Buildings U - PRAHA

Buildings U

Description

Rear view of a house on stilts located in the coastal town of Hatillo. The dwelling is made of wood over concrete with a flat zinc roof. Aluminum, lattice-style windows and a wooden door with concrete entrance stairs in front can be seen. Same as the windows, the door has a wooden transom. There is a clothesline in the area and, to the far left, there is a vehicle parked and a bicycle underneath the house.
Origin Name
CAJ_1019_N0013
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
Hatillo
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: "Fotógrafo: Carol F. Jopling, estudiantes de arquitectura o 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
  • Zinc
  • Windows
  • Persiennes
  • Automobiles
  • Swinging doors (doors)
  • Fanlights
  • Electric wiring
Decolonial Subject
Rights
English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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