It looks like a chilly day. The wind seems to have caught hold of her laundry but not her hair or clothing. As a child, I remember my mother hanging our laundry outside on the lines. The wood pegs. In later years the wood ones (which often broke easily) were replaced by those new plastic ones. Ah technology at its finest. The washing machine had a ringer on top and my mom would tell us to keep our hands back. Hanging your clothes outside to dry gave them a fresh smell that machines have never matched. Sometimes progress has replaced good with just okay.

Nicely done, and it brings back memories for me Rob, kudos on a job done so well. tigs=^..^=

Good choice you've used here and fine coloring.

Rob,this is a beautifully colorized photograph of a well-known phenomenon. In a previous comment, I've told you why washing day wasn't that popular with me. The subtle color scheme slightly relieves this 'suffering' (☺). You aren't only an excellent artist, but also a kind of psychiatrist. I hope, however, that you don't send me an invoice.

Your coloring of her and her clothing is perfect for the era and the styles, Rob--spot-on. As to the background, just a little study will reveal that every home back there is identical and as simple as simple can be. They have to be prefabricated homes, often referred to as prefab homes or simply prefabs, specialist dwelling types of prefabricated building, manufactured off-site in advance, usually in standard sections that could be easily shipped and assembled. My guess is this is either family housing at a military base or quick and easy housing for plant workers. The abject simplicity of these homes predates the prefabs of 1947-1950 Lustron homes, whose retail price was originally $7,000 which, by 1950, the wood-frame house price rose to $8,000, whereas the all-steel Lustron sold for close to $11,000. Another prefab of the same era was the Levitt home (for the Levitt family who started Levittown, New York). Levittown houses sold for between $7,000 and $9,000 with payments as low as $57 a month. In all, 17,447 homes were constructed in Levittown between 1947 and 1951. Considering that the era of the homes behind your lovely lass is about 8 years earlier and these homes are much simpler (compare them to the ones in the links), I'd be surprised if the price on these was over $3,000. An example much closer to home for me is the North Dakota town of Riverdale. Riverdale was the largest of the construction camps that sprang up in 1946 to house workers building the Garrison Dam just to the west. After the dam was completed in 1953, residents of the other camps (including Dakota City and Big Bend) who decided to stay on relocated to Riverdale. The town was operated directly by the federal government from its founding until 1986 when it was finally turned over to the state of North Dakota and incorporation followed shortly afterwards. This aerial view of Riverdale shows the simplicity and duplication of prefab housing and the regimentation and organization of a town built by the government.

Happy Trails

-Nik

Really does bring you back in time. Coloring is outstanding, photo is remarkable in portraying an every day scene. These scenes portray more than an image, they make one think...which is a good thing.