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Title: [Westtown Boarding School, Westtown, Pa.]
Description: View of the central portion of the main building of the boarding school for girls and boys, established in 1794 by the Society of Friends and opened in 1799 in Westtown, Chester County, Pa. Building enlarged in 1847, but replaced in stages from 1885 to 1888 after designs by Addison Hutton., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members., Numbered 2.11 in manuscript note on negative sleeve.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.118]

Title: [Westtown Boarding School, Westtown, Pa.]
Description: View of the central portion of the main building of the boarding school for girls and boys, established in 1794 by the Society of Friends and opened in 1799 in Westtown, Chester County, Pa. Building enlarged in 1847, but replaced in stages from 1885 to 1888 after designs by Addison Hutton., Modern reference print #36 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.119]

Title: [Wedding party]
Description: Depicts four couples, including John H. Webster, Jr. and Jane L. Webster, standing in a field, dressed for a wedding. The four women are all attired in white, long-sleeved dresses, gloves and a hat. All of them hold bouquets. The men are attired in three piece suits, which are concealed by the women who stand in front of them., Modern reference print #32 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1895
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.66 & 67]

Title: [Webster women picnicking]
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., Modern reference print #34 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.92]

Title: [Webster women picnicking]
Description: Depicts four women sitting on the wooden benches that flank a picnic table in a field. On the left side, the photographer's wife, Jane L. Webster, sits with an unidentified woman, and on the right, the photographer's older sister, Mary S. Webster, sits next to Bertha T. Webster. Picnic baskets rest on the table, along with a pair of shoes. Two horse-drawn buggies are lined up side by side in the background., Modern reference print #33 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.93]

Title: [Webster family residences, rear view, 4830-4834 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Rear view of three neighboring residences owned by the Webster family at 4830-4834 Penn Street. The photographer's brother, Clement B. Webster stands with his wife, Bertha T. Webster, in the backyard looking toward the camera. The photographer's mother, Lydia S. Webster, stands at a rear window of 4834 and the photographer's wife, Jane L. Webster, is sitting on the second floor of their home (4830), looking out of the window. John H. Webster, Jr., photographer and surveyor, owns the first house to the right (4830). His brother, also a surveyor, owns the neighboring twin house (4832). Their father, John H. Webster, Sr., owns the single dwelling immediately northeast of the twin properties owned by his sons (4834)., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.124]

Title: [Webster family residences, 4830-4834 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts people sitting and standing on the front porches of three neighboring residences owned by the Webster family at 4830-4834 Penn Street. John H. Webster, Jr., photographer and surveyor, owns the first house to the left (4830). His brother, also a surveyor, owns the neighboring twin house (4832). Their father, John H. Webster, Sr., owns the single dwelling immediately northeast of the twin properties owned by his sons (4834)., Modern reference print #31 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.122]

Title: [Webster family residences, 4830-4834 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the front porches of three neighboring residences owned by the Webster family at 4830-4834 Penn Street. John H. Webster, Jr., photographer and surveyor, owns the first house to the left (4830). His brother, also a surveyor, owns the neighboring twin house (4832). Their father, John H. Webster, Sr., owns the single dwelling immediately northeast of the twin properties owned by his sons (4834)., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.123]

Title: [Webster family portraits on side porch of 4834 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: The Webster family stands on the side porch of 4834 Penn Street in Frankford, the home of the photographer's parents, Lydia S. and John H. Webster, Sr. Identified Webster family members from left to right include: George Smedley, Mary Smedley, Anna Dutton, Clement Biddle, Lydia Smedley, Horace Dutton, Bertha Taylor, Howard, and Jane Lownes. The children standing in the front row are either the photographer's children or his brother Clement's children., Modern reference print #20 available for P.9501.71 and #21 for P.9501.72 in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1905
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.71 & 72]

Title: [Webster family portrait on side porch of 4900 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the photographer's family standing on the front porch of his brother's home at 4900 Penn Street. People standing on the porch from left to right: Mary Anderson Webster?, Horace D. Webster, unidentified woman, Albert Webster, Edward L. Webster (boy sitting on banister), Lydia S. Webster, and Mary S. Webster. On the bottom row, standing on the sidewalk, from left to right: Howard Webster, Jane L. Webster, unidentified little girl, Anna D. Webster, George S. Webster, and Mabel C. Webster., The Webster family owned four neighboring properties on Penn Street: 4830, 4832, 4834, and 4900., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.90]

Title: [Webster family portrait on side porch of 4834 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the photographer's family sitting on the side porch of his parent's home at 4834 Penn Street, constructed in 1890 according to a datestone on the side of the house. From left to right, the image includes: unidentified woman, Jane L. Webster, Bertha T. Webster, Mary S. Webster (sitting against the house), George S. Webster (against the post) and a young boy, possibly the photographer's oldest son, Edward Lownes Webster, sitting in the middle on the first step. The photographer's mother, Lydia S. Webster, stands in the doorway., The Webster family owned four neighboring properties on Penn Street: 4830, 4832, 4834, and 4900., Modern reference print #12 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1895
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.89]

