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Back Yard Collection

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Parisian backyard, 1884. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Parisian backyard, 1884. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Parisian backyard, 1884

Background imageBack Yard Collection: View outside Paris, 1850-1896. Creator: Aleksey Bogolyubov

View outside Paris, 1850-1896. Creator: Aleksey Bogolyubov
View outside Paris, 1850-1896

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Paris, Emperor William hung in effigy, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Paris, Emperor William hung in effigy, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Paris, Emperor William hung in effigy, between c1914 and c1915. Effigy of Kaiser Wilhelm II which was hung in Paris, France during the beginning of World War I

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Corner of a backyard. Creator: Unknown

Corner of a backyard. Creator: Unknown
Corner of a backyard

Background imageBack Yard Collection: The Backyard. Study. Creator: Anna Nordlander

The Backyard. Study. Creator: Anna Nordlander
The Backyard. Study, Unknown date

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Woman Sweeping the Yard outside the Inn at Vaugirard, 1865. Creator: Leon Bonvin

Woman Sweeping the Yard outside the Inn at Vaugirard, 1865. Creator: Leon Bonvin
Woman Sweeping the Yard outside the Inn at Vaugirard, 1865

Background imageBack Yard Collection: House with backyard, 1782-1837. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers

House with backyard, 1782-1837. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers
House with backyard, 1782-1837

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Palm courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Palm courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Palm courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Courtyard, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Courtyard, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Courtyard, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Courtyard, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926

Background imageBack Yard Collection: The devil's kitchen, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906. Creator: Arnold Genthe

The devil's kitchen, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906. Creator: Arnold Genthe
The devil's kitchen, Chinatown, San Francisco, between 1896 and 1906

Background imageBack Yard Collection: 'Jones Wood' townhouses, East 65th and East 66th Streets between Lexington and...New York, 1921

"Jones Wood" townhouses, East 65th and East 66th Streets between Lexington and...New York, 1921
"Jones Wood" townhouses, East 65th and East 66th Streets between Lexington and Third Avenues, New York, New York, 1921. House Architecture: Twelve townhouses designed by John B

Background imageBack Yard Collection: 'Jones Wood' townhouses, East 65th and East 66th Streets between Lexington and...New York, 1921

"Jones Wood" townhouses, East 65th and East 66th Streets between Lexington and...New York, 1921
"Jones Wood" townhouses, East 65th and East 66th Streets between Lexington and Third Avenues, New York, New York, 1921. House Architecture: Twelve townhouses designed by John B

Background imageBack Yard Collection: 'Jones Wood' townhouses, East 65th and East 66th Streets between Lexington and...New York, 1921

"Jones Wood" townhouses, East 65th and East 66th Streets between Lexington and...New York, 1921
"Jones Wood" townhouses, East 65th and East 66th Streets between Lexington and Third Avenues, New York, New York, 1921. House Architecture: Twelve townhouses designed by John B

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Laura Stafford Stewart house, 205 West 13th Street, New York, New York, 1922

Laura Stafford Stewart house, 205 West 13th Street, New York, New York, 1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Laura Stafford Stewart house, 205 West 13th Street, New York, New York, 1922. Landscape: Laura Stafford Stewart. Other: Laura Stafford Stewart was the wife of John Wood Stewart, deceased June, 1922

Background imageBack Yard Collection: 'Flagstones, ' Charles Clinton Marshall house, 117 West 55th Street, New York, between 1921 and 1922

"Flagstones, " Charles Clinton Marshall house, 117 West 55th Street, New York, between 1921 and 1922
"Flagstones, " Charles Clinton Marshall house, 117 West 55th Street, New York, New York, between 1921 and 1922. Landscape: Abby Story (Mrs. Charles C.) Marshall

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Insignia of the Society of Little Gardens, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c1920

Insignia of the Society of Little Gardens, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c1920. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Insignia of the Society of Little Gardens, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c1920. Crest divided in quarters with bird, potted plant, honeybee

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Turtle Bay Gardens, 227-247 East 48th Street and 228-246 East 49th Street, New York, New York, 1920

