Arthur Earle Hopkins Collection, ca. 1860-ca. 1944

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Title

Arthur Earle Hopkins Collection

Date

ca. 1860-ca. 1944

Repository

The Filson Historical Society Special Collections Louisville, Kentucky 40208 USA

Conditions Governing Access note

Open to researchers.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], Arthur Earle Hopkins Collection, ca. 1860-ca. 1944, Special Collections, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville.

Extent

1,500 items

Scope and Content

Hopkins was a prominent Louisville attorney, judge, 1941 mayoral candidate, and president of the Board of Aldermen at the time of his death. His avocation was Ohio and Mississippi river history and steamboating. Arthur Earle Hopkins collection contains a large collection of photographs, glass plate negatives, post cards, engravings, and lithographs of steamboats and river scenes. Access restricted. Most of the photographs of steamboats have been arranged and an index compiled

Subjects

• Mississippi River-- Pictorial works.
• Ohio River-- Pictorial works.
• Steamboats-- United States-- Photographs.