Art and photography; Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows), 1863-1931. Little Colonel series; Pewee Valley (Ky.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works; Photograph albums; Portrait photographs; Tableaux; Upper class families--Kentucky--Pewee...
431 items by pioneering woman photographer Kate Matthews, of Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Best known for her photographs depicting characters in the Little Colonel series of children's books written by her friend and neighbor Annie Fellows Johnston,...
Baseball; People associated with entertainment & sports; Men; Louisville Colonels (Baseball team)
"Colonel" William F. Knebelkamp was the president of the Louisville Baseball Co., which owned the Louisville Colonels baseball team. He wears a "Baseball Boosters" ribbon on his lapel, and holds a floral wreath. Title supplied...
A bedroom in the home of Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel, at 1325 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky, is shown. The four-poster bed has a white spread and roll of pillow near the headboard. A small rocking chair and chest are directly in...
A circular driveway leads to The Beeches, Annie Fellows Johnston's home in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. The two-story frame house is partially obscured by large beech trees. Two women sit in the shade of a tree on the left. Mrs. Johnston bought The...
A girl with long curly hair, wearing a plaid dress and white pinafore, sits in a large wooden chair. She holds a book in her left hand and is looking up as if daydreaming. Her feet and the chair rest on a bearskin rug. Annie Fellows Johnston based...
A girl with long curly hair, wearing a plaid dress and white pinafore, sits in a large wooden chair. She holds a book in her left hand and is looking up as if daydreaming. Her feet and the chair rest on a bearskin rug. Annie Fellows Johnston's...
A girl with long hair wearing a white, or light-colored, dress poses in a swing suspended from a tree. The girl is believed to be the photographer's niece, Elizabeth Matthews, who was the real-life model for the character Betty Lewis in the Little...
A large sleigh bed sits against one wall in this bedroom scene within Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel's home at 1325 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A dresser with an oval mirror has a marble top on which sits a number of photographs,...
A large two-story frame house with a front porch spanning its entire width, is partially obscured by large trees. The home, known as The Beeches, was once owned by the Lawtons, the model for the Walton family in the Little Colonel books. The author...
A large two-story frame house with a front porch spanning the entire width of the building is partially obscured by large trees. The home, known as The Beeches, was once owned by the Lawtons, who were models for the Walton family in the Little...
A man sits on a circular stone wall in the middle of a field. This is the burial place of Colonel Gabriel Slaughter (1767-1830), a politician who served in the Kentucky state house of representatives (1797), Kentucky state senate (1801), and as...
Monuments & memorials; Daughters of the American Revolution
A memorial stone, erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) in Boonesboro, Kentucky, listing its first settlers. Names listed include, from top left: James McMillan; Margaret White McMillan; Colonel Daniel Boone; Rebecca Boone;...
A number of rooms are visible within Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel's home at 1325 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The room in the foreground includes a loveseat and chairs. The hallway includes another chair, ornate lamp, and urns....
A path or walkway in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. A white fence is on the left side and tree-lined Ashwood Avenue is on the right. Handwritten on verso of print: "To you who oft this, lovely path have trod, with one you loved, in sunlight and...
A portrait of Mrs. Annie Craig, the real-life model for the character Grandmother MacIntyre in the Little Colonel books written by Annie Fellows Johnston. She is wearing a black lace dress and light reflects off her silver hair. Annie was the widow...
A sitting room with delicate furniture is shown within Colonel Charles Christopher Mengel's home at 1325 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. This may have been a ladies' sitting room. A portrait of a woman hangs on one wall above a curio...
A tree-lined drive leads to Locust, a country estate in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Two small stone pillars stand at the entrance, each connected to a white rail fence. Main sections of the house are believed to have been built around 1800, making it...
A two-story house with a large front porch sits behind several large trees. Built around 1855, the house was originally called "Sunnyside." It was renamed "Edgewood" by the Craig family around the time of the Civil War. Mrs....
A young woman poses outdoors wearing a long dress and holding flowers. The woman is the photographer's niece, Elizabeth Matthews, who was the real-life model for the character Betty Lewis in the Little Colonel books written by Annie Fellows...
Amanthis Jungbluth poses as Grandmother Amanthis Lloyd, deceased wife of the Old Colonel in the Little Colonel book series. Wearing a dark lace shawl and a dark hat with a light veil, Amanthis stands in profile next to a stone pillar on the porch...
