Outbuilding Collection

Hannah Hauxwell - English farmer
Hannah Hauxwell, 1926 ? 2018, was an English farmer who was the subject of several television documentaries. She first came to public attention after being covered in an ITV documentary

Treamble, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 1966
A thatched, cob walled farm building by the roadside near Treamble. Photographer: Charles Woolf

view of the town of Cardigan, Wales
Vintage 19th century photograph - view of the town of Cardigan, Wales

Swedish Landscape with a Waterfall, 1650-1675. Creator: Allart van Everdingen
Swedish Landscape with a Waterfall, 1650-1675

The Flower gardens at Mt. Vernon, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The Flower gardens at Mt. Vernon, c.between 1910 and 1920

The Wall at the edge of the lawn at Mt. Vernon, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The Wall at the edge of the lawn at Mt. Vernon, c.between 1910 and 1920

Old outbuildings at a manor house, 1877. Creator: Niels Skovgaard
Old outbuildings at a manor house, 1877

"Gray Gardens, " Robert Carmer Hill house, Lily Pond Lane, East Hampton, New York, c1914. House architecture: Joseph Greenleaf Thorp, 1897. Landscape: Anna Gilman (Mrs. Robert C.) Hill

"The Dunes, " Frank Bestow Wiborg house, Highway Behind the Pond, East Hampton, New York, c1915. House Architecture: Grosvenor Atterbury, 1895. Landscape: Adleine Sherman (Mrs)

Monticello - exterior, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Monticello - exterior, between 1914 and 1918
Monticello - exterior, between 1914 and 1918

Monticello - outbuilding, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Monticello - outbuilding
Monticello - outbuilding, between 1914 and 1918

West Martingham outbuildings, St. Michael's, Talbot County, Maryland, 1936. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
West Martingham outbuildings, St. Michael's, Talbot County, Maryland, 1936. (Historic buildings)

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High Street, Burton Bradstock, West Dorset, Dorset. A thatched cottage on the High Street in Burton Bradstock with a thatched outbuilding attached to the house

Western Washington subsistence farm, whittled out of the... Grays Harbor County, Washington, 1939
Western Washington subsistence farm, whittled out of the stumps. " Eighty per-cent of the forty-five thousand farms in western Washington are inadequate." Farm Security Administration (FSA)

Stump farm, typical of cut-over area of Western Washington, near Vader, Lewis County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stump farm. Typical of cut-over area of Western Washington. Lewis County, near Vader

Possibly: Western Washington subsistence farm, whittled out of the stumps, Grays Harbor County
[Untitled, possibly related to: Western Washington subsistence farm, whittled out of the stumps. " Eighty per-cent of the forty-five thousand farms in western Washington are inadequate."

Possibly: Close-up of present dwelling from which family will move... near Yakima, Washington
[Untitled, possibly related to: Washington, near Yakima. Close-up of present dwelling from which family will move into basement house]

Hillside Farm road leading from sharecroppers house... Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hillside Farm road leading from sharecroppers house back to the public road. Disc harrow rusting in field and tobacco pack house with log " odering house" adjoining

Families stringing tobacco brought in... Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Families stringing tobacco brought in from the field by sled. Granville County, North Carolina

Landscape showing farmhouse, outbuildings, and cornfield, Caswell County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Landscape showing farmhouse, outbuildings, and cornfield. The corn is very spotty showing the unevenness of the soil. Note washings thru the fields. Caswell County, North Carolina

Abandoned sawmill in nearly deserted town, Tamarack, Adams County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Abandoned sawmill in nearly deserted town. Tamarack, Adams County, Idaho

Farmer saloon and stagecoach tavern which is the temporary... Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmer saloon and stagecoach tavern which is the temporary home of a member of the Ola self help sawmill co-op. Gem County, Idaho

Squaw Valley farm, Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squaw Valley farm. 640 acres, with sixty in tillable land, raises mainly livestock, Established about fifty years ago. Note shackes on small building in foreground

Squaw Valley farm, 640 acres, with sixty in tillable land... Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Squaw Valley farm. 640 acres, with sixty in tillable land, raises mainly livestock, Established about fifty years ago. Note shackes on small building in foreground

A sharecroppers yard, Hale County, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
A sharecroppers yard, Hale County, Alabama

Barn at West Hoathly, Sussex, 1918 (pencil)
2651386 Barn at West Hoathly, Sussex, 1918 (pencil) by Knights, Winifred (1899-1947); 15.2x26 cm; Private Collection; © Liss Fine Art; British, out of copyright

Feeding The Calves (oil on canvas)
3822224 Feeding The Calves (oil on canvas) by Adam, Joseph Denovan (1842-96); 66x97 cm; Calderdale Museums Service, West Yorkshire, UK; eCalderdale Borough Council; Scottish, out of copyright

View of Farm Buildings across a Field, 1871 (graphite with black chalk
AMO405100 View of Farm Buildings across a Field, 1871 (graphite with black chalk, pen & ink and crayon on paper) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 17.8x22.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum

The waterfront at Oura, Nagasaki, Japan, c. 1880 s
19th century vintage photograph: boats along the waterfront at Oura, Nagasaki, Japan, c.1880 s

