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Seat Pleasant (Md.)

 Topic
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Backyard of house on Adel Street, August 26, 1962

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31430059799595], item: G-82
Scope and Contents

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Back view of the house at 6913 Adel Street, Seat Pleasant, Maryland. Apparently, repairs have been made since last spring when the newspaper reports appeared, but gray streaks in brick wall above basement still show as signs of repairs. Cracks in wall were due to foundation sliding, according to reports."

Dates: August 26, 1962

Houses along the south side of Adel Street, August 26, 1962

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31430059799595], item: G-80
Scope and Contents

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Houses along the south side of Adel Street, Seat Pleasant, Maryland, as seen across filled area to which dirt is still being added. Two of the three houses at the right next to the trees have had foundation troubles, and footings may be in fill. Houses are all built on a steep slope in marine sediments."

Dates: August 26, 1962

Rear side of houses along Adel Street, August 26, 1962

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31430059799595], item: G-81
Scope and Contents

Back view of houses along the south side of Adel Street, Seat Pleasant, Maryland. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Nearer view of the backs of the three houses shown at the right of the scene in G80. Nearest house is 6913 and far one 6917, both of which have had trouble with sliding and cracking of foundations and walls, according to reports in newspapers last spring. Clippings of reports are in office files."

Dates: August 26, 1962