Hesston Public Library

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Kauffman family "Porchtrait" 2020

Title

Kauffman family "Porchtrait" 2020

Subject

COVID-19

Coronavirus infections

Families

People

mayor, city administration

Description

Photographer Pam Weaver noted that the Kauffmans' long porch was ideal for socially-distanced portrait taking.

David Kauffman served Hesston on the city council and as mayor 2007-2022 (anticipated). Read more at https://www.thekansan.com/news/20180623/kauffman-stays-rooted-in-community

In 2019-2020 a novel coronavirus mutated and spread around the world, causing a sometimes deadly disease in humans, commonly termed COVID-19. By early Spring 2020 it had arrived in Kansas, and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly closed school buidings March 17 for the remainder of the academic year, then issued a statewide "Stay Home order" to combat the spread of the disease. For about a month, Kansans were directed to stay at home unless performing a number of defined "essential activities." As custodians of Hesston History, the Hesston Public Library joined others in a project to document this unusual time, through informal portraits of families at home. Since part of the order named that outdoor activities with distance between households were still considered safe, many families posed on their front porches, and the mashup term "Porchtraits" was born.

Creator

Weaver, Pam

Publisher

Hesston Public Library, Hesston, Kansas

Date

2020-04-28

Contributor

Kauffman, David

Kauffman, Lynda

Rights

In Copyright In Copyright

All rights reserved. This image may not be used or reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher. For permission please contact the Hesston Public Library, hplnotifications@gmail.com.

Format

image/jpeg

Language

English

Type

Photographs

Identifier

HPL Covid Porchtraits-60.jpg

HPL Covid Porchtraits-61.jpg

HPL Covid Porchtraits-62.jpg

HPL Covid Porchtraits-63.jpg

HPL Covid Porchtraits-64.jpg

HPL Covid Porchtraits-65.jpg

HPL Covid Porchtraits-66.jpg

Coverage

Hesston (Kan.)

Kansas

2020s


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Citation
Weaver, Pam, “Kauffman family "Porchtrait" 2020,” Hesston Public Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://hesston.digitalsckls.info/item/1778.