Turtle Bay Gardens, 227-247 East 48th Street and 228-246 East 49th Street, New York, New York, 1920. House Architecture: Edward Clarence Dean and William Lawrence Bottomley, 1919-1920

Background imageBack Yard Collection: 'Flagstones, ' Charles Clinton Marshall house, 117 West 55th Street, New York, between 1921 and 1922

"Flagstones, " Charles Clinton Marshall house, 117 West 55th Street, New York, between 1921 and 1922
"Flagstones, " Charles Clinton Marshall house, 117 West 55th Street, New York, New York, between 1921 and 1922. Landscape: Abby Story (Mrs. Charles C.) Marshall

Background imageBack Yard Collection: George Hoadly Ingalls house, 154 East 78th Street, New York, New York, 1921

George Hoadly Ingalls house, 154 East 78th Street, New York, New York, 1921. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
George Hoadly Ingalls house, 154 East 78th Street, New York, New York, 1921. View from terrace to garden

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Patio and gardens in New York City, 1921. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Patio and gardens in New York City, 1921. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Patio and gardens in New York City, 1921. Photograph shows garden and patio behind residential buildings in Jones Wood, New York City

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Backyard gardens in New York City, 1920. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Backyard gardens in New York City, 1920. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Backyard gardens in New York City, 1920. Photograph shows Turtle Bay Gardens, 227-247 East 48th Street and 228-246 East 49th Street, New York, New York; view east to common garden

Background imageBack Yard Collection: 'Jones Wood' townhouses, East 65th and East 66th Streets between Lexington and... New York, 1921

"Jones Wood" townhouses, East 65th and East 66th Streets between Lexington and... New York, 1921
"Jones Wood" townhouses, East 65th and East 66th Streets between Lexington and Third Avenues, New York, New York, 1921. House Architecture: Twelve townhouses designed by John B

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Vivian Spencer townhouse, West 12th Street, New York, New York, c1922

Vivian Spencer townhouse, West 12th Street, New York, New York, c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Vivian Spencer townhouse, West 12th Street, New York, New York, c1922. Landscape: Marian Cruger Coffin

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Unidentified city garden, probably in New York, New York, c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Unidentified city garden, probably in New York, New York, c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Unidentified city garden, probably in New York, New York, c1922

Background imageBack Yard Collection: George Hoadly Ingalls house, 154 East 78th Street, New York, New York, 1921

George Hoadly Ingalls house, 154 East 78th Street, New York, New York, 1921. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
George Hoadly Ingalls house, 154 East 78th Street, New York, New York, 1921. Landscape: Katherine Hinkle (Mrs. George H.) Ingalls

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Unidentified townhouse garden, probably in New York, New York, c1922

Unidentified townhouse garden, probably in New York, New York, c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Unidentified townhouse garden, probably in New York, New York, c1922

Background imageBack Yard Collection: George Hoadly Ingalls house, 154 East 78th Street, New York, New York, 1921

George Hoadly Ingalls house, 154 East 78th Street, New York, New York, 1921. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
George Hoadly Ingalls house, 154 East 78th Street, New York, New York, 1921

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Unidentified city garden, probably in New York, New York, c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Unidentified city garden, probably in New York, New York, c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Unidentified city garden, probably in New York, New York, c1922

Background imageBack Yard Collection: 'Flagstones, ' Charles Clinton Marshall house, 117 West 55th Street, New York, New York, 1922

"Flagstones, " Charles Clinton Marshall house, 117 West 55th Street, New York, New York, 1922. Landscape: Abby Story (Mrs. Charles C.) Marshall

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Dr. Henry Alexander Murray, Jr. house, 129 East 69th Street, New York, New York, 1922

Dr. Henry Alexander Murray, Jr. house, 129 East 69th Street, New York, New York, 1922. Landscape: Clarence Fowler

Background imageBack Yard Collection: 'Flagstones, ' Charles Clinton Marshall house, 117 West 55th Street, New York, New York, 1922

"Flagstones, " Charles Clinton Marshall house, 117 West 55th Street, New York, New York, 1922

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Turtle Bay Gardens, 227-247 East 48th Street and 228-246 East 49th Street, New York, New York, 1920

