House, Houston, Texas (LOC)
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Does this say 1900 Franklin?
The GrapeFruit Baron hisself.
Vachon, John,, 1914-1975,, photographer.
House, Houston, Texas
1943 May
1 transparency : color.
Notes: For similar photo by Vachon in b&w, see LC-USW3-027920-D "Houston, Tex. Old house and fruit stand."
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945
Houses
Carts & wagons
United States--Texas--Houston
Format: Transparencies--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA,
hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-59 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at
hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35441
hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3j00061
Call Number: LC-USW36-838
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Comments
What a crazy looking house! So cool.
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Plantation meets gothic.... interesting
combination for a house
Posted 4 months ago.
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called historic porch gingerbread & scrollwork , and we'd love to have your photo added to
the group.
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What a fantastic place! I wonder how long it
stood there, and who owned it. The
gingerbread trim with the laundry hanging
about, and the boarded up window upstairs, is
an interesting combination visually and says
much about their lives.
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Beautiful detail in this photo.
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Social Documentary Photography & events , and we'd love to have your photo added to
the group.
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Houses with Towers , and we'd love to have your photo added to
the group, please. :)
Posted 4 months ago.
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Love those double wrap-around porches! It's
a bit strange that most contemporary homes do
not have porches - wonder why they've been
out of style for so long...perhaps because so
few people walk on sidewalks anymore.
Posted 4 months ago.
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Well, it's mostly, I think, because we have
air conditioning now and don't need porches
to sit on to cool off.
Posted 4 months ago.
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I kind of remember my Gran calling them
"veranda's" and in hot evenings
they would put mattresses on the upper's and
sleep out of doors.
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If I'm reading the curb street sign correct,
it's the 1900 block of Franklin, which would
put it just north of where Minute Maid Park
is now. I didn't realize how rural that
area still was in the 1940s, as it would be
considered part of downtown now.
Posted 4 months ago.
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wow that is an awesome slice of the past
Posted 4 months ago.
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It's like the house in The Magnificent
Ambersons! Can't you just imagine what a
mansion this used to be, in its own estate?
then fortunes of the owners diminished, they
sold off bits of property ...people built
next door - ...little houses...then the
family died out or fled...and the house is
now a wreck. But you can still tell what a
gorgeous and expensive house it once was.
"Every flower fades"
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Wow, this is wonderful, so much detail and
history, I could stare at it for an hour and
keep finding new things.glennaa I can definitely make out the 1900 and it
looks like it could be Franklin. Seen in your 1930s-40s in Color set. (? )
Posted 4 months ago.
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Terrie K , after looking at the B&W photo
referenced in the description, it's
definitely the 1900 block of Franklin, and it
doesn't look so rural - the cross street is
pretty busy.Seen in my recent comments. (? )
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What an architecture....
Posted 4 months ago.
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Great old photo
Posted 4 months ago.
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Love the hanging clotheslines... wow... the
color really makes me feel as if I'm there...
Posted 2 months ago.
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Such a great picture!
Posted 6 weeks ago.
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Very interesting house...I wonder if it is
still there?
Posted 5 weeks ago.
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I'm 90% certain this is a house on Heights
Blvd which is still standing, and currently
very well-maintained. It's been 2 years
since I have lived there and thus could go
check the details.
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1900 Franklin would be near where Minute Maid
park is now.Seen in my recent comments. (? )
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Ahhh, what a simpler time. I wonder what was
eventually built in it's place and if that
man could have ever foreseen Houston becoming
what it is today- modern chaos! I would love
to know what he thinks about the toll roads
and hours upon hours of traffic.
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