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Call Number/Catalog Number WY 1591.30
Title Van Ness School, 4th and M Streets SE
Additional identifier SP 0052
Collection John P. Wymer photograph collection
Creator (Artist/Photographer/Author) Wymer, John P.
Description John P. Wymer's description: Van Ness School (Negro elementary), 4th and M Streets SE August 20, 1949.
Date 1949/08/20
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 Schools
Pedestrians
Street furnishings
Lampposts
Automobiles
Mailboxes
Search Terms Van Ness School
Quadrant SE
Street Number 300
Street Name Fourth Street
Street Name (Cross Street) M Street
Custom Field 16 1100
Early date 1949
Object Name Print, Photographic
Medium Photographic Paper
Print size 3.0" x 4.5"
Orig/copy Original