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Call Number/Catalog Number WY 1573.30
Title Buildings on the south side of the 400 block of East Capitol Street SE.
Additional identifier SP 0052
Collection John P. Wymer photograph collection
Creator (Artist/Photographer/Author) Wymer, John P.
Description John P. Wymer's description: East Capitol Street between 4th and 5th Streets SE. August 7, 1949.
Date 1949/08/07
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 Commercial buildings
Stores & shops
Apartment houses
Cleaning establishments
Pedestrians
Fences
Search Terms Economy Cleaners, store
Quadrant SE
Street Number 400
Street Name East Capitol Street
Square 0817
Early date 1949
Object Name Print, Photographic
Medium Photographic Paper
Print size 3.0" x 4.5"
Orig/copy Original