TV Shows in the 1950's Compared to Today

Reality TV Show Comic

I have been researching the history of the American Family portrayed in television shows and am not too surprised by what I have found. I started off by researching television shows from the 1950’s and watched a few episodes. I then watched a few shows from today’s time so that I could get the full picture of how different these shows really were. Most all of my information came from my own knowledge after watching a couple of episodes of Leave It To Beaver as well as Keeping Up With The Kardashians and 19 Kids and Counting I was able to come up with my own opinion on which of these shows are the most alike, and what makes them so different from each other.

The Cleaver Family

In the 1950’s, television shows were very family friendly. Most of them portrayed the family life to be an extremely pleasant, picture perfect lifestyle. After witching a few episodes of Leave It To Beaver, I noticed how the show had no profanity at all. The Cleaver family also wore very conservative clothing that covered most all of their skin. One of the episodes that I watched showed Beaver Cleaver receiving a note from his teacher at school. His teacher told him to take the note home and give it to his parents. This did not settle too well with Beaver because of the fact that the last kid who took a note home to his parents was expelled. Beaver postponed giving the note to his parents and the story went on. He later ended up running away because he thought he was going to get in trouble. Later that day his mother, father and brother found him in a tree. This shows how innocent family life was portrayed to be back in the 50’s. An object as simple as a note was a big deal back in that time. Also, it was no big deal for Beaver to run away in his small town. His family, though they were a bit worried, knew they would find him at the end of the day and that everything would be okay. 

Kourtney, Kloe and Kim Kardashian

In today’s society, television shows that are most popular are ones such as Keeping Up With The Kardashians and 19 Kids and Counting. These two shows are completely opposite from one another. For example, Keeping Up With The Kardashian’s is about a family who’s wealth is used for both good and bad. This show that I am very fond of, uses a lot of profanity and the stars show a lot of skin. The Kardashian’s are a very tightly knit family and would do anything for one another. Kim, Kourtney and Kloe are some of the most famous sisters in the world. But what are they known for? Their bodies, clothing line and their choice in men. These extremely popular women are seen as sex symbols by people everywhere. They know what they have and like to fault it. All of this is shown by watching just one episode of their reality TV show. On the other hand, 19 Kids and Counting is a television show portraying the gigantic Duggar family. Although I have only seen a few episodes of this strange TV show, it is nothing like the Kardashian’s. This family has a strong bond between one another and the love of Christ. Their morals are completely different than those of the Kardashian’s. In this show, I have never once heard any of them use and explicit, wear revealing clothing, or even show affection to someone outside of their family such as a boyfriend. One episode I clearly remember seeing, was one of their older daughters was starting to date this guy. They were not aloud to be alone together so their mom, dad or one of their siblings has to go wherever they go. They also are not aloud to kiss, or hug from the front, only a side hug is aloud. This show is extremely popular in today’s time because it shows how different their family is from the rest of the world and they are okay with it. 

The Duggar Family

When comparing Leave It To Beaver with Keeping Up With The Kardashian’s and 19 Kids and Counting, it ends up being most like 19 Kids and Counting. No surprise there! Leave It To Beaver and 19 Kids and Counting seem to both display the same morals throughout the show and give off the impression that they are both good family shows. These are also shows that you could sit down and watch with your whole family while on the other hand, I would be embarrassed for my mother to watch an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians with me, or even by herself. But, going off the example I told about Leave It To Beaver, if someone’s child was to run away in today’s society his or her family would have every right to think everything might not be okay and to think about the worst case senario. This clearly shows how times have changed drastically. Also, people in today’s society would much rather watch a rich family who curses and wears skimpy clothing rather than a family who is not wealthy and wears conservative clothing. Why, you may ask? Well, a family who’s mother and father curses and buys their children everything they ask for seems a lot more appealing to people in today’s time. This explains why Keeping Up With The Kardashian’s is such a popular show. 

