Collection predominantly of negatives depicting informal portraits, residences, and the survey work of members of the related Quaker Webster and Smedley families, 1885-1905.

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[4500 block of Franklin Street, near "Grandmother's Alley", Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts the west side of the 4500 block of Franklin Street, currently Griscom Street, focusing on a two-story brick structure, which sits next to "Grandmother's Alley," an alleyway leading to the Frankford Friends Meeting House from Frankford Avenue. The clock tower of the Central Methodist Episcopal Church is visible in the background. The church was constructed in 1869 for the Seventh United Presbyterian Church. The Central Methodist Episcopal Church purchased the property ca. 1877 when the new church for the Seventh United Presbyterian Church was constructed at the southeast corner of Orthodox and Leiper streets., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Anna D. Webster playing ball with her children on Stouton lawn, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts Mabel C. and Horace D. Webster, the children of the photographer's brother, Albert Webster (1850-1913), playing ball with their mother, Anna Dutton Webster, on the lawn in front of Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, owned by the Webster family since 1805. Mary S. Webster, the photographer's older sister, sits on a bench nearby, with her hands in a fur muff., William MacPherson was the son of Captain John MacPherson (1726-1792) from Edinburgh. William served as lieutenant for the British army during the first year of the Revolutionary War, but joined the Colonial army under the leadership of Lafayette. Appointed surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia in 1789 and commanded the Philadelphia battalion, the "MacPherson Blues", during the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. Married Margaret Stout and resided at their country seat "Stouton". Site later named MacPherson Park., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Barn, unidentified location] [graphic].
Exterior view of an unidentified barn from a distance., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Bertha T. and Clement B. Webster near the smokehouse, Mount Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts the photographer's brother, Clement B. Webster, with his wife, Bertha T. Webster, near the smokehouse on the property of Mount Equity in Pennsdale, Pa. Bertha is attired in a striped dress, standing against the shed with a tennis racket in hand. Clement sits at her feet, resting his elbow on a pumpkin. The photographer's aunt, Hannah Mary S. Taylor, rented Mount Equity from her son-in-law's family during the summer months of 1889 and 1890., A small stone section of Mount Equity, known as "The Cottage," was constructed near the Wolf Run House in Pennsdale, Pa. ca. 1810 by Mercy Ellis after the death of her husband, William Ellis. After her death in 1848, her children used the cottage primarily during the summer months. Her son Charles Ellis built a stone addition to the house in 1861 and a rear kitchen wing was added by the family in 1882. It was around this time that the enlarged house shed its name as "The Cottage," and was known as Mount Equity. The property is now home to a Buddhist Monastery, Mt. Equity Zendo Jihoji., Modern reference print #30 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Bertha T. Webster sitting on a log near a creek] [graphic].
Depicts the photographer's brother's wife, Bertha Taylor Webster, attired in a striped dress sitting on a log near a creek. A wooden barn structure sits along the edge of the creek in the background. Several long pieces of lumber are piled on the ground near the outbuilding., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Bertha T. Webster, standing near a man in a hand stand, Mount Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts the photographer's sister-in-law, Bertha T. Webster, attired in a striped dress, standing near a smokehouse with a tennis racket in hand. A man is doing a hand stand against the shed nearby. A pumpkin sits on the ground under his head. Depicts the property of Mount Equity in Pennsdale, Pa., rented by the photographer's aunt, Hannah Mary S. Taylor, during the summer months of 1889 and 1890, and owned by her son-in-law's family for generations., A small stone section of Mount Equity, known as "The Cottage," was constructed near the Wolf Run House in Pennsdale, Pa. ca. 1810 by Mercy Ellis after the death of her husband, William Ellis. After her death in 1848, her children used the cottage primarily during the summer months. Her son Charles Ellis built a stone addition to the house in 1861 and a rear kitchen wing was added by the family in 1882. It was around this time that the enlarged house shed its name as "The Cottage," and was known as Mount Equity. The property is now home to a Buddhist Monastery, Mt. Equity Zendo Jihoji., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Bertha T. Webster, with Anna B. Taylor on a swing, Mt. Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts the photographer's sister-in-law, Bertha Taylor Webster, standing next to Anna B. Taylor, who sits in a swing suspended from a large tree. Most likely on the property of Mt. Equity in Pennsdale, Pa., rented by Anna's mother, Hannah Mary S. Taylor, during the summer months of 1889 and 1890., A small stone section of Mount Equity, known as "The Cottage," was constructed near the Wolf Run House in Pennsdale, Pa. ca. 1810 by Mercy Ellis after the death of her husband, William Ellis. After her death in 1848, her children used the cottage primarily during the summer months. Her son Charles Ellis built a stone addition to the house in 1861 and a rear kitchen wing was added by the family in 1882. It was around this time that the enlarged house shed its name as "The Cottage," and was known as Mount Equity. The property is now home to a Buddhist Monastery, Mt. Equity Zendo Jihoji., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Bertha Taylor Webster sitting with an umbrella on the porch of Mt. Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts the photographer's brother's wife, Bertha Taylor Webster, attired in a striped dress, sitting in a rocking chair on Mt. Equity's porch, and holding an opened umbrella. Her husband's aunt, Hannah Mary S. Taylor, rented the property during the summer months of 1889 and 1890., A small stone section of Mount Equity, known as "The Cottage," was constructed near the Wolf Run House in Pennsdale, Pa. ca. 1810 by Mercy Ellis after the death of her husband, William Ellis. After her death in 1848, her children used the cottage primarily during the summer months. Her son Charles Ellis built a stone addition to the house in 1861 and a rear kitchen wing was added by the family in 1882. It was around this time that the enlarged house shed its name as "The Cottage," and was known as Mount Equity. The property is now home to a Buddhist Monastery, Mt. Equity Zendo Jihoji., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Carriage house behind John H. Webster residence, 4834 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
[Carriage house behind John H. Webster residence, 4834 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Detail of stable in the rear of the property owned by John H. Webster Sr., the photographer's father., The Webster family owned four neighboring residences, 4830 to 4834, on Penn Street in Frankford., Negative severely damaged., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Charles Ellis Ecroyd? on porch of Mount Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts a man, possibly Charles Ellis Ecroyd, standing against a porch column in front of Mount Equity's west wing, a home owned by his family for generations. Ecroyd was the son-in-law of the photographer's aunt, Hannah Mary S. Taylor. His family owned Mount Equity, which was rented to Hannah Mary S. Taylor during the summer months of 1889 and 1890, and owned by her son-in-law's family for generations., A small stone section of Mount Equity, known as "The Cottage," was constructed near the Wolf Run House in Pennsdale, Pa. ca. 1810 by Mercy Ellis after the death of her husband, William Ellis. After her death in 1848, her children used the cottage primarily during the summer months. Her son Charles Ellis built a stone addition to the house in 1861 and a rear kitchen wing was added by the family in 1882. It was around this time that the enlarged house shed its name as "The Cottage," and was known as Mount Equity. The property is now home to a Buddhist Monastery, Mt. Equity Zendo Jihoji., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Clement B. Webster looking at a portrait of Benjamin Harrison] [graphic].
[Clement B. Webster looking at a portrait of Benjamin Harrison] [graphic].
Depicts the photographer's brother, Clement Biddle Webster, looking at a print of the twenty-third president of the United States, Benjamin Harrison, posted on the overmantel in an unidentified home. Possibly one of the Webster family homes on Penn Street, which were located at the intersection of Harrison Street in Frankford., Modern reference print #15 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Clement B. Webster, with horse, on Stouton farm, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts Clement B. Webster, attired in a suit, hat and coat, holding the reigns of a horse on the farm behind Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, owned by the Webster family since 1805. A muddy path leads to crude, wooden outbuildings in the distance., William MacPherson was the son of Captain John MacPherson (1726-1792) from Edinburgh. William served as lieutenant for the British army during the first year of the Revolutionary War, but joined the Colonial army under the leadership of Lafayette. Appointed surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia in 1789 and commanded the Philadelphia battalion, the "MacPherson Blues", during the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. Married Margaret Stout and resided at their country seat "Stouton". Site later named MacPherson Park., Modern reference print #23 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Cottage, with gardens] [graphic].
Depicts a one story cottage, probably on the property of a larger residence. Gardens line the dirt drive leading up to the cottage., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Farm outbuilding on Stouton homestead, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts a farm building surrounded by a wooden fence near the main house on the Stouton homestead. Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, was inhabited by the Webster family beginning in 1805., William MacPherson was the son of Captain John MacPherson (1726-1792) from Edinburgh. William served as lieutenant for the British army during the first year of the Revolutionary War, but joined the Colonial army under the leadership of Lafayette. Appointed surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia in 1789 and commanded the Philadelphia battalion, the "MacPherson Blues", during the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. Married Margaret Stout and resided at their country seat "Stouton". Site later named MacPherson Park., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Four women, including Jane Lownes Webster, sitting on the porch, Lownes Clovercrest Farm, 321 West Woodland Avenue, Springfield, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts the photographer's wife, Jane Lownes Webster, sitting on the steps of the porch, opposite an unidentified young girl. Two older women sit in rocking chairs behind them. A dog sits on the lawn in front of the house. The residence has five bays, an addition on the right and another porch on the left. The residence is part of the Lownes Clovercrest Farm, and was built by the Lownes family in 1827 and occupied by them until 1913., Images of the property that were catalogued separately include: P.9501.28, P.9501.106, and P.9501.85, showing exterior views of the front and back of the residence on the farm, and a detailed view of Jane Lownes Webster sitting with her family on the front porch of their residence., Modern reference print #27 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Frankford Avenue at the Pennypack Creek Bridge, Philadelphia] [graphic].
