • Farmer's Bank & Trust
  • Favers Family
  • Feix, Essie
  • Feix, Jimmy
  • Female Seminary
  • Fenn & Kleiderer Merchant Tailors
  • Fernwood Cemetary
  • Ferries
  • Fire Department
  • First Christian Church - Henderson, Kentucky
  • First Baptist Church - Morganfield, KY
  • First Christian Church - Corydon, KY
  • First United Methodist Church
  • First Missionary Baptist Church
  • First Presbyterian Church
  • First Street
  • Fisher, Jack - Sketches
  • Fisher, L.D. (Captain)
  • Disher, Mary Ann
  • Fishtown
  • Flatboat Race of 1973
  • Flatboats
  • Flood of 1937
  • Flooding
  • Foard, Harry T.
  • 4-H
  • Francis, James Patrick
  • Frank G. Schmitt Wholesalers
  • Furman Home
  • Furman, Lucy

G

  • Galloway, Ewing
  • Galloway, Maurice (Mayor)
  • Gas Lamp Pole - Hitching Post
  • Gateway Motor Court
  • Gathering Place (Senior Citizen Center)
  • GentryFamily
  • George Family
  • Gibbs Die Casting
  • Glass Family
  • Goebel Home
  • Gospel Assembly
  • Governor's House
  • Gravette - McClellan Home
  • Green River
  • Green River Ferry
  • Gregory Family
  • Greyhound Bus Station
  • Group Photos - Misc
  • Gulf Gas Station

H

  • Hagan, Joe
  • Halle, Fred J.
  • Handy, W. C. (William Christopher)
  • Harpe's Head Marker
  • Harris, Leigh
  • Hart Family
  • Hart, Nancy Morgan
  • Hartmann Thomas Electrical Supplies
  • Haven Pentecostal Church
  • Haywood-Alves Home
  • Hebbardsville Elementary School
  • Henderson Academy
  • Henderson, Archibald
  • Henderson City Scales
  • Henderson Community College
  • Henderson Community College - Students
  • Henderson Community College - Teachers
  • Henderson County Court
  • Henderson County Courthouse
  • Henderson County Homemakers
  • Henderson County Public Library - Bookmobile
  • Henderson County Public Library - Building
  • Henderson County Public Library - Children's Department
  • Henderson County Public Library - Miscellaneous
  • Henderson County Public Library - 100th Anniversary
  • Henderson County State Bank – Corydon
  • Henderson Electric Supply
  • Henderson - Evansville Bridge
  • Henderson Golf & Country Club
  • Henderson High School - Class of 1907
  • Henderson Municipal Center
  • Henderson – Municipal Power and Light
  • Henderson National Bank
  • Henderson - Original Plan
  • Henderson, Richard
  • Henderson Union REA
  • Henn & Lain Company Furniture
  • Herron, Elmer
  • Higginson Family
  • Hill Home
  • Historic Henderson Publishing Council
  • Historical Tablets
  • Hoffman Family
  • Hogg, James
  • Holloway Home - Graham Hill
  • Holloway, John
  • Holy Name Catholic Church
  • Holy Name Catholic School
  • Homecrafters
  • Homes - Historic
  • Honig, George
  • Hood, Charles (Dr.)
  • Hopkins, Samuel (General)
  • Horseshoe Bend
  • Hosback, John Karl "Doc"
  • Hosiery Mill Housing
  • Howard, Tryon Yancey
  • Hudgions, Jack - Collection - Miscellaneous
  • Huhlein, John - Band
  • Hunt, Hallie
  • Hutchen, Virginius

I

  • Ijames Farm
  • Illustrated Henderson
  • Immanuel Baptist Church
  • Imperial Tobacco Company
  • Indian Guide Tree
  • Individual Photographs - Miscellaneous
  • Ingram-Snyder Home
  • Irwin, Margaret
  • Island Queen

J

  • J.C. Penney Company
  • J.J. Newberry
  • J. Redding Jewelers
  • John James Audubon Museum
  • John James Audubon State Park
  • Johnson, Adam Rankin
  • Jones, Gabriel (Judge)
  • Jones, Henderson
  • Jones, John
  • Jones, Louis Marshall "Grandpa"
  • Jones, Margaret
  • Jones, R. A. "Cowboy"
  • Judy, E. Keevil (Dr.)

K

  • Kasey, Sally
  • Katterjohn Family
  • Katterjohn-Reid Home
  • Keach Home (The Elms)
  • Kennedy, Paul H. Reverand
  • Kentucky Movie Theater
  • Kerney Family
  • Kiefer-Winstead Home
  • Kimmel Home
  • Kimmell, Husband Edward (Admiral)
  • Kingdon Hotel
  • Kirby Home
  • Kirby, Maurice
  • Kraver Building
  • Krug, Frank
  • Kruger, Harold
  • Kruger's Store
  • Kusan, Inc.

