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Call Number/Catalog Number WY 1499.30
Title Commercial buildings on the west side of the 1000 block of 8th 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: Eighth Street SE south of Virginia Avenue. 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 General views
Commercial buildings
Stores & shops
Laundries
Government buildings
Search Terms Washington Navy Yard
Quadrant SE
Street Number 1000
Street Name Eighth Street
Square 0929/0930
Early date 1949
Object Name Print, Photographic
Medium Photographic Paper
Print size 3.0" x 4.5"
Orig/copy Original