Turtle Bay Gardens, 227-247 East 48th Street and 228-246 East 49th Street, New York, New York, 1920. House architecture and landscape: Edward Clarence Dean and William Lawrence Bottomley, 1919-1920

Background imageBack Yard Collection: 'Flagstones, ' Charles Clinton Marshall house, 117 West 55th Street, New York, New York, 1922

"Flagstones, " Charles Clinton Marshall house, 117 West 55th Street, New York, New York, 1922. Landscape: Abby Story (Mrs. Charles C.) Marshall

Background imageBack Yard Collection: The Touchstone Garden, 118-120 East 30th Street, New York, New York, 1919

The Touchstone Garden, 118-120 East 30th Street, New York, New York, 1919. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
The Touchstone Garden, 118-120 East 30th Street, New York, New York, 1919. House Architecture: George E. Fowler, architect for The Touchstone magazine

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Unidentified backyard garden, probably in New York, New York, c1922

Unidentified backyard garden, probably in New York, New York, c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Unidentified backyard garden, probably in New York, New York, c1922

Background imageBack Yard Collection: George Hoadly Ingalls house, 154 East 78th Street, New York, New York, 1921

George Hoadly Ingalls house, 154 East 78th Street, New York, New York, 1921. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
George Hoadly Ingalls house, 154 East 78th Street, New York, New York, 1921

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Unidentifed back yard garden, probably in New York, New York, c1922

Unidentifed back yard garden, probably in New York, New York, c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Unidentifed back yard garden, probably in New York, New York, c1922

Background imageBack Yard Collection: National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Creator: Unknown

National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Creator: Unknown
National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted, from 1896. Other: John Henry Patterson was founder of National Cash Register Company

Background imageBack Yard Collection: National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Creator: Unknown

National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Creator: Unknown
National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted, from 1896. Other: John Henry Patterson was founder of National Cash Register Company

Background imageBack Yard Collection: National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Creator: Unknown

National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Creator: Unknown
National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted, from 1896. Other: John Henry Patterson was founder of National Cash Register Company

Background imageBack Yard Collection: National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Creator: Unknown

National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Creator: Unknown
National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted, from 1896. Other: John Henry Patterson was founder of National Cash Register Company

Background imageBack Yard Collection: National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Creator: Unknown

National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Creator: Unknown
National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted, from 1896. Other: John Henry Patterson was founder of National Cash Register Company

Background imageBack Yard Collection: National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Creator: Unknown

National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Creator: Unknown
National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted, from 1896. Other: John Henry Patterson was founder of National Cash Register Company

Background imageBack Yard Collection: National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Creator: Unknown

National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Creator: Unknown
National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted, from 1896. Other: John Henry Patterson was founder of National Cash Register Company

Background imageBack Yard Collection: National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Creator: Unknown

National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Creator: Unknown
National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted, from 1896. Other: John Henry Patterson was founder of National Cash Register Company

Background imageBack Yard Collection: National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Creator: Unknown

National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Creator: Unknown
National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted, from 1896. Other: John Henry Patterson was founder of National Cash Register Company

Background imageBack Yard Collection: National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Creator: Unknown

National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Creator: Unknown
National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted, from 1896. Other: John Henry Patterson was founder of National Cash Register Company

Background imageBack Yard Collection: National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Creator: Unknown

National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Creator: Unknown
National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted, from 1896. Other: John Henry Patterson was founder of National Cash Register Company

Background imageBack Yard Collection: National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Creator: Unknown

National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Creator: Unknown
National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1896. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted, from 1896. Other: John Henry Patterson was founder of National Cash Register Company

Background imageBack Yard Collection: National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Creator: Unknown

National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Creator: Unknown
National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, c1905. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted, from 1896. Other: John Henry Patterson was founder of National Cash Register Company

Background imageBack Yard Collection: The Touchstone Garden, New York, New York, 1919. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

The Touchstone Garden, New York, New York, 1919. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
The Touchstone Garden, New York, New York, 1919. House Architecture: George E. Fowler, architect for The Touchstone magazine

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Guo Ju (Kaku Kyo), from the series 'Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China... c. 1848/50

Guo Ju (Kaku Kyo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China... c. 1848/50
Guo Ju (Kaku Kyo), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijushiko)", c. 1848/50

