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Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation
G.P. Cather monument, B...
Bladen (Neb.)
 
Title
G.P. Cather monument, Bladen, NE
Description
A black and white photograph of an unidentified woman at the G.P. Cather monument at the cemetery in Bladen, Nebraska. (Grosvenor Perry was the prototype for Claude Wheeler in Cather's "One of Ours"). The woman's back is to the camera, and she wears a floral dress and carries a black purse on her arm. She also holds a small, white notepad and writes on it. Another Cather tombstone is in the background, partially hidden by the woman. Other graves are in the background scattered in the grass.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation
Mrs. Byron Pavelka Boyd...
Bladen (Neb.)
1975-07-17
 
Title
Mrs. Byron Pavelka Boyd, Bladen, NE, her mother was 'My Antonia'
Description
Mrs. Byron Pavelka Boyd, Bladen, NE, her mother was 'My Antonia'
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation
Grosvenor P. Cather's f...
Bladen (Neb.)
1921-05
 
Title
Grosvenor P. Cather's funeral service
Description
A black and white photo of Grosvenor P. Cather's funeral service held at the Bladen Opera House in Bladen, Nebraska. In the bottom center of the photo lies his casket covered with an American flag. On wither side stand soldiers in uniform. On the stage above, there are several bouquets of flowers and rows of chairs. Hanging from the top of the stage is another American flag and a small triangular flag that reads '1916 Mexican Border Service".
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation
Farm house
Bladen (Neb.)
 
Title
Farm house
Description
A black and white photograph of a deserted farm house south of Bladen. The house is a two-story wooden structure with an open front porch and large back porch. Around the house is a dirt field with short grasses, a tall windmill, and large leafy trees. The camera is situated on a slight hill down from the dirt field.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
George and Frances (Fra...
Bladen (Neb.)
ca. 1908
 
Title
George and Frances (Franc) Cather's home
Description
Home of the George P. and Frances (Franc) Smith Cather family. View of a multi-story home in a rural setting.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
Frank Cather's bull
Bladen (Neb.)
1923
 
Title
Frank Cather's bull
Description
Frank Cather's bull that took the sweepstakes at the county fair. The bull, possibly a Hereford, is shown in a front three-quarter view standing in a farmyard with pens and outbuildings in the background.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
George and Frances (Fra...
Bladen (Neb.)
1994
 
Title
George and Frances (Franc) Cather's home
Description
George and Frances (Franc) Cather home after restoration. Front view of a multi-story house in a rural setting with mature trees growing at the sides and back of the yard.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
George and Frances (Fra...
Bladen (Neb.)
1994
 
Title
George and Frances (Franc) Cather's home
Description
George and Frances (Franc) Cather's home after restoration. Side view of a multi-story home with brick and wooden sections.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
Frank Cather's home
Bladen (Neb.)
unknown
 
Title
Frank Cather's home
Description
Home of George P. Cather, 2.5 miles southwest of Bladen, Nebraska, where son Frank W. Cather lived. Three-quarter view of a bungalow showing the front porch and surrounding yard with a few young trees.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
George and Frances (Fra...
Bladen (Neb.)
unknown
 
Title
George and Frances (Franc) Cather's home
Description
George and Frances (Franc) Cather's home during the winter. View of a multi-story house and farmyard coated with snow.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
George and Frances (Fra...
Bladen (Neb.)
unknown
 
Title
George and Frances (Franc) Cather's home
Description
Home of George and Frances (Franc) Cather, located in Webster County 7.5 miles southwest of Bladen. View from the southwest of the multi-story home set in a yard with trees and shrubs.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
George and Frances (Fra...
Bladen (Neb.)
unknown
 
Title
George and Frances (Franc) Cather's home
Description
The home of George P. Cather and Frances (Franc) Smith Cather. View of a multi-story home in a rural setting.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
George and (Frances) Fr...
Bladen (Neb.)
unknown
 
Title
George and (Frances) Franc Cather's and Frank Cather's homes
Description
View of farm outbuildings in a flat landscape with two-story homes on each side in the background. On the left is the home of George P. and Frances (Franc) Cather. On the right is the home of his son Frank W. Cather.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
George and Frances (Fra...
Bladen (Neb.)
unknown
 
Title
George and Frances (Franc) Cather's homestead
Description
Homestead of George P. and Frances (Franc) Smith Cather located 7.5 miles southwest of Bladen, Nebraska. View of the roof and upper story of a house beyond a grove of trees.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
Blanche Cather Ray
Bladen (Neb.)
ca. 1898
 
Title
Blanche Cather Ray
Description
Blanche Cather Ray, first cousin to Willa Cather and daughter of George P. and Frances (Franc) Smith Cather in the parlor of the Cather farm. Holding a violin and bow, Blanche stands behind a music stand.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
Archie Ray's mules
Bladen (Neb.)
ca. 1920
 
Title
Archie Ray's mules
Description
Front view of Archie Ray's four harnessed mules with a house, windmill, and farm machinery in the background.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
George and Frances (Fra...
Bladen (Neb.)
ca. 1920
 
