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PHOTOS: This Louisville couple comes to each Kentucky Derby as iconic, vintage characters

Louisvillians Carrie and Jeff Ketterman attend the Kentucky Derby Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. It was Carrie's 25th, and she designs her own hats which she sells to help pay for Derby tickets for her and Jeff. May, 6, 2023.
Louisvillians Carrie and Jeff Ketterman attend the Kentucky Derby Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. It was Carrie's 25th, and she designs her own hats which she sells to help pay for Derby tickets for her and Jeff. May, 6, 2023.
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Carrie Ketterman, left, and Jeff Ketterman in the paddock on Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on May 7, 2022. They were part of the Derby entertainment.
Carrie Ketterman, left, and Jeff Ketterman in the paddock on Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on May 7, 2022. They were part of the Derby entertainment.
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Carrie Ketterman shows off her hat at the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky on May 7, 2022.
Carrie Ketterman shows off her hat at the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky on May 7, 2022.
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Carrie Ketterman, left, and Jeff Ketterman, of Corydon, Indiana, wore uniquely designed face masks as they arrived at the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville on May 1, 2021.
Carrie Ketterman, left, and Jeff Ketterman, of Corydon, Indiana, wore uniquely designed face masks as they arrived at the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville on May 1, 2021.
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Carrie Ketterman wears a stunning light pink outfit on Kentucky Oaks day at Churchill Downs. April 29, 2021
Carrie Ketterman wears a stunning light pink outfit on Kentucky Oaks day at Churchill Downs. April 29, 2021
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Jeff Ketterman, left, and his wife Carrie Ketterman sit in the living room of their historic home in Corydon, In. on Mar. 30, 2021.
Jeff Ketterman, left, and his wife Carrie Ketterman sit in the living room of their historic home in Corydon, In. on Mar. 30, 2021.
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Carrie Ketterman, from Louisville, looks over the racing form at the 143rd Kentucky Derby. May 6, 2017
Carrie Ketterman, from Louisville, looks over the racing form at the 143rd Kentucky Derby. May 6, 2017
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Jeff Ketterman and his wife Carrie Ketterman own the “Not So Long” trailer based on the trailer in the “Long, Long Trailer” movie outside their home in Corydon, In. on Mar. 30, 2021.
Jeff Ketterman and his wife Carrie Ketterman own the “Not So Long” trailer based on the trailer in the “Long, Long Trailer” movie outside their home in Corydon, In. on Mar. 30, 2021.
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Jeff and Carrie Ketterman speak with friends on Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, Friday, May 4, 2018
Jeff and Carrie Ketterman speak with friends on Kentucky Oaks Day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, Friday, May 4, 2018
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Jeff Ketterman, left, and his wife Carrie Ketterman sit in the living room of their historic home in Corydon, In. on Mar. 30, 2021.
Jeff Ketterman, left, and his wife Carrie Ketterman sit in the living room of their historic home in Corydon, In. on Mar. 30, 2021.
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Carrie Cooke Ketterman plays around with a stage mustache as her husband and fellow actor Jeff Ketterman puts on a beard while the two get ready backstage at the Clarksville Little Theatre for a performance. The community-based theater group puts on six plays a year at the small theater on Montgomery Street in Old Clarksville. The small theater has been entertaining the community since 1946, and has been in its present location since 1952.
Carrie Cooke Ketterman plays around with a stage mustache as her husband and fellow actor Jeff Ketterman puts on a beard while the two get ready backstage at the Clarksville Little Theatre for a performance. The community-based theater group puts on six plays a year at the small theater on Montgomery Street in Old Clarksville. The small theater has been entertaining the community since 1946, and has been in its present location since 1952.
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Carrie Ketterman, from Louisville, Kentucky, sold handmade flower headbands to festival patrons at Forecastle on Saturday, July 16. "I usually make derby fascinators... this has morphed from that!" Letterman has been making handmade flower headbands for three years.
Carrie Ketterman, from Louisville, Kentucky, sold handmade flower headbands to festival patrons at Forecastle on Saturday, July 16. "I usually make derby fascinators... this has morphed from that!" Letterman has been making handmade flower headbands for three years.
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Jeff Ketterman and his wife Carrie Ketterman own the "Not So Long" trailer based on the trailer in the "Long, Long Trailer" movie outside their home in Corydon, In. on Mar. 30, 2021.
Jeff Ketterman and his wife Carrie Ketterman own the "Not So Long" trailer based on the trailer in the "Long, Long Trailer" movie outside their home in Corydon, In. on Mar. 30, 2021.
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Scarlett and Rhett, aka Carrie and Jeff Ketterman ,of Louisville Ky, made an apperance in the paddock area Saturday at Churchill Downs. They like to dress up every year as famous literay characters.
Scarlett and Rhett, aka Carrie and Jeff Ketterman ,of Louisville Ky, made an apperance in the paddock area Saturday at Churchill Downs. They like to dress up every year as famous literay characters.
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Carrie Ketterman of Corydon Ind, walks by the Pat Day statue in the Paddock garden, wearing a dress inspired by Lucille Ball in the movie “Ziegfelds Follies.”
Carrie Ketterman of Corydon Ind, walks by the Pat Day statue in the Paddock garden, wearing a dress inspired by Lucille Ball in the movie “Ziegfelds Follies.”
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