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Porch Collection

Background imagePorch Collection: Second Bank Of The United States

Second Bank Of The United States
Engraving by William Henry Bartlett shows pedestrians on the street outside the imposing facade of the Second Bank of the United States on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, 1820s

Background imagePorch Collection: Abandoned Farmhouse in Rural Washington State

Abandoned Farmhouse in Rural Washington State
Looking past gnarled trees towards the porch and front door of an abandoned farmhouse in rural Washington State, with a faded border

Background imagePorch Collection: Elderly man, smiling, sitting on front porch step, reading letter

Elderly man, smiling, sitting on front porch step, reading letter
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Elderly man, smiling, sitting on front porch step, reading letter

Background imagePorch Collection: Cartoon Depicting Slave, Master On Porch

Cartoon Depicting Slave, Master On Porch
(Original Caption) 1824-The great labor question from a southern point of view. Engraving, 1824

Background imagePorch Collection: Civil War Family From South On Porch

Civil War Family From South On Porch
(Original Caption) May 1865-City Point, VA: Civil war Family group: General R. ingolls on a step of house with members of his family

Background imagePorch Collection: General Robert E. Lee on Porch

General Robert E. Lee on Porch
(Original Caption) 4/1865- Richmond, VA: Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) after Appomattox on the porch of Richmond, Virginia House

Background imagePorch Collection: Men Gathered On Porch

Men Gathered On Porch
(Original Caption) Bismarck, Dakota: Northern Pacific Depot, Bismarck, Dakota Territory, 1877. Photograph shows group of local men gathered on porch

Background imagePorch Collection: Three Young Women on Veranda of Pico Hacienda

Three Young Women on Veranda of Pico Hacienda
Three women stand on veranda of old Pico Hacienda, in Whittier. Pio Pico had been governor of the Mexican state of Alta California

Background imagePorch Collection: Suburban Home in the Bronx

Suburban Home in the Bronx
(Original Caption) New York, NY: Photo shows suburban home in the Bronx, NY. 1893

Background imagePorch Collection: Men of the Hatfield Family Holding Fire Arms

Men of the Hatfield Family Holding Fire Arms
(Original Caption) The Hatfield Family. Feudists against the McCoys. Photograph by T. F. Hunt, 1899

Background imagePorch Collection: Photo Of Couple Seated On Porch

Photo Of Couple Seated On Porch
(Original Caption) Young couple on porch of suburban home. Photograph ca. 1906

Background imagePorch Collection: Windsor McCay And Wife On Porch Swing

Windsor McCay And Wife On Porch Swing
(Original Caption) Maude and Windsor seated on porch swing- The McCay family of sheepshead Bay Brooklyn, New York ca. 1907 photo. Winsor McCay American cartoonist and animator pioneer

Background imagePorch Collection: Vacationers On Back Porch Of Hotel

Vacationers On Back Porch Of Hotel
(Original Caption) Vacationers posing for their picture on the porch of a hotel. Photograph. ca. 1890

Background imagePorch Collection: Large Family In Front Of Their House

Large Family In Front Of Their House
(Original Caption) Large family in front of their house. Photograph, ca. 1895

Background imagePorch Collection: Judge Roy Bean Trying A Horse Thief

Judge Roy Bean Trying A Horse Thief
Judge Roy Bean, the Law West of the Pecos, holding court at the town of Langtry, Texas, trying a horse thief. This building was the courthouse and the saloon

Background imagePorch Collection: Sleeping Baby in Carriage on Porch

Sleeping Baby in Carriage on Porch
(Original Caption) Wicker baby carriage with baby on suburban porch, ca 1900. Photograph. BPA2# 606

Background imagePorch Collection: Father Divine Waving To Crowd On Porch

Father Divine Waving To Crowd On Porch
(Original Caption) Crum Elbow - Hyde Park, NY: George Baker, best known as Father Divine (1877-1965) Evangelist in charge of establishing the Peace Mission in 1919