TV from the 1950s

After my research I have concluded that to be a successful, popular television show in today’s time, you have to be provocative, extremely wealthy and willing to do whatever it takes to become famous. In the 1950’s, television shows were based off of a good family who loved one another and showed their daily life. Shows back then did not have to have profound language for people to enjoy it. 

Sources.

E! KUWTK 

This allowed me access to watch the show. It was very helpful and it's the official website of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. 

TLC 19

TLC gave me access to watch 19 Kids and Counting. This is where I found out about the show and the Duggar family. It was very helpful.

Netflix LITB

Netflix allowed me to watch Leave It To Beaver. It was so helpful because I have only seen the show once a long time ago and gave me access to learn more about it.

AOL 50'

This was helpful because it gave me background information on TV show from the 1950's. I really didn't use it that much though because a lot of it was my own knowledge.

Retro Waste TV Shows

This was pretty helpful because it gave me lists of shows that played in the 1950's so that I could watch episodes of them or find out more about them if I needed to. 

Perfect TV Families

This website was very helpful and helped me see how perfect the family life was portrayed as in the 1950's.

The Great Depression Essay

        Cinderella Man is a great movie that clearly depicts American life in the Great Depression. The movie was filled with various scenes displaying what life was really like during such a hard time. For my tiny book project, I read about radios and movies during the great depression. The book stated that families would gather together and listen to the radio outside on their porch or even in someones home. As an example from the movie, when Mae Braddock dropped her children off at her sister’s house, she later returned and found everyone in the home, including the children, gathered around the radio listening to a live broadcast from the place where her husband was boxing. Another example that the movie did a great job of depicting was the fact that by 1932, 25% of the American work force was unemployed. When James Braddock got laid off from his boxing job, he found himself, along with several other men, standing outside a gate hoping to be one of the few men that they chose to work that day. Cinderella Man also showed James Braddock going to a public relief system, that gave him enough money to get by for a little while. When he was in the relief system, it showed tons of other people in line begging for money. This clearly shows why the relief systems failed, due to the vast amount of people lined up everyday in need of money. One scene I clearly remember was when a lady was screaming at her husband as he was running away from her in the street, this showed to me that men were leaving their women left and right. Maybe because they couldn't support them anymore or maybe because they were embarrassed that they lost their jobs. This is an example of the fact that people blamed themselves for the depression and for being laid off from their jobs which led to situations like I said above.  Another prime example from the movie that was displayed exactly as I think it would be like in real life were the Hoovervilles. These nasty, unsafe areas of land filled with shacks were depressing and is hard to believe that some families had no other choice but to live there. Watching Cinderella Man and reading about it in our book really put in perspective for me just how devastating the Great Depression really was. I never quite realized how it tore some families apart and forced men to beg for money. The Great Depression seems like a time of sadness throughout the entire United States and I’m so glad I didn't have to experience it and my heart aches for the families that did. 

The Treaty of Versailles

Treaty of Versailles

Versailles Palace

Woodrow Wilson

Treaty of Versailles

World War 1 in class questions

1. In my research I found out that WW1 broke out due to a lot of tension in Europe that had been going on for several years.  Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated which really started the war. Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia. The US, Great Britian, France, Russia, Belgium, Italy, Japan and others were against Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria. 
2. The US got involved in WW1 on April 6, 1917 when they declared war on Germany. The US got involved because Russia was ready to leave the war so the US took their place. 
3. 

