Tract Houses Manufacturing Site, Luquillo - PRAHA

Tract Houses Manufacturing Site, Luquillo

Description

Side view of the wall construction process in the town of Luquillo. The wooden formwork for the walls and the floor are over gravel. The roof is not yet built. In the distance, mountains, houses, and automobiles can be seen.
Origin Name
CAJ_0025_F0004_R
Relation
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 1 -Fotografías
Geographical Coverage
Luquillo
Date
1978 o 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 is clarified: "Fotógrafo: Voluntarios de Earthwatch y estudiantes voluntarios". On the back of the image, there are handwritten notes that read: "Luquillo, CAJ|0025|F0004". There are repeated photos among the files of this collection because they document different photographic formats created for the project. Examples: 35mm negatives, color, black and white, instant photography, photos that were brightened or with contrast.
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Construction (assembling)
  • Wood (plant material)
  • Columns (architectural elements)
  • Pea gravel
  • Houses
  • Automobiles
Decolonial Subject
Rights
English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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