PREPARATION FOR CHIMNEY SETTING AT WORKMAN HOUSE SOUTHEAST WING
Entry/Object ID
99.5.33.819
Description
PREPARATION FOR CHIMNEY SETTING AT WORKMAN HOUSE SOUTHEAST WING
Color: Brown
A color polaroid photograph of the preparation for the setting of the replacement chimney at the southeast wing of the Workman House, 4 January 1978. The chimney is at the center leaning against the wall of the house, while a worker is at the hole in the roof, where the chimney is to go. At upper right is a portion of the arm of the crane, used to set the chimney in place. There is a dark-colored tarp on the roof of the house, in protection for rainy weather. The east facade of the house, includes the recently reconstructed section where the original adobe wall collapsed in 1977. The cement block, reconstructed brick at the second floor and other reconstructed details are shown before replastering was done. At the bottom a couple of construction workers in yellow safety helmets and one without a helmet stand and watch the procedure. An inscription in pencil at the bottom of the object reads "Leaning one Chimney To Move Crane & Re Set Above / 1/4/78." In good condition, the artifact has little or no indication of wear or damage.
Number-Units: 1
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Chimneys
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Photographs, Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum, Adobe houses--City of Industry (Calif.), Historic sites--Conservation and restoration
