Landscape of mountains and houses in Tijuca, Brazil. A woman walks along a sidewalk covered in foliage. Two small houses sit behind a stone wall. Palm trees grow in the backyard and mountains can be seen in the background.
House in Tijuca, a municipal area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The house is built into a hill and stairs lead up from the street to the front door. It has a clay tile room and vernacular style details. Mountains can be seen in the background. It is noted that this was a massive work
Shop fronts on the side of a street in Brazil. A ceramics store, a butcher shop and a hardware shop all share the same store front. Sliding metal doors come down to close the shop and are lifted when the shop is open.
Composite order style municipal theatre in Brazil. Cars can be seen on the street outside of the theatre and people walk outside of the building. Pillars and Roman arches decorate the building.
Landscape scene looking down on Santa Thereza from Mo do Curvello at the bay and Sugarloaf Mountain in Brazil. Italianate style architecture can be seen at the base of the mountain and the town is densely built up. Mountains can be seen rising out of the bay in the background.
Streetscape of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Two or three story Italianate style buildings line the street and palm trees grow on the sidewalk. Corcovado mountain in the background.
Streetscape of a cobblestone street and Italianate style houses lining the street. A man and a boy walk down the sidewalk past the houses. Mountains can be seen in the background.
Streetscape of a cobblestone street and an Italianate style house on the right in Santa Thereza, Brazil. A man carrying a package on his head walks up the sidewalk past the house. Santa Thereza can be seen in the background, built into the landscape of the mountains.
Streetscape of Italianate architecture and palm trees lining the cobblestone street in Santa Thereza, Brazil. A man stands next to a lamp post on the sidewalk.
Landscape scene looking down on Santa Thereza from Mo do Curvello at the bay and Sugarloaf Mountain in Brazil. Italianate style architecture can be seen at the base of the mountain and the town is densely built up. Mountains can be seen rising out of the bay in the background.
Landscape of Santa Thereza, Brazil looking out towards Pao do Assucar. Italianate style architecture can be seen leading down to the bay. The house in the foreground is decorated with frieze scrolls and dentils. This area appears to be an upper class neighborhood.
Streetscape of cobblestone street in Santa Thereza, Brazil. Trees and Italianate style houses line the street. It is noted that the picture was taken looking at the South end of Rua Marinho. The neighborhood appears to be an upper class neighborhood.
Streetscape of steep stone street in Santa Thereza, Brazil. Power lines and palm trees line the street and houses are built into the hillside. The city can be seen in the background and it is noted that the picture was taken looking down Laderia.
Men loading large blocks of stone onto a wooden sled in Santa Thereza, Brazil. A large pile of stones can be seen on the roadway. Italianate style houses can be seen at the end of the street.
Streetscape of Porto Alegre, Brazil. Italianate style houses line the cobblestone street and the river Parahyba can be seen in the background. A man walks on the steep sidewalk.
Landscape of the Rio Grande do Sul near San Antonio, Brazil. The terrain is rocky and dense with trees and undergrowth. Trap boulders sit on top of the hill. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
Mountainscape of hillside settlement at Ipanema Beach, Brazil. The houses and other buildings are mostly Italianate inspired architecture set into the mountainside. Dense foliage grows up around the houses. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
The town of Morro do Curvello, Brazil. The Italianate style houses are build into the mountains and the terrain is quite hilly. Dense foliage grows around the houses and mountains can be seen in the background. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
Looking out over Morro San Antonio, Brazil. The terrain is mountainous and the town is densely built up at the base of the mountain. The bay can be seen in the background. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
Mountainscape of Corcovado, Brazil from the bay. Very mountainous terrain with the tallest peak being the focal point of the picture. The foliage on the mountain range is dense. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
Mountainscape of Morro do Castello, Brazil. Looking over the town sitting in the valley of the mountains surrounding it. Mostly high style Italianate inspired architecture and looking at the back of the Avenida Rio Branco building to the right. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
It is noted this picture was taken looking down from the Castello. A man and a boy are walking up the stone walkway in the foreground, and small Italianate inspired houses and buildings can be seen in the background. Mountains rise up behind the town.
Landscape looking over Corcovado, Brazil. Italianate inspired houses and buildings dot the landscape while mountain rise in the background. The landscape is rocky and sparse with foliage. Children play in the courtyard in the foreground. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
Working class house in Villa Americana, Brazil. A modest, one and half story house with a clay tile roof sits in the middle of a farm yard surrounded by fences. Patchwork quilts and linens hang on the clothesline outside of the house.
