Name/Title
UNKNOWN HOUSE, POSSIBLY IN SAN FRANCISCOEntry/Object ID
96.7.65.4Description
Color: Black; White
A black and white photograph of an unknown house, possibly in San Francisco, ca. 1929. The three-story, multi-gabled home has a Romanesque-like stone wall for the foundation, including several arched openings indicating the presence of a basement, and for the first floor, while the upper floors are wood-sided. There is a curved balcony on the second floor over a first-floor porch and there are several chimneys. The darkness of the wood, as well as some of the decorative work, point to a Craftsman influenced architecture. The landscape is undeveloped, so that there is much open dirt space and weeds in the foreground, with some plantings around the house, including a cactus or aloe vera just left of center. There may also be a driveway or walkway going across the image, as well. It is possible the house was newly completed when the image was taken. On the lower right of the reverse is an oval stamp with the words "ANDERSON / Photo Service / EL MONTE" within. At the upper right is the stamped number "6." See 96.7.69.2 for a similar image. Aside from a few creases, the artifact is in good condition.
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