Country	Total Mobilized Forces	Killed	Wounded	Prisoners and Missing	Total Casualties	Casualties as % of Forces
ALLIED AND ASSOCIATED POWERS
Russia	12,000,000	1,700,000	4,950,000	2,500,000	9,150,000	76.3
British Empire	8,904,467	908,371	2,090,212	191,652	3,190,235	35.8
France	8,410,000	1,357,800	4,266,000	537,000	6,160,800	73.3
Italy	5,615,000	650,000	947,000	600,000	2,197,000	39.1
United States	4,355,000	116,516	204,002	4,500	323,018	7.1
Japan	800,000	300	907	3	1,210	0.2
Romania	750,000	335,706	120,000	80,000	535,706	71.4
Serbia	707,343	45,000	133,148	152,958	331,106	46.8
Belgium	267,000	13,716	44,686	34,659	93,061	34.9
Greece	230,000	5,000	21,000	1,000	27,000	11.7
Portugal	100,000	7,222	13,751	12,318	33,291	33.3
Montenegro	50,000	3,000	10,000	7,000	20,000	40.0
TOTAL	42,188,810	5,142,631	12,800,706	4,121,090	22,062,427	52.3
ALLIED AND ASSOCIATED POWERS
Germany	11,000,000	1,773,700	4,216,058	1,152,800	7,142,558	64.9
Austria-Hungary	7,800,000	1,200,000	3,620,000	2,200,000	7,020,000	90.0
Turkey	2,850,000	325,000	400,000	250,000	975,000	34.2
Bulgaria	1,200,000	87,500	152,390	27,029	266,919	22.2
TOTAL	22,850,000	3,386,200	8,388,448	3,629,829	15,404,477	67.4
GRAND TOTAL	65,038,810	8,528,831	21,189,154	7,750,919	37,466,904	57.5

4. WW1 ended when Germany ran out of resources and soldiers on June 28, 1918. It also ended with the Treaty of Versailles.

The Great White Fleet postcards

Dear Mom,                  December 23, 1907                                                                            

http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/18b.htm

I hope you are as excited as I am about my choice to join the navy and to embark on this great journey. We are doing great things for the US by showing our superiority and how strong we are. I am stationed aboard the USS Connecticut and our leader is Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans. We have just made our first stop in Trinidad since our departure from Hampton Roads, VA on December 16th. I participated in this great ceremony called the “Crossing The Line” ceremony since I had never crossed the equator before. Several of the other men on the ship participated in this ritual too, it was a special time for us to bond. You would be so proud of what we are doing for our country. Write you again soon.

With love,
     John

                                                                                                                                                                                     Dear Mom,                     January 13, 1908

http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/18b.htm

I got your letters! We just arrived in Rio last night on January 12, 1908 and were handed our first batch of letters. Boy does that feel good to hear from you! We all headed out to the local bar here last night and several of our men got into a fight, that was entertaining and a bit frightening. As I mentioned in my other letter, Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans is our leader and he got a severe case of gout, but he will be alright. Write you soon. 

Much love,

        John

                                                                                                             

Dear Mom,             February 20, 1908

http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/18b.htm

Leaving Rio was a bit difficult. The Straits of Magellan were extremely rough and pretty dangerous. We had to make a stop at Punta Arenas before we made our way through those bone chilling waters. We safely made our way to Callao, Peru where we had an amazing 9 day celebration in honor of George Washington’s birthday! Can you believe that? The next time I write you’ll I’ll hopefully be in Magdalena Bay, Mexico. Talk to you soon.                   

               Love,

                 John

Dear Mom,                          March 14, 1908

http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/18b.htm

We are spending a whole month here in Magdalena Bay, Mexico to practice our gun skills.The day we arrived here was March 12, 1908; my birthday! It has been loads of fun to shoot these firearms and since I’ve always been a big hunter, this is something that is up my ally. Almost everyday of this adventure we have had to scrub down the decks of this massive ship to make sure it stays in the greatest shape possible.... It is getting kind of old. We have been loading the ship up with coal here too, you should see how black my hands are!                                     
                           Lots of love,
                              John
                                      

http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/18b.htm

Dear Mom,                      March 30, 1908
         Admiral Evans had to leave the ship because his health is in terrible condition. Hopefully he will return soon, I have really grown fond of him. We have spent our days here still practicing our shooting, loading the ship with coal, and making foot mats. Our next stop after we finish here in Mexico is the beautiful USA! I cannot wait to be back on my own turf. 
                   Love,
                     John

Dear Mom,                            May 6, 1908

http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/18b.htm

          I'm sorry it's been a while since I've written. It's been so busy here on the ship lately. On the bright side, we made it to San Francisco! Seeing the Golden Gate Bright for the first time was better than I ever expected, it's huge! I wish you could see it, maybe one day. I love being back with more American's and not just the men on the ship. All of the people I've encountered on this journey have been very nice, but not as nice as people from the greatest country in the world! Admiral Evans rejoined us and seems to be doing better. I'll keep you posted.

