March 21, 2025
Penni and Snow, 1950
Penni, a 3-year-old male penguin, was shown with his master and trainer, Homer Snow. Penni and Snow appeared at the Ben Ali theater the week of April 3, 1950. Snow was a veteran animal trainer who started his career in the 1920s by trapping sea lions off the Southern California Coast. Published in the Lexington Herald on April 7, 1950.
Teen Tavern Canteen, 1946
A crowd of 600 youths attended the opening of Teen Tavern Canteen in the YWCA youth center. Published in the Herald-Leader on Oct. 6, 1946.
Fayette County school board, 1988
The Fayette County school board in January 1988 included, clockwise from bottom, Curt Harvey, David Chittenden, Barth Pemberton, Superintendent Ronald E. Walton, Austin Simms and Marilyn Daniel. Photo by David Perry | Staff
Wildcat Wally, 1997
Wally Clark, also known as Wildcat Wally, began his three-week camp-out Sept. 27, 1997, in front of Memorial Coliseum for tickets to UK basketball’s Midnight Madness. Clark ended his streak of camp-outs at 18 years when he was a no-show in 2010 because of health problems. He had been first in line for Madness tickets several times. One year, he camped out for 39 days to make sure he was first in line. In 2011, he moved to Arizona. Photo by Sam Haverstick
The Campbell House Inn, 1960
This aerial view shows the Campbell House Inn, in lower center, in 1960. Harrodsburg Road, center, runs left to right and Waller Avenue comes in from the top. Mason Headley Road runs beside the Campbell House, which opened in 1951. Published in the Lexington Leader on Jan. 14, 1960. Herald-Leader Archive photo
Rolling Stones perform at Rupp Arena, 1978
The Rolling Stones performed in Rupp Arena on June 29, 1978, during their Some Girls Tour. At left, Ron Wood played guitar as Mick Jagger worked the crowd. The U.S. tour was 24 shows, and Lexington was the 11th stop. It was one of the first big concerts in the young history of Rupp Arena, which opened in 1976. The band played 19 songs for the sold-out crowd. Click here to see another image of the show from our archives. Photo by Ron Garrison | Staff
Christ the King Church, 1946
A photo taken in 1946 of Christ the King Catholic Church in the Chevy Chase neighborhood. The pastor was Richard G. O’Neill. Published in the Lexington Herald on May 11, 1946.
UK’s last win over Florida, 1986
The University of Kentucky’s Marc Logan got a ride off the field on the shoulders of running backs coach Greg Nord after the Wildcats’ 10-3 victory over Florida on UK’s Senior Day, Nov. 15, 1986, at Commonwealth Stadium. The win snapped a six-game losing streak against the Gators. Unfortunately for Kentucky, the Cats have not beaten Florida since that game, almost 28 years ago. That game was Logan’s last game at home. He is seventh on UK’s career rushing list with 1,769 yards. He went on to play 10 years in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl with San Francisco in 1995. Nord, who was on Kentucky’s coaching staff from 1979 to 1989, later spent 15 seasons on Louisville’s coaching staff before returning to Kentucky for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. He is now the running backs coach at Western Kentucky. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
University of Kentucky radio-TV basketball team, 1960
A press-radio-TV basketball game was held annually in the University of Kentucky’s Memorial Coliseum in 1960. This photo was for a preview of the 1960 game. These are members of the radio-TV basketball team. Front row from left: Claude Sullivan, Hugh Jones, and Jack Lori. Back row, Jim Host, left, and Earl Boardman. Absent from the picture were Wah Wah Jones, Buzz Riggins and Dick Roy. Published in the Lexington Herald on Dec. 31, 1960.
Blue Grass Airport just after 9/11 attacks, 2001
The security checkpoint at Blue Grass Airport on the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, after all flights in the United States were grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration because of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. Photo by Joseph Rey Au
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