Women on Porch of Boarding House | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Women on Porch of Boarding House

Women on Porch of Boarding House | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
View over board fence towards three women standing on the porch of a boarding house, possibly in Dayton, Ohio. The porch is adjacent to a yard littered with debris. A handwritten sign above their heads reads: "Furnished Rooms For Rent, 44." The photograph was taken by or for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department, and was likely intended to illustrate urban living conditions.
DESCRIPTION
View over board fence towards three women standing on the porch of a boarding house, possibly in Dayton, Ohio. The porch is adjacent to a yard littered with debris. A handwritten sign above their heads reads: "Furnished Rooms For Rent, 44." The photograph was taken by or for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department, and was likely intended to illustrate urban living conditions.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:22709
Creation Date:circa 1917
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
City:
County:
State:
Collection Name:International Harvester Company, Agricultural Extension Department photograph albums, 1902-1935
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:MCC MSS 13Z, Box 53, Folder 4
Original Dimensions:9.5 x 7.5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Handwritten notes on the front read, in part: "National Cash Register [Credit?] Collector, Dayton; expert with ???" and "living conditions." On back of photograph is written: East Dayton, 3-22-12, 44 N. Montgomery St., Owner Wagner. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. Folder: Miscellaneous
SUBJECTS
Clothing and dress
Dresses
Boardinghouses
Dwellings
Porches
Land use, Urban
Outdoor photography
Women
Signs and signboards

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