Mom Beck.
Title
Mom Beck .
Alternative Title
[Rebecca Porter as Mom Beck in Little Colonel books , 1904]
Creator
Matthews, Kate, 1870-1956 (photographer)
Description
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 was the real-life model for the character Mom Beck in the Little Colonel series of books written by Annie Fellows Johnston . Signed in lower right corner by the photographer : "Kate Matthews , 1904 ".
Subject
Women Servants African Americans Reading Fictitious characters
People Pictured
Porter, Rebecca, d. 1921
Date Original
1904
Object Type
Photographic prints
Source
4.5 x 6 in. b&w photographic print (Item no. ULPA 1980.15.004.p) in the Kate Matthews (1870-1956) Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Related Images
Physical collection includes a b&w print (ULPA 1980.15.004.p) and a copy negative (ULPA 1994.13.055.n) made from a print of this image.
Collection
Kate Matthews (1870-1956) Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/matthews/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA 1980.15.004
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