Background imageBack Yard Collection: My Back Yard, 1890. Creator: Julian Alden Weir

My Back Yard, 1890. Creator: Julian Alden Weir
My Back Yard, 1890

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Backyard of Negro tenants home, Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Miss. Delta, 1939

Backyard of Negro tenants home, Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Miss. Delta, 1939. Creator: Marion Post Wolcott
Backyard of Negro tenants home, Marcella Plantation, Mileston, Mississippi Delta

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Two boys playing in their backyard, Washington (southwest section), D. C. 1942

Two boys playing in their backyard, Washington (southwest section), D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington (southwest section), D.C. Two boys playing in their backyard

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Boy playing in the backyard of his home, Washington (southwest section), D. C. 1942

Boy playing in the backyard of his home, Washington (southwest section), D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington (southwest section), D.C. Boy playing in the backyard of his home

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Boy playing on a fence, Washington (southwest section), D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Boy playing on a fence, Washington (southwest section), D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington (southwest section), D.C. Boy playing on a fence

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Many of those dependent on the mill have turned back to... Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939

Many of those dependent on the mill have turned back to... Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho, 1939
Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho. Many of those dependent on the mill have turned back to small stump farming and many have been forced on relief

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Possibly: Yakima shacktown, (Sumac Park) is one of several large shacktown... Washington, 1939

Possibly: Yakima shacktown, (Sumac Park) is one of several large shacktown... Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Washington, Yakima shacktown, (Sumac Park) is one of several large shacktown communities around Yakima. General caption number 26]

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Hop farmers children, small owner, and backyard... near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939

Hop farmers children, small owner, and backyard... near Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1939
Hop farmers children, small owner, and backyard of house. Oregon, Polk County, near Independence

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Possibly: Tobacco sharecropper with his oldest daughter, Person County, North Carolina, 1939

Possibly: Tobacco sharecropper with his oldest daughter, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Tobacco sharecropper with his oldest daughter. Person County, North Carolina]

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Tobacco sharecropper and his family at the back... Person County, North Carolina, 1939

Tobacco sharecropper and his family at the back... Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possibly related to: Tobacco sharecropper and his family at the back of their house showing kitchen door, household equipment, foot path to barn. Person County, North Carolina]

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Tobacco sharecroppers and family at back of their house, Person County, North Carolina, 1939

Tobacco sharecroppers and family at back of their house, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Tobacco sharecroppers and family at back of their house. Person County, North Carolina

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Gable and Apples, 1922. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz

Gable and Apples, 1922. Creator: Alfred Stieglitz
Gable and Apples, 1922. A work made of gelatin silver print

Background imageBack Yard Collection: From the Back-Window '291'Snow-Covered Tree, Back-Yard, 1915

From the Back-Window "291"Snow-Covered Tree, Back-Yard, 1915
From the Back-Window " 291" Snow-Covered Tree, Back-Yard, 1915. A work made of platinum print

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Snapshot: Dog and Man, ca. 1890. Creator: Unknown

Snapshot: Dog and Man, ca. 1890. Creator: Unknown
Snapshot: Dog and Man, ca. 1890

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Tree in Yard, 1850s. Creator: Attributed to Samuel Buckle (

Tree in Yard, 1850s. Creator: Attributed to Samuel Buckle (
Tree in Yard, 1850s

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Scene in St. Augustine - The Date Palm, 1872. Creator: John J. Harley

Scene in St. Augustine - The Date Palm, 1872. Creator: John J. Harley
Scene in St. Augustine - The Date Palm, 1872. Palm tree, chained dog and chickens in a back yard in St Augustine, Florida, USA

Background imageBack Yard Collection: A Garden in Florida, 1872. Creator: John J. Harley

A Garden in Florida, 1872. Creator: John J. Harley
A Garden in Florida, 1872. A woman in a bonnet reads in a tropical garden in Florida, USA. She is flanked by a banana tree and a large cactus, with a stork and a dog with a ball in the foreground

Background imageBack Yard Collection: Over London - By Rail, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

Over London - By Rail, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Over London-By Rail, 1872. women hang washing in terraced backyards under rail arches in London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co


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