                             Much love,

                                 John

Dear Mom,                                July 2, 1908

http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/18b.htm

          These parties are amazing! You would absolutely love them, the food and wine is delicious, the best I've had in a while! The food reminds me of home and your great cooking, oh how I miss it. Rumor has it that when we leave here and head towards Hawaii, Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry will be leading us. We are supposed to depart for Hawaii on July 7, 1908, only 5 days away! It will be hard leaving California, it's such a beautiful state. I will have to come back and visit one day. 
                               Love you,
                                  John

http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/18b.htm

Dear Mom,                                October 22, 1908

          I hope you haven't been worried about me, I feel terrible that I haven't written you in so long but I hope you understand. We are now in Yokohama, Japan and everyone is unbelievably nice and welcoming here! We are only here for a couple more days but our week has consisted of celebration after celebration. One of these grand celebrations was hosted by Admiral Togo Heihachiro who was a winner in the Battle of Tsushima, he is pretty famous around here. I'll be home soon. 

                           Love you lots,

                                John

Sources:

Great White Fleet – History and Memorabilia

I used this helpful source to look at where the Great White Fleet traveled to. I learned how far the Fleet traveled and it put in perspective for me how far they traveled from home. This source was pretty helpful and introduced me to the Fleet because it was the first source I chose.

Naval History – Great White Fleet 

This source was extremely helpful and gave great information on the Fleet as a whole. It told me exactly how long their journey was and really allowed me to understand the purpose of the Fleet and what they did. I thought this website was an incredible source and helped me out a great deal with my project. 

Great White Fleet Information – Library of Congress 
This website was very helpful and was such a clear, easy to read, source. I liked how it introduced the Fleet and its mission in the first couple of paragraphs, and then went into a timeline describing where the Fleet traveled to and when in chronological order. I loved how short and simple the timeline was but it still included great detail. 

Smithsonian – History of Postcards
This source was helpful because it displayed authentic postcards from the time period of the Great White Fleet which made it easier to pick out ones that looked like that to use as my images. I found it interesting to see what postcards looked like then and compare them to how they are today; very similar!

Navy Source- The Great White Fleet
This amazing website is where a lot of my facts, and all of my images came from. It gave great detail on the ship that I chose for my character to be on and described all of the stops it made on the journey. I loved being able to use actual pictures of the ship that I was writing about and being able to use them in my final paper. This website is extremely well done and very reliable!

Military History- The USS Connecticut
This is where I got some information about the ship that my character was on. It was an extremely helpful source and gave great description on the ship and the stops it made. Very helpful source!!

Spanish American War cartoons

http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1592&Itemid=263

In this cartoon, I see a lot of Philippine people surrounding Uncle Sam. The Filipino's are trashing America and standing up for what they believe in. The first thing I noticed was uncle Sam is laid out on the ground while the Filipino's are forcing him to drink whatever is in their giant keg through a funnel that has "House and Senate" written on it. Also, one Filipino is in the background kicking what looks to be a hat filled with American ideas. This cartoon has a good amount of words such as; "This flag will stay put" and "Expansion". In real life pictures, I think the Filipino's would look differently and Uncle Sam would not be as big as he is depicted to be in this cartoon. Uncle Sam is a symbol for America and freedom not only in this cartoon but everywhere. I think the audience for this cartoon would have been Filipino people as well as Americans. This cartoon shows the issues between America and the Philippines during the Spanish American War. The methods the cartoonist used to persuade the audience would have to be showing the Filipino people smaller than Uncle Sam. By doing this, he would make the audience feel that the Filipino people were at a disadvantage due to how much smaller they were than Americans.

