Brockton, Mass., Dec. 1940, second-hand plumbing store (LOC)

Delano, Jack,, photographer.

Brockton, Mass., Dec. 1940, second-hand plumbing store

1940 Dec.

1 slide : color.

Notes:
 Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.

Subjects:
 Plumbing stores
United States--Massachusetts--Brockton

Format: Slides--Color

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection Lot 1167-1 (DLC) 93845501

General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a33851

Call Number: LC-USF35-3

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    fbmore, fouroume, mdimmic, dmatp, and 225 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. joehall45 (59 months ago | reply)

    Great photo, excellent color and contrast. Cold as a plumbers....

  3. fotos-de-alejandra [deleted] (59 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Social Documentary Photography & events, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

  4. mattsonster (59 months ago | reply)

    fantastic

  5. bartenational (59 months ago | reply)

    no paint again?

  6. bf53490 (59 months ago | reply)

    Whimsical and shows that they sure didn't worry about people stealing their wares in this time and age. I love the colors in this photo and all the different shapes of plumbing supplies. Its like looking at a puzzle. The more you look the more you see something new.

  7. Filmann (59 months ago | reply)

    Hey Fotos, if you read the Rights Info the photograph is Public Domain, it can be used by anyone.

    I think this photograph shows how 'what goes around comes around'. Though mayhaps for different reasons. When this picture was taken money was tight so used was an option. Then the U.S. went through a period where new was the only way to go, only the 'disadvantaged' bought used. Used clothes, used materials, and so on. (Of course this does not include the antiques and collectibles).

    About a decade ago the used market really took off and became mainstream. I seem to remember This Old House shopping in junkyards.

    Round it goes ...

  8. Tiggywinkle (58 months ago | reply)

    Is '1914' a tag that really makes sense for this photo? The only connection between the date and the photo is that the photographer happened to be born in 1914, which isn't really relevant to the photo or the subject. If I was searching for "1914" I would be looking for photos taken in 1914, or having some connection to things that happened in 1914. Popping up a bunch of results with the only connection being the birthdate of the author of the work would be annoying, to say the least.

  9. Marcfoto (57 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Original Plymouth Colony, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  10. matthew_harrison (47 months ago | reply)

    "We cut and thread pipes while your waiting"
    At least the Internet isn't responsible for bad grammar ;)

  11. Fedor'90 (38 months ago | reply)

    very good idea to make '30-40 in color

  12. fallen4238 (27 months ago | reply)

    I think this building still exists. It may be the old hardware store on Pleasant Street.

  13. jerry12 (27 months ago | reply)

    Very nice photo. Very historical.

  14. Mark D Kelleher (22 months ago | reply)

    @Fallen4238... I grew up in Brockton, 1963 until around the late '80s. This was the old junky hardware store on Pleasant St. Don't know if it's still there but it was, and looked more or less like the photo, until at least the late '80s -- just had fewer fixtures strewn about the yard, and that cool paint color had warn off. I remember it being more of a dirty warn gray color all over, like shown in upper story.

  15. orrplumbing (9 months ago | reply)

    Great photo, this is a vintage plumbing supply store and in great condition considering it was built in the 1940's! We are also an established Miami plumber and we've been around for more than 37 years!

  16. This photo was invited and added to the The Consumerist group.

  17. hecktor2012 (8 days ago | reply)

    I believe this building was located on the corner of N. Montello Street and Porter Pass. If you zoom in on the front window you can see the reflection of a sign across the street that appears to be the Woodward's Auto Spring Company that was (and still is) in business in 1940. Also there is a title transfer record indicating that Peter Saba sold a lot at this same location to the Tilo Roofing company in 1946.

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