Title: [Webster family portrait on porch of 4834 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the photographer's family on the porch of his parent's home at 4834 Penn Street, built in 1890, according to a datestone on the side of the house. From left to right, the image includes: unidentified woman, Bertha T. Webster, George S. Webster, Mary S. Webster (seated), Jane L. Webster and a young boy, possibly the photographer's oldest son, Edward Lownes Webster, perched on the banister., The Webster family owned four neighboring properties on Penn Street: 4830, 4832, 4834, and 4900., Modern reference print #9 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1895
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.84]

Title: [Webster family portrait at Stouton, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the photographer's family standing in front of his parent's home, Stouton, at Kensington and Indiana Avenues, their residence before they moved to 4834 Penn Street. Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, was inhabited by the Webster family beginning in 1805. Includes the following family members, from left to right: the photographer, John H. Webster, Jr.; George S. Webster; Howard Webster; a toddler, probably Maurice A. Webster; Mary H. Anderson; Albert Webster; Anna D. Webster; Horace D. Webster; Mary S. Webster; Clement B. Webster; Mabel C. Webster; Lydia S. Webster; and John H. Webster, Sr., 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 #25 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.97]

Title: [Walter S. Taylor, with tennis rackets, on lawn of Mount Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.]
Description: Image probably depicts the photographer's cousin, Walter S. Taylor, lying in the grass, his head propped up by his elbow. Two tennis rackets are at his side and one is in his hand, poised in the air to hit a ball. A young girl sits off to the side. Depicts 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., Modern reference print #26 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.96]

Title: [View of row homes near Stouton homestead, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Row homes and neighboring businesses near the Stouton homestead are visible from the farm. 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.26]

Title: [View of row homes and businesses near Stouton homestead, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Row homes, neighboring businesses and factory smokestacks near the Stouton homestead are visible from the farm. 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.27]

Title: [Unidentified pasture with trees and a farm]
Description: Landscape view of an unidentified pasture dotted with trees, looking toward an unidentified farm., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1895
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.30 & 31]

Title: [Unidentified bridge construction]
Description: Depicts the construction of an unidentified bridge in the winter, showing materials lying in a snow-covered valley. Industrial buildings sit nearby. Probably a bridge designed by one of the civil engineers in the Webster family., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members., Modern reference print #13 available for P.9501.12 in research file.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1896
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.1-3, P.9501.12-15]

Title: [Two women sitting on the porch of an unidentified residence]
Description: Depicts a young woman and an older woman sitting in rocking chairs on the porch of an unidentified residence. A small black dog sits at the feet of the younger woman., Modern reference print #22 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.56]

Title: [Three women in rocking chairs on Stouton lawn, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts three women relatives of the photographer, including the photographer's older sister, Mary S. 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 #19 available for P.9501.50 in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.50 & 51]

Title: [Three children posing with an Enterprise wagon near a tree]
Description: Depicts a baby sitting in an Enterprise wagon, flanked by two young boys standing in front of a tree. A hammock rope is attached to the tree several feet above the boys heads. A wooden fence is visible in the background. Possibly Edward, Harold and Lydia, the children of John H. Webster, Jr., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.38 & 39]

Title: [Stream, with abandoned mill]
Description: View looking down at an unidentified stream, with small waterfalls and an abandoned stone mill in the distance., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1895
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.108]

Title: [Stouton, Webster family residence, Kensington and Indiana Avenues, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the front of Stouton, the two and a half story colonial residence in Harrowgate. Once the country seat of William MacPherson, the house was later occupied by the Webster family beginning in 1805. Demolished to make way for the McPherson Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, constructed in 1915 after designs by Wilson Eyre & McIlvaine., 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, and later 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.18]

Title: [Stouton, side view of Webster family residence, Kensington and Indiana Avenues, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Side views of Stouton, the two and a half story colonial residence in Harrowgate. Depicts the wide porch and rear ell of the house, once the country seat of William MacPherson and later occupied by the Webster family beginning in 1805. Demolished to make way for the McPherson Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, constructed in 1915 after designs by Wilson Eyre & McIlvaine., 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, and later 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.109 & 114]

Title: [Side yard covered with snow]
Description: View looking down at the snow covered side yard of an unidentified property. Icicles hang from the eaves of the roof of a partially visible residence., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1895
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.110]