Background imagePorch Collection: William Taft Sitting W/His Family

William Taft Sitting W/His Family
(Original Caption) United States President William Howard Taft sits with his wife, Helen, and other members of his family on a porch. Undated photograph circa 1910

Background imagePorch Collection: Girl (2-3 years ) sitting on lounge chair with drink and fan

Girl (2-3 years ) sitting on lounge chair with drink and fan
Girl sitting on lounge chair with drink and fan

Background imagePorch Collection: Trading Post in Nome

Trading Post in Nome
(Original Caption) Nome, AK: Gold gate Store selling furs and curios

Background imagePorch Collection: Diahann Caroll Sits W/Robert Hooks

Diahann Caroll Sits W/Robert Hooks
(Original Caption) Actress Diahann Carroll sits on a porch with Robert Hooks during a scene from the 1967 production of "Hurry Sundown." Undated movie still

Background imagePorch Collection: War News from Mexico by Richard Caton Woodville

War News from Mexico by Richard Caton Woodville
(Original Caption) War news from Mexico, painting by Richard Caton Woodville (1825-1856)

Background imagePorch Collection: Color Engraving of Churning Butter On The Porch

Color Engraving of Churning Butter On The Porch
(Original Caption) Churning butter on the porch. Color engraving. Undated

Background imagePorch Collection: The Haines Shoe House

The Haines Shoe House in Hallem, Pennsylvania is the pride and joy of Mahlon M. Haines, an eccentric shoe manufacturer. | Location: Hallem, Pennsylvania, USA

Background imagePorch Collection: African American Banjo Strummer

African American Banjo Strummer
An elderly African American man plays his banjo on his front porch

Background imagePorch Collection: Elderly Julia Ward Howe Seated On Porch

Elderly Julia Ward Howe Seated On Porch
(Original Caption) Portrait of Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910), American writer and reformer, active in abolitionist

Background imagePorch Collection: Eskimo Boys Selling Handmade Baskets

Eskimo Boys Selling Handmade Baskets
(Original Caption) 1904-Teller, AK: The Klondike Goldrush. Eskimo handmade baskets, Teller, Alaska, with two native Eskimo boys. Photograph by F. H. Nowell, 1904

Background imagePorch Collection: Four Teenage Girls On Veranda

Four Teenage Girls On Veranda
(Original Caption) ca. 1905: Afternoon tea. Four teenage girls seated on veranda with hammock and wicker chair

Background imagePorch Collection: Charles Steinmetz Writing On Porch

Charles Steinmetz Writing On Porch
(Original Caption) Ca. 1905-Charles Steinmetz, German-born, American electrical engineer and inventor, (1865-1923), at his camp

Background imagePorch Collection: Mark Twain on His Porch

Mark Twain on His Porch
Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) sits in a rocker on the front porch of his family's home in New Hampshire, enjoying a cigar

Background imagePorch Collection: Family Sitting on Porch of Victorian Style House

Family Sitting on Porch of Victorian Style House
(Original Caption) A family around the front porch steps on a sunny day

Background imagePorch Collection: McCay Children at Home

McCay Children at Home
Marion and Robert McCay, the children of cartoonist Winsor McCay, sit on a porch swing at their home in the Sheepshead Bay district of Brooklyn

Background imagePorch Collection: Three Women Posing Outside Beach House

Three Women Posing Outside Beach House
(Original Caption) 8/30/1907-Mt. Sinai, NY: Women posing outside Moller's house

Background imagePorch Collection: Reading And Smoking On The Porch Swing

Reading And Smoking On The Porch Swing
(Original Caption) Reading and smoking on the porch swing. Photo ca.1916

Background imagePorch Collection: Boxer Les Darcy

Boxer Les Darcy
Champion boxer Les Darcy on the steps of his quarters

Background imagePorch Collection: Children on Back Porch

Children on Back Porch
Women and children on a porch in a Cincinnati slum backed by railroad tracks

