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Call Number/Catalog Number WY 1504.30
Title Buildings on the north side of the 700 block of L 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: L Street SE between 7th and 8th Streets. 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 Row houses
Automobiles
Commercial buildings
Stores & shops
Grocery stores
Quadrant SE
Street Number 700
Street Name L Street
Early date 1949
Object Name Print, Photographic
Medium Photographic Paper
Print size 3.0" x 4.5"
Orig/copy Original