Alcatraz Island within Serra do Mar, Brazil. The mountain rises out of the bay and looks similar to Sugarloaf Mountain of Rio de Janeiro. Very rocky with little foliage. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
The Amazon at 10 degrees South and 68 degrees West in Brazil. The forest is very dense with trees and undergrowth. To the left, the bank has been cut and cleared. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
Tropical forest of Serra de Mar in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The foliage is very dense with vines, trees and undergrowth. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
Man sitting in a wooden buggy pulled by a horse. It is noted that this man is the rebel founder, Pyles. He is wearing a bowler hat, a long jacket and dress shoes. The landscape is grassy with few palm trees.
Oscar Pyle with his wife and son at their house in Brazil. The house is a simple one story structure with wooden doors and window covers. They are dressed in simple clothing and appear to be a working class family. Mr. Pyle wears a suit, dress shoes and a hat, while his wife wears a basic dress and his son is wearing trousers and no shoes.
Oscar Pyle's son having his picture taken next to a large concrete foundation. He is wearing simple clothes and no shoes. A farming plot can be seen in the background.
Colonial America style inspired house of Charles Hall. Simple, one story vernacular house with wooden doors and window covers with a tile roof. The landscape is rocky and sparse, suggesting the house sits in the middle of a farming area. Most likely a working class house.
Colonial America brick style inspired house of W.M. Pyles in Brazil. A second story porch can be seen on the back of the house and decorative elements like segmental arch detailing above the windows and decorative spandrel elements hanging from the porch and the soffit of the roof can be seen across the facade of the house. A wooden fence surrounds the property and dense foliage grows in the back yard.
Vernacular one story houses with clay tile roofs in the province of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A wooden and wire fence surrounds the houses and keeps a donkey in the yard in front of the house. Most likely a working class house. Mountains rise in the background.
Streetscape in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil. One and two story Italianate inspired buildings line cobble stone street. Pedestrians can be seen walking on either side of the street and power lines cross overhead from one building to another.
Landscape of a Polish settlement in Unido de Victoria, Brazil. The vernacular wooden house is one and half stories and stands beside two outbuildings for the farm. The landscape is rough and covered in foliage.
Streetscape of Polish houses in Unido de Victoria, Brazil. Small, one and a half story wooden houses line the street and people walk around outside of the houses. Gable details are on many of the houses but they are mostly undecorated. Electric lines cross over the street going to the houses.
A Polish colonist's house in Unido de Victoria, Brazil. A very minimalistic wooden vernacular house with a saltbox roof stands next to a small wooden barn and cows can be seen standing in the pasture surrounding the house. A pond is in the middle of the pasture and a fence row divides the different areas of the farm. The landscape is hilly with mountains rising in the background.
Passengers sit on top of lumber train cars in Rio Negro, Brazil. It is noted that the train is a one cylinder engine machine. Dense foliage lines the railroad tracks.
A train station in the Sao Paulo Province of Brazil. Palm trees are as tall as the station building and the foliage around the building is well kept. Goats walk along beside the railroad tracks outside of the fence surrounding the station. Mountains rise in the background.
People stand outside of the Renezende Train station waiting for their train to arrive in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The men are dressed in traveling suits and the women are dressed in nice dresses.
The town of Aparecida, Brazil that sits on top of a hill. Italianate inspired architecture makes up the town and a football field can be seen in the foreground. Foliage around the town is very dense.
Village in the Sao Paulo Province, Brazil. A woman and a boy watch over a coffee stand in the courtyard while two men talk outside of the fence. Single story houses with clay tile roofs sit inside of the courtyard and mountains rise in the background.
Mountainscape of the Tijuca mountainside in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A large stone wall with an iron gate is in the foreground while the mountainous landscape rises up behind the fence. Cultivated fields can be seen half way up the mountainside and the foliage is very dense.
The Tijuca Stream running through Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stream bed is very rocky and the stream appears to be low. Dense foliage grows along the banks and Italianate inspired architecture can be seen in the background. A mountainscape rises in the background behind the buildings.
Downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Trolley cars carrying passengers cross in front of an ornate composite order inspired building on the other side of the street. It is noted that these cars are for 1st and 2nd class passengers.
Mountainscape of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Italianate style houses and buildings can be seen in the foreground while a mountain rises in the background. It is noted that the picture is showing Rua senador candidomenez.
