February 24, 2025
Fire engine mishap, 1948
A wayward Lexington fire engine came to rest partially inside Robertson’s supermarket at East Seventh Street and Maple Avenue in October 1948. Published in the Lexington Leader Oct. 4, 1948.
Natural Bridge trail repairs, 1987
Kentucky State Park employees Jeff Raines of Bowen, and Gary Johnson and Charlie Rowe, both from Winchester, made improvements to the original trail to Natural Bridge on Sept. 28, 1987. The repairs to the trail, which has been in use since 1930, were to improve passage and stop erosion. The materials were brought in by National Guard helicopters. Photo by Frank Anderson | Herald-Leader staff
Traveling puppy, 1947
Hubie Golden’s black cocker spaniel waited at Blue Grass Field before being shipped to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in January 1947. Published in the Lexington Leader Jan. 22, 1947.
Billy Graham Crusade, 1971
Nearly 1,000 people, predominantly young people, marched and rallied in support of the Billy Graham Crusade for Christ in front of the Fayette County Courthouse on April 23, 1971.
Johnny Angel, 1978
The crowd at Johnny Angel nightclub reacted as Grace Jones took the stage on Dec. 19, 1978, at the disco in downtown Lexington. Photo by David Perry | Staff
Charlie Bradshaw, 1962
University of Kentucky football coach Charlie Bradshaw, unhappy with the way blocking assignments were being carried out, demonstrated his technique on Paul Pisani, a sophomore from Decatur, Ala., at practice on April 17, 1962. Bradshaw was coach from 1962 to 1968, posting a record of 25–41–4.
Chubby Checker, 1981
Singer Chubby Checker performed on Sept. 5, 1981, at the breeding-season auction charity at the Hyatt Regency indowntown Lexington. Checker was famous for singing about and performing the dance The Twist. The breeding seasons of 14 stallions were auctioned off. Proceeds from the benefit went to the Ephraim McDowell Cancer Research Foundation for the construction of a cancer research and treatment center. (The center would eventually be named the Markey Cancer Center) Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
Fancy Farm Picnic, 1998
U.S. Rep. Scotty Baesler, D-Lexington, held a pair of shoes that belonged to retiring U.S. Sen. Wendell Ford that he said he intended to fill if he won Ford’s seat. Baesler, speaking at the Fancy Farm picnic in western Kentucky on Aug. 1, 1998, was running against fellow U.S. Rep. Jim Bunning, R-Fort Henry. Bunning narrowly defeated Baesler in the general election. Photo by Frank Anderson | Staff
Fancy Farm Picnic, 1990
Lexington attorney Gatewood Galbraith talked with reporters before his speech at the 110th Fancy Farm political picnic on Aug. 4, 1990 at St. Jerome’s Church in Fancy Farm, Ky. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
Fancy Farm Picnic, 1986
Randle Darnell and Marge Eastin, both of Benton, showed their support for Wendell Ford and other candidates as they waited for the speeches to begin at the 106th Fancy Farm political picnic on Aug. 2, 1986 at St. Jerome’s Church in Fancy Farm, Ky. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
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