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Modern building with undulating concrete roof and flagpole – Antique Photo Print

Modern building with undulating concrete roof and flagpole — historic image
Modern building with undulating concrete roof and flagpole. Historic image from the Barns & Farms collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

Modern building with undulating concrete roof and flagpole comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.

Modern building with undulating concrete roof and flagpole

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A wavy concrete roof sets this building apart from the plain sheds and barns around it, and the flagpole out front hints at a public or civic purpose. Undulating concrete roofs like this were popular in the decades after World War II, when architects used thin shell and folded-plate designs to cover large open spaces without interior columns. Shown among other farm and market scenes, the picture suggests a modern market hall or agricultural facility built to shelter trade under one broad roof. The building's scale and curving profile are the details worth noticing.

Original scan2,223 × 1,767 px · prints to 7 × 6 in at 300 dpi
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