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| Creator: | Peeples, Edward H. (Edward Harden), 1935- |
| Title: | Peaks Elementary School, Prince Edward County, Va., view of door, 1962-1963 |
| Date: | 1962-1963 |
| Description: | Peaks Elementary School elementary schools African Americans Peaks Elementary School for African Americans, located on county road 626 in Prince Edward County, Va. View of front door with sign. The school was built in 1939, with a 1943 addition, and served grades 1-6 with a pupil capacity of 70. There was no indoor plumbing and no steam or hot water heat. At the time the photograph was taken, it was in very poor condition with peeling whitewash, two rooms with wood stoves and pipes, and outdoor privies in poor shape. 37.334038,-78.5786123 Local identifier: pec001d.tif |
| Types: | Black-and-white photographs |
| Subjects: | Peaks Elementary School (Prince Edward County, Va.) | Schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | African American schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | Elementary schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | African American elementary schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | Public schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | School buildings--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | Discrimination in education--Virginia--Prince Edward County | Segregation in education--Virginia--Prince Edward County | Prince Edward County (Va.) |
| Collection: | Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools |
| Institution: | Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries |
| Contributors: | VCU Libraries. JBC Special Collections | Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools Project (VCU Libraries) |
| Online Publisher: | Richmond, Va. : VCU Libraries | 2010 |
| Original Material: | Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools |
| Rights and Usage: | http://www.library.vcu.edu/copyright.html |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/pec,47 |
