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Call Number/Catalog Number WY 1628.31
Title Buildings in the 100 block of 6th Street NE.
Additional identifier SP 0052
Collection John P. Wymer photograph collection
Creator (Artist/Photographer/Author) Wymer, John P.
Description John P. Wymer's description: Sixth Street NE south of B Street. August 21, 1949.
Date 1949/08/21
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 Row houses
Commercial buildings
Stores & shops
Cleaning establishments
Automobiles
Quadrant NE
Street Number 100
Street Name Sixth Street
Early date 1949
Object Name Print, Photographic
Medium Photographic Paper
Print size 3.0" x 4.5"
Orig/copy Original