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[Webster women picnicking] [graphic].
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Creator
Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer.
Title
[Webster women picnicking] [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1900
Date
ca. 1900
Physical Description
1 negative : glass ; 20 x 13 cm. (8 x 5 in.)
Description
Depicts four women sitting on the wooden benches that flank a picnic table in a field. On the left side, Bertha T. Webster sits with an unidentified woman and on the right, the photographer's older sister, Mary S. Webster, sits next to the photographer's wife, Jane L. Webster. Picnic baskets rest on the table, along with a pair of shoes. A man holds the reigns of two horse-drawn buggies in the background.
Notes
Modern reference print #34 available in research file.
Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Subject
Webster, Bertha Taylor, b. 1869 -- Portraits.
Webster, Jane Lownes, b. 1867 -- Portraits.
Webster, Mary Smedley, 1851-1914 -- Portraits.
Carriages & coaches -- Pennsylvania.
Picnics -- Pennsylvania.
Genre
Glass plate negatives -- 1890-1900.
Portraits -- 1890-1900.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Webster [P.9501.92]
Accession number
P.9501.92
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Webster Family Negative and Photograph Collection
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