xt7nk9315j37 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7nk9315j37/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7nk9315j37/data/2015av011.dao.xml Georgetown Antique Mall undated 0.02 Cubic Feet collections 2015av011 English University of Kentucky Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky.  The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky.  For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections.  Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Cowherd family photographs African American history African Americans -- Kentucky Cowherd family photographs text Cowherd family photographs  undated 2016 true xt7nk9315j37 collection true 2015av011 Cowherd family photographs Cowherd family photographs, undated  2015av011 Robin Spratling and Megan Mummey University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center 2015 August 21 Special Collections Research Center Margaret I. King Building, North Lexington 40506-0039 SCLREF@LSV.UKY.EDU URL:  This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on  2016-07-21 11:19:52 -0400 . Describing Archives: A Content Standard 
   
     
       English 
     
     
       University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center 
     
     Cowherd family photographs 
     
       Georgetown Antique Mall 
     
     
       Cowherd family (Greensburg, Ky.) 
     
     2015av011 
     
       0.02 Cubic Feet 
     
     undated 
     The Cowherd Family photographs (dated undated; 0.02 cubic feet; 22 items) includes 8 postcards, 3 cabinet cards, 3 tintypes, and 7 silver gelatin prints belonging to the Cowherd family of Greensburg, Kentucky. 
   
   
     Biographical note 
 Elvira Wakefield Cowherd was born around 1874 in Greensburg, Kentucky, to John and Mandy Wakefield. She married Matt Cowherd (b. 1874) of Greensburg in 1894. They had one child named Estella Cowherd (b. 1895). By 1930, they lived in Louisville, Kentucky. Elvira worked as a laundry washer and Matt as a blacksmith. 
Elvira’s brother, John H. Wakefield (b. 1895) married Sarah Wakefield and had two sons: John A. Wakefield and Freddie Wakefield. By 1910, the family lived in Omaha, Nebraska, and John H. Wakefield worked as a machinist at a packing company. William Wakefield was a nephew of Elvira and her brother John H. Wakefield. In 1920 he lived with John H. Wakefield in Omaha, Nebraska, working as a laborer at a packing company.    
   
     Scope and Contents 
 The Cowherd family photographs (dated undated; 0.02 cubic feet; 22 items) includes 8 postcards, 3 cabinet cards, 3 tintypes, and 7 silver gelatin prints belonging to the Cowherd family of Greensburg, Kentucky. The photos feature individual, as well as group shots of the family. Some members of the family are identified in these images. Most identified images show the family of Elvira Cowherd's brother, John H. Wakefield. The collection contains one confirmed image of Elvira's daughter, Estella Cowherd.    
   
     Conditions Governing Access 
 Collection is open to researchers by appointment.    
   
     Conditions Governing Use 
 Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky.  The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky.  For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections.    
   
     Preferred Citation 
 2015av011: [identification of item], Cowherd family photographs, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections.    
   
     Photographs 
     African American history 
     African Americans -- Kentucky 
     Georgetown Antique Mall 
     Cowherd family (Greensburg, Ky.) 
     Cowherd family (Greensburg, Ky.) 
   
   Young African American girls and one boy - Irene, Beulah, Estella [Cowherd], Esther, Viola, Anna, Floy, and Johnie [possibly John A. Wakefield] undated 1 1 Souvenir Christmas Greeting 1911 from Greensburg Col. Baptist Sunday School - includes photograph on front cover of unidentified African American woman 1911 1 2 John H. and Sarah Wakefield undated  1 3 Scope and Contents On back:  For Mrs. E.V. Cowherd and family. P.S. These are no good but you can have this one. Your Bro John W.  Photograph taken in Indianapolis. Mr. Ernest Cowherd, Greensburg, Ky undated 1 4 Wakefield family portrait (from left to right) Sarah Wakefield, Fred Wakefield, John A. Wakefield, and John H. Wakefield circa 1910 1 5 Scope and Contents On back:  Mrs. E.V. Cowherd and family, J.H.W.  At this time the Wakefield family lived in Omaha, Nebraska. William Wakefield in military dress undated 1 6 Scope and Contents On back:  Compliments of Wm. Wakefield to Mrs. E.V. Cowhard.  William Wakefield was a nephew of Elvira and her brother John H. Wakefield. Unidentified African American baby 1 7 M.A. Curry undated 1 8 Scope and Contents On back:  Mr. Barker - MA Curry M.A. Curry and unidentified African American baby undated 1 9 M.A. Curry and unidentified African American woman undated 1 10 M. A. Curry undated 1 11 Scope and Contents On back:  Compliments of M.A. Curry for Mr. Matt Cowherd, Greensburg, KY. Estella Cowherd undated 1 12 Scope and Contents On back:  Vira Cowherd. 1724 Virginia Court No. 23. Miss Estella Cowherd. Photobooth image set, featuring two unidentified white men and one unidentified African American man undated 1 13 Miss Mary D. Crockett undated 1 14 Five young African American men standing in front of a house undated 1 15 Rev. R. H. Hughes. Pastor Gethsemane Baptist Church. Louisville, Kentucky undated 1 16 Three unidentified African American children standing on porch steps undated 1 17 Unidentified African American man holding rifle undated 1 18 Unidentified African American man holding pistol undated 1 19 Unidentified African American family in front of house undated 1 20 Older African American man standing in front of home holding a Bible undated 1 21 Older African American man standing outside a barber shop undated 1 22