An exterior view of two upstairs windows at the side of Jean Thomas' two-story brick "Wee House in the Wood" at 3201 Cogan Street in Ashland, Kentucky. Donald R. Anderson, a University of Louisville art professor and curator of...
Women; Bonnets; Costumes--United States; American Folk Song Festival; Folk festivals
Two women in calico attire holding bonnets in front of Jean Thomas' brick "Wee House in the Wood" in Ashland, Kentucky. They are likely in costume for the Infare section of the annual American Folk Song Festival. The Infare is a short...
Jean Thomas, wearing a coat and tam and clutching her 'Gold Coast' briefcase from Africa, stands outside by the gate of the brick fence at her 'Wee House in the Wood' property in Ashland, Kentucky. The briefcase had been a gift from former employer...
Women; Costumes--Great Britain; American Folk Song Festival
Virginia Waring poses in Ladies-in-Waiting costume (long black Elizabethan gown with white ruffles at neck and sleeves) in front of a brick house, probably Jean Thomas' 'Wee House in the Wood' in Ashland, Kentucky. The Ladies-in-Waiting would...
Women; Costumes--Great Britain; Gates; American Folk Song Festival
Jean Thomas, wearing her Narrator costume (a long black Elizabethan gown with white ruffles at collar and sleeves) for the annual American Folk Song Festival, holds onto the 'study gate' near her 'Wee House in the Wood' in Ashland, Kentucky.
Jean Thomas, wearing a linsey-woolsey dress (derived from those worn in early England) with a scarf wrapped around her head, stands by the gate of her 'Wee House in the Wood' in Ashland, Kentucky.
Jean Thomas, wearing her "Narrator" costume (a long black dress with white collar and sleeves), is joined by various musicians, people in Elizabethan costume, priests, nuns, and assorted dignitaries for the re-dedication of her "Wee...
Jean Thomas, wearing her 'Narrator' costume (a long black dress with white collar and sleeves), is joined by various musicians, people in Elizabethan costume, and others for the re-dedication of her "Wee House in the Wood" as the...
Women; Dogs; Dwellings; Houses; Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Ky., Inc.
Two women in dark skirts and dark blouses, as well as three small dogs, stand in front of a two-story brick house with shutters and a porch. The porch has white wood pillars curving up to notched arches under the porch roof. All of the porch...
Jean Thomas holds and examines a sculpture of an oarsman. She is standing outside her 'Wee House in the Wood' in Ashland, Kentucky, wearing a polka dot dress and pearls. On her arm is an African briefcase with an inlaid pattern. The briefcase had...
Women; Dwellings; Houses; Stone buildings; Wooden buildings; Religious communities; Shakers; Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Ky., Inc.
At the left of the photograph is a large three-story wood house; at right are two two-story houses closely spaced (the house furthest to the right is stone; the middle house, set a little farther back, is wood). A row of bare trees, a one board...
A woman wearing a formal dress, possibly Goldie Mathie, stands at the gate of Jean Thomas' "Wee House in the Wood" at 3201 Cogan Street in Ashland, Kentucky. The occasion is the dedication of the house, which later became the Jean Thomas...
A woman wearing a formal dress, possibly Goldie Mathie, stands at the gate of Jean Thomas' "Wee House in the Wood" at 3201 Cogan Street in Ashland, Kentucky. The occasion is the dedication of the house, which later became the Jean Thomas...
Jean Thomas, wearing a linsey-woolsey dress (derived from those worn in early England), stands by the gate in the yard of her 'Wee House in the Wood' in Ashland, Kentucky.
Two young women and four girls pose on the porch of a wood cabin. A spinning wheel is on the left and a bag of wool hangs on the wall. This image was captioned "Calling day on Buffalo Creek, near Oneida. Carding and conversation progress...
Women; Guitars; Trumpets; Musical instruments; Music stands
A woman in a large dark hat, a jacket with wide gathered sleeves, and a ruffled white blouse sits at a table, strumming a guitar. A music stand next to the table holds an open book and a trumpet lies on the table, as do some sheets of paper. The...
Jean Thomas, wearing a coat and tam and clutching her "Gold Coast" briefcase from Africa, stands outside a brick house with wooden trellis and bench, her "Wee House in the Wood" in Ashland, Kentucky. The briefcase had been a...
Jean Thomas (woman in printed vest) is photographed inside her "Wee House in the Wood" in Ashland, Kentucky, with University of Louisville's Director of Libraries, Dr. Wayne Yenawine, and Art Librarian, Margaret Bridwell (strips 1-2). The...
Jean Thomas, wearing a linsey-woolsey dress (derived from those worn in early England), stands by the gate of her 'Wee House in the Wood' in Ashland, Kentucky.
