Beeches, home of Mrs. Annie Fellows Johnston.
Title
Beeches , home of Mrs . Annie Fellows Johnston .
Creator
Matthews, Kate, 1870-1956 (photographer)
Description
A circular driveway leads to The Beeches , Annie Fellows Johnston's home in Pewee Valley , Kentucky . The two-story frame house is partially obscured by large beech trees . Two women sit in the shade of a tree on the left . Mrs . Johnston bought The Beeches from the Lawton family in 1911 and lived there until her death in 1931 . In the Little Colonel books , written by Johnston , The Beeches was home to the fictional Walton family which was modeled on the real-life Lawton family .
Subject
Dwellings Houses Driveways Trees
Location Depicted
Pewee Valley (Ky.) Oldham County (Ky.)
Date Original
1902 - 1945?
Object Type
Glass negatives
Source
5 x 8 in. glass plate negative (Item no. ULPA 1980.24.023.n) in the Kate Matthews (1870-1956) Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Related Images
Physical collection includes a glass negative (ULPA 1980.24.023.n), two b&w prints (ULPA 1984.24.025.p and 2000.96.005.p) and a copy negative (ULPA 1985.09.039.n) made from another 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 1980.24.023
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