Members of the Matthews family pose outside Clovercroft. According to a handwritten note on the verso side, from left to right are Marc Osborne, Ed Matthews, Lillian Fletcher, Florence Matthews, Charlotta Osborne, Elizabeth Fletcher Brackett, Kate...
Lillian Fletcher, niece of photographer Kate Matthews is sitting in a Victorian chair in front of a painted backdrop or mural. She wears a lace-trimmed gown and flowers in her hair and holds a fan in her hand. A basket of flowers sits on the floor...
Lillian Fletcher sits in a large tree gazing up with a somewhat wistful expression on her face. Lillian, a niece of photographer Kate Matthews, is wearing a long pink gown and appears to be representing a character in a novel, poem, or play. Signed...
Lillian Fletcher, niece of photographer Kate Matthews, is holding a basket of flowers as she stands in front of a painted backdrop or mural. She is wearing a lace-trimmed gown and flowers in her hair. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate...
Birthday parties; Dwellings; Houses; Stone buildings; Garden parties; Walkways
Members of photographer Kate Matthews' family gather outdoors at Twigmore in Pewee Valley, Kentucky to celebrate a birthday. Twigmore was an estate owned by the photographer's niece, Lillian Fletcher. Charlotta Matthews Osborn is seated at the...
Lillian Fletcher, wearing a long dress, sits on the floor looking up at either a woman or young man dressed as an older man sitting in a chair. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on lower right corner of mount. Also handwritten on the mount...
Lillian Fletcher is playing a folk, or Celtic, harp while her sister Elizabeth Fletcher sits beside her. Both wear gowns and are in front of a plain white backdrop. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on lower right corner of mount....
Residents of Pewee Valley pick up mail at a small white frame building. A sign on the tree reads: "Pewee Valley Post Office." From left to right are: Lillian Fletcher, Marquesa San Germano, the postmistress (in doorway), unidentified...
Lillian Fletcher feeds her pet lamb at Twigmore, her farm in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Lillian is wearing a straw hat and light dress as she stretches to hold a feed bucket up to the lamb standing in a field over the stone entrance to the spring....
Residents of Pewee Valley pick up mail at a small white frame building. A sign on the tree reads: "Pewee Valley Post Office." From left to right are: Lillian Fletcher, Marquesa San Germano, the postmistress (in doorway), unidentified...
The Matthews family enjoys afternoon tea on the lawn at Clovercroft. From left to right are: Charlotta Matthews Osborn, Florence Matthews, Kate Matthews, Lillian Fletcher, Edward H. Matthews, and Jessie Matthews Joy. Handwritten on verso by Kate...
Lillian Fletcher, niece of photographer Kate Matthews, is holding a basket of flowers as she stands in front of a painted backdrop or mural. She is wearing a lace-trimmed gown and flowers in her hair.
Lillian Fletcher, niece of photographer Kate Matthews, is sitting on the arm of a Victorian chair in front of a painted backdrop or mural. She wears a lace-trimmed gown and flowers in her hair. Her fan lies on the chair and a basket of flowers sits...
Lillian Fletcher, niece of photographer Kate Matthews, is sitting in a Victorian chair in front of a painted backdrop or mural. She wears a lace-trimmed gown and flowers in her hair and holds a fan in her hand. A basket of flowers sits on the floor...
Lillian Fletcher, niece of photographer Kate Matthews, is sitting in a Victorian chair in front of a painted backdrop or mural. She wears a lace-trimmed gown and flowers in her hair and is holding a fan close to her face. A basket of flowers sits...
A young woman in an antebellum dress sits with a young man on a garden bench. Kate Matthews frequently persuaded relatives and neighbors to pose in tableaux vivants, or living pictures, based on fairy tales, books, or poems. This appears to be one...
Young woman wearing an antebellum dress is sitting on a bench in a garden. Kate Matthews frequently persuaded relatives and neighbors to pose in tableaux vivants, or living pictures, based on fairy tales, books, or poems. This appears to be one of...
Lillian Fletcher is playing a folk, or Celtic, harp while her sister Elizabeth Fletcher sits at her feet. Both wear gowns and are in front of a mural or painted backdrop. Title supplied by cataloger.
Lillian Fletcher, poses in front of a fireplace, wearing a long white gown and holding a bouquet of flowers. The occasion is believed to be her debut in society. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on the album page. Title supplied by...