L

  • L & N Wharf Boat
  • Lackey Family
  • Lambert Family
  • Lambert & O'Connell Merchants
  • Lambert - Porter Home
  • Laswell, Linda
  • Latta Home
  • Lattin, Mrs. William J.
  • Leffel Family
  • Letcher, Gibney Oscar
  • Lockett Collection
  • Lockett Family
  • Lockett-Wilson Home
  • Locomotives
  • Louisville & Nashville Railroad Bridge
  • Lyne, Leonard L. (Col.)
  • Lyne, Thomas B.
  • Lyne, Willie
  • Lyne-Crafton Home
  • Lyne-Trawick Home
  • Lyons Family

M

  • MacMillan Bloedel Packing Inc.
  • McAllister, Fannie J. Stanley
  • McBride, Daniel
  • McCallister-Bird Home
  • McClarney Family
  • McCollum Home
  • McCormick-Stagg Home
  • McCullough, Mary Lyne
  • McCullough Home
  • McFarland Family
  • McGhar Home
  • Mac's Women's Clothing
  • Main Street
  • Manion Family
  • Mann Homes
  • Mann's Ladies Ready To Wear
  • Marable Home
  • Marshall, William J. Home
  • Marstall Furniture Company
  • Martin Family
  • Martin, Lew
  • Mason, Carol Faye
  • Mastodon Bones
  • Medicine Show
  • Mesker Steel Storefronts and Columns
  • Methodist Hospital
  • Metzger's Tavern
  • Meuth Family
  • Millet Hill
  • Miscellaneous
  • Mitchell Home
  • Mitchell, Robert
  • Moonshine Still
  • Morton, Thurston (Senator)
  • Moss Corydon Funeral Home
  • Moss Funeral Residence
  • Moss, Paul
  • Movie Photos

N

  • National Bellas Hess Co.
  • Neel, Barbara
  • Neighborhood Kids
  • Newman, William (Mayor)
  • Nicholson, J.L.
  • Niles, Ben
  • Norris Hardware

O

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Odd Fellow's Hall
  • Old Fairgrounds - Auto Racing
  • Ohio River
  • Ohio River - Frozen
  • Ohio River Ordinance Ammonia Plant
  • Ohio Valley Banking
  • Ohio Valley National Bank
  • Ohio Valley Soybean Cooperative
  • Old Henderson Homes and Buildings - Miscellaneous
  • Old Henderson Homes and Buildings - Proofs
  • Old Kentucky Mansion
  • Oliver Family
  • O'Nan, Richard
  • Osborn Manufacturing Company
  • Otey Home
  • Overby, Marjorie Sutton
  • Owen, G. Wash

P

  • P and H House
  • Palmore, John S. (Judge)
  • Parades
  • Parmenter Family
  • Payne's Cleaning and Pressing
  • Period Tables, Inc.
  • Pest House
  • Perkins-Sprague Home
  • Phillips 66 Gas Station
  • Planters National Bank (Planters Coffeehouse)
  • Police Department
  • Poole, Kentucky
  • Poole School
  • Porter, Elliott, Jr.
  • Posey, Mary
  • Posey, Robert
  • Post Office - Smith Mills, Kentucky
  • Postcards - Alamo Plaza Courts
  • Postcards - American Legion
  • Postcards - Atkinson Park
  • Postcards- Atkinson Park Dancing Pavilion
  • Postcards - Audubon, John James
  • Postcards - Audubon, John James - Prints
  • Postcards - Audubon Memorial Park
  • Postcards - Audubon Mill
  • Postcards - Audubon Museum
  • Postcards - Audubon School
  • Postcards - Barret Manual Training High School
  • Postcards - Barret Park
  • Postcards - Bennett Memorial Church
  • Postcards - Camp Cromwell
  • Postcards - Central Park
  • Postcards - Central Presbyterian Church
  • Postcards - Club Trocadero
  • Postcards - Cotton Mills
  • Postcards - Country Club
  • Postcards - Dade Park (Ellis Park)
  • Postcards - Dams
  • Postcards - Elk's Home
  • Postcards - Ferry
  • Postcards - Fire Department
  • Postcards - First Christian Church
  • Postcards - First United Methodist Church
  • Postcards - First Presbyterian Church
  • Postcards - Flood of 1937
  • Postcards - Gateway Motor Court
  • Postcards - Glass House Restaurant
  • Postcards - Henderson County Courthouse
  • Postcards - Henderson County Public Library
  • Postcards - Henderson - Downtown
  • Postcards - Henderson-Evansville Bridge
  • Postcards - Historical Tablets
  • Postcards - Holy Name Catholic Church
  • Postcards - Honig, George
  • Postcards - Immanuel Baptist Temple
  • Postcards - Interurban Station
  • Postcards - Jimmy's Drive In & Gift Shop
  • Postcards – Johnston, Amelia
  • Postcards - Kingdon Hotel
  • Postcards - Knight & Gregory Service Station
  • Postcards - Louisville & Nashville Railroad Bridge
  • Postcards - Main Street
  • Postcards - Marstall Furniture Company
  • Postcards - Methodist Church (Corydon)
  • Postcards - Methodist Hospital
  • Postcards - Ohio River
  • Postcards - Ohio Valley Bank & Trust Co.
  • Postcards - Planters State Bank
  • Postcards - Post Office
  • Postcards - Riverfront
  • Postcards - Second Presbyterian Church
  • Postcards - Second Street
  • Postcards - Seventh Street School
  • Postcards - Soaper Hotel Postcards - Transylvania Company
  • Postcards - Union Station Train Depot
  • Postcards - YMCA
  • Powell - McCormick Home
  • Powell, Lazarus
  • Presidential Visits
  • Preston Family

