Collective housing on Avenue de la Porte de Montmartre in Paris, France, 1929

Item Overview

Title

Collective housing on Avenue de la Porte de Montmartre in Paris, France, 1929

Photographer

Cornell, Ralph D.

Date Created

1929

Date

1929

Language

English

Collection

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Notes

Description

Collective housing on Avenue de la Porte in Paris. The brick building is six stories high and has many windows and small balconies. There is a series of small shops around the base of the building. A collective settlement is a type of co-habitation that is often motivated around a shared goal or interest.

Caption

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Paris - habitiones collectives 1929 [should be habitaciones collectives?]

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Location

France--Paris

Resource type

still image

Subjects

International
collective settlements
balconies
Stores & shops--France--Paris
Culture
overhangs