Title
George and Frances (Franc) Cather's parlor
Description
George P. and Frances (Franc) Smith Cather farm parlor. The walls are decorated with portraits and trophy animals shot and stuffed by George P. Cather.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
Frank Cather's bulls
Bladen (Neb.)
ca. 1920
 
Title
Frank Cather's bulls
Description
Registered bulls of Frank W. Cather. The bulls, which may be Herefords, are shown in a front view standing side by side in a farmyard.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
Group with horse-drawn ...
Bladen (Neb.)
ca. 1900-1930
 
Title
Group with horse-drawn haywagon
Description
A woman and two boys rest against the handles of their pitchforks as they stand, ankle-deep in hay, beside a loaded haywagon. Another boy stands on the loaded hay and looks down at the trio. A pair of horses is hitched to the wagon.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
Group portrait beside c...
Bladen (Neb.)
ca. 1900-1910
 
Title
Group portrait beside cabin
Description
Five women, three men, and four children pose for a group portrait alongside a small cabin built with wooden planks. Household items and utensils are clustered in the yard outside the door, and the young trees planted near the cabin are the only trees in the flat landscape.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
George and Frances (Fra...
Bladen (Neb.)
1912-12-25
 
Title
George and Frances (Franc) Cather family
Description
Group portrait of the George and Franc Cather family, taken Christmas 1912. From left to right: (back row) Oscar E. Cather, Oscar L. Lindgren, Carrie Cather Lindgren, W. W. Ray, Blanche Cather Ray, Myrtle Bartlett Cather, G. P. Cather, and Frank Cather; (sitting) Myra Lombard Cather, George P. Cather, Franc Cather; (children on laps) George Perry Cather, O. L. Lindgren, Margaret Ray; (children standing) Helen Lindgren, Blanche Lindgren; (children sitting) George Cather Ray and Charlotte Lindgren.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
George and Frances (Fra...
Bladen (Neb.)
ca. 1913
 
Title
George and Frances (Franc) Cather family
Description
Group portrait of George and Franc Cather family. From left to right: (back row) Myrtle Cather, G.P. Cather, Carrie Cather Lindgren, Oscar Lindgren, Frank Cather, W. W. Ray, Blanche Cather Ray, Oscar Cather; (middle row) Helen Lindgren, George P. Cather, Charlotte Lindgren, Franc Cather, Blanche Lindgren; (front row) George Perry Cather, O.L. Lindgren, Frances Ray (in Franc's lap), George Ray, and Margaret Ray.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
Mary Cather
Bladen (Neb.)
1923
 
Title
Mary Cather
Description
Mary Cather, wife of Frank W. Cather and daughter-in-law of George P. and Frances (Franc) Smith Cather. Mary sits beside a mailbox that has been mounted on a horizontal wagonwheel atop a post. An early automobile is parked in the background.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
W.W. and Blanche Cather...
Bladen (Neb.)
ca. 1913
 
Title
W.W. and Blanche Cather Ray family
Description
W.W. Ray and his wife Blanche Cather Ray sit with their son George Cather Ray in a carriage. They are in a rural setting with a shed and sparsely vegetated hill in the background.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
Frances (Franc) and Geo...
Bladen (Neb.)
ca. 1914
 
Title
Frances (Franc) and George Cather and grandchildren
Description
Frances (Franc) Amanda Smith Cather and George Perry Cather with their grandchildren. Children, from left to right: (standing, back) Blanche Lindgren, O. L. Lindgren, Charlotte Lindgren, George Perry Cather, Helen Lindgren; (sitting, front) George Cather Ray, Baby Frances Ray, Margaret Ray.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
George P. Cather's home
Bladen (Neb.)
1921
 
Title
George P. Cather's home
Description
Written on back: "The residence of George P. Cather on section 2, township 3, Range 12 in Webster Co. Nebraska, near Bladen, Nebraska." An unidentified man and woman stand on the porch of a two-story home in a rural setting with trees and shrubs in the foreground.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
Sallie Barney and Franc...
Bladen (Neb.)
1921
 
Title
Sallie Barney and Frances (Franc) Cather
Description
Sallie Bean Barney, the wife of Oscar E. Barney (l), and Willa Cather's aunt Frances (Franc) Amanda Smith Cather stand side by side in front of a hedge.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
George P. and Frances (...
Bladen (Neb.)
ca. 1917
 
Title
George P. and Frances (Franc) Cather and grandchidren
Description
Group portrait of George P. and Frances (Franc) Cather with their grandchidren. Children, left to right: (standing, back) Blanche Lindgren, Charlotte Lindgren, O.L. Lindgren, Baby Frances Ray, Helen Lindgren; (sitting, front) George Perry Cather, Margaret Ray, George Cather Ray
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
Bookcase in George P. C...
Bladen (Neb.)
undated
 
Title
Bookcase in George P. Cather's farmhouse
Description
A bookcase containing books and photographs in the George P. Cather farmhouse.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
G. P. Cather's funeral ...
Bladen (Neb.)
1921
 
