Unit Houses Under Construction - PRAHA

Unit Houses Under Construction

Description

View of a community of houses under construction. In the foreground, there are several houses under construction with exposed blocks and rods. In the distance, there are wooden houses on stilts. There are also power line poles and a vehicle.
Origin Name
CAJ_0388_F0001_R
Relation
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Album fotos a color
Geographical Coverage
Municipio desconocido | Unknown Municipality
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". On the back of the image, there are handwritten notes that read: "CAJ|0388|F0001." On the back of the image, there is a stamp that reads "Print made by KODAK Oct 79". 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
  • Streets
  • Plank construction
  • Electric wiring
  • Zinc
  • Stilts (structural elements)
Decolonial Subject
Rights
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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