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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: [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: [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: [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: [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: [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: [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: [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: [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 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: [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: [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: [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: [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]

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