Q

  • Quinn's Drug Store

R

  • Rankin, Alex
  • Rankin, Ann (Miss)
  • Rankin, Dr. Home
  • Rankin-Markwell Home
  • Rankin-Royer Home
  • Rash-Phillips Home
  • Red Cross
  • Red Front Food Market
  • Red Horse Gift Shop
  • Reihl, Archie
  • Revolutionary War Memorial
  • Rhoades-Gilliham Home
  • Rhoads, W.P.
  • Rinke, Milton
  • River Scenes
  • Riverfront
  • Riverview School
  • Robards Family
  • Roberts, Dorothy
  • Robertson Settlement
  • Rose, Reverend L.W.
  • Ross, Suzanne Snyder
  • Rotary Club
  • Rowland, Jim
  • Royster, Carrie Mae
  • Royster's Bar-b-que
  • Rudy Home
  • Rudy Rowland Funeral Home

S

  • St. Louis Catholic Church
  • St. Paul's Episcopal Church
  • Sandefur, Hugh E.
  • Sandefur, Hugh E. - Building
  • Sasseen, Mary Towles
  • Schlamp Family
  • Schools - Graduates
  • Scott Lumber Company
  • Second Street
  • Sesquicentennial Celebration
  • Seventh Street School
  • Sheffer, Mrs.
  • Simon's Shoes
  • Simpson, Faust Y.
  • Sinclair Gas Station
  • Skaggs, Luther, Jr. (Private First Class)
  • Slot Machines
  • Smith, BeeGee
  • Smith, Graham Allen
  • Smith Mills, Kentucky
  • Sneed, Henry "Uncle Skillet"
  • Snyder Family
  • Snyder, Mrs. Russell
  • Soaper Barber Shop
  • Soaper Hotel
  • Soaper - Hughes Tobacco Company
  • Soaper, Richard Henderson
  • Soaper, Robert, II
  • Soaper-West Home
  • Speculation Homes
  • Spence Tea Room
  • Spencer Chemical Company
  • Sports - Baseball
  • Sports - Basketball
  • Sports - Football
  • Sports - Golf
  • Sports - Tennis
  • Sprague Home
  • Stagecoach House
  • Starling Family
  • Stewart Family
  • Stewart's Plumbing & Heating Company
  • Stone-Lambert Home
  • Street, Frank T.
  • Street Scenes - Miscellaneous
  • Sugar Tree Grove
  • Sullivan Family
  • Sunset Park
  • Swope, Ella

T

  • Tanner, Charles
  • Tapp's Café
  • Taylor Family
  • Teachers
  • Texaco Gas Station
  • Thomas' Kindergarten
  • Tilden School
  • Tobacco Industry
  • Towles, Mary Lucy
  • Towles-Sasseen Home
  • Towles, Susan Starling
  • Traction Station
  • Transylvania Society
  • Treadwater Bridge
  • Trend Setters Beauty Salon
  • Tri-State Plastic Molding Company
  • Turner-Griggs Home

U

  • Union Bank & Trust
  • Union Federal Savings Bank
  • Union Station Train Depot
  • Utley, Edward "Red"
  • Utley Family

V

  • Valley Distilleries

W

  • W.C. Handy
  • Walters, Judy
  • Warren Family
  • Water Bucket
  • Wathen Family
  • Weaverton Junior High School
  • Weiner's Market
  • Western & Atlantic Railroad
  • Wetherby, Lawrence
  • White City Stock Farm
  • Wilkerson Family
  • Wilkerson's Shoes
  • Williams, J. J. B. (Major General)
  • Williams, Lida
  • Wilson-Eargood Home
  • Wilson, Glenda
  • Wing Family
  • Wischer Family
  • Wolf's Tavern
  • Wootton, Bailey
  • World War I Soldiers
  • Worsham Post 40 Mascot

X

There are currently no files beginning with "X" in our Photo File archives.

Y

  • Young E. Allison - Eargood Home
  • Yeager, Lester E.
  • Z

    • Zion United Church of Christ
  • Zimbro's Bicycle Shop 1898