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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: [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: [Jane Lownes Webster posing near porch, George Bolton Lownes homestead, Baltimore Pike and Woodland Avenue, Springfield, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the photographer's wife, Jane Lownes Webster, posing in front of a crinkled paper backdrop hung from the porch of her family's homestead in Springfield, Pa. She is wearing a striped garment over her black dress., 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.9501.47]

Title: [Jane L. Webster sitting on the porch of 4834 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.48]

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: [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: [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: [Jane L. Webster holding daughter Lydia Webster in residence at 4830 Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.41 & 43]

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: [Jane L. Webster holding baby, Harold S. Webster]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.82]

Title: [Clement B. Webster looking at a portrait of Benjamin Harrison]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.129]

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 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: [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: [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: [Jane L. Webster, with "The Aunties" on the porch of a residence, Lownes Clovercrest Farm, Springfield township, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the photographer's wife, Jane Lownes Webster, sitting with her sisters, Hannah and Minnie Lownes, also known as "The Aunties", on porch stairs, in front of an older woman who is sitting in a rocking chair in the background., Modern reference print #6 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.9501.53]

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: [Jane L. Webster, with group, on the porch of a residence, Lownes Clovercrest Farm, Springfield township, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the photographer's wife, Jane Lownes Webster, sitting in a rocking chair on the porch of a residence in Springfield township. Two older women and an older man sit in rocking chairs nearby. A little girl, attired in a pumpkin-pattern dress and wide-brimmed hat, sits on the stairs., 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.9501.85]

Title: [Bertha T. Webster, with Anna B. Taylor on a swing, Mt. Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.54]

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: [Group playing ball on Stouton lawn, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.91]

Title: [Group playing ball on Stouton lawn, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.91]

Title: [Group on hammock on Stouton lawn, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.70]

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: [Group with tennis rackets on lawn of Mount Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.95]

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: [Bertha T. and Clement B. Webster near the smokehouse, Mount Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.69]

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: [Bertha T. Webster sitting on a log near a creek]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.45]

Title: [Hannah Mary S. Taylor sitting on the porch of Mt. Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.49]

Title: [Group in rocking chairs on Stouton lawn, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.83]

Title: [Anna D. Webster playing ball with her children on Stouton lawn, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.87]

Title: [Four women, including Jane Lownes Webster, sitting on the porch, Lownes Clovercrest Farm, 321 West Woodland Avenue, Springfield, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.58]

Title: [Jane L. Webster sitting with a woman in a horse-drawn buggy]
Description: Depicts the photographer's wife, Jane Lownes Webster, sitting in a horse-drawn buggy, next to an unidentified woman who controls the whip and reigns. One horse is harnessed to the buggy, which sits in the stone drive in front of an unidentified house., Modern reference print #29 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.9501.59]

Title: [Charles Ellis Ecroyd? on porch of Mount Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.60]

Title: [Clement B. Webster, with horse, on Stouton farm, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.61]

Title: [Group with tennis rackets on Stouton lawn, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.94]

Title: [Group standing near tennis net on Stouton lawn, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.98]

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: [Jane L. Webster, with "The Aunties" near Stouton, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Description: Depicts three women sitting in a hammock near the front porch of Stouton, the former country seat of William MacPherson, owned by the Webster family since 1805. The photographer's wife, Jenny L. Webster, sits in the middle next to one of her sisters, Hannah or Minnie Lownes, known as "The Aunties." Bertha Taylor, wife of Clement B. Webster, sits on the grass at Jane's feet., 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 #17 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.9501.52]

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: [Bertha Taylor Webster sitting with an umbrella on the porch of Mt. Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.46]

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: [Bertha T. Webster, standing near a man in a hand stand, Mount Equity, Pennsdale, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date: ca. 1890
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.68]

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: [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: [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]

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