An African-American woman in servant's dress and head scarf sits in a wooden chair reading a newspaper. The woman, Rebecca Porter, was born a slave in Virginia. After the war, she spent most of her life working in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Rebecca...
Rebecca Porter, as Mom Beck in the Little Colonel book series by Annie Fellows Johnston, stands wearing a dark dress with a white apron and a kerchief on her head. Title supplied by cataloger.
Rebecca Porter, as Mom Beck in the Little Colonel book series, sits holding a little girl posing as The Little Colonel in her lap. The little girl is not Hattie Cochran, who was the real-life model for the character. Title supplied by cataloger.
Rebecca Porter, as Mom Beck in the Little Colonel stories, is helping dress a little girl posing as The Little Colonel. This model is not Hattie Cochran, who was the original model for the character.
