113 maps, plus legends and information about publishers Louisville Title Company, Inc. (a real estate insurance and mortgage company), representing the city of Louisville, Kentucky and surrounding county ca. 1913, with color coding for railroads,...
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,...
Sheep graze in a clearing next to St. James Episcopal Church in Pewee Valley, Kentucky (registered as a national historical place, NHRP Bldg. #85003072). The stone church can be seen through the trees. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on...
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...
Tree-lined Ashwood Avenue in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate Matthews: "'Ashwood Avenue". Inscriptions in the album, which Kate Matthews gave to her great-nephew, Charles B. Fletcher, Jr., include:...
Straight, narrow, well-worn path runs between very large trees. Most of the path is shaded by tree trunks and foliage. Written on lower left border in Kate Matthews handwriting: "The Shadowy Lane." Handwritten on the lower right border:...
Mary Johnston, wearing a light dress, holds hand-picked flowers in her arms as she bends to examine or smell lilies in a garden. The garden is probably at The Beeches in Pewee Valley, Kentucky, which was the home of Mary's stepmother, Annie Fellows...
Lillian Fletcher feeds her pet lamb at Twigmore, her farm in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Lillian is wearing a straw hat and light dress as she stretches to hold a feed bucket up to the lamb standing in a field over the stone entrance to the spring....
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....
The gate to photographer Kate Matthews' family home, Clovercroft, stands open along the path next to Ashwood Avenue in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Handwritten on verso in Kate Matthews' handwriting: "'Clovercroft Gateway' =Photo. 1940=",...
Triple exposure showing Matthews Fletcher in suit with rifle on shoulder and two other images of him wearing a sweater. Handwritten on verso: "A mess of boys or In a snow storm (?) In August, Am so sorry".
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...
Birthday parties; Dwellings; Houses; Stone buildings; Garden parties; Walkways
Members of photographer Kate Matthews' family gather outdoors at Twigmore in Pewee Valley, Kentucky to celebrate a birthday. Twigmore was an estate owned by the photographer's niece, Lillian Fletcher. Charlotta Matthews Osborn is seated at the...
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.
Two small birds are eating off a stone bench next to a large vase of flowers and greenery. Handwritten on album page by Kate Matthews: "Birds & Flowers 1860". Also handwritten on mount in an unidentified handwriting: "Twigmore...
Herbert Ross, in a shepherd's costume, blows a horn to call for his sheep on a winter day. Ross grew up in Pewee Valley, studied art in Paris, and became an accomplished painter.
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...
Profile of an elderly African-American woman, leaning on what appears to be a tall walking stick for support. She is wearing a white bonnet with the chin straps untied, a light checked skirt, white blouse, and dark patterned jacket. She was...