Depicts the stretch of Frankford Avenue along the Pennypack Creek Bridge, constructed 1697-1698 over the Pennypack Creek in Holmesburg. Frankford Avenue was previously the King's Highway connecting Philadelphia to other eastern seaboard cities. Paved in 1803 and widened in 1893 to accommodate streetcars. Purportedly the oldest roadway bridge in the United States. Two men lean against the stone side of the bridge looking down at the creek. A horse drawn carriage is visible in the distance., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Frankford Friends Meeting House, 1500 Orthodox Street, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts the meeting house and school building constructed circa 1833 at the southeast corner of Orthodox and Penn Streets., Modern reference print #2 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Garden near Horticultural Hall, West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts a circular garden on the grounds of the exhibition hall built in 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann, demolished in 1955 even though the 383' long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian gardens., George S. Webster was appointed the Assistant Engineer in charge of constructed buildings, roads, and walks of the Centennial Exposition in 1876., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[George Bolton Lownes homestead, Baltimore Pike and Woodland Avenue, Springfield township, Delaware County, Pa.] [graphic].
Exterior views of an three story Italianate residence, with a low pitched roof, square cupola, narrow, shuttered windows and overhanging eaves. The photographer's wife, Jane Lownes Webster, is depicted with her family in Springfield township, Pa., on the front and back porches of the house. Two of the images depict the stone farm buildings in the back of the property, including a distant view of the house., Modern reference prints available in the research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[George S. Webster residence, 4900 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts the residence of George S. Webster, the photographer's brother and surveyor of the city of Philadelphia, at 4900 Penn Street, looking at the southwest flank., Inscribed in negative: 62143W., The Webster family owned four neighboring residences, 4830 to 4834, on Penn Street in Frankford., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[George S. Webster residence, 4900 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts the southeast front and rear stable of house owned by the photographer's brother, George S. Webster. View from Harrison Street., The Webster family owned four neighboring residences, 4830 to 4834, on Penn Street in Frankford., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[George Smedley residence, Lima, Pa.] [graphic].
View of partially concealed front and side of a stone house, surrounded by a wooden fence. A rear ell is visible. Property owned by George Smedley, the photographer's maternal grandfather, father of Lydia Smedley Webster., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Group in rocking chairs on Stouton lawn, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts four relatives of the photographer, including the photographer's older sister, Mary S. Webster, his older brother Albert Webster, and his maternal aunts, Elizabeth T. Yarnall and Deborah S. Kirk, sitting in rocking chairs near the front porch of Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, owned by the Webster family since 1805., William MacPherson was the son of Captain John MacPherson (1726-1792) from Edinburgh. William served as lieutenant for the British army during the first year of the Revolutionary War, but joined the Colonial army under the leadership of Lafayette. Appointed surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia in 1789 and commanded the Philadelphia battalion, the "MacPherson Blues", during the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. Married Margaret Stout and resided at their country seat "Stouton". Site later named MacPherson Park., Modern reference print #7 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Group near creek on camping trip] [graphic].
