AA-2026-0A5316
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A householder in the 1950s planted morning glory vines along the side of their home and let them climb unchecked up the wall, a common practice when suburban aesthetics still permitted a certain amount of horticultural chaos in the name of beauty. The vines have responded with the enthusiastic abundance that morning glories provide—thick tangles of heart-shaped leaves studded with blue and white flowers that open in the cool part of the day and close by afternoon, a reliable show that required almost no maintenance beyond initial planting. This was an era when people still believed in training plants to frame their houses rather than simply paving around them, and a trellis of blooming vines counted as serious curb appeal. The pale house wall behind, visible in patches, suggests this photograph was taken in mid-morning, when the flowers were still open and the light was clear enough to catch their colour. The vines have completely obscured whatever the house wanted people to look at and replaced it with something better.
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Morning Glory Vines on House, 1950s. 1950–1959. Archive & Atlas, Historical Image Library, AA-2026-0A5316. https://thearchive.archiveandatlas.com/library/morning-glory-vines-on-house-1950s.
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note = {Accession AA-2026-0A5316},
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