Find Photos
There are several ways of retrieving or viewing photos in the gallery.
Using this Archive
I House: Williamsport, Ohio
The I house pictured here, is a typical example of the type of photo included in this archive.
To find this photo, you can search through the archives by key terms associated with this photo. Each photo is cataloged by architectural characteristics (I-House), regional identification (Midwest); absolute location (Williamsport, Ohio); and by one or more general categories (folk housing, agriculture). See discussion below for additional information.
Absolute Location
Each photo in this archive hs been assigned at least one indicator of the location of the photo. If precise coordinates are available, the photo is geotagged with latitude and longitude coordinates. City or county and state information is also included in the archive when such data is available.
Occasionally, a regional indicator, such as "Midwest" or "Upland South" is applied as a photo tag when appropriate.
When the actual location is unknown, an estimated location may be assigned to the photo, with a tag indicating "location uncertain", or "location approximate".
Topic
The photos in the archive have also been categorized by at least one and often more topics. The topic tags roughly correspond to common chapter divisions in an introductory geography textbook.
Key Term and Title
Each photo has a title in the file name, which also frequently includes one or more key terms, or "tags". You may search for photos by tags.
Examples:
Click any of the links below to see sample photos, along with the applied identifers.
- Example: One Room School House
- Example: Pennsylvania Roadsign
- Example: Googie Gas Station
Contact
Dr. Steven M. Graves
Geography Department
130-B Sierra Hall
CSU Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8249
Phone: (818) 677-3517
Fax: (818) 677-2723
steve.graves@csun.edu
Welcome to the American Landscape Project Web Site
Read the American Landscape
The American Landscape is like a book that can be read if one learns enough of the vocabulary. Unfortunately, this "book" was not authored in a very conscious way, so the "language" of the landscape is somewhat garbled or poorly written. The great thing about the general lack of intention by the authors of the landscape is that most of those who were creating this landscape didn't think about building lies and deceptions into it, making it in some unique ways a very honest history of who we are and who we were.
The links below will take you to web pages dedicated to developing your ability to read the landscape; or at the very least to recognize some of the standard elements within it.
Teaching and Learning Modules (under construction)
Click on the links below to visit web pages on this website with instructional content.
Folk Housing Flash Cards (new window - under reconstruction)
Restaurants
Hotels and Motels
Gas Stations
This web site is dedicated in part to keeping alive the considerable legacy of
John Brinckerhoff Jackson
