The Backyard

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Title

The Backyard

Description

A baby on a lawn in a residential neighborhood. The solid fence at the left served to provide privacy in neighborhoods where the houses are built close together. The outbuilding at the right would have housed a horse and carriage before automobiles were available. The backyard lawn provided recreation space for the family.

Date

circa early 1900s

Rights

Midway Village Museum

Type

Still Image

Identifier

74.584.133

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

5" x 6"

Citation

“The Backyard,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed April 26, 2024, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/4354.