Gore Park fountain, 1920, Hamilton, Ontario. Both photos via Hamilton Public Library Commons on flickr, used by permission.
Gore Park fountain, 1960s.
Category: architecture
Life in gardens: animal court
“Sculpture and children in fountains – Jane Addams Houses,” between 1938 and 1940, Chicago, Illinois, by Peter Sekaer for the U.S. Housing Authority, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
The Jane Addams Homes public housing project was built in 1938 under the New Deal Public Works Administration Act. The “Animal Court” figures were carved from limestone by Edgar Miller.
The sculptures still exist, although the buildings around them were razed in the early 2000s. As of September 2013, they were in storage awaiting restoration and a new home. They may eventually return to a place near their old location, as part of a National Public Housing Museum.
There are more photos here, at the blog Playscapes.
The Sunday porch: up for the winter
Mayetta, Kansas, November 1940, by John Vachon, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Very pretty woodwork.
I’m wondering if the old boxspring was put to a new use and, if so, for what?
The Sunday porch: Woodbine, Iowa
“Residence, Woodbine, Iowa,” 1940, by John Vachon, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Note the ornamental flourish under the window on the right.
The Sunday porch: extended family
“Self and Dog family. Mrs. D’s house,” between 1880 and 1891, photographer unknown, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, via Mississippi Department of Archives and History Commons on flickr.
How long do you think it took them to get all seven dogs in the picture?
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