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Title	Old Jim.
Creator	Matthews, Kate, 1870-1956 (photographer)
Description	Portrait of a man and his dog next to a vine-covered stone wall. The bearded man wears ragged striped tuxedo pants, a tuxedo jacket with tails and a top hat. He carefully holds a fiddle and bow in his arms. The man is Jim Felton, a wandering minstrel. Handwritten on mount in lower left margin by photographer Kate Matthews: "Old Jim". The photographer's signature is below the right edge of the print. Handwritten on verso: "Carver, Mass., Dec. 30, 1942, This is a portrait of 'Old Jim Felton,' a wandering minstrel and 'character' of Pewee Valley, Kentucky during my boyhood years there. He and his fiddle and his dog were known and loved by all of us. He slept for a great part of each year under the Tower of St. James Episcopal Church. I secured this picture in 1928 from Miss Kate Matthews when Helen and I visited Louisville. George Lawrence Parker, Dec. 1942."
Subject	Minstrels Violins Stone walls Men Dogs Tramps
People Pictured	Felton, Jim
Location Depicted	Pewee Valley (Ky.) Oldham County (Ky.)
Date Original	1890? - 1928
Object Type	Photographic prints
Source	4.5 x 7.5 in. b&w photographic print (Item no. ULPA 1980.15.010.p) in the Kate Matthews (1870-1956) Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information	See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/matthews#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file).
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	To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://louisville.edu/library/archives/copies Please cite the Image Number when ordering.
Image Number	ULPA 1980.15.010
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