Dwellings; Houses; Estates; Lawns; Shrubs; Walkways; Trees
Large frame house is visible among large trees and shrubs on the grounds of photographer Kate Matthews' family home, Clovercroft. The fourteen-room house sat on about twelve acres at the corner of Ashwood and Railroad Avenues in Pewee Valley,...
An empty rocking chair sits in shadows facing a bright window looking out on a lawn. Various indoor plants surround the window. Title supplied by cataloger.
Two trees frame a view of the side or back yard of a small, white, one-story home. Sidewalks run up to the house and between the large trees and lawn, which has several shrubs and other plants. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on the...
Sheep are gathered in a small pen outside a shed or barn. The picture is mounted on a card that has photographer Kate Matthews' signature just beneath the print. Handwritten below in Kate Matthews' hand is a poem by her sister, Jay Joy: "The...
Lillian and Elizabeth Fletcher stand with their backs to shelves full of bound books. They are wearing mid-calf length dresses and each is holding a book. Lillian appears to be reading while Elizabeth has lowered her book and is looking at the...
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, who were models for the Walton family in the Little Colonel book series....
Elizabeth Brackett, a great-niece of photographer Kate Matthews, apparently reenacting a scene from "Alice in Wonderland." She is wearing a white dress and pinafore and looking at a stuffed white rabbit leaning against a tree. Title...
Lillian B. "Hunnybunny" Fletcher and Mrs. Paul Martin Fletcher pose with a very large magnolia blossom. The women were married to photographer Kate Matthews' great-nephews, Matthews "Mackie" Fletcher and Paul Martin Fletcher....
Profile of Mary Johnston, dressed in a dark robe or wrap, playing a pipe organ in the Presbyterian Church in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Light streams through the narrow arched window beside her and tinsel decorations glisten on a Christmas wreath...
Portrait of Lillian B. "Hunnybunny" Fletcher sitting on a garden bench. She is wearing a dark dress, a pearl necklace and a flower in her hair. She was married to the photographer's great-nephew, Matthews "Mackie" Fletcher....
Elizabeth Fletcher Brackett, a great-niece of photographer Kate Matthews, apparently portraying Alice in Wonderland as she follows he white rabbit. She is standing next to a large tree, wearing a white dress and pinafore. A stuffed white rabbit...
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...
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...
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 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.
Self-portrait of photographer Kate Matthews standing behind her bellows-style camera and in front of a white backdrop. She is wearing a white, or light-colored, dress with a dark jacket and holds a lens cap in her hand. Title supplied by cataloger.
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...
