Joshua Soule Smith wrote the text that accompanies the photographs. Smith graduated from the University of Kentucky Law School in 1871 and was accepted to the bar the same year. He served as both the City Attorney for Lexington, Kentucky and as County Attorney for Fayette County, Kentucky. In 1875 he became a professor of Common Law at the University of Kentucky. Smith also held positions at The Lexington Observer and Reporter, Lexington Press, and The Louisville Times. At The Louisville Times he served as a columnist and wrote under the pen name "Falcon."
From the description of Art Work of the Blue Grass Region of Kentucky, 1898. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 212816365