I'd like to suggest that we begin a thread of color or black and white photographs that you've taken of historic buildings. When posting, please provide some information about the building whose image you're sharing. They should be scans of large format photographs as defined in this site. I you recall, let us know when the photograph was taken.
Photos could also be of architectural details of historic buildings.
Here are some guidelines for historic buildings included.
> Buildings should have been built prior to 1950.
> The buildings should be representative of their original architecture. For example, please don't include buildings that have obvious additions, or at least where the addition can be seen in the photo. With that said, if an addition is historic (say, prior to 1950?), then a building with an addition can be included.
> Don't include buildings that have vinyl windows, nor vinyl or aluminum siding.
> The buildings do not need to be listed on a national register to be included, nor do they need to be a structure within a recognized historic district.
The idea is, we want to get an idea of what a historic building looked like in its day.
The photograph I've included is of a home in Jacksonville, Oregon (USA), which I believe was built in the mid-19th century. Unfortunately, I don't know much more about the building.
The photograph is from a 4x5 color negative that was exposed in the 1990's. I'm not sure exactly why the red was showing through the paint in this fashion. I recall that it had a similar appearance in the 1960's. For me, the color added to the historic appeal of the structure.
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