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Call Number/Catalog Number WY 2523.39
Title Commercial buildings on Wisconsin Avenue south of River Road.
Additional identifier SP 0052
Collection John P. Wymer photograph collection
Creator (Artist/Photographer/Author) Wymer, John P.
Description John P. Wymer's description: Wisconsin Avenue south of River Road. November 20, 1949.
Date 1949/11/20
Provenance From the John P. Wymer Collection, about 4000 images of Washington, D.C. taken from 1948 to 1952. Wymer divided the District into 57 areas and photographed sample blocks, including important buildings. The prints are kept in albums and captioned with location and dates. The finding aid is a map of Washington divided into Wymer's designated areas.
Classification General views
Commercial buildings
Stores & shops
Automobiles
Street furnishings
Telephone posts
Automobile service stations
Telephone lines
Signs and signboards
Towers
Search Terms ESSO service station
WTOP Broadcast House
Quadrant NW
Street Number 0
Street Name Wisconsin Avenue
Early date 1949
Object Name Print, Photographic
Medium Photographic Emulsion
Print size 3.0" x 4.5"
Orig/copy Original