Daily Photo — “Urban Cabin, 1910”
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Washington, D.C., circa 1910. “Ambassador White at Poet Miller Cabin, Meridian Hill.” This is the former home of poet Joaquin Miller, “Poet of the Sierras,” relocated to Rock Creek Park in 1911 to make room for Henry White’s mansion. It remains the only example of a late 19th century wooden cabin in Washington DC, and is a US Historic District Contributing Property. [WIKIPEDIA]
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Tags: architecture, history, home life, log cabin, poets, warm-ups, Washington DC, writing
Daily Photo — “Coalminer’s Children, 1938”
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September 1938. “Coal miner’s wife and three of their children. Company house in Pursglove, Scotts Run, West Virginia.” Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Resettlement Administration.
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Tags: 1930s, children, coal miners, history, home life, warm-ups, West Virginia, writing
Daily Photo — “Soap Shopping, 1943”
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May 1942. “Greenbelt, Maryland. Father and son shopping in the cooperative store.” Photo by Marjory Collins for the Resettlement Administration.
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Tags: business, father and son, history, home life, homefront, shopping, soap, warm-ups, World War II, writing, WWII
Daily Photo — “Pearl Refused, 1943”
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January 1943. Washington, D.C. “Pearl Ginsburg refused to have her boardinghouse rent raised.” Medium format nitrate negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information.
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Tags: 1940s, boardinghouse, history, home life, homefront, homes, warm-ups, women, World War II, writing
Daily Photo — “Immigrant Miner, 1937”
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March 1937. Scotts Run, West Virginia. “Employed bachelor coal miner at home in Sessa Hill. This scene is typical of hundreds of bachelors who belong to a group of immigrants whose family was separated by immigration restrictions. This man may, or may not, have a wife in another country.” Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine. Large format acetate negative.
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Tags: 1930s, history, home life, homes, immigrants, immigration, mining, warm-ups, workers, writing
Daily Photo — “Rickety Manor, 1937”
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This is another one of those fun “then and now” photos that make history come alive. I saw this photo from 1937 and it looks like the place is about to fall down. surprisingly it was still standing and looks like it’s in great shape. It’s the Josiah Smith Tennent House and is on the US Register of Historic Places. Today it is home to a variety of non-profit organizations, including a dental care facility and day care– [GOOGLE MAPS]
1937. “Charleston, South Carolina. 727 Bay Street.” Come in, and watch your step. 8×10 inch acetate negative by Frances Benjamin Johnston.
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Tags: 1930s, architecture, Charleston, history, home life, homes, south carolina, then and now, warm-ups, writing
Daily Photo — “Glascock House, 1939”
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This is another one of those fun “then and now” photos that make history come alive. The house pictured was built in 1844, photographed here in 1939, and still stands today in 2017, where is it used as an office for a real estate appraiser. — [GOOGLE MAPS]
1939. “Glascock House, 1109 21st Ave., Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Built 1844 for John Glascock of Virginia.” Photo by Frances Benjamin Johnston.
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Daily Photo — “Abandoned Home Frozen in Time”
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I absolutely love these images of abandoned structures, and the hobby of urban exploration (even though I do not partake myself). Getting a snapshot of a life suddenly left behind and the way that nature always comes in and reclaims what man has made in various ways will always fascinate me.
From Reddit user /u/brosofdecay (the photographer): “It was a little cozy home in Luxembourg and it has been abandoned for around 20-30 years now. A man and a woman used to live here but they both passed away.”
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Tags: abandoned, analysis, history, home life, Luxembourg, urban exploration, warm-ups, writing
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