Two groups of men and women stand on opposite sides of a small creek, looking toward the photographer. Bertha T. Webster, wife of Clement B. Webster, stands on the right side. Possibly near Mount Equity in Pennsdale, Pa., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Group on hammock on Stouton lawn, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
The photographer's wife, Jane L. Webster, sits in a hammock with a young woman, possibly one of her sisters, Minnie or Hannah Lownes. Jane's husband, the photographer, sits in a rocking chair behind them. Clement B. and Bertha T. Webster sit in the grass in front of the hammock. A camera rests on the folds of Bertha's dress between her and Clement. The photographer's mother, Lydia S. Webster, looks down at the group from her rocking chair on the porch of Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, owned by the Webster family since 1805., William MacPherson was the son of Captain John MacPherson (1726-1792) from Edinburgh. William served as lieutenant for the British army during the first year of the Revolutionary War, but joined the Colonial army under the leadership of Lafayette. Appointed surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia in 1789 and commanded the Philadelphia battalion, the "MacPherson Blues", during the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. Married Margaret Stout and resided at their country seat "Stouton". Site later named MacPherson Park., Modern reference print #16 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Group playing ball on Stouton lawn, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts Mabel C. and Horace D. Webster, the children of the photographer's brother, Albert Webster (1850-1913), playing ball on the lawn in front of Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, owned by the Webster family since 1805. The photographer's mother, Lydia S. Webster, his sister, Mary S. Webster, and his sister-in-law, Anna D. Webster, stand together in the background., William MacPherson was the son of Captain John MacPherson (1726-1792) from Edinburgh. William served as lieutenant for the British army during the first year of the Revolutionary War, but joined the Colonial army under the leadership of Lafayette. Appointed surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia in 1789 and commanded the Philadelphia battalion, the "MacPherson Blues", during the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. Married Margaret Stout and resided at their country seat "Stouton". Site later named MacPherson Park., Modern reference print #24 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Group playing ball on Stouton lawn, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts Mabel C. and Horace D. Webster, the children of the photographer's brother, Albert Webster (1850-1913), playing ball on the lawn in front of Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, owned by the Webster family since 1805. The photographer's mother, Lydia S. Webster, his sister, Mary S. Webster, and his sister-in-law, Anna D. Webster, stand together in the background., William MacPherson was the son of Captain John MacPherson (1726-1792) from Edinburgh. William served as lieutenant for the British army during the first year of the Revolutionary War, but joined the Colonial army under the leadership of Lafayette. Appointed surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia in 1789 and commanded the Philadelphia battalion, the "MacPherson Blues", during the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. Married Margaret Stout and resided at their country seat "Stouton". Site later named MacPherson Park., Modern reference print #24 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Group reading in a den] [graphic].
Depicts the photographer's parents, John Hambleton and Lydia Smedley Webster, reading next to a lamp in a den. Their son, Howard Webster, and an unidentified woman are reading near a fireplace, underneath an image of Benjamin Harrison posted on the overmantel., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Group setting up a campsite] [graphic].
Depicts five women and three men setting up a campsite. A tent is pitched behind them and a woman is preparing a fire underneath of a pot supported by tree branches. One man holds a shotgun and a woman in the foreground holds a tennis racket., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Group sitting on lawn weaving branches, Mt. Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts a group, including Bertha Taylor Webster and Anna B. Taylor, sitting on rocking chairs on a lawn in front of Mt. Equity's west wing. At the center of the circle formed by the chairs is a large pile of branches the group is pulling apart to make baskets or brooms. The photographer's maternal aunt, Hannah Mary S. Taylor, rented the property in Pennsdale, Pa. during the summer months of 1889 and 1890., A small stone section of Mount Equity, known as "The Cottage," was constructed near the Wolf Run House in Pennsdale, Pa. ca. 1810 by Mercy Ellis after the death of her husband, William Ellis. After her death in 1848, her children used the cottage primarily during the summer months. Her son Charles Ellis built a stone addition to the house in 1861 and a rear kitchen wing was added by the family in 1882. It was around this time that the enlarged house shed its name as "The Cottage," and was known as Mount Equity. The property is now home to a Buddhist Monastery, Mt. Equity Zendo Jihoji., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Group sitting on the side porch of an unidentified residence] [graphic].
Depicts a group of men and women sitting on the side porch of an unidentified residence. An older man sits in the grass against the stone wall dividing the property from the road in the foreground., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Group standing near tennis net on Stouton lawn, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts two couples and a young woman standing near a tennis net on Stouton's property. Includes from right to left: the photographer, John H. Webster next to his wife, Jane L. Webster. The woman who stands next to Jane, behind the net, is probably one of her sisters, Hannah or Minnie Lownes. Next to Hannah or Minnie is Bertha T. Webster, who is looking at her husband Clement B. Webster. Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, was owned by the Webster family since 1805., William MacPherson was the son of Captain John MacPherson (1726-1792) from Edinburgh. William served as lieutenant for the British army during the first year of the Revolutionary War, but joined the Colonial army under the leadership of Lafayette. Appointed surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia in 1789 and commanded the Philadelphia battalion, the "MacPherson Blues", during the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. Married Margaret Stout and resided at their country seat "Stouton". Site later named MacPherson Park., Modern reference print #18 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Group with tennis rackets on lawn of Mount Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.] [graphic].