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In this cartoon, the thing that stood out to me the most would be the huge Bald Eagle on top of the United States with his wings stretched out to make it look like he was covering half of the world. There are not many words used in this cartoon due to the fact that the illustration is so clear and easy to understand. The Bald Eagle is used as a symbol for America as well as the stars and stripes in the background of this cartoon. I think the audience of this cartoon would have been American people because it is showing the US dominating other countries that they were fighting for during the Spanish American War. I think the cartoonist's opinion on this issue would have been in favor of the United States. The methods the cartoonist used to pursue the audience would be the eagle and how scary and fierce it looks. Also, the words at the bottom of the cartoon are very bold and stand out a lot.

http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/philippiines-cartoon-1898-granger.jpg

This cartoon of Uncle Sam holding onto a chain which is connected to an elephant that has "Philippine Islands" written on it was a little hard for me to understand at first. The thing that I first noticed was the elephant, due to how big it is and how long it's legs are. The elephant is shown to be very beaten up and has a few bandaids on his skin. At first, I thought this cartoon was meant for an American audience and it might be, but the more I thought about it it seemed like this would be directed towards a Filipino audience to show what's going to happen to them if America takes control of their country. This cartoon only has three words on it; "US", and "Philippine Islands". This is the type of cartoon that is so bold and clearly drawn that words are not a must. Uncle Sam is used in this cartoon as a symbol of America and freedom. The elephant is used as a symbol to represent the Philippine islands. If this was meant to be directed towards American citizens, I think the cartoonist was trying to show how strong and powerful the United States is and that they can take over and control anyone. 

Architect writing assignment

There are many different architects from the turn of the century that did many great things. I chose the ones that stuck out to me and that had influenced my life by their marvelous creations. It is so neat to be able to wright about something that you have either been to or heard great deal about. Architecture fascinates me and thinking of someone being able to create a building such as the Biltmore Estate or the Robie House just blows my mind. I also love learning about people’s favorite style’s of architecture and what their “signature mark” was, if they had one. The architects that I chose are Louis Henri Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, William LeBaron Jenney, and 

Richard Morris Hunt.

Guaranty Building build by Louis Sullivan

When researching famous architects from the turn of the century, I happened upon a man named Louis Henri Sullivan. Sullivan was born on September 3, 1856 in Boston, Massachusetts, according to Louis Henri Sullivan   and became known as the “father of the skyscraper” during his wonderful life. He earned this title by helping redesign the skyscraper by using his well known principle “form follows function”, How Stuff Works: Sullivan and Wright told me. As I continued reading on this detailed website, I soon learned that the majority of Sullivan’s work is located in Chicago, Illinois. This does not include his all time most famous creation; the 10-story WainWright Building which is located in St. Louis, Missouri and was built in 1890. Sullivan believed that extremely tall buildings would be best if they were build in 3 parts, Scholastic Article: Louis Sullivan noted. I then discovered on Scholastic that the base of the building consisted of grand openings of glass that provided light for shopping and various activities. The middle section held lots of office floors while the top level held storage areas for the equipment that ran the building and kept it going. After finding this detailed information on Scholastic Article: Louis Sullivan, I then continued my searching back to How Stuff Works: Sullivan and Wright. Another one of his most famous designs included the 16-story Guaranty Building, located in Buffalo, New York, built in 1894. I learned that Sullivan loved to use geometric shapes as well as organic elements in his creations. That is the reason why he and Frank Lloyd Wright became such good friends and coworkers, in my opinion. Frank Lloyd Wright worked under Louis Henri Sullivan for 6 years, which led to Wright becoming one of the most well-known architects across the United States. Louis Henri Sullivan died on April 14, 1924 in the beautiful city of Chicago, Illinois. His legacy and status in the architecture world continued on after his death and he is still talked about to this day.

