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Call Number/Catalog Number WY 2519.39
Title General view over vacant lot on the corner of 42nd and Garrison Street NW.
Additional identifier SP 0052
Collection John P. Wymer photograph collection
Creator (Artist/Photographer/Author) Wymer, John P.
Description John P. Wymer's description: View from the corner of 42nd and Garrison Street NW. 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
Vacant lots
Dwellings
Quadrant NW
Street Number 0
Street Name Forty-second Street
Street Name (Cross Street) Garrison Street
Early date 1949
Object Name Print, Photographic
Medium Photographic Emulsion
Print size 3.0" x 4.5"
Orig/copy Original