Man Showing Model Dymaxion House to a Couple, 1946

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1946

Subject Date

1946

Creator Notes

Photographed by Victor Keppler for Fuller Houses, Inc.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2008.115.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Stamping (Marking)
Typewriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 8.063 in

Inscriptions

Typewritten press release affixed to back: #182 PHOTO SHOWS: Fuller House has two bathrooms, completely equipped, adjoin- / ing each bedroom. Fixtures include combined tub and shower, built-in medicine / chest with mirror, concealed plumbing, heating and ventilating controls. Tub / has flat bottom, is five feet long. Wash basin is designed so fixtures do not / project, is large enough to use for baby's bath. All units are of aluminum and / plastics, seamless curved construction eliminates cracks and corners that collect / dirt. Bathroom, like other rooms, is easy to clean. / (Photo Credit: Victor Keppler) Stamped in red ink on back: DO NOT RELEASE / BEFORE 6:00 P.M. E.S.T. / THURSDAY MARCH 32, 1946 / FULLER HOUSES, INC. / WICHITA 2, KANSAS / Washington: DISTRICT 4959 / NEW YORK: REGENT 4-1044
Man Showing Model Dymaxion House to a Couple, 1946