Background imagePorch Collection: Actor and Humorist Will Rogers

Actor and Humorist Will Rogers
Portrait of Will Rogers (1879-1935), American actor and humorist. Undated photograph

Background imagePorch Collection: Warren Harding Giving Speech

Warren Harding Giving Speech
(Original Caption) 8/16/1920-Photo shows Warren Harding, who would go on to become the 29th President, on his front porch giving a speech

Background imagePorch Collection: First Lady Florence Harding in Girl Scout Uniform

First Lady Florence Harding in Girl Scout Uniform
In addition to her duties as First Lady, Florence Harding acts as Commander in Chief of the Girl Scouts of America

Background imagePorch Collection: Homeowner Pointing to Anti-Japanese Sign

Homeowner Pointing to Anti-Japanese Sign
In 1923, the Hollywood Association started a campaign to expel the Japanese from their community. Hollywood resident, Mrs. B. G. Miller, points to an anti-Japanese sign on her house

Background imagePorch Collection: View Of Veranda In Florida Hotel

View Of Veranda In Florida Hotel
(Original Caption) St. Petersburg, FL: View of the veranda at the Vinoy Park Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida. Undated photograph, circa 1925

Background imagePorch Collection: Mr. And Mme. Kamenev On Their Vacation

Mr. And Mme. Kamenev On Their Vacation
(Original Caption) 1925: Mr. Leon Kamenev and Mme. Kamenev photographed on the veranda of a Cremean villa during their vacation away from duties as political leader of Soviet government

Background imagePorch Collection: Eisenhower Family Reunion Portrait

Eisenhower Family Reunion Portrait
(Original Caption) 1926-Abilene, KS- Eisenhower reunion in Kansas (left to right): Arthur, Earl, Edgar, Mr. Eisenhower, Milton, Mrs. Eisenhower, and Dwight D. Eisenhower

Background imagePorch Collection: Gene Tunney Leaping Over Porch Wall

Gene Tunney Leaping Over Porch Wall
(Original Caption) 8/2/26-Saratoga

Background imagePorch Collection: Portrait of senior woman on chair

Portrait of senior woman on chair
(Original Caption) 10/4/1926-Closeup of Mrs. Levapresto, 105-year-old resident of Grant City, Staten Island

Background imagePorch Collection: John Ringling on Steps with Dog at Home

John Ringling on Steps with Dog at Home
(Original Caption) 3/28/1927-Sarasota, FL- John Ringling, of the famous Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, on the steps of his beautiful estate at Sarasota, FL

Background imagePorch Collection: Two female golf players on porch, 1928

Two female golf players on porch, 1928
1928-Women's golf Championship-Glenna Collett and Virginia Van Wie

Background imagePorch Collection: 107-Yr-Old Woman Seated On Porch

107-Yr-Old Woman Seated On Porch
(Original Caption) 10/1/1928-Grant City, Staten Island, New York- Photo shows "Grandma" Francoise Le Vapresto, who will celebrate her 107th birthday on Thursday

Background imagePorch Collection: Census Taker Speaking to Tenants

Census Taker Speaking to Tenants
(Original Caption) 4/2/1930-New York, NY: Census taker Marie Cioffi is shown here obtaining the necessary data from Margaret Napolitana at 332 East 112th Street, on the first day of census taking

Background imagePorch Collection: Albert and Elsa Einstein Reading on Porch

Albert and Elsa Einstein Reading on Porch
The Einsteins are staying at the home of Arthur Fleming in Pasadena while professor Einstein prepares to continue his mathematical studies at the California Institute of Technology

Background imagePorch Collection: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt with Henry Morgenthau Jr. and A. Forbes Morgan

US President Franklin D. Roosevelt with Henry Morgenthau Jr. and A. Forbes Morgan
From left to right are Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and A. Forbes Morgan

