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Vintage Pretty Gritty day! 

These ladies had the right idea – get out and enjoy the snow (if you can brave the cold!)

Left: Polly Harrison (daughter of former Louisville Mayor William B. Harrison) stands in the snow with skis. 1936. 

Right: Woman stands in [what appears to be] Cherokee Park wearing a suit, hat, and fur muff. Circa 1910.

Thanks to the University of Louisville Photo Archives



Vintage Pretty Gritty Day! Have a great weekend, biking, flea marketing, trolley hopping, and whatever else! And if you didn’t see, apparently Louisville is a cyclist’s paradise? Thoughts?

Young man with bicycle, circa 1904.

UofL Photo Archives, Furnas Family Album Collection.