Photo taken by me of the Robie House
built by Frank Lloyd Wright

I had heard a lot about Frank Lloyd Wright growing up from my mother and in school. His designs fascinated me so when it was time to do a project with him in it, I just couldn’t pass it up! Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867 In Richland Center, Wisconsin Frank Lloyd Wright: Overview  said, and is known as “the most famous architect of the modern era, if not all of history” according to How Stuff Works: Sullivan and Wright . Wright loved organic architecture which consisted of “using both structure and materials to integrate designs with nature an the surrounding environment”, How Stuff Works: Sullivan and Wright  included. Wright’s favorite style of architecture design was Praire which “emphasized horizontal lines to blend with the landscape”, an example of a structure designed by this would be the Robie House, How Stuff Works: Sullivan and Wright  explained. After reading this I thought the name “Robie House” sounded vaguely familiar. I then thought back to my interim trips with Randolph and remembered that on my freshman trip to Chicago, we not only saw this famous Robie House, but we toured it as well. I then immediately dug through all of my pictures and found one that I took of this unique home. But, my memory, not being as strong as I would like it to be, was not good enough to get my information from on this house. So, I continued my searches and found the wonderful website, Frank Lloyd Wright: Robie House  that gave detailed information on Wright’s famous creation. The Robie House was built in 1910 for Frederick C. Robie and is a prime example of Wright’s “Praire Style”. Every room in the house is connected in some sort of way, which creates a more open, airy feeling about the house. Something that really stuck out to me about this house was the windows. If I remember anything at all about the Robie House, and Frank Lloyd Wright: Robie House helped spark my memory, it is the amount of colorful windows composed of different geometric shapes located inside this great structure. Continuing my research on this helpful site, I discovered that the Robie House “would be the last of Wright’s true Prairie Houses”. According to Frank Lloyd Wright: Overview , Frank Lloyd Wright passed away on April 9, 1959 at 91 years old.

Home Insurance Company Building William LeBaron Jenney

Next in line on my list of architects from the turn of the century to research was William LeBaron Jenney. He was born on September 25, 1832 in Massachussetts and became known as the man who designed the Home Insurance Company Building in Chicago. The building of this large structure only took from 1884 to 1885 and was some what considered to be “the world’s first tall building supported by an internal frame.. of ion and steel rather than by load-bearing walls and the first to incorporate steel as a structural material” according to Britannica: Wiliam LeBaron Jenney. Jenney studied architecture in the grand city of Paris, France from 1859 to 1861 which is where he got his talent from. Daniel Burnham, born on September 4, 1846 in Henderson, New York, worked together alongside the Chicago Architecture Firm with Jenney and together they created some masterpeices, according to Jstor: Daniel Burnham. William also designed the Leiter Building located in Chicago in 1879. The front of this building held a very complex, glass curtain wall. Reading that on Britannica: Wiliam LeBaron Jenney, it reminded me of the Robie House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and the vast windows held there. Another one of the many creations done by William LeBaron Jenney in Chicago includes the Manhattan Building. The construction of this building was started in 1889 and finished just a year later in 1890. The Manhattan Building was known as the first 16-story building in the whole entire world, Britannica: Wiliam LeBaron Jenney stated. How neat is that! I would love to have the title as the person who created the first 16-story building in the world! The Fair Stone, was included on the list of buildings designed by Jenney, was remodeled as the Loop Store of Montgomery Ward. And lastly on my list of structures Jenney created is The Second Leiter Building that later became the Sears, Roebuck and Co’s loop store. William LeBaron Jenney, in my opinion, seems like he would have been a very complex and intelligent guy. The amount of structures that he completed in only a few short years just blows my mind. William LeBaron Jenney died on June 15, 1907 in Los Angeles, California. He left a great mark on not only the United States, but the whole world.

