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WKU Presents Exhibit
05/11/08 MRC
Warren County Sights and Sounds, an exhibit presenting the
history and culture of Bowling Green and Warren County in
photographs and film, will open May 31st in Western
Kentucky University’s Kentucky Library & Museum.
The exhibit is the result of a two year joint project
where approximately 150 photographs and 45 feet of moving
film related to Bowling Green and Warren County were
collected. Sponsors of the project and exhibit are The
Landmark Association, The Bowling Green/Warren County
Historic Preservation Board, Insight Communications, and
The Kentucky Library & Museum.
The exhibit’s cultural images feature the people and
places in Bowling Green and Warren County, including
parades around Fountain Square Park, sports groups, horse
drawn sleighs, and individual portraits. Several
photographs portray river scenes, such as a rare one
showing people swimming in the Barren River at the foot of
State Street. Images of Beech Bend Park and various
historical properties are included.
The exhibit also focuses on the history of the city and
county. A significant grouping of photographs relate to a
1960 campaign stop in the city by presidential candidate
John F. Kennedy. Perhaps the most unusual photograph is of
Lewis and Damsel Underwood, slaves of Warner Lewis
Underwood, a prominent 19th century lawyer and politician
from Bowling Green.
Sights and Sounds of Warren County will be located in the
Museum’s Garden Gallery and continues through December
7th.
For information, contact Jonathan Jeffrey at (270)
745-5265 or
jonathan.jeffrey@wku.edu or visit
www.wku.edu/library/kylm/exhibits.
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