THE POSING PORCH. This modest porch was the setting of many John Johnson photographs of women and children, but none of the images yield a clue to the location or identities. The baby carriage with graceful spring suspension would have helped smooth the bumps of dirt streets and boardwalks.

Photographs taken on black and white glass negatives by African American photographer(s) John Johnson and Earl McWilliams from 1910 to 1925 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Douglas Keister has 280 5x7 glass negatives taken by these photographers. Larger scans available on request.