West porch of Longfellow House, 1882

View of the West Porch of the Longfellow House showing a section of the front lawn and circular drive. Printed label on verso of mount, "HOME OF LONGFELLOW,/ CAMBRIDGE, MASS./ 'Across its antique portico/ Tall trees their lengthened shadows throw.'" In pencil on u.l. verso, "A.A.L."; stamped in purple at l.r., "MRS. J.H. THURSTON/ CAMBRIDGE, MASS.". In pencil, l.r. verso, "6861". C1882. Donated by Agnes Swift in 1982; came from estate of Miss Anne Thorp, daughter of Annie Allegra (Longfellow) Thorp. Initials indicate that AALT may have originally owned the photo.