13808 W 81st St, 1977-1984 Color Slides
Leland and Carol moved from Topeka to 6000 Block of Pflumm prior to 1977. Their house at 13808 W 81st was completed in 1977 and they moved in.
These slides document the construction of the house between 1977 and about 1979, and the maturation of the landscaping and outside appearance of the house. At one point - their house was for sale and they move to (I think) Oklahoma, but they moved back to the same house about a year later. There are about 900-1000 slides, this is only a sample. Lots of flowers and fruit and gardens too!
These are all color slides - and most are Kodachrome, and most have a note of some sort on them.
The construction was in three main parts - the upstairs in 1977, the basic framing of the basement in 1978, and finishing the basement in 1979. There are a lot of custom touches (and many period wonderful touches) such as the planters visible from the basement, lots of wood trim in the main room, etc.
The basement seems to be the working area of the home, with both of their offices/work areas shown in many pictures
I especially like the repetitive pictures from the same angle over time. These can be used for a MS of some sort by a lever person!!!
The most incredible part of the home is to see the incredible metamorphosis of the yard from mud waller to incredible flowers, abundant fruit and vegetables, all layed out as part of a plan. I think they could have fed the entire neighborhood with the fruit and veggies!
My slides end in about 1984, and I can only hope that there are more out there that can be appreciated by who ever has ended up with them.
NOTE - these were copied quickly at a small dpi without too much fuss over light exposure or balance in order to support a donation to a local museum. In the immediate short term - if you need a better quality image - let me know and I can help you!
13808 W 81st St, 1977-1984 Color Slides
Leland and Carol moved from Topeka to 6000 Block of Pflumm prior to 1977. Their house at 13808 W 81st was completed in 1977 and they moved in.
These slides document the construction of the house between 1977 and about 1979, and the maturation of the landscaping and outside appearance of the house. At one point - their house was for sale and they move to (I think) Oklahoma, but they moved back to the same house about a year later. There are about 900-1000 slides, this is only a sample. Lots of flowers and fruit and gardens too!
These are all color slides - and most are Kodachrome, and most have a note of some sort on them.
The construction was in three main parts - the upstairs in 1977, the basic framing of the basement in 1978, and finishing the basement in 1979. There are a lot of custom touches (and many period wonderful touches) such as the planters visible from the basement, lots of wood trim in the main room, etc.
The basement seems to be the working area of the home, with both of their offices/work areas shown in many pictures
I especially like the repetitive pictures from the same angle over time. These can be used for a MS of some sort by a lever person!!!
The most incredible part of the home is to see the incredible metamorphosis of the yard from mud waller to incredible flowers, abundant fruit and vegetables, all layed out as part of a plan. I think they could have fed the entire neighborhood with the fruit and veggies!
My slides end in about 1984, and I can only hope that there are more out there that can be appreciated by who ever has ended up with them.
NOTE - these were copied quickly at a small dpi without too much fuss over light exposure or balance in order to support a donation to a local museum. In the immediate short term - if you need a better quality image - let me know and I can help you!