Background imagePorch Collection: Guests at President-Elect Roosevelt's Birthday Party

Guests at President-Elect Roosevelt's Birthday Party
President-elect Franklin Roosevelt is joined by his classmates from Columbia Law School to celebrate his birthday. Seated with the president are (from left to right): Weld M

Background imagePorch Collection: Gary Cooper Sketching on Porch with Wife

Gary Cooper Sketching on Porch with Wife
(Original Caption) 2/5/1934-San Fernando Valley, CA- Gary Cooper, Paramount star, indulges in his hobby of sketching with his bride, the former Sandra Shaw

Background imagePorch Collection: Old Man On Porch

Old Man On Porch
(Original Caption) 1936- Photograph of an old man asleep on porch of a run-down house. His cane is between his legs. Photo by Dorothea Lange

Background imagePorch Collection: Poor Farm Family on Front Porch

Poor Farm Family on Front Porch
(Original Caption) 7/7/1936-Batesville, AR: The youngest member of the farm family, that tenants a farm dwelling near this community, is playing in his home made play pen

Background imagePorch Collection: Couple Sitting Together on a Swing

Couple Sitting Together on a Swing
(Original Caption) 4/12/1937- Atlanta, GA: Atlantans greet spring. In various ways, residents of Atlanta, GA, welcome the arrival of spring

Background imagePorch Collection: Sharecroppers Shack on Plantation

Sharecroppers Shack on Plantation
Two African American women wash clothes in the yard of a form slave shack on a Natchez, Mississippi plantation. Their younger children play nearby and 85 year old Horace Bailey rests on the porch

Background imagePorch Collection: Inventors Orville Wright and Henry Ford

Inventors Orville Wright and Henry Ford
(Original Caption) Surviving Wright Brother Sees Home Ford Restored

Background imagePorch Collection: African American Mother And Children

African American Mother And Children
(Original Caption) 6/1938-MS: African American mother with baby and three small children seated on the front porch of a cabin with belongings piled around her

Background imagePorch Collection: Spaniel Sniffing Face of Cat

Spaniel Sniffing Face of Cat
(Original Caption) Susie, a young spaniel, sniffs the cheek of Flash, a tiger-striped kitten. They are shown on a porch, with a door and table visible in the background. Undated photograph

Background imagePorch Collection: Reagan with Wife Wyman and Daughter Maureen

Reagan with Wife Wyman and Daughter Maureen
Ronald Reagan is shown with his actress wife, Jane Wyman, and his 1-year-old daughter, Maureen Elizabeth

Background imagePorch Collection: Portrait of Mother and Four Young Sons

Portrait of Mother and Four Young Sons
Denise Jones sits on the stoop of the apartment she rents for her and her four sons, all of whom are under the age of eight

Background imagePorch Collection: Woman and Child on Porch

Woman and Child on Porch
A woman cleans her porch while a child in dreadlocks sits on the steps eating lunch

Background imagePorch Collection: Large Family Reunion on Farmhouse Steps

Large Family Reunion on Farmhouse Steps
(Original Caption) A family reunion: Large family group, mostly adults, seated on the steps of an old farmhouse. Photograph, ca. 1900

Background imagePorch Collection: Woodrow Wilson And Family On Porch

Woodrow Wilson And Family On Porch
(Original Caption) Photograph of Woodrow Wilson and his family during the President's first term. Undated photograph

Background imagePorch Collection: Family Posed On A Outside Porch

Family Posed On A Outside Porch
(Original Caption) Picture shoews a family posing on a outside porch. Undated photo circa 1916

Background imagePorch Collection: Ulysses Grant & Family, Servants

Ulysses Grant & Family, Servants
(Original Caption) Long Branch, NJ- This is a photo from an old plate recently found, identified by Gen. Fred D

