Oval-shaped portrait of left profile of American actress and dancer Kitty Blanchard (also known as Mrs. McKee Rankin) wearing a hat with ribbon around band, worn perched at the back of her head; a dress with a high collar, shawl, and cross...
Three-quarter length character portrait of actresses Kitty Blanchard and Kate Claxton costumed in matching scullery hats and dresses. Kate Claxton starred in eight productions at Macauley's Theatre between January 1877 and May 1890. Kitty...
Catherine Lawton, dressed as the character Kitty Walton in the Little Colonel books, sits on a lawn with a basket of flowers. She is wearing a full dress and a straw hat with flowers. Handwritten on verso of postcard in Kate Matthews' handwriting:...
Catherine and Frances Lawton, the characters Kitty and Allison Walton in Annie Fellows Johnston's "Little Colonel" book series, pose in dinner dresses in the parlor of their home, called Edgewood. Catherine is seated at a small table...
Portrait of left profile of performer, director, and writer McKee Rankin, wearing a long mustache and three-piece suit with checked tie. Born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on February 6, 1844, Rankin performed at Macauley's Theatre in “A Social...
Real-life models for seven characters in Annie Fellows Johnston's Little Colonel books pose outdoors. Fanny Craig (Miss Allison McIntyre) sits in the center chair, holding a book as if reading to the group. Hattie Cochran (Lloyd Sherman, a.k.a. The...
Catherine Walton sits on the arm of a chair in front of a mural or backdrop as she poses for a formal portrait. Catherine was the real-life model for the character Kitty Walton in the Little Colonel book series by Annie Fellows Johnston. She was...
Catherine Walton sits on the arm of a chair in front of a mural or backdrop as she poses for a formal portrait. Catherine was the real-life model for the character Kitty Walton in the Little Colonel book series by Annie Fellows Johnston. She was...
