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Buildings E

Description

Two-story house in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood over concrete, with a flat zinc roof. The first floor of the house has a balcony with a person surrounded by a low, ornamental block wall sustained by columns. The wooden door is simple and above it, there is a mullion made of wood and glass. The windows are aluminum, lattice-style and surrounded by moldings.
Origin Name
CAJ_1003_N0021
Relation
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 2 - Pruebas de contacto y negativos
Geographical Coverage
San Juan
Date
1979
Descriptive Notes
The title, date, and address were provided by the Architecture and Construction Archive of the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR). In the file provided by the archive, the following information is clarified: "Photographer: Carol F. Jopling, architecture students, or Earth Watch volunteers". Some of the photos found in the archives of this collection are repeated and show the same houses because they document other formats created for the research project led by Carol F. Jopling and were taken on different occasions (example: 35mm negatives, color, black and white, instant photos, photos that were brightened or with contrast).
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Houses
  • Plank construction
  • Sidewalks
  • Walls
  • Blocks (ornamental)
  • Windows
  • Swinging doors (doors)
  • Grilles (barrier elements)
  • Flowerpots
  • Chairs (furniture forms)
  • Railings (balustrades)
  • Automobiles
  • Balconies
  • Zinc
  • Women (female humans)
Decolonial Subject
Rights
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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