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While outhouses are one of the humbler elements of our sanitation systems, they have received a surprising amount of design attention and even public affection. They were actually a considerable advance over many older disposal methods in the United States (open trenches, cesspits), and the U.S. government actively encouraged their use in rural areas in the 1930s and 40s. Outhouses remaining from older times are the subject of photography
books and posters, while new outhouses are constructed for parades and
competitions. The
outhouse seems to have an enduring place in the public imagination.
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