Author:

Unknown  Search this

Subject:

Anacostia Community Museum  Search this

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this

Physical description:

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print

Type:

Photographic print

Exterior

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1967

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Summary:

Two boys sweep the entrance sidewalk in preparation for the opening of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum located in the renovated Carver Theater on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue in Anacostia. The museum is now known as the Anacostia Community Museum and is located at 1901 Fort Place, S.E., Washington, D.C.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9538, Box 1

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

Carver Theater  Search this

Museum buildings  Search this

Openings  Search this

Volunteers  Search this

New Museums  Search this

Museums  Search this

Standard number:

91-517

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_10246