Port at Rio Nictheroy, Brazil. Clerestory roofed warehouses sit on the dock and men are standing on the dock waiting for ships to be moored. A mountainous landscape can be seen in the background of the bay.
Mountainous landscape from Joinville, Brazil. A farm can be seen in the valley of two hills while a mountain rises in the background. The foliage is dense.
Railroad tracks leading out into a mountainous landscape from Joinville, Brazil. Foliage grows around the railroad tracks and a distant sierra can be seen in the background.
View of Santa Maria, Brazil. Vernacular houses are built along a dirt road running through the hilly landscape. A cow is walking through the pasture in the foreground while a farmer stands in the field. A mountainous landscape can be seen in the background. It is noted the picture is showing a trap topped hill.
Pine trees grow alongside railroad tracks in the Rio Grande Plateau of Brazil. Dense foliage covers the ground while the pine trees grow taller than anything else around them and they grow in groves around the railroad track.
Railroad tracks going through a mountainous landscape. Rocks are piled next to the tracks and foliage grows on the other side. It is noted that this is area is known as the Saint Catharina plats and it is the first view of Serr.
The house of Belgian consul in Joinville, Brazil. It is a one and half story vernacular building. A horse team and bus sits outside the house while two children stand in the doorway and woman leans out of one of the front windows.
Poor German girls have their picture taken in the middle of the street in Joinville, Brazil. They are dressed in gingham dressed and one of the girls is wearing shoes and stockings while the other two are barefoot. In the background, one and half story houses are built along the dirt roadway. Foliage grows up around the houses.
One and a half story vernacular houses in Joinville, Brazil. A wooden fence surrounds the property and a garden grows in the backyard along with trees and other foliage that surrounds the house. The houses are most likely middle classes worker homes.
One and a half story vernacular German house in Joinville, Brazil. The house may be split into two different residences based on the multiple front facades. People can be seen sitting on the porch of the house. A two story house stands behind the main house. A dirt road passes in front of the house. It is noted this is an example of a graceful German house.
Eclectic style house of a German printer-publisher in Joinville, Brazil. Two men walk down the sidewalk in front of the house that is surrounded by an iron and wooden fence. An electrical pole can be seen in the foreground next to a dirt road. An office building stands behind the German house.
Streetscape during a rain storm in Joinville, Brazil. One and a half to two story vernacular houses line the dirt roadway. Foliage grows up around the houses and electrical poles line the street.
Vernacular style one and a half to two story houses in Joinville, Brazil. Looking down the dirt road in front of the houses during a rainstorm. Vegetation grows up around the houses and there is an electrical pole in the foreground. It is noted that this is a good road in Joinville.
Vernacular style one and a half story houses that appear to be center passage floorplans with saltbox style roofs. It is noted that these are German houses in the town of Joinville, Brazil. A dirt road passes in front of the row of houses and vegetation grows up around the houses.
View of the bay at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sugarloaf Mountain can be seen in the middle of the bay with other mountains and hills rising out of the bay behind Sugarloaf. Rio de Janeiro can be seen at the base of the mountain in the foreground. It is noted that Corcouado and Bonna can be seen in the left foreground. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
Island mountain of Sugarloaf in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Several buildings and roadways can be seen at the base of the mountain. Other mountains and hills rise up from the bay behind Sugarloaf Mountain. Slide labeled with text, "Made by G.R. Swain, 713 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan." Swain was staff photographer at U of M from 1913 to 1947.
Russian colonist's house built in the middle of plowed farming land. A grove of tree's grows outside of the house. The house is very modest 1 1/2 story design.
The wives and daughters of Leon Levitt and his brother. It is noted they are Jewish Colonists living in Vasavilbaso, Argentina. Their clothes and shoes are minimalist and they are sitting under a patio with a dirt floor.
Sailing and steam powered boats are moored to a dock on the Parana River in Santa Fe, Argentina. It is noted the boats are wooden. Loading equipment and rail cars are in the right of the picture in order to load the boats.
Streetscape of rowhouses and a cobble stone street. Gothic arched barred windows are on the building to the left. A donkey and cart are driving down the street.
Plaster house in Santa Fe, Argentina. Artistic advertising is painted on the side of the house. The houses of representative of Spanish Colonial architecture
Streetscape in Santa Fe, Argentina. One of the house's juts into the street and doesn't fit into the row of other houses. Trees line the sidewalk next to the street.
