Hartzler/Steinkirchner "Porchtrait" 2020
Collection: 2020 Novel Coronavirus Hesston Family "Porchtraits"
Title
Hartzler/Steinkirchner "Porchtrait" 2020
Subject
COVID-19
Coronavirus infections
Families
People
Description
Ruth and Judy have been regular pickleball players for a while, so when the public courts had to close to reduce the spread of the virus, they created the pickleball driveway. They play nearly every day, and sometimes neighborhood kids receive lessons - from a safe distance.
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 buildings 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 limited 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
Miller, Emily
Publisher
Hesston Public Library, Hesston, Kansas
Date
2020-05-05
Contributor
Hartzler, Ruth
Steinkirchner, Judy
Rights
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
Porchtrait_2736.jpg
Porchtrait_2716.jpg
Porchtrait_2695.jpg
Porchtrait_2693.jpg
Porchtrait_2667.jpg
Coverage
Hesston (Kan.)
Kansas
2020s
Citation
Miller, Emily, “Hartzler/Steinkirchner "Porchtrait" 2020,” Hesston Public Library, accessed December 30, 2024, https://hesston.digitalsckls.info/item/1790.
Title
Hartzler/Steinkirchner "Porchtrait" 2020
Subject
COVID-19
Coronavirus infections
Families
People
Description
Ruth and Judy have been regular pickleball players for a while, so when the public courts had to close to reduce the spread of the virus, they created the pickleball driveway. They play nearly every day, and sometimes neighborhood kids receive lessons - from a safe distance.
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 buildings 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 limited 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
Miller, Emily
Publisher
Hesston Public Library, Hesston, Kansas
Date
2020-05-05
Contributor
Hartzler, Ruth
Steinkirchner, Judy
Rights
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
Porchtrait_2736.jpg
Porchtrait_2716.jpg
Porchtrait_2695.jpg
Porchtrait_2693.jpg
Porchtrait_2667.jpg
Coverage
Hesston (Kan.)
Kansas
2020s
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