Old Jim.
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
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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 1980.15.010
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