Hattie Cochran and Annie Fellows Johnston pose with the book, "The Little Colonel at Boarding School" (1903). They are sitting on a small wood settee in front of a bookcase by a window. Hattie, the real-life person upon whom Annie Fellows...
Annie Fellows Johnston and Hattie Cochran pose under trees on the driveway at The Beeches, an estate in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. They are holding hands and Mrs. Johnston holds a folded parasol in her other hand. Hattie is the real-life person upon...
Annie Fellows Johnston and Hattie Cochran pose under trees on the driveway at The Beeches, an estate in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Mrs. Johnston holds an open parasol over her right shoulder. Hattie is the real-life person upon whom Annie Fellows...
Two dogs lying on a parquet floor outside a set of heavy wooden doors, presumably at Macauley's Theatre. The dogs belong to theatre owner "Colonel" John T. Macauley. Title supplied by cataloger.
Two dogs sniff a parquet floor, probably in Macauley's Theatre. The dogs belong to theatre owner "Colonel" John T. Macauley. Title supplied by cataloger.
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...
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...
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:...
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...
Men; Historic buildings; Porches; Military officers; War casualties; People with disabilities
Colonel George Washington Weissinger, Jr., real-life model for the character Colonel Sherman in the Little Colonel books written by Annie Fellows Johnston, sits on the porch of The Locust in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. The house, which is on the...
Appears to be a photograph of a painting of Hattie Cochran, the real-life model for the title character in Annie Fellows Johnston's Little Colonel series of children's books.
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...
Photograph of a three-quarters oval portrait of Hattie Cochran at about age five as Lloyd Sherman in "The Little Colonel" book (1895). She is wearing a Napoleon style tri-corner hat. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on the lower...
Churchill Downs executive (1902-1949) "Col. Matt" (Martin J.) Winn of Louisville, Kentucky, talking with boxer Max Schmeling. The photograph is marked with discolorations and yellowing around the edges. Stamped on back of image:...
Portraits; Men; Business people; People associated with entertainment & sports; Binoculars; Cigars
Churchill Downs executive (1902-1949) "Col. Matt" (Martin J.) Winn of Louisville, Kentucky, holding binoculars and a cigar. The photograph has been cut in half and discoloring from age. Stamped on back of image: May 19, 1936.
Portraits; Men; Business people; People associated with entertainment & sports; Tuxedoes
Churchill Downs executive (1902-1949) "Col. Matt" (Martin J.) Winn of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a tuxedo. The photograph is badly creased along the top edge and discolored from age. Handwritten on back of image: Chicago, President of...
