Churches; Presbyterian churches; Bell towers; Trees
A few steps lead to the main door of Pewee Valley Presbyterian Church in Pewee Valley. The bell tower above the door is framed by large trees. Photographer Kate Matthews' signature is on the lower right corner of mount. Title supplied by cataloger.
Residents of Pewee Valley pick up mail at a small white frame building. A sign on the tree reads: "Pewee Valley Post Office." From left to right are: Lillian Fletcher, Marquesa San Germano, the postmistress (in doorway), unidentified...
Long, straight, tree-lined driveway to an estate in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. The estate was most likely Locust, an actual place in Pewee Valley, Kentucky that was the fictional home of both the Old Colonel and the title character in the Little...
Residents of Pewee Valley pick up mail at a small white frame building. A sign on the tree reads: "Pewee Valley Post Office." From left to right are: Lillian Fletcher, Marquesa San Germano, the postmistress (in doorway), unidentified...
Villa Ridge School, also known as Miss Fannie Craig's School, in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. The one-story building located on the property of Edgewood where Fannie Craig lived opened around 1902. Handwritten on verso of postcard in Kate Matthews'...
A shady rural road in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Handwritten on verso in Kate Matthews' handwriting: "'Peace Lane. Pewee Valley, Kentucky" and "Photo. Kate Matthews--=1935="
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...
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...
Vertically ribbed white house in Pewee Valley, Kentucky, with wood lacework hanging from the roof, amid large trees. The basic structure of Tuliphurst, a historic home in Pewee Valley, Kentucky, now on the National Register of Historic Places, was...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
VALLEY QUEEN under construction at the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. VALLEY QUEEN, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (192 ft. x 35.8 ft. x 5.6 ft.), was built in 1889. Owned by Captain George W. Rea, VALLEY QUEEN operated on the Red...
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,...
Charlotta Matthews Osborn, another woman and a man enjoy tea at a table under a large tree on the lawn of Twigmore, Lillian Fletcher's home in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. The other woman may be Lillian Fletcher. There are also two garden benches, a...
Beds of lilies line both sides of a walkway leading to a rose-covered trellis arch, or perhaps gazebo on the grounds of Tuliphurst, an estate in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Below the roses sits a stone table or birdbath and two rustic wooden chairs. A...
Beds of lilies line both sides of a walkway leading to a rose-covered trellis arch, or perhaps gazebo on the grounds of Tuliphurst, an estate in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Below the roses sits a stone table or birdbath and cast-iron garden benches. A...
Dwellings; Houses; Wooden buildings; Historic buildings; Driveways; Trees
A driveway leads to historic Tuliphurst in Pewee Valley, Kentucky (registered as a national historical place, NHRP Bldg. #89001979). The basic structure of the white frame house was built around 1854 by Noble Butler. Woodford H. Dulaney added the...
Mamie Johnston poses on a garden walk at The Beeches, an estate in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. She wears a mid-calf length dress with large buttons, pearls and a hat, and she holds a bouquet of irises. Handwritten by photographer Kate Matthews on...
Ivy surrounds the door and Tudor-style windows at the entrance of Twigmore in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. A small cast iron garden chair sits to the right of the door. The stone house was owned by Lillian Fletcher, niece of photographer Kate Matthews....