Title: [Residence, with Webster family portraits on porch]
Description: Exterior views of an unidentified two story residence, with a colonnaded front porch. Architectural images depict the front facade of the house, focusing on the porch and the hammock hanging from two large trees in the front yard. A detail of a shuttered shed window behind the house is also included. Some of the images show Webster family members sitting on the front porch, including the photographer's wife, Jane Lownes Webster, his brothers, Clement B., George S., and Howard Webster, Bertha T. Webster, and many children sitting in the hammock., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1895
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.77-79, P.9501.99-100, P.9501.104, P.9501.115]

Title: [Residence, exterior view, with Lydia S. and Jane L. Webster]
Description: Exterior view of an unidentified two-and-a-half story house, with Lydia Smedley Webster standing on the porch opposite an unidentified woman. Jane Lownes Webster sits on the porch off to the side. Two young boys stand against the large trees in the front yard., P.9501.59 depicts Jane Lownes Webster sitting in a horse-drawn carriage with an unidentified woman on the paved drive near the house depicted in P.9501.113., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1895
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.113]

Title: [Pennypack Creek Bridge, 8300 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia]
Description: Depicts the three semi-circular arches of the stone bridge constructed 1697-1698 over the Pennypack Creek at Frankford Avenue in Holmesburg. Three men lean on the stone wall of the bridge, looking down at the creek from Frankford Avenue, previously the King's Highway connecting Philadelphia to other eastern cities. Part of the old Frankford and Bustleton Railroad trestle bridge is visible in the distance. The Pennypack Bridge was paved in 1803 and widened in 1893 to accommodate streetcars. Purportedly the oldest roadway bridge in the United States., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.9]

Title: [Office of surveyors Clement B. and John H. Webster, 4534 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the west side of the 4500 block of Frankford Avenue, taken from Oxford Street. Three story, brick commercial buildings line the middle of the block, including L.J. Faber's cigar store (4526); three connected brick buildings with glass store fronts (4528-32); the one story office of surveyors Clement B. and John H. Webster; another cigar store (4538) and John J. Stewart's flour, feed, hay and straw business (4540). A small alley leading to the Frankford Meeting House separates L.J. Faber's cigar store from the other businesses. Two men stand on the northeast corner looking toward the camera., Modern reference print #11 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.131]

Title: [Mount Equity, with carriages in driveway, Pennsdale, Pa.]
Description: Exterior view of Mount Equity and surrounding property, including three carriages on the stone drive near the house. Bertha T. Webster, wife of the photographer's brother Clement, stands on the front lawn of the house, looking at the carriages. Mount Equity was rented by the photographer's aunt, 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.111]

Title: [Mount Equity, distant view from lawn, Pennsdale, Pa.]
Description: Depicts Mount Equity and surrounding property from a distance. A tennis net is set up in the field in front of the house and a group of people are gathered, probably weaving branches for baskets or brooms. Mount Equity was rented by the photographer's aunt, 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.107]

Title: [Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery entranceway, 4268 Richmond Street]
Description: Depicts the rusticated stone arch entranceway to Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, situated between two rectangular wings with projecting bay windows. The central tower rises above the two wings and is capped by a pyramidal roof. Shingles unite the taller central block with the shorter wings. Constructed by John Jerome Deery in 1887., Modern reference print #14 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.17]

Title: [Men harvesting hay on the Stouton farm, with row homes in the distance, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Hay bales are piled in the foreground, and in the background a group of men are harvesting hay in the field behind Stouton. A horse-drawn cart is overloaded with hay, and nearby a man and two boys stand near a horse-drawn plow, operated by a man neatly attired in a long shirt and tie. Row homes and neighboring businesses near the homestead are visible in the distance. 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.25]

Title: [Men harvesting hay on the Stouton farm, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts a group of men harvesting hay in the field behind Stouton. Three African American men stand on and near a horse-drawn cart overloaded with hay, while a white man and two boys stand near a horse-drawn plow, operated by a man neatly attired in a long shirt and tie. 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.24]

Title: [Mary S. Webster, with Anna D. Webster and children, on porch of 3084 Emerald Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the photographer's older sister, Mary S. Webster, sitting on the porch of a semi-detached brick home with her sister-in-law, Anna Dutton Webster, and her neice and nephew, Mabel C. and Horace D. Webster. Probably Albert and Anna Dutton Webster's residence at 3084 Emerald Street., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.57]

Title: [Mabel C. Webster holding Lydia S. Webster in John H. Webster, Jr. residence at 4830 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the photographer's neice, Mabel C. Webster, holding his daughter, Lydia S. Webster, in his Frankford residence., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.42 & 44]

Title: [Mabel C. and Horace D. Webster, with toddler, posing in front of Stouton, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts Mabel C. and Horace D. Webster, the children of the photographer's brother, Albert Webster (1850-1913), standing with an unidentified toddler in front 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., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.86]