Double exposure depicting a group posing with tennis rackets on a lawn and a horse-drawn buggy on a dirt path. The group, including the photographer's brother, Clement B. Webster, and his wife, Bertha T. Webster, is more prominent in the photograph. Includes a young man, possibly Walter S. Taylor, lying in the grass. Behind him an unidentified woman sits in a chair. A little girl stands between Clement and Bertha. Depicts the group on the property of Mount Equity in Pennsdale, Pa, rented by the photographer's aunt, Hannah Mary S. Taylor, during the summer months of 1890 and 1891., A small stone section of Mount Equity, known as "The Cottage," was constructed near the Wolf Run House in Pennsdale, Pa. ca. 1810 by Mercy Ellis after the death of her husband, William Ellis. After her death in 1848, her children used the cottage primarily during the summer months. Her son Charles Ellis built a stone addition to the house in 1861 and a rear kitchen wing was added by the family in 1882. It was around this time that the enlarged house shed its name as "The Cottage," and was known as Mount Equity. The property is now home to a Buddhist Monastery, Mt. Equity Zendo Jihoji., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Group with tennis rackets on Stouton lawn, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts the photographer's sister-in-law, Anna D. Webster, with a tennis racket in her hands, hunching to be photographed with her son, Horace D. Webster, who's sitting on the lawn. Mary S. Webster, the photographer's older sister, crouches behind them. Anna D. Webster's daughter, Mabel C. Webster, sits off to the side, away from the group. Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, was inhabited by the Webster family beginning in 1805., William MacPherson was the son of Captain John MacPherson (1726-1792) from Edinburgh. William served as lieutenant for the British army during the first year of the Revolutionary War, but joined the Colonial army under the leadership of Lafayette. Appointed surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia in 1789 and commanded the Philadelphia battalion, the "MacPherson Blues", during the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. Married Margaret Stout and resided at their country seat "Stouton". Site later named MacPherson Park., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Hannah Mary S. Taylor sitting on the porch of Mt. Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts the photographer's maternal aunt, Hannah Mary S. Taylor, sitting in a rocking chair on Mt. Equity's porch, a property in Pennsdale, Pa. rented to her during the summer months of 1889 and 1890, and owned by her son-in-law's family for generations., A small stone section of Mount Equity, known as "The Cottage," was constructed near the Wolf Run House in Pennsdale, Pa. ca. 1810 by Mercy Ellis after the death of her husband, William Ellis. After her death in 1848, her children used the cottage primarily during the summer months. Her son Charles Ellis built a stone addition to the house in 1861 and a rear kitchen wing was added by the family in 1882. It was around this time that the enlarged house shed its name as "The Cottage," and was known as Mount Equity. The property is now home to a Buddhist Monastery, Mt. Equity Zendo Jihoji., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Hay bales, with view of the farm behind Stouton, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts hay bales in a field near crude, wooden stables and farm outbuildings on the Stouton homestead. Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, was inhabited by the Webster family beginning in 1805., William MacPherson was the son of Captain John MacPherson (1726-1792) from Edinburgh. William served as lieutenant for the British army during the first year of the Revolutionary War, but joined the Colonial army under the leadership of Lafayette. Appointed surveyor of the Port of Philadelphia in 1789 and commanded the Philadelphia battalion, the "MacPherson Blues", during the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. Married Margaret Stout and resided at their country seat "Stouton". Site later named MacPherson Park., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Horticultural Hall, from garden, West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts the long flower bed, also known as the "Sunken Gardens," in front of the exhibition hall built in 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann, demolished in 1955 even though the 383' long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian gardens., George S. Webster was appointed the Assistant Engineer in charge of constructed buildings, roads, and walks of the Centennial Exposition in 1876., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members., Numbered 3.5 in manuscript note on negative sleeve.
[Jane L. Webster holding baby, Harold S. Webster] [graphic].
Depicts the photographer's wife, Jane Lownes Webster, holding their second child, Harold Smedley Webster, born in 1897. Harold is attired in a formal white dress., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Jane L. Webster holding daughter Lydia Webster in residence at 4830 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts the photographer's wife, Jane Lownes Webster, holding their daughter Lydia Smedley Webster in their Frankford home., Modern reference print #28 available for P.9501.41 in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
[Jane L. Webster sitting on the porch of 4834 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts the photographer's wife, Jane L. Webster, sitting in a wooden rocking chair on the porch of the residence owned by John H. Webster, Sr. The Webster family owned four neighboring houses on Penn Street (4830-4900) in Frankford., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.

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