State barge belonging to the Maharaja of Kashmir, India
19th century vintage photograph: a state barge belonging to the Maharaja of Kashmir, India, c.1880 s

View of the harbour at Nagasaki, Japan, c. 1880 s
19th century vintage photograph: view of the harbour at Nagasaki, Japan, c.1880 s

Dejima, Nagasaki, Japan
19th century vintage photograph - Dejimaa Nagaaki. Dejima was a Portuguese and subsequently Dutch trading post at Nagasaki, Japan from 1634 to 1854

View of Tonosawa Japan with footbridge
19th century vintage photograph - view of Tonosawa Japan with footbridge in the foreground, image, c.1880 s, Kimbei studio

View of Tonosawa Japan
19th century vintage photograph - view of Tonosawa Japan with footbridge in the foreground, image, c.1880 s, Kimbei studio

Bridge over a creek / canal, probably Yokohama, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: bridge over a creek/canal, probably Yokohama, Japan, image c.1880 s

The pond at Hama-rikyūGardens in Chūō, Tokyo
Vintage 19th century photograph - Japan - from the studio of Baron Raimund von Stillfried. Photograph of a view across the pond at Hama-rikyū Gardens in Chūō, Tokyo

JJapan - tea house at Kanazawa
Vintage 19th century photograph - Japan - from the studio of Baron Raimund von Stillfried. Tea house at Kanazawa

Boats on the waterfront along the bund of Kobe, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

A Short Horned Heifer, engraved by William Ward, Dartington, 1811 (colour engraving)
AJ211643 A Short Horned Heifer, engraved by William Ward, Dartington, 1811 (colour engraving) by Weaver, Thomas (1774-1843) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Barn, 1905-06 (oil on cardboard)
5862513 Barn, 1905-06 (oil on cardboard) by Merello, Rubaldo (1872-1922); 64.2x54.2 cm; Private Collection; Luisa Ricciarini; Italian, out of copyright

Man with Wheelbarrow, 1855-56 (etching)
6198937 Man with Wheelbarrow, 1855-56 (etching) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 16.6x13.5 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; French, out of copyright

Farm in Brittany, 1912 (drypoint)
6200173 Farm in Brittany, 1912 (drypoint) by Strang, William (1859-1921); 17.6x25.3 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; Scottish, out of copyright

The Dovecote at Bellevue, 1888-92 (oil on canvas)
3597133 The Dovecote at Bellevue, 1888-92 (oil on canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 54.2 x 81.2 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

An Outhouse Wall (pen & ink on paper)
XYC216254 An Outhouse Wall (pen & ink on paper) by Ward, James (1769-1859); 17.1x23.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Carriages, Horses and Dogs (oil on canvas)
3743814 Carriages, Horses and Dogs (oil on canvas) by Tomson, Clifton (1775-1828); 73.7x91.4 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle)

Landscape with Bird Catchers, c. 1670 (oil on panel)
450238 Landscape with Bird Catchers, c.1670 (oil on panel) by Dujardin, Karel (1626-78); 28.1x36.8 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; eHolburne Museum; Dutch, out of copyright

Farm Buildings, Dorchester, Oxfordshire (w / c over pencil on paper)
FIT167634 Farm Buildings, Dorchester, Oxfordshire (w/c over pencil on paper) by Boyce, George Price (1826-97); 37x53.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Barn in the trees, c. 1900-06 (oil on cardboard)
5862525 Barn in the trees, c.1900-06 (oil on cardboard) by Merello, Rubaldo (1872-1922); 34x49.5 cm; Private Collection; Luisa Ricciarini; Italian, out of copyright

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"Preserving the Past: Hannah Hauxwell and the Outbuilding Legacy" In 1966, in the quaint village of Treamble, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, English farmer Hannah Hauxwell stood proudly next to her outbuilding. This humble structure served as a testament to her hard work and resilience in an ever-changing world. Meanwhile, on the other side of the British Isles, a captivating view of Cardigan, Wales unfolded before our eyes. The town's charm was enhanced by its traditional outbuildings that dotted its landscape like pieces of history frozen in time. Across the Atlantic Ocean, in Grays Harbor County and Lewis County in Western Washington during 1939, Dorothea Lange captured images of subsistence farms whittled out from stumps. These photographs showcased how families carved their livelihoods from nature's remnants with determination etched upon their faces. Moving southward to Yakima and Person County in North Carolina during that same year, Lange continued her documentation of rural life. She revealed sharecroppers' houses nestled amidst hillside farms and families stringing tobacco brought into Granville County. Each image told a story of struggle but also resilience—a testament to human spirit against all odds. Among these scenes was one particularly striking photograph showcasing a landscape where farmhouse and outbuildings harmoniously coexisted with vast cornfields stretching towards the horizon. In Caswell County, North Carolina—Lange's lens immortalized this idyllic setting—an embodiment of agrarian dreams realized through hard work and dedication. These diverse glimpses into different times and places remind us that they are not mere structures; they embody stories woven within their walls—the tales of those who built them brick by brick or log by log. They stand as symbols representing generations past who shaped landscapes with their bare hands while cultivating hopes for better futures.