Title: [Mabel C. and Horace D. Webster sitting in a chair posing in front of Stouton, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts Mabel C. and Horrace D. Webster, the children of the photographer's brother, Albert Webster (1850-1913), sitting and posing in front 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., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.40]

Title: [Lydia Webster sitting in a highchair with her doll]
Description: Depicts Lydia Webster, the daughter of John H. Webster, Jr., wearing a white dress and sitting in a wooden highchair. Her doll is propped up next to her on the tray., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.35-37]

Title: [Lydia Webster sitting in a baby carriage in front of 4834 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts Lydia Webster, the daughter of John H. Webster, Jr., bundled in winter clothing and sitting in a baby carriage in front of the porch of John H. Webster Sr. (4834 Penn Street). The southwest facade of George S. Webster's residence is visible in the background (4900 Penn Street). The Webster family owned four neighboring houses on Penn Street (4830-4900)., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members., Numbered 2.14 in manuscript note on negative sleeve.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.34]

Title: [Lownes Clovercrest Farm, 321 West Woodland Avenue, Springfield, Pa.]
Description: Exterior views of the rear elevation of the residence on the Lownes Clovercrest Farm in Springfield, Pa., showing the pointed arch dormers projecting from the shingled roof and a one story addition covered with siding. The Lownes family constructed the home in 1827 and resided here until 1913. The photographer's wife, Jane Lownes Webster, is depicted with her family on the front porch of the house. Also includes an image of the barn behind the residence., Images of the property that were catalogued separately include: P.9501.58 and P.9501.85, both views of women sitting on the front porch of the residence on the Lownes Clovercrest Farm., Modern reference prints available in the research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1895
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.28, P.9501.106]

Title: [Kensington Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the low bridge carrying Kensington Avenue over the Tacony Creek in Frankford. Includes a boy leaning against the iron railing of the bridge looking down toward the creek and the camera. Also shows one of the stone abutments of the bridge, with a partial view of dwellings and businesses on Kensington Avenue in the background., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1895
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.4-8, P.9501.11]

Title: [John H. Webster, Sr., with his five sons, on the porch of Stouton, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the five sons of John Hambleton Webster, standing in ascending age order from left to right behind their seated father near the front entrance of Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, owned by the Webster family since 1805. From left to right: Clement B. Webster, John H. Webster, Jr., Howard Webster, George S. Webster, and Albert Webster., 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.62]

Title: [John H. Webster, Sr., with his five sons, on the porch of Stouton, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the five sons of John Hambleton Webster, standing in descending age order from left to right behind their seated father near the front entrance of Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, owned by the Webster family since 1805. From left to right: Albert Webster, George S. Webster, Howard Webster, John H. Webster, Jr. and Clement B. Webster., 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.63]

Title: [John H. Webster, Sr., with his five sons and grandson, on the porch of Stouton, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the five sons and grandson of John Hambleton Webster, standing near the front entrance of Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, owned by the Webster family since 1805. From left to right: George S. Webster, Howard Webster, Clement B. Webster, John H. Webster, Sr., Albert Webster, and John H. Webster, Jr. Horace D. Webster, son of Albert Webster, stands in front of Clement., 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.64]

Title: [John H. Webster, Sr., and Albert Webster with a horse-drawn harvester on Stouton farm, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts Albert Webster sitting on a horse-drawn plow, and his father, John H. Webster, Sr., standing in front of the horse with a pitchfork. Bales of hay cover the field in the background. They're on the farm behind 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., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.65]

Title: [John H. Webster, Sr., about to feed cows on the farm behind Stouton, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts cows poking their heads out of a crude, wooden stable. John H. Webster, attired in a dark suit and hat, stands nearby, holding two metal pails, about to feed the cows. Other farm buildings on the Stouton homestead are visible in the distance. 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.20]

Title: [John H. Webster residence, side view, 4834 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Oblique view of northeast flank of house owned by John H. Webster Sr., the photographer's father. View taken from the rear of the side lawn., The Webster family owned four neighboring residences, 4830 to 4834, on Penn Street in Frankford., Modern reference print #10 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.126]

Title: [John H. Webster residence, 4834 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the residence of John H. Webster, the photographer's father, at 4834 Penn Street, looking at the northeast flank and carriage house in the backyard. Includes a partial view of the porch and side entrance. According to a datestone on the side of the house, it was constructed in 1890., The Webster family owned four neighboring residences, 4830 to 4834, on Penn Street in Frankford., Modern reference print #35 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.120]

Title: [John H. Webster residence, 4834 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: View of southeast front and northeast flank of house owned by John H. Webster Sr., the photographer's father. View taken from Penn Street. Includes the stable in the rear of the property. The photographer's wife, Jane L. Webster, sits in a chair on the porch., The Webster family owned four neighboring residences, 4830 to 4834, on Penn Street in Frankford., Modern reference print #8 available in research file., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.127]

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