Horsham, Victoria

“Henry Smith and family in front of a wooden house with a bark roof at Green Park,” Horsham, Victoria, ca. 1875, via The Biggest Family Album in Australia and Museums Victoria (under CC license).

Gothic manse

“Family group seated outside a large house – possibly a manse,” ca. 1905, by H. Allison & Co. Photographers, via Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Commons on flickr.

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Life in gardens: the cottage

1886-by-c-kerry-via-national-library-of-australia

“Three children and a white cat in the garden of a thatched house, Australia, ca. 1886, by Charles H. Kerryvia National Library of Australia Commons on flickr.

The Sunday porch: Sogn, Norway

Cafe in Norway, 1898 to 1904, flickr CommonsPossibly a café, Sogn area, Norway, between 1897 and 1904, by Nils Olsson Reppen, via Fylkesarkivet (County Archives) i Sogn go Fjordane Commons on flickr.

Across the road, the sign on the house reads, “Logi for reisende. Udsalg av mad, Kaffe og Brus” (“Lodging for travellers. Sale of food, coffee and fizzy lemonade”).

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Life in gardens: summer path

garden path, Nova Scotia Archives FlickrChildren along a summer garden path, ca. 1900, via Nova Scotia Archives Commons on flickr. Click on the photo for a larger view.