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This is a photograph of a rural homestead scene. The image depicts multiple wooden structures, likely homes or sheds, made of simple wooden planks with a rough texture. The roofs are slanted and covered with metal sheets or similar materials. In the background, there is a dense area of trees. In the foreground, there are several domestic animals such as a dog, chicken, and possibly a goat. The ground is dirt, with some tools or equipment scattered around.
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This is a photograph of a rural homestead scene. The image depicts multiple wooden structures, likely homes or sheds, made of simple wooden planks with a rough texture. The roofs are slanted and covered with metal sheets or similar materials. In the background, there is a dense area of trees. In the foreground, there are several domestic animals such as a dog, chicken, and possibly a goat. The ground is dirt, with some tools or equipment scattered around.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

"A Humble Home"

J. S. Johnston

Date
c. 1890
Medium
stereoscopic albumen silver print
Dimensions
image (each): 8.8 × 8 cm (3 7/16 × 3 1/8 in.) sheet: 8.8 × 15.9 cm (3 7/16 × 6 1/4 in.) mount: 10.1 × 17.8 cm (4 × 7 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2023.39.196
Credit line
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CPH
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • portrait
  • American
  • Child
  • House
  • African American
  • Women
  • Stereograph
Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

Inscription

along left and right edges of mount printed in brown ink: J.S. JOHNSTON'S SERIES OF AMERICAN STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS.; by unknown hand, bottom center in negative: 1331. "AN HUMBLE HOME"; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: AF238 / JL [underlined]

NGA object ID 227216. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.