An old woman, said to be an Indian (Native American), sits against a tree reading a book. Outside the fence of the yard, buildings, a street, and an automobile are visible. Title supplied by cataloger.
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.
Charlotta Matthews, wearing a long dark dress, stands at the top of the terrace steps at Clovercroft, the Matthews family home in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate Matthews: "Grandmother Matthews"....
Unidentified young woman wearing a dark dress with a white lace collar poses in front of a mural frequently seen in Kate Matthews' photographs. She may be portraying a character from a book or play. Title supplied by cataloger.
Unidentified young woman wearing a dark dress with a white lace collar and a dark hat poses in front of a mural frequently seen in Kate Matthews' photographs. She may be portraying a character from a book or play. Title supplied by cataloger.
Women; Young adults; Portraits; Fictitious characters
Portrait of Mary Johnston as the character Joyce Ware in the Little Colonel book series. She has long curly hair and a scarf over the shoulder of her dark dress. Mary was the stepdaughter of Annie Fellows Johnston, author of the Little Colonel...
Women; Young adults; Portraits; Fictitious characters
Profile portrait of Mary Johnston as the character of Joyce Ware in the Little Colonel book series. She is dressed in a dark robe or wrap and positioned against a dark background with light reflecting off her long blond hair. Mary Johnston was the...
Women; Young adults; Portraits; Fictitious characters
Portrait of Mary Johnston as the character Joyce Ware in the Little Colonel book series. She has long curly hair and a scarf over the shoulder of her dark dress. Mary was the stepdaughter of Annie Fellows Johnston, author of the Little Colonel...
Women; Young adults; Portraits; Fictitious characters
Profile portrait of Mary Johnston as the character of Joyce Ware in the Little Colonel book series. She is dressed in a dark robe or wrap and positioned against a dark background with light reflecting off her long blond hair. Mary Johnston was the...
World War, 1914-1918--France; Reading; Barns; Military life; Soldiers
André Jeunet reads a book while reclining on straw on the floor of what appears to be the loft in a wooden barn. His military uniform and other items hang on rafters above him.
World War, 1914-1918--France; Soldiers; Military uniforms
Godet, a French soldier and close friend of the photographer's, sits in front of a dark cloth background. He appears to be wearing his uniform pants, shirt, and suspenders, and holding a book or leather writing pad. Taken during training in Autun,...
Young adults; Forests; Daydreaming; Girls; Fictitious characters
Teenage girl, wearing a plaid dress and hat, appears to be deep in thought as she stands in the woods. She is leaning on a rail that is part of a platform or bench that has been constructed among the trees. Although the young woman does not appear...