The Biltmore Estate

Last, but certainly not least, Richard Morris Hunt is, to me, the greatest architect from the turn of the century. Born in Vermont on October 31, 1827, Hunt’s favorite styles of architecture included “chateau style, Romanesque Revival and Tudor Revival” according to NC Architects: North Carolina State University- Richard Morris Hunt . Now here is my most favorite part about him, he, alongside Frederick Law Olmstead, designed the famous Biltmore Estate for George Washing Vanderbilt himself. This magnificent mansion is located just outside the unique city of Asheville, North Carolina. The time it took to build this castle, if you will, was from 1889 to 1895, you do the math. In my opinion, that isn't such a long time to construct such a detailed, massive home. The mansion, including it’s vast gardens, soon reached a whooping 125,000 acres! You might be wondering as to why I got so excited when I happened upon this… The reason being that my family and I traveled to Asheville, North Carolina for an entire week over this past summer. Although we weren’t big fans of the city, we went CRAZY over the spectacular Biltmore Estate and it easily was the best part of our trip. We, being the tourists that we are, took the Servants Quarter’s tour and got to go all throughout the gigantic house and learned about secret places where the servants went. After this tour, we then toured all of the main rooms and by about room 25, we were exhausted! A room that really still sticks out in my mind was the indoor pool. Basically you walk in the door and you’re in a pool! Cool, huh? After the long tours of the home, we grabbed some lunch and my dad and brother got to go shoot sporting clays on the enormous property while my mom, sister and I did some shopping. The visit to the Biltmore kept getting better and better when we were driving down the road from picking my dad and brother up and we saw a momma bear and two baby bears in a tree together! That was something I will always remember and cherish. Richard Morris Hunt died on July 31, 1895 leaving behind his wonderful creation for the whole world to enjoy.

Beginning this project, I was so excited that I was able to wright about something that I actually knew a little bit about. I loved researching these wonderful architects and loved learning more about the places that I had visited. Louis Henri Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, William LeBaron Jenney, and Richard Morris Hunt are all equally great architects and legacy’s for the structures that they created. I envy every single one of them for their hard work and determination to make a mark on the world.

Sources

Scholastic Article: Louis Sullivan yellow cards Louis Sullivan (combine with white notecards on Louis Henri Sullivan)

This website was very helpful to me by introducing me to the great architect, Louis Sullivan. It gave me detailed information on the style of architecture he preferred and told me about one of the many buildings that he designed. It also gave me good information on Frank Lloyd Wright and his style of architecture as well.

How Stuff Works: Sullivan and Wright white cards Louis Henri Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright

This awesome website gave me a lot of awesome facts about Louis Henri Sullivan such as; where the majority of the buildings he designed were located, the Guaranty Building and his relationship with Frank Lloyd Wright. This website also gave me info on Frank Lloyd Wright's work and a little bit about "organic architecture" that Wright loved to use in his designs.

Frank Lloyd Wright: Overview  orange cards Frank Lloyd Wright (combine with white note card on Frank Lloyd Wright)

This website, which was all based on Frank Lloyd Wright, gave me a good amount of information about Wright's life, and his love of using nature in his designs. 

Britannica: Wiliam LeBaron Jenney pink cards William LeBaron Jenney (include info from Daniel Burnham green card)
This extremely helpful website was perfect for my project and gave me all the information I needed on William LeBaron Jenney. It told about his life, and several buildings that he designed. 

Jstor: Daniel Burnham  green cards Daniel Burnham (combine with paragraph about William LeBaron Jenney)
This website was not as helpful but still gave me some key points on Daniel Burnham and his relationship with William LeBaron Jenney.

NC Architects: North Carolina State University- Richard Morris Hunt orange cards Richard Morris Hunt
This website was amazing! It held everything I could possibly need to know about Richard Morris Hunt including; info about his life, the styles he preferred, and his masterpiece; The Biltmore Estate. 

Frank Lloyd Wright: Robie House  white notecard (combine with other FLW info)
This website gave me a lot of good, clear information on Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House. It explained when it was built, the style Wright used to design it, and gave detailed information on some of the rooms in the unique house,

Louis Henri Sullivan  white notecard
I used this website to get some basic facts about when and where Sullivan was born as well as when and where he died.