Background imagePorch Collection: Theodore Roosevelt W/His Grandchild

Theodore Roosevelt W/His Grandchild
(Original Caption) Oyster Bay, NY: Theodore Roosevelt with one of his grandchildren on the porch of his home at Oyster Bay. Undated photograph, circa 1915

Background imagePorch Collection: Calvin Coolidge W/Wife/Child/Dogs

Calvin Coolidge W/Wife/Child/Dogs
(Original Caption) Northampton, MA-President Calvin Coolidge is shown with his wife Grace, some dogs and a neighbor's child on the porch of the Northampton, MA, home. Ca. 1920s

Background imagePorch Collection: Henry Adams Playing with Dog on Porch Steps

Henry Adams Playing with Dog on Porch Steps
(Original Caption) Undated photograph of author Henry Adams (1838-1918), American historian and author of "The Education of Henry Adams

Background imagePorch Collection: American Novelist Mary Roberts Rinehart

American Novelist Mary Roberts Rinehart
(Original Caption) Photo shows Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958), American novelist and playwrite reclining on a porch swing. Undated photo

Background imagePorch Collection: Young Women Eating on the Porch

Young Women Eating on the Porch
(Original Caption) Four young women assembled on the porch of a New England home for an afternoon snack. Ca. 1900

Background imagePorch Collection: House Of A Doctor; Woman & Child On Porc

House Of A Doctor; Woman & Child On Porc
(Original Caption) Great Neck, NY: Dr. H. B. Baruch residence. Ca. 1911

Background imagePorch Collection: House In New Orleans, Porch, Mansard Win

House In New Orleans, Porch, Mansard Win
(Original Caption) New Orleans house of 1880's showing porch and mansard windows. #3453

Background imagePorch Collection: 2 Blind Couples Play Bridge On Porch

2 Blind Couples Play Bridge On Porch
(Original Caption) Miami Beach, Florida-Blind bridge game at Pancoast Hotel, Miami Beach. Undated photograph

Background imagePorch Collection: Old Man In Front Of House

Old Man In Front Of House
(Original Caption) Old man in suit, hat and cane walking in front of house. Undated photograph

Background imagePorch Collection: African American Tobacco Worker

African American Tobacco Worker
(Original Caption) NC: Typcial colored man's cabin in the tobacco fields of the South. Man sitting on the porch of a tiny cabin

Background imagePorch Collection: Illustration of Edward Jenner Vaccinating James Phipps

Illustration of Edward Jenner Vaccinating James Phipps
(Original Caption) Edward Jenner vaccinating James Phipps, a boy of eight, May 14, 1796. Pus from the hand of Sarah Nelmes, a dairy maid, was used. Artist unknown. Undated illustration

Background imagePorch Collection: Ted Williams Making Fishing Flies

Ted Williams Making Fishing Flies
(Original Caption) From shagging fly balls in the left field for the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams

Background imagePorch Collection: Cheatham Family Pose Together On Porch

Cheatham Family Pose Together On Porch
Original caption reads: Doerun, Ga: Boise and Mittie Cheatham, parents of Corporal John B

Background imagePorch Collection: Woman & Children Waving as Father Leaves

Woman & Children Waving as Father Leaves
(Original Caption) Portrait of father leaving home as son, daughter and wife stand in doorway waving goodbye. Undated photograph from the Gendreau Collection

Background imagePorch Collection: Lee Aaker as Scout Hugs Rin Tin Tin

Lee Aaker as Scout Hugs Rin Tin Tin
(Original Caption) Ca

Background imagePorch Collection: Boy Selling Magazines Door-to-Door

Boy Selling Magazines Door-to-Door
(Original Caption) A boy sells magazines door-to-door. He is shown standing with a woman on the front porch of her home. Photograph, 1950

Background imagePorch Collection: Boy Selling Magazines Door-to-Door

Boy Selling Magazines Door-to-Door
(Original Caption) A boy sells magazines door-to-door. He is shown talking to a woman on the front porch of her home. Photograph, 1950



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