Title
G. P. Cather's funeral cortege
Description
G. P. Cather's funeral cortege at his reburial ceremonies near Bladen, Nebraska. Women in white dresses and veils follow the horsedrawn hearse, beside which three men in navy uniforms are walking. A first cousin to Willa Cather, G. P. Cather was the prototype for Claude Wheeler in Cather's 1922 novel, "One of Ours".
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
G. P. Cather's funeral ...
Bladen (Neb.)
1921
 
Title
G. P. Cather's funeral cortege
Description
G. P. Cather's funeral cortege at his reburial ceremonies near Bladen, Nebraska. Women in white dresses and veils follow the horsedrawn hearse, beside which three men in navy uniforms are walking. A first cousin to Willa Cather, G. P. Cather was the prototype for Claude Wheeler in Cather's 1922 novel, "One of Ours".
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
G. P. Cather's grave
Bladen (Neb.)
1921
 
Title
G. P. Cather's grave
Description
Close-up of a flower arrangement at G. P. Cather's grave. G. P. Cather was a first cousin to Willa Cather and the prototype for Claude Wheeler in Cather's 1922 novel, "One of Ours".
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
George Cather Ray Collection
Children of George P. a...
Bladen (Neb.)
ca. 1905
 
Title
Children of George P. and Frances (Franc) Cather
Description
Group portrait of the children of George P. and Frances (Franc) Cather, first cousins to Willa Cather. Back row, from left: Oscar Cather, G. P. Cather, Frank Cather; front row, from left: Blanche Cather Ray and Carrie Cather Lindgren. They pose in front of an interior wall decorated with framed pictures. G. P. Cather is the prototype for Claude Wheeler in Cather's 1922 novel, "One of Ours".
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
Webster County (Neb.) Collection
Building in Bladen, Neb...
Bladen (Neb.)
1917-11-30
 
Title
Building in Bladen, Nebraska
Description
A black and white photograph of brick buildings taken diagonally from the dirt street labeled in white handwriting: “D. S. Phelps & Son J.P. Kropp, & I00F Hall, Bladen, Nebr.; Photo by Fisher.” The store shares a building with another shop with a window sign that reads: “Ice Cream Sundae; Soda.” Two trees sit in front of the storefront, and another building to the write appears to be empty. Telephone wires run across the top of the photograph.
Photographer/Studio/Creator
Fisher
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
Webster County (Neb.) Collection
Citizens Concert Band o...
Bladen (Neb.)
 
Title
Citizens Concert Band of Red Cloud, Nebraska
Description
A black and white photograph of the Citizens Concert Band of Red Cloud, NE. The image was taken at a fair in Bladen, NE. The band of 20 uniformed members poses in two rows, holding their instruments. In the background is a gazebo to the left and a grand stand to the right.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
Webster County (Neb.) Collection
Primary Room, Bladen, N...
Bladen (Neb.)
1903-4-8
 
Title
Primary Room, Bladen, Nebraska
Description
A black and white photograph of the Primary Room in Bladen, NE. About 35 young students and one adult pose in four rows and look toward the camera from across the room. The chalkboard in the background reveals the date: April 8, 1903.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
Webster County (Neb.) Collection
Street scene in Bladen,...
Bladen (Neb.)
1909-03-22
 
Title
Street scene in Bladen, Nebraska
Description
A sepia photograph of a street scene in Bladen, Nebraska, taken on March 22, 1909 (information that was provided in a label at the bottom of the picture). The perspective of the shot is from a tall distance, perhaps on top of a building. Running along the center of the photograph is a slanted line of side-by-side early motor vehicles. Behind this display are connected brick buildings, a crowd of people, and others walking along the sidewalk. In the left foreground is a telephone pole and crown of a bare tree.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
Webster County (Neb.) Collection
Cox & Green Block, Blad...
Bladen (Neb.)
 
Title
Cox & Green Block, Bladen, Nebraska
Description
A sepia photograph of a storefronts taken from the street captioned in a black strip at the bottom of the image: “87; Cox & Green Block; Bladen, Neb.” The shop is in a long brick building with two entrances and rectangular brick designs above each. The shop is situated in between another partially-seen shop with an awning and a telephone pole. Seen through the windows of the storefront are collections of unidentifiable objects, and sitting between the two stores is a worn, black trunk.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation
Bladen Parade opens Web...
Bladen (Neb.)
ca. 1963
 
Title
Bladen Parade opens Webster County Fair
Description
A black and white photograph of the Bladen Parade, which opened the Webster County Fair, circa 1963. The float at the center of the frame has the large, bolded words on a white sheet: "Visit the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial." On the structure is what looks like a sod house, wagon, and water well. The float is attached to a classic car, and crowds of people are the area looking at the float or doing something else in the background, where brick buildings are also visible.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation
G.P. Cather's tombstone
Bladen (Neb.)
 
Title
G.P. Cather's tombstone
Description
A color photograph of G.P. Cather's tombstone at Bladen Cemetery. His tombstone is a raised monument with an engraved picture of Cather and a decorative engraving at the top of the stone. Other raised headstones can be seen in the background behind the tombstone and further in the distance are tall leafy trees and a large field of crops.
Location
Bladen (Neb.)
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