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 grandfather clock, harp and fireplace line the far wall of a room with floral wallpaper. Chairs and other seating furniture are also visible. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on the lower right corner of mount. Title supplied by cataloger.
A group of women and girls pose for a group picture on the grounds at Clovercroft. Most are wearing dark skirts and blouses, although a few appear to be wearing dresses. All are wearing hats and one woman is holding a tennis racket. The...
A group of women pose at a garden or lawn party. Two are sitting on an outdoor bench. The others stand or sit on folding chairs. Most are wearing ankle length dresses and many have hats. Signed in lower right border by photographer: "Kate...
A large African-American woman sits on a small wooden porch. Vines climb the wooden posts next to her. The title "Praise de Lord" is part of a copy negative that was made from an original print, but the photographer's niece, Lillian...
A large decorative iron gate between two large stone columns. There is a light fixture one top of each column. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate Matthews: "Ross, gateway". Presumably it is the entrance to the home of Herbert...
A large pipe organ stands behind the altar in the sanctuary of Pewee Valley Presbyterian Church. Signed by photographer on cardboard frame below lower right edge of print. Title supplied by cataloger.
A large tree casts shadows on the lawn of the photographer Kate Matthews' family home, Clovercroft, in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on the lower right corner of mount. Also handwritten on album page by Kate...
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 large wrought iron gate is framed by two brick columns at the entrance to Tuliphurst, an historic home in Pewee Valley, Kentucky (NHRP Bldg. #89001979). Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate Matthews: "'Tuliphurst' gateway"....
A little boy wearing overalls and a straw hat poses on a driveway or wide garden path. He is holding a bucket and gardening tools. Kate Matthews frequently persuaded relatives and neighbors to pose in tableaux vivants, or living pictures, based on...
A lone tree growing on a hill is bent toward the water of Lake Michigan. Handwritten on album page in photographer Kate Matthews' hand: "Wind Blown". Inscribed on first and second pages of album: "Illustrations, by Kate Seston...
A man identified in other Kate Matthews photographs as Ted plays a violin as he stands facing the camera next to the pipe organ in Pewee Valley Presbyterian Church in Oldham County, Kentucky. There is a music stand in front of him and a music book...
A man identified in other Kate Matthews photographs as Ted plays a violin as he stands facing the camera next to the pipe organ in Pewee Valley Presbyterian Church in Oldham County, Kentucky. There is a music stand in front of him and a music book...
A man in a black clerical robe stands outside a large arched door on the steps of the Presbyterian Church in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Title supplied by cataloger.
A man sits on a piano stool in the music room at Clovercroft. He is wearing a suit, and is turned away from the piano. A violin bow lies across his lap and he is looking at the violin he holds. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate...
A man standing outside the entrance to Wolf Pen Mill on Wolf Pen Branch of Harrods Creek near Louisville, Kentucky. He may be John Thomas, the head miller hired by Mrs. Robin Cooper when she reopened the mill in 1926. Signed by photographer on...
A man wearing a suit and hat bends over to read a tombstone that is partially obstructed by tall grass. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on lower right corner of mount. Also handwritten on album page by Kate Matthews: "Perhaps in some...
