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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Depicts five women and three men setting up a campsite. A tent is pitched behind them and a woman is preparing a fire underneath of a pot supported by tree branches. One man holds a shotgun and a woman in the foreground holds a tennis racket., Attributed to John H. Webster but may have been taken by other Webster family members.
Creator
Webster, John H., 1861-1934, photographer
Date
ca. 1895
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Webster [P.9501.73 & 74]