Riverside Baptist Church, located less than a mile from Oneida, up Goose Creek road at the mouth of Lick Branch. The Oneida school charter was signed here by the Board of Trustees in 1899. The church was later converted to a residence.
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...
An African-American woman in servant's dress and head scarf sits in a wooden chair reading a newspaper. The woman, Rebecca Porter, was born a slave in Virginia. After the war, she spent most of her life working in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Rebecca...
Portrait of the photographer's mother, Charlotta Anne Clark Matthews, also known as Grandmother Matthews. Signed by photographer on mount below lower right edge of print: "Kate Matthews, Feb. 1910 (or perhaps 1908)." Title supplied by...
A sister of photographer Kate Matthews, sits on a Victorian camelback sofa in the library of Clovercroft, the Matthews' family home. She is wearing a dinner dress and necklace and has a book in her hand. Lace curtains hang on the window behind the...
Mary Johnston, wearing a light dress and daisies in her hair, holds a daisy chain as she stoops to pick more daisies. Signed by photographer on mount below the lower right edge of the print. Title supplied by cataloger.
Women; Doors & doorways; Stone buildings; Baskets; Flowers
The wife of photographer Kate Matthews' great-nephew, Paul Martin Fletcher, is holding a basket of flowers as she knocks on the door at Twigmore in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Twigmore was owned by Kate Matthews' niece, and Paul Fletcher's aunt,...
African American woman sews up a patch on a young boys pants as he lays across her lap. The facial expressions are stereotypical portrayals of blacks in the early 20th century. This image depicts African Americans in a stereotyped fashion that may...
Waterways; Canals; Louisville and Portland Canal (Ky.); Shipping
Barges with cargo docked at the Portland Canal, on the left side of the canal, by two railroads and an embankment, Louisville, Kentucky. The bottom left of the photo is signed "SIMES." Stamped on the back of the image is "Simes...
Wagon trains; Westward movement; Discovery & exploration; Spinning; Women; Men; Waterwheels; Children; Animals; Shipwrecks; Lifeboats; Military personnel; Uniforms; Play (Recreation); Toys; Indians of North America; Ships; Tickets
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: cover of "Morton & Griswold's Western Farmer's Almanac," signed "Hartwell" and featuring images of settlers heading west in covered wagon train and at work on...
Head and shoulders of woman wearing violets in her hair. There are violets near her chest, as well. Signed "Gross." Copyright 1906, S.S. Porter. Classified as a valentine by the processing archivist.
Boy and girl under a large umbrella in the rain. Signed by Evelyn von Hartmann. Verse printed on front reads, "I have something sweet to tell you. / If you'll let me - / Wont [sic] you please? / It's just this - That I love you. / Now please...
United States. Army--History; Federal aid to law enforcement agencies--United States; Riots--United States
The function of the army of the United States is to protect the country against all enemies foreign and domestic. Everyone is cognizant of the accomplishments of the American forces against its foreign enemies; but there is another work, of equal...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Military officers; Portrait photographs; Portraits
Picture of Admiral Andrew Hull (A. H.) Foote in a double-breasted jacket, his body turned to the right and his head facing the camera, his name signed below. He has dark hair, a beard mostly white, intelligent eyes, a long pointed nose, and a...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Gunboats
U.S. steamer Lexington, labeled "United States Steamer Lexington" at the base of the drawing, which is signed "F. Muller." The Lexington has vertical sides with a domed section. Lines hang down in many directions from the...
Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: title page for "American School Series. Butler's Third School Reader. By Noble Butler. Author of Butler's English Grammars, Etc. Louisville, Ky. John P. Morton and Company.", featuring image...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: title page for "American School Series. New First School Reader by Noble Butler A.M. John P. Morton & Co. Louisville, Kentucky." with image of girl playing with dogs and...
Steps lead from the terrace to a walkway on the lawn at photographer Kate Matthews' family home, Clovercroft, in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Signed by photographer Kate Matthews on right corner of mount. Title supplied by cataloger.
Lillian Fletcher sits in a large tree gazing up with a somewhat wistful expression on her face. Lillian, a niece of photographer Kate Matthews, is wearing a long pink gown and appears to be representing a character in a novel, poem, or play. Signed...
A young barefoot girl in a well-worn dress is being consoled by a nun. Kate Matthews frequently persuaded relatives and neighbors to pose in tableaux vivants, or living pictures, based on fairytales, books, or poems. This appears to be one of...
