Sleeping Porch | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Sleeping Porch

Sleeping Porch | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
A photograph bearing the caption "Sleeping Porch off Mother's [Louise (Mrs. Frank) Fargo's] Room" depicts a screened porch with turned balusters and a spandrel with spindles. A rocking chair and two children's chairs are in the foreground. A hammock with pillows and fringed netting is hanging behind the chairs. There is foliage on the right. The large house next door, which belonged to Frank Fargo's brother, Enoch J. Fargo, is in the background.
DESCRIPTION
A photograph bearing the caption "Sleeping Porch off Mother's [Louise (Mrs. Frank) Fargo's] Room" depicts a screened porch with turned balusters and a spandrel with spindles. A rocking chair and two children's chairs are in the foreground. A hammock with pillows and fringed netting is hanging behind the chairs. There is foliage on the right. The large house next door, which belonged to Frank Fargo's brother, Enoch J. Fargo, is in the background.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:125177
Creation Date:circa 1900
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Lake Mills
County:Jefferson
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Louise Mears Fargo family album, circa 1917
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 5039.18
Original Dimensions:5 x 4 inches
SUBJECTS
Architectural details
Columns
Foliage
Architecture, Domestic
Chairs
Hammocks
Porches
Outdoor photography

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