Name/Title
WORKMAN HOUSE BASEMENT ADOBE WALL SHAVING FOR FOOTING WORKEntry/Object ID
99.5.33.814Description
WORKMAN HOUSE BASEMENT ADOBE WALL SHAVING FOR FOOTING WORK
Color: Brown
A color polaroid photograph of the shaving of the south adobe support wall in the Workman House basement, 23 May 1977. Done so that a concrete footing and retaining wall could be installed to support the adobe wall, two workers are using shovels and other tools to dig a pit in the floor and shave off the adobe. One worker, at left, is shaving the wall, while the other, at right, points toward the other. At left is a section of the wall with brick at the top and pieces of lath and plaster at the bottom. To the right is the eastern section of the basement. Wood support posts; floor joists in the ceiling; and large black metal plumbing pipes are visible, as is one lightbulb. Next to the man at right is a section of concrete block retaining wall, probably recently installed and an example of what was to be done in the work underway. A pencil inscription reads "Shaving Adobe Wall For / Footing & Block Wall 5/24/77." At the bottom left is the notation, also in pencil, "8x8," which refers to 99.5.14.293. On the reverse bottom is a pencil inscription reading "Skinney Photo Book (Norwood)." With little indication of wear or damage, the artifact is in good condition.
Number-Units: 1Lexicon
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Basements, Retaining wallsSearch Terms
Two-dimensional, Photographs, Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum, Adobe houses--City of Industry (Calif.), Concrete